2022 POSTAL DEVELOPMENT REPORTPostal journey towards a sustainable futurePublished by the Universal Postal Union (UPU) Berne, Switzerland Printed in Switzerland by the printing services of the UPU International Bureau Copyright © 2022 Universal Postal Union All rights reserved Except as otherwise indicated, the copyright in this publication is owned by the Universal Postal Union. Reproduction is authorized for non-commercial purposes, subject to proper acknowledgement of the source. This authorization does not extend to any material identified in this publication as being the copyright of a third party (e.g. through an image credit). Authorization to reproduce such third party materials must be obtained from the copyright holders concerned.AUTHORS: Dr José Anson, UPU Economist | Saleh Khan, Programme Manager | Siva Somasundram, Director of Policy, Regulation and MarketsTITLE: 2022 Postal Development Report - Postal journey towards a sustainable future, 2022ISBN: 978-92-95116-26-9DESIGN: Sonja Denovski CONTACT: info@upu.int2022 POSTAL DEVELOPMENT REPORTPostal journey towards a sustainable futureFigure 1 Global 2IPD score distribution .....................................................................................................................9Figure 2 Growth trends and forecasts for domestic letter and parcel post 2019–2022 ............................10Figure 3 Statistical relationships between letter post and parcel post .........................................................12Figure 4 2021 2IPD scores by region .........................................................................................................................21Figure 5 Global postal development level distribution by region ...................................................................
