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Switzerland Logistics Growth Index falls to 51.0 in April 2026 — lowest in 2 months

10 May 2026 — Switzerland’s Logistics Growth Index, published today by the World Research Institute (WRI), registered 51.0 in April 2026, -0.1 on 51.1 in March 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 51.0 Jan '26 Feb '26 Mar '26 Apr '26 Source: World Research Institute (WRI) — intelligence.worldresearch.org/lgi

Key figures

  • Switzerland Logistics Growth Index: 51.0 (April 2026), prior 51.1, change -0.1
  • Rank: 32nd of 42 economies; 11th of 16 in Europe
  • Europe Logistics Index: 49.8
  • World Logistics Index: 51.3
  • Lowest reading in 2 months.
  • 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

Switzerland’s Logistics Growth Index registered 51.0 in April 2026, easing by 0.1 point from the prior month while matching the three-month average. The reading remains in expansion territory, though the marginal pullback reflects synchronized easing across weighted components.

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“The reading remains in expansion territory, though the marginal pullback reflects synchronized easing across weighted components.”
— James Carter, Vice President, Research & Strategy, World Research Institute

About the Logistics Growth Index

The Switzerland 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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