South Korea Logistics Growth Index rises to 63.3 in September 2026 — highest in the series
7 October 2026 — South Korea’s Logistics Growth Index, published today by the World Research Institute (WRI), registered 63.3 in September 2026, +1.2 on 62.1 in August 2026, signalling expansion in the economy’s logistics-sector activity (50 = no change).
Key figures
- South Korea Logistics Growth Index: 63.3 (September 2026), prior 62.1, change +1.2
- Rank: 1st of 42 economies; 1st of 16 in Asia-Pacific
- Asia-Pacific Logistics Index: 52.3
- World Logistics Index: 51.6
- Highest 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 Korea’s Logistics Growth Index advanced to 63.3 in September, a 1.2-point gain that secured the top regional ranking among sixteen Asia-Pacific economies. The headline expansion was propelled by the Business Volume Index, which surged to 76.5 as external demand and semiconductor manufacturing output accelerated sharply.
Full South Korea report — sub-indices, drivers and forecast →
“September was an export story: technology manufacturing and record export throughput drove the gain, and heavy stock-building for the peak season lifted warehousing. The soft spots were weakening local demand and port congestion, which is tightening transport capacity.”
About the Logistics Growth Index
The South Korea 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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