Egypt Logistics Growth Index falls to 48.2 in April 2026 — lowest in the series
10 May 2026 — Egypt’s Logistics Growth Index, published today by the World Research Institute (WRI), registered 48.2 in April 2026, -0.3 on 48.5 in March 2026, signalling contraction in the economy’s logistics-sector activity (50 = no change).
Key figures
- Egypt Logistics Growth Index: 48.2 (April 2026), prior 48.5, change -0.3
- Rank: 39th of 42 economies; 5th of 5 in Africa
- Africa Logistics Index: 51.9
- World Logistics Index: 51.3
- 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
Egypt’s Logistics Growth Index registered 48.2 in April 2026, slipping 0.3 points month-on-month and matching the series low across its four-month history. The reading sits below the three-month average of 48.5, confirming sustained contraction.
“The reading sits below the three-month average of 48.5, confirming sustained contraction.”
About the Logistics Growth Index
The Egypt 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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