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Nigeria Logistics Growth Index falls to 53.0 in October 2026 — lowest in 6 months
7 November 2026 — Nigeria’s Logistics Growth Index, published today by the World Research Institute (WRI), registered 53.0 in October 2026, -2.0 on a revised 55.0 in September 2026, signalling expansion in the economy’s logistics-sector activity (50 = no change).
Key figures
- Nigeria Logistics Growth Index: 53.0 (October 2026), prior 55.0 (revised), change -2.0
- Rank: 5th of 42 economies; 1st of 5 in Africa
- Africa Logistics Index: 50.4
- World Logistics Index: 51.2
- Lowest reading in 6 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
Nigeria’s Logistics Growth Index fell to 53.0 in October 2026 from a revised 55.0 in September, though it retained the top regional rank among five African economies. The moderation was driven by the Transportation Index stalling at the no-change line, alongside lower Business Sentiment and Business Volume Index readings, even as firms’ new orders continued to rise and overall activity stayed in expansion.
“Logistics activity in Nigeria grew more slowly in October on WRI’s measure, because freight through the ports appears to have changed little and firms in one survey became less confident. Those firms still reported higher output and a ninth month of rising new orders.”
About the Logistics Growth Index
The Nigeria 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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