South Africa Logistics Growth Index falls to 50.7 in July 2026 — lowest in the series
10 August 2026 — South Africa’s Logistics Growth Index, published today by the World Research Institute (WRI), registered 50.7 in July 2026, -0.1 on 50.9 in June 2026, signalling expansion in the economy’s logistics-sector activity (50 = no change).
Key figures
- South Africa Logistics Growth Index: 50.7 (July 2026), prior 50.9, change -0.1
- Rank: 27th of 42 economies; 2nd of 5 in Africa
- Africa Logistics Index: 50.0
- 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
South Africa’s Logistics Growth Index eased to 50.7 in July 2026, slipping 0.1 points to sit below its three-month average. The marginal cooling was primarily driven by a softening in business volume as factory output contracted, alongside a sharp deterioration in business sentiment amid fuel price shocks and external trade uncertainties.
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“The marginal cooling was primarily driven by a softening in business volume as factory output contracted, alongside a sharp deterioration in business sentiment amid fuel price shocks and external trade uncertainties.”
About the Logistics Growth Index
The South Africa 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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