Italy Logistics Growth Index rises to 50.8 in March 2026 — highest in the series
10 April 2026 — Italy’s Logistics Growth Index, published today by the World Research Institute (WRI), registered 50.8 in March 2026, +0.3 on 50.5 in February 2026, signalling expansion in the economy’s logistics-sector activity (50 = no change).
Key figures
- Italy Logistics Growth Index: 50.8 (March 2026), prior 50.5, change +0.3
- Rank: 31st of 42 economies; 9th of 16 in Europe
- Europe Logistics Index: 50.3
- World Logistics Index: 51.5
- 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
Italy’s Logistics Growth Index rose to 50.8 in March 2026, up 0.3 points from February. The reading sits 0.3 points above the three-month average of 50.5 and matches the tracked-period high, marking the strongest expansion in the available history.
“The reading sits 0.3 points above the three-month average of 50.5 and matches the tracked-period high, marking the strongest expansion in the available history.”
About the Logistics Growth Index
The Italy 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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