Nigeria Logistics Growth Index steady at 49.7 in January 2026
10 February 2026 — Nigeria’s Logistics Growth Index, published today by the World Research Institute (WRI), registered 49.7 in January 2026, signalling contraction in the economy’s logistics-sector activity (50 = no change).
Key figures
- Nigeria Logistics Growth Index: 49.7 (January 2026)
- Rank: 38th of 42 economies; 4th of 5 in Africa
- Africa Logistics Index: 50.8
- 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
Nigeria’s inaugural Logistics Growth Index reading for January 2026 stands at 49.7, signaling a marginal contraction in sector activity. The headline matches both its three-month average and the initial historical range, reflecting a stable baseline at launch.
“The headline matches both its three-month average and the initial historical range, reflecting a stable baseline at launch.”
About the Logistics Growth Index
The Nigeria 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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