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World Logistics Index steady at 51.6 in September 2026 — lowest in 3 months

7 October 2026 — The World Research Institute (WRI) today published the September 2026 edition of the World Logistics Index, its GDP-weighted diffusion index of logistics-sector activity across 42 economies. The World reading registered 51.6, 0.0 on 51.7 in August 2026, signalling expansion (50 = no change).

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47 48 49 50 51 52 53 50 = no change 51.6 Jan '26 Feb '26 Mar '26 Apr '26 May '26 Jun '26 Jul '26 Aug '26 Sep '26 Source: World Research Institute (WRI) — intelligence.worldresearch.org/lgi

Regional readings

RegionSeptember 2026PriorChange
America Logistics Index52.653.1-0.5
Asia-Pacific Logistics Index52.351.9+0.5
Africa Logistics Index49.949.6+0.3
Europe Logistics Index49.349.5-0.2

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.

This month’s country stories

  • South Korea — highest of 42 at 63.3 (country release →)
  • France — lowest of 42 at 43.5 (country release →)
  • Saudi Arabia — largest rise, +3.7 on the month (country release →)
  • India — second-largest rise, +1.7 on the month (country release →)
  • Brazil — sharpest fall, -0.9 on the month (country release →)

All 42 economies — Logistics Growth Index, September 2026

Headline readings are published openly; each country’s full report (sub-indices, drivers, forecast) is available to subscribers and accredited journalists.

#EconomyRegionReadingChange
1South KoreaAsia-Pacific63.3+1.2
2VietnamAsia-Pacific59.1+1.5
3IndiaAsia-Pacific57.0+1.7
4TaiwanAsia-Pacific56.4+0.4
5SwedenEurope55.9+0.4
6NigeriaAfrica55.7+0.9
7SingaporeAsia-Pacific54.6+0.9
8TurkeyAsia-Pacific54.6+0.9
9DenmarkEurope54.5+0.4
10IrelandEurope53.8-0.1
11PolandEurope53.5+0.5
12NetherlandsEurope53.3+0.3
13MalaysiaAsia-Pacific53.2-0.1
14United StatesAmerica52.9-0.5
15SwitzerlandEurope52.9-0.2
16JapanAsia-Pacific52.7+0.1
17CanadaAmerica52.7-0.1
18IndonesiaAsia-Pacific52.5+0.7
19Hong KongAsia-Pacific52.5+0.4
20ThailandAsia-Pacific52.2-0.3
21MexicoAmerica52.2+0.1
22United Arab EmiratesAsia-Pacific52.2+0.1
23ArgentinaAmerica52.1+0.3
24SpainEurope52.00.0
25Saudi ArabiaAsia-Pacific52.0+3.7
26NorwayEurope50.7-0.1
27ItalyEurope50.5-0.5
28MoroccoAfrica50.4+0.1
29ChinaAsia-Pacific50.1+0.1
30AustriaEurope50.1+0.1
31GermanyEurope49.7+0.1
32BrazilAmerica49.5-0.9
33AlgeriaAfrica49.5-0.4
34AustraliaAsia-Pacific49.0-0.2
35United KingdomEurope49.0-0.3
36South AfricaAfrica48.8+0.4
37EgyptAfrica48.2+0.6
38IsraelEurope48.2-0.5
39PhilippinesAsia-Pacific48.1-0.5
40BelgiumEurope45.9-0.3
41RussiaEurope44.6-0.5
42FranceEurope43.5-0.8

Download the September 2026 readings (CSV)

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“The World reading above 50 points to continued, if measured, expansion in aggregate logistics activity in September 2026, with clear regional divergence.”
— Stephen Poh, Principal Economist, World Research Institute

About the Logistics Index

The World Research Institute’s Logistics Index family is a GDP-weighted diffusion index of logistics-sector activity across 42 economies, four regions and a World reading, published monthly. 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; the 42 country Logistics Growth Index (LGI™) 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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Next release
7 November 2026, 09:00 UTC