South Africa Logistics Growth Index steady at 53.2 in January 2026
10 February 2026 — South Africa’s Logistics Growth Index, published today by the World Research Institute (WRI), registered 53.2 in January 2026, signalling expansion in the economy’s logistics-sector activity (50 = no change).
Key figures
- South Africa Logistics Growth Index: 53.2 (January 2026)
- Rank: 3rd of 42 economies; 1st 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
The inaugural South Africa Logistics Growth Index registers at 53.2 for January 2026, establishing a clear baseline of moderate expansion across the sector. The headline reading aligns precisely with the three-month average and defines the initial observed range.
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“The headline reading aligns precisely with the three-month average and defines the initial observed range.”
About the Logistics Growth Index
The South Africa 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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