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Netherlands Logistics Growth Index rises to 50.5 in February 2026 — highest in the series

10 March 2026 — Netherlands’ Logistics Growth Index, published today by the World Research Institute (WRI), registered 50.5 in February 2026, +0.3 on 50.2 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 50 = no change 50.5 Jan '26 Feb '26 Source: World Research Institute (WRI) — intelligence.worldresearch.org/lgi

Key figures

  • Netherlands Logistics Growth Index: 50.5 (February 2026), prior 50.2, change +0.3
  • Rank: 31st of 42 economies; 9th of 16 in Europe
  • Europe Logistics Index: 50.2
  • World Logistics Index: 51.0
  • Highest reading in the published series.
  • 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 Netherlands Logistics Growth Index registered 50.5 in February 2026, advancing 0.3 points month-on-month and matching the recorded high. This reading sits above the three-month average of 50.35, signaling a slight acceleration in sector activity.

Full Netherlands report — sub-indices, drivers and forecast →

“This reading sits above the three-month average of 50.35, signaling a slight acceleration in sector activity.”
— James Carter, Vice President, Research & Strategy, World Research Institute

About the Logistics Growth Index

The Netherlands 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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