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Israel Logistics Growth Index falls to 48.7 in August 2026 — lowest in the series
10 September 2026 — Israel’s Logistics Growth Index, published today by the World Research Institute (WRI), registered 48.7 in August 2026, -1.3 on 50.0 in July 2026, signalling contraction in the economy’s logistics-sector activity (50 = no change).
Corrected on 10 September 2026 · revised on 16 October 2026 · Corrections log
Key figures
- Israel Logistics Growth Index: 48.7 (August 2026), prior 50.0, change -1.3
- Rank: 37th of 42 economies; 13th of 16 in Europe
- Europe Logistics Index: 49.8
- World Logistics Index: 51.8
- Lowest reading in the published series.
- Next release (as of today): 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
Israel’s Logistics Growth Index slipped 1.3 points to 48.7 in August, moving into contraction and falling below its three-month average of 49.8. The decline was primarily driven by business volume, which fell into contraction, and a sharp deterioration in transport capacity, which collapsed under new, heavily tolled transit regimes, alongside deepening contraction in the transportation index as security constraints severely restricted canal throughput.
“The decline was primarily driven by business volume, which fell into contraction, and a sharp deterioration in transport capacity, which collapsed under new, heavily tolled transit regimes, alongside deepening contraction in the transportation index as security constraints severely restricted canal throughput.”
About the Logistics Growth Index
The Israel Logistics Growth Index (LGI) is one of the 42 country readings of the World Research Institute’s monthly Logistics Growth Index (LGI), which combines them by GDP weight into four regional indexes and the World Logistics Index. 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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