3PL and Fulfilment Statistics: Southeast Asia (2026)

Southeast Asia’s fulfilment sector is being reshaped by a decade of e-commerce growth, tightening warehouse supply in Singapore and relentless pressure on last-mile margins. This page collects the most useful 3PL statistics for Southeast Asia and Singapore in one place, every number sourced and linked so you can cite it with confidence. We focus on regional and Singapore-specific data first, with global figures for context. All figures carry their data year; prefer the most recent when quoting.

Top statistics

The global third-party logistics (3PL) market was estimated at about US$1,300.6 billion in 2025 (Armstrong & Associates, 2025).
The Southeast Asia 3PL market was valued at roughly US$30.1 billion in 2025 and is forecast to reach US$45.7 billion by 2032 (MarkNtel Advisors, 2025).
Singapore holds about a 30% share of the Southeast Asia 3PL market — the largest of any country (MarkNtel Advisors, 2026).
Southeast Asia’s digital economy reached US$263 billion GMV in 2024, up 15% year on year, with e-commerce GMV of about US$159 billion (Google, Temasek & Bain, 2024).
The ASEAN e-commerce logistics market was worth US$10.25 billion in 2025 and is projected to more than double to US$20.37 billion by 2031 (Mordor Intelligence, 2025).
Just three carriers — J&T Express, Shopee’s SPX Express and Lazada Logistics — handled 60% of all parcel volume in Southeast Asia in 2024 (Momentum Works, 2024).
Last-mile delivery accounted for about 53% of total shipping cost in 2023, up from 41% in 2018 (Statista, 2023).
Singapore’s warehouse rents rose for the 20th consecutive quarter in Q3 2025, with industrial vacancy at 10.9%, the lowest since Q4 2022 (Cushman & Wakefield, 2025).
Singapore ranked first in the world on the World Bank Logistics Performance Index 2023, scoring 4.3 out of 5 (World Bank LPI, 2023).

Southeast Asia and Singapore 3PL market statistics

The global 3PL market gross revenue was estimated at US$1,300.6 billion in 2025, with the United States alone accounting for about US$323.4 billion (Armstrong & Associates, 2025).
The Asia-Pacific 3PL market was worth about US$431.38 billion in 2025 and is projected to reach US$726.90 billion by 2031, a 7.60% CAGR (Mordor Intelligence, 2025).
The Southeast Asia 3PL market was about US$30.1 billion in 2025, rising to a projected US$45.7 billion by 2032 at a 6.2% CAGR (MarkNtel Advisors, 2025).
Within the region, Singapore holds roughly 30% of 3PL demand — the largest single-country share — on the strength of its port, customs and multimodal connectivity (MarkNtel Advisors, 2026).
The Singapore 3PL market was valued at US$5.76 billion in 2025 and is estimated to reach US$7.23 billion by 2031, a 3.74% CAGR (Mordor Intelligence, 2025).

The e-commerce demand behind SEA fulfilment

Southeast Asia’s digital economy hit US$263 billion GMV in 2024 (+15% year on year), generating US$89 billion in revenue and US$11 billion in profit — a 2.5x profit jump in two years (Google, Temasek & Bain, 2024).
Regional e-commerce GMV reached about US$159 billion in 2024, the single largest slice of the digital economy (Google, Temasek & Bain, 2024).
The digital economy was on track to surpass US$300 billion GMV in 2025, up from US$40 billion a decade earlier, with GMV and revenue both growing around 15% a year (Google, Temasek & Bain, 2025).
Video commerce climbed to 20% of e-commerce GMV in 2024 (from under 5% in 2022) and to about 25% in 2025 — a shift that fragments orders and raises fulfilment complexity (Google, Temasek & Bain, 2024; 2025).
Platform e-commerce GMV across Southeast Asia reached US$128.4 billion in 2024, up 12% year on year (Momentum Works, 2024).
The top three marketplaces controlled more than 84% of regional GMV in 2024, with Shopee alone at roughly 52% (Momentum Works, 2024).
Live commerce generated US$17.6 billion, or 14% of platform GMV, in 2024 (Momentum Works, 2024).
Singapore’s e-commerce GMV grew from US$8 billion in 2023 to US$9 billion in 2024, part of a US$29 billion digital economy (+13%) (CEOWORLD magazine, reporting e-Conomy SEA 2024).

E-commerce logistics and cross-border growth

The ASEAN e-commerce logistics market was US$10.25 billion in 2025 and is forecast to reach US$20.37 billion by 2031, a 12.12% CAGR (Mordor Intelligence, 2025).
Southeast Asia’s cross-border e-commerce logistics market was US$9.08 billion in 2025 (up from US$8.07 billion in 2024) and is projected to hit US$15.39 billion by 2030 at an 11.14% CAGR (Mordor Intelligence, 2025).
DHL, FedEx, UPS, Ninja Van and J&T Express are named as the major players in SEA cross-border e-commerce logistics (Mordor Intelligence, 2025).
Southeast Asia’s food-delivery GMV rebounded 13% to US$19.3 billion in 2024, underlining how much on-demand fulfilment volume the region now carries (Momentum Works, 2024).

Parcel volumes and last-mile economics

Just three logistics players — J&T Express, SPX Express and Lazada Logistics — handled 60% of Southeast Asia’s parcel volume in 2024 (Momentum Works, 2024).
Southeast Asia’s e-commerce parcel volume reached about 71% of United States parcel volume in 2024, showing how dense the region’s delivery flows have become (Momentum Works, 2024).
Average revenue per parcel at J&T Express has fallen by more than a third over four years — a sign of how brutal last-mile pricing pressure has become (Momentum Works, 2024).
Last-mile delivery made up about 53% of total shipping cost in 2023, up from 41% in 2018 — typically the single biggest logistics line item (Statista, 2023).

Singapore warehousing and industrial rents

Singapore’s warehouse rents rose 0.9% quarter on quarter in Q3 2025, marking 20 straight quarters of increase (Cushman & Wakefield, 2025).
Overall industrial vacancy fell to 10.9% in Q3 2025, the lowest level since Q4 2022, as demand outpaced new supply (Cushman & Wakefield, 2025).
Singapore’s overall industrial rents grew 3.5% across full-year 2024 and a further 1.8% in the first three quarters of 2025 (Cushman & Wakefield, 2025).
2025 was set to add only about 1.6 million sq ft of multi-tenant warehouse space plus 2.3 million sq ft of built-to-suit stock — modest against structural demand (JLL, 2024).
Singapore has among the third-highest logistics rental values in Asia-Pacific, reflecting acute land scarcity (JLL, 2023).

Warehouse automation and technology

The Southeast Asia warehouse automation market was worth US$0.81 billion in 2025 and is projected to reach US$1.63 billion by 2031, a 12.36% CAGR (Mordor Intelligence, 2025).
Mobile robots accounted for 29.76% of SEA warehouse automation (about US$0.24 billion) in 2025 and are set to grow the fastest, at a 13.92% CAGR (Mordor Intelligence, 2025).
The broader Asia-Pacific warehouse-automation shift is driven by e-commerce growth in markets such as Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines, pushing operators toward AI-orchestrated, software-led warehousing (Mordor Intelligence, 2025).

Singapore as a Southeast Asia logistics hub

Singapore ranked first of 139 economies on the World Bank Logistics Performance Index 2023, with a top score of 4.3 out of 5 (World Bank LPI, 2023).
It was the highest-ranked country in Asia on the index, ahead of Japan and Hong Kong, on customs, infrastructure, shipment ease, logistics quality and timeliness (World Bank LPI, 2023).
Combined with roughly 30% of regional 3PL demand, this positions Singapore as the natural control tower for cross-border Southeast Asia distribution (MarkNtel Advisors, 2026).

How WhiteBox helps

WhiteBox is one of the few companies in the region where the inventory software and the warehouse are the same team, so you get live stock and order visibility rather than end-of-day spreadsheets from a separate 3PL. Our 3PL services in Singapore cover storage, pick and pack, last-mile SG delivery and returns, while regional distribution extends carton and pallet flows across Southeast Asia. If you are weighing outsourced fulfilment against building your own, talk to us about volumes and service levels.

Frequently asked questions

How big is the 3PL market in Southeast Asia? The Southeast Asia third-party logistics market was estimated at about US$30.1 billion in 2025 and is forecast to reach US$45.7 billion by 2032, according to MarkNtel Advisors (2025). Singapore holds the largest single-country share at roughly 30%.

How large is Singapore’s 3PL market specifically? Mordor Intelligence (2025) valued the Singapore 3PL market at US$5.76 billion in 2025, projecting US$7.23 billion by 2031 at a 3.74% CAGR — steady growth constrained mainly by land and warehouse supply.

Why is last-mile delivery so expensive in the region? Last-mile made up about 53% of total shipping cost in 2023 (Statista), and average revenue per parcel at leading SEA carriers like J&T has fallen more than a third in four years, squeezing margins even as parcel volumes climb.

What is happening to warehouse rents in Singapore? Warehouse rents rose for a 20th straight quarter in Q3 2025 and industrial vacancy fell to 10.9%, the lowest since Q4 2022 (Cushman & Wakefield, 2025), driven by chronic land scarcity and thin new supply.

Is cross-border fulfilment growing faster than domestic? Yes — SEA cross-border e-commerce logistics is forecast to grow at an 11.14% CAGR to US$15.39 billion by 2030 (Mordor Intelligence, 2025), reflecting rising intra-regional and China-to-SEA trade.

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