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Thailand Logistics Growth Index falls to 52.1 in May 2026 — lowest in the series

10 June 2026 — Thailand’s Logistics Growth Index, published today by the World Research Institute (WRI), registered 52.1 in May 2026, -1.5 on 53.6 in April 2026, signalling expansion in the economy’s logistics-sector activity (50 = no change).

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47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 50 = no change 52.1 Jan '26 Feb '26 Mar '26 Apr '26 May '26 Source: World Research Institute (WRI) — intelligence.worldresearch.org/lgi

Key figures

  • Thailand Logistics Growth Index: 52.1 (May 2026), prior 53.6, change -1.5
  • Rank: 18th of 42 economies; 9th of 16 in Asia-Pacific
  • Asia-Pacific Logistics Index: 51.7
  • 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

Thailand’s Logistics Growth Index eased to 52.1 in May 2026, a 1.5-point decline that kept the sector in expansion but placed the reading below its three-month average. The moderation was primarily driven by a sharp pullback in transportation conditions, as geopolitical disruptions and route closures tightened global shipping markets and elevated fuel costs.

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“The moderation was primarily driven by a sharp pullback in transportation conditions, as geopolitical disruptions and route closures tightened global shipping markets and elevated fuel costs.”
— James Carter, Vice President, Research & Strategy, World Research Institute

About the Logistics Growth Index

The Thailand 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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