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United Arab Emirates Logistics Growth Index falls to 49.2 in October 2026 — lowest in the series
7 November 2026 — The United Arab Emirates’ Logistics Growth Index, published today by the World Research Institute (WRI), registered 49.2 in October 2026, -3.3 on a revised 52.5 in September 2026, signalling contraction in the economy’s logistics-sector activity (50 = no change).
Key figures
- United Arab Emirates Logistics Growth Index: 49.2 (October 2026), prior 52.5 (revised), change -3.3
- Rank: 35th of 42 economies; 14th of 16 in Asia-Pacific
- Asia-Pacific Logistics Index: 50.9
- 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
The United Arab Emirates Logistics Growth Index fell into contraction in October, down to 49.2 from a revised 52.5 in September. The decline was primarily driven by lower Business Volume and Warehousing Index readings, while severe congestion at alternative ports weighed on transport capacity.
Full United Arab Emirates report — sub-indexes, drivers and forecast →
“On WRI’s measure, logistics activity in the United Arab Emirates contracted in October, though warehousing still grew, if more slowly. Vessels faced long waits at the ports of Khor Fakkan and Fujairah, where transport capacity tightened.”
About the Logistics Growth Index
The United Arab Emirates 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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