South Korea Logistics Growth Index rises to 58.7 in June 2026 — highest in the series
10 July 2026 — South Korea’s Logistics Growth Index, published today by the World Research Institute (WRI), registered 58.7 in June 2026, +1.3 on 57.3 in May 2026, signalling expansion in the economy’s logistics-sector activity (50 = no change).
Key figures
- South Korea Logistics Growth Index: 58.7 (June 2026), prior 57.3, change +1.3
- Rank: 1st of 42 economies; 1st of 16 in Asia-Pacific
- Second-largest rise of the 42 economies this month.
- Asia-Pacific Logistics Index: 52.1
- World Logistics Index: 51.6
- 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
South Korea’s Logistics Growth Index surged to 58.7 in June, advancing 1.3 points to claim first place among sixteen regional peers. The expansion was overwhelmingly driven by a record export boom, particularly in semiconductors, which propelled the Business Volume Index to a robust 64.5 and the Transportation Index to 64.0 as freight activity reached elevated levels.
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“The expansion was overwhelmingly driven by a record export boom, particularly in semiconductors, which propelled the Business Volume Index to a robust 64.5 and the Transportation Index to 64.0 as freight activity reached elevated levels.”
About the Logistics Growth Index
The South Korea 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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