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Egypt Logistics Growth Index falls to 49.4 in October 2026 — lowest in 2 months
7 November 2026 — Egypt’s Logistics Growth Index, published today by the World Research Institute (WRI), registered 49.4 in October 2026, -1.2 on a revised 50.6 in September 2026, signalling contraction in the economy’s logistics-sector activity (50 = no change).
Key figures
- Egypt Logistics Growth Index: 49.4 (October 2026), prior 50.6 (revised), change -1.2
- Rank: 32nd of 42 economies; 5th of 5 in Africa
- Africa Logistics Index: 50.4
- World Logistics Index: 51.2
- Lowest reading in 2 months.
- Next release: 7 December 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
Egypt’s Logistics Growth Index slipped into contraction at 49.4 in October 2026, down 1.2 points from a revised 50.6 in September and falling below its three-month average of 49.7. The decline was primarily driven by a fall in business volume, as non-oil private-sector output and new orders decreased at the fastest pace in four months, alongside signs of tighter transport capacity amid maritime disruptions and lengthening supplier delivery times.
“Egypt’s logistics activity contracted in October even though early figures show more freight moved through the Suez Canal. Non-oil firms’ output and new orders fell, and delivery times lengthened by the most since June amid material shortages.”
About the Logistics Growth Index
The Egypt Logistics Growth Index (LGI) is one of the 42 economy 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: intelligence.worldresearch.org/methodology. Research for the October 2026 readings closed on 3 November 2026.
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