Belgium Logistics Growth Index falls to 49.0 in March 2026 — lowest in the series
10 April 2026 — Belgium’s Logistics Growth Index, published today by the World Research Institute (WRI), registered 49.0 in March 2026, -0.5 on 49.5 in February 2026, signalling contraction in the economy’s logistics-sector activity (50 = no change).
Key figures
- Belgium Logistics Growth Index: 49.0 (March 2026), prior 49.5, change -0.5
- Rank: 38th of 42 economies; 13th of 16 in Europe
- Europe Logistics Index: 50.3
- World Logistics Index: 51.5
- Lowest 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
Belgium’s Logistics Growth Index registered 49.0 in March 2026, down 0.5 points from February and marking the series low across its three-month history. The reading sits below the 49.43 three-month average, reflecting broad-based contraction across seven of ten sub-indices.
“The reading sits below the 49.43 three-month average, reflecting broad-based contraction across seven of ten sub-indices.”
About the Logistics Growth Index
The Belgium 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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