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Netherlands Logistics Growth Index falls to 51.2 in October 2026 — lowest in 7 months

7 November 2026 — The Netherlands’ Logistics Growth Index, published today by the World Research Institute (WRI), registered 51.2 in October 2026, -2.0 on 53.3 in September 2026, signalling expansion in the economy’s logistics-sector activity (50 = no change).

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47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 50 = no change 51.2 Jan '26 Feb '26 Mar '26 Apr '26 May '26 Jun '26 Jul '26 Aug '26 Sep '26 Oct '26 Source: World Research Institute (WRI) — intelligence.worldresearch.org/lgi

Key figures

  • Netherlands Logistics Growth Index: 51.2 (October 2026), prior 53.3, change -2.0
  • Rank: 15th of 42 economies; 6th of 16 in Europe
  • Europe Logistics Index: 50.0
  • World Logistics Index: 51.2
  • Lowest reading in 7 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

The Netherlands Logistics Growth Index fell to 51.2 in October 2026, a decline of 2.0 points that left the headline below its three-month average of 52.7. The moderation was primarily driven by transportation moving into contraction, as seaborne freight volumes and port activity appeared to decline, alongside softer business volume growth, with business sentiment also moving into contraction amid weakening confidence among manufacturers.

Full Netherlands report — sub-indexes, drivers and forecast →

“Dutch logistics activity grew more slowly in October because less freight seems to have moved by sea and manufacturing growth eased. Warehousing appears to have picked up as manufacturers kept building buffer stocks, but not by enough to make up the difference.”
— Stephen Poh, Principal Economist, World Research Institute

About the Logistics Growth Index

The Netherlands 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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