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Saudi Arabia Logistics Growth Index steady at 53.0 in January 2026

10 February 2026 — Saudi Arabia’s Logistics Growth Index, published today by the World Research Institute (WRI), registered 53.0 in January 2026, signalling expansion in the economy’s logistics-sector activity (50 = no change).

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47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 50 = no change 53.0 Jan '26 Source: World Research Institute (WRI) — intelligence.worldresearch.org/lgi

Key figures

  • Saudi Arabia Logistics Growth Index: 53.0 (January 2026)
  • Rank: 5th of 42 economies; 4th 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

Saudi Arabia’s inaugural Logistics Growth Index registers at 53.0 for January 2026, establishing a clear expansionary baseline that matches its three-month average. The reading reflects broad-based strength, with all ten tracked sub-indices posting values above the 50.0 no-change threshold.

Full Saudi Arabia report — sub-indices, drivers and forecast →

“The reading reflects broad-based strength, with all ten tracked sub-indices posting values above the 50.0 no-change threshold.”
— James Carter, Vice President, Research & Strategy, World Research Institute

About the Logistics Growth Index

The Saudi Arabia 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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