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Russia Logistics Growth Index steady at 49.2 in January 2026

10 February 2026 — Russia’s Logistics Growth Index, published today by the World Research Institute (WRI), registered 49.2 in January 2026, signalling contraction in the economy’s logistics-sector activity (50 = no change).

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47 48 49 50 51 52 53 50 = no change 49.2 Jan '26 Source: World Research Institute (WRI) — intelligence.worldresearch.org/lgi

Key figures

  • Russia Logistics Growth Index: 49.2 (January 2026)
  • Rank: 42nd of 42 economies; 16th of 16 in Europe
  • Europe Logistics Index: 50.0
  • 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

The inaugural 2026-01 Logistics Growth Index for Russia registers at 49.2, aligning exactly with the three-month average and establishing the baseline for the series. Anchored at the absolute floor of its historical range, the reading signals a mild contraction in logistics activity.

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“Anchored at the absolute floor of its historical range, the reading signals a mild contraction in logistics activity.”
— James Carter, Vice President, Research & Strategy, World Research Institute

About the Logistics Growth Index

The Russia 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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