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Spain Logistics Growth Index falls to 49.4 in October 2026 — lowest in the series

7 November 2026 — Spain’s Logistics Growth Index, published today by the World Research Institute (WRI), registered 49.4 in October 2026, -3.1 on a revised 52.5 in September 2026, signalling contraction in the economy’s logistics-sector activity (50 = no change).

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47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 50 = no change 49.4 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

  • Spain Logistics Growth Index: 49.4 (October 2026), prior 52.5 (revised), change -3.1
  • Rank: 34th of 42 economies; 13th of 16 in Europe
  • Europe Logistics Index: 50.0
  • World Logistics Index: 51.2
  • Lowest reading in the published series.
  • 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

Spain’s Logistics Growth Index fell into contraction in October 2026, down 3.1 points from a revised 52.5 to 49.4. The downturn was led by the Warehouse Capacity Index, on third-quarter availability figures, followed by the Warehousing Index, alongside lower transportation and transport capacity readings as port calls softened and supplier delivery times lengthened.

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

“Spain’s Logistics Growth Index fell in October even though manufacturers’ output and new orders both rose. The fall reflected fewer ship calls at ports, slower deliveries from suppliers and, over the third quarter, tighter warehouse space.”
— Stephen Poh, Principal Economist, World Research Institute

About the Logistics Growth Index

The Spain 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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