Australia Logistics Growth Index steady at 51.2 in January 2026
10 February 2026 — Australia’s Logistics Growth Index, published today by the World Research Institute (WRI), registered 51.2 in January 2026, signalling expansion in the economy’s logistics-sector activity (50 = no change).
Key figures
- Australia Logistics Growth Index: 51.2 (January 2026)
- Rank: 18th of 42 economies; 14th of 16 in Asia-Pacific
- Asia-Pacific Logistics Index: 52.0
- World Logistics Index: 50.5
- Next release: 7 November 2026, 09:00 UTC
Changes and ranks are calculated from unrounded readings, so a change can differ by 0.1 from the difference of the rounded figures shown, and economies with the same rounded reading can hold different ranks.
WRI’s assessment
Australia’s inaugural Logistics Growth Index reading for January 2026 stands at 51.2, establishing a baseline of modest sector expansion. The headline matches its three-month average and sits 1.2 points above the no-change threshold, indicating a mild but broad-based growth signal.
“The headline matches its three-month average and sits 1.2 points above the no-change threshold, indicating a mild but broad-based growth signal.”
About the Logistics Growth Index
The Australia Logistics Growth Index (LGI™) is one of 42 country readings in the World Research Institute’s monthly Logistics Index family — a GDP-weighted diffusion index of logistics-sector activity across 42 economies, four regions and a World reading. A reading above 50 signals expansion and below 50 contraction. The World and regional Logistics Index readings are published openly at intelligence.worldresearch.org/lgi; country reports are available to subscribers, to accredited journalists via press access, and any reader may claim one complimentary country edition. Methodology: /methodology.
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