Saudi Arabia Logistics Growth Index falls to 49.7 in July 2026 — lowest in the series
10 August 2026 — Saudi Arabia’s Logistics Growth Index, published today by the World Research Institute (WRI), registered 49.7 in July 2026, -1.6 on 51.3 in June 2026, signalling contraction in the economy’s logistics-sector activity (50 = no change).
Key figures
- Saudi Arabia Logistics Growth Index: 49.7 (July 2026), prior 51.3, change -1.6
- Rank: 32nd of 42 economies; 14th of 16 in Asia-Pacific
- Second-sharpest fall of the 42 economies this month.
- Asia-Pacific Logistics Index: 51.9
- World Logistics Index: 51.9
- 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
The Saudi Arabia Logistics Growth Index slipped into contraction in July 2026, registering 49.7, a decline of 1.6 points. This deterioration was primarily driven by severe disruptions in transportation and transport capacity, as the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz constrained commercial shipping and intensified competition for berthing spaces.
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“This deterioration was primarily driven by severe disruptions in transportation and transport capacity, as the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz constrained commercial shipping and intensified competition for berthing spaces.”
About the Logistics Growth Index
The Saudi Arabia 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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