Egypt Logistics Growth Index falls to 46.9 in May 2026 — lowest in the series
10 June 2026 — Egypt’s Logistics Growth Index, published today by the World Research Institute (WRI), registered 46.9 in May 2026, -1.3 on 48.2 in April 2026, signalling contraction in the economy’s logistics-sector activity (50 = no change).
Key figures
- Egypt Logistics Growth Index: 46.9 (May 2026), prior 48.2, change -1.3
- Rank: 40th of 42 economies; 5th of 5 in Africa
- Africa Logistics Index: 50.3
- World Logistics Index: 51.6
- 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 slipped to 46.9 in May 2026, a 1.3-point decline leaving the country ranked fifth of five regionally. The contraction was primarily driven by deepening slumps in the Transportation and Goods for Sale indices, as month-on-month momentum softened despite strong year-on-year Suez Canal transit volumes and mixed retail availability signals.
“The contraction was primarily driven by deepening slumps in the Transportation and Goods for Sale indices, as month-on-month momentum softened despite strong year-on-year Suez Canal transit volumes and mixed retail availability signals.”
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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