For immediate release← August 2026 edition release
South Korea Logistics Growth Index rises to 62.1 in August 2026 — highest in the series
10 September 2026 — South Korea’s Logistics Growth Index, published today by the World Research Institute (WRI), registered 62.1 in August 2026, +1.8 on 60.3 in July 2026, signalling expansion in the economy’s logistics-sector activity (50 = no change).
Revised on 16 October 2026 · Corrections log
Key figures
- South Korea Logistics Growth Index: 62.1 (August 2026), prior 60.3, change +1.8
- Rank: 1st of 42 economies; 1st of 16 in Asia-Pacific
- Asia-Pacific Logistics Index: 52.6
- World Logistics Index: 51.8
- Highest 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
South Korea’s Logistics Growth Index advanced 1.8 points to 62.1 in August, securing first place among sixteen Asia-Pacific economies. The robust expansion was primarily propelled by the Business Volume Index, which surged to 72.5 as record-breaking export throughput across semiconductors, automotive, and shipbuilding sustained elevated logistics activity.
Full South Korea report — sub-indices, drivers and forecast →
“The robust expansion was primarily propelled by the Business Volume Index, which surged to 72.5 as record-breaking export throughput across semiconductors, automotive, and shipbuilding sustained elevated logistics activity.”
About the Logistics Growth Index
The South Korea 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.
Charts and data on this page may be republished with attribution to the World Research Institute.
- Media contact
- media@worldresearch.org