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Russia Logistics Growth Index falls to 45.1 in August 2026 — lowest in the series
10 September 2026 — Russia’s Logistics Growth Index, published today by the World Research Institute (WRI), registered 45.1 in August 2026, -3.8 on 48.9 in July 2026, signalling contraction in the economy’s logistics-sector activity (50 = no change).
Revised on 16 October 2026 · Corrections log
Key figures
- Russia Logistics Growth Index: 45.1 (August 2026), prior 48.9, change -3.8
- Rank: 42nd of 42 economies; 16th of 16 in Europe
- Sharpest fall of the 42 economies this month.
- 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
Russia’s Logistics Growth Index fell 3.8 points to 45.1 in August, dropping below its three-month average as severe fuel shortages and physical infrastructure destruction dragged down activity. The decline was primarily driven by a steep drop in business volume and sharp contractions in transportation and transport capacity, where widespread refining outages and record facility downtime triggered acute fuel deficits across numerous regions.
“The decline was primarily driven by a steep drop in business volume and sharp contractions in transportation and transport capacity, where widespread refining outages and record facility downtime triggered acute fuel deficits across numerous regions.”
About the Logistics Growth Index
The Russia 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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