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Vietnam Logistics Growth Index steady at 53.5 in January 2026

10 February 2026 — Vietnam’s Logistics Growth Index, published today by the World Research Institute (WRI), registered 53.5 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 55 50 = no change 53.5 Jan '26 Source: World Research Institute (WRI) — intelligence.worldresearch.org/lgi

Key figures

  • Vietnam Logistics Growth Index: 53.5 (January 2026)
  • Rank: 2nd of 42 economies; 2nd 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

Vietnam’s inaugural Logistics Growth Index registers at 53.5 for January 2026, establishing a clear expansionary baseline that aligns precisely with its initial three-month average and historical range. The reading reflects broad-based strength across the sector, with Business Volume (54.3), Transportation (53.8), and Logistics Cost (54.0) leading the diffusion.

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“The reading reflects broad-based strength across the sector, with Business Volume (54.3), Transportation (53.8), and Logistics Cost (54.0) leading the diffusion.”
— James Carter, Vice President, Research & Strategy, World Research Institute

About the Logistics Growth Index

The Vietnam 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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