The company delivered $1.6 billion in direct and indirect impact in fiscal year 2025, in the Middle East, Indian Subcontinent, and Africa (MEISA) region
Mumbai, November 3, 2025 – FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) today released its annual Global Economic Impact Report, highlighting the company’s worldwide network and role in fueling innovation during its 2025 fiscal year (FY25). Produced in consultation with Dun & Bradstreet (NYSE: DNB), a leading provider of business decisioning data and analytics, the study demonstrates the positive impact FedEx has on individuals, businesses, and communities around the world — otherwise known as the FedEx Effect.
“For more than 50 years, FedEx has shaped global commerce by offering innovative shipping services that bring communities closer together,” said Raj Subramaniam, president and CEO, FedEx Corporation. “Our culture of innovation, paired with our team’s steadfast commitment to outstanding service and bold ideas, enabled the FedEx network to continue fueling worldwide progress this year through a rapidly evolving trade landscape and shifts in supply chains.”
The report reveals that FedEx contributed $126 billion in direct and indirect impact to the global economy in FY25. This activity reflects the scale of the FedEx network and the company’s ongoing efforts to enhance its services and optimize its operations during its first fiscal year operating as one FedEx.
India impact
FedEx connects the rapidly growing economies of the Middle East, Indian Subcontinent, and Africa (MEISA) with the rest of the world through a network that reaches 220 countries and territories across the globe. Within MEISA, India continues to play a pivotal role as a high growth market and digital hub, driving innovation and network efficiency.
In FY25, FedEx directly contributed 0.1% to net economic output in MEISA’s Transportation, Storage, and Communications sector and indirectly contributed $330 million to the region’s overall economy — a 17% increase over the company’s indirect impact in FY24.
“India’s growing role in our network reflects how innovation and capacity building can transform global trade,” said Kami Viswanathan, president, Middle east, Indian Subcontinent, and Africa, FedEx. “By combining scalable AI-driven tools with enhanced air connectivity, we’re enabling Indian businesses to move goods faster, plan smarter, and access more global opportunities.”
FedEx is harnessing India’s strong technology ecosystem to embed AI across its operations. AI-powered tools such as the FedEx Import Tool (FiT) is simplifying cross-border trade for businesses by digitizing logistics and reducing clearance times.
The latest addition of the Guangzhou–Bengaluru air route now connects South India’s manufacturing clusters, from electronics to automotive, directly to global trade lanes, enhancing export speed and reliability.
FedEx also spent $704 million with suppliers in MEISA during calendar year 2024 (CY24), 82% of which went to small businesses. Across the region, 88% of FedEx suppliers are small businesses, underscoring the company’s commitment to supporting local entrepreneurship and supply chain resilience.
Global impact
FedEx operates the world’s largest express transportation company, serving more than 220 countries and territories and employing more than 500,000 people across 5,000 facilities. The company transports approximately 17 million packages per day and more than $2 trillion worth of goods every year. The scale of this network drives the magnitude of the company’s global impact.
Notable global results highlighted in the FY25 FedEx Global Economic Impact Report include:
• Trade: Leveraging the company’s long history of connecting businesses around the world, deep understanding of the complexities of global supply chains, and expertise in customs brokerage services positions, FedEx continues to be a valuable trade partner and help customers navigate and optimize their supply chains. By analyzing changing regulations and trade patterns, FedEx has been able to adjust capacity across its network to meet customers’ evolving needs.
• Operational enhancements: FedEx continued to improve its network in FY25, notably through the ongoing optimization of its surface network into a single transportation system and redesign of its international air network to align capacity with shifting global trade flows. Other multi-year investments continued, including the completion of an automated secondary sort facility in Memphis, a new Life Science Center in the Netherlands, a freight and parcel facility with advanced automation in Thailand, and a new international service station in Brazil.
• Supply chain: In calendar year 2024, 90% of the 100,000 suppliers FedEx contracted with were small- and medium-sized businesses (SAMs), supporting hundreds of thousands of jobs.
• Intelligent innovation: FedEx is leveraging its industrial network and the data it captures to develop digital, AI-driven tools and solutions — modernizing operations to create smarter, more flexible supply chains, and streamlining the international shipping process. FedEx expanded its AI-driven digital brokerage solutions that improve the customs clearance experience, reduce delays, and help customers adapt to evolving regulatory requirements across regions.
• Small businesses: FedEx offers a portfolio of solutions and programs that are designed to help SAMs accelerate their growth and extend their global reach. In FY25, the company expanded the availability of several digital innovations designed to streamline international trade and global supply chain management, including launching the Collaborative Shipping Tool to all FedEx import customers in APAC, Canada, MEISA, and the U.S.
• Sustainability: The company advanced toward its goal to achieve carbon-neutral operations by 2040 through continued investments in renewable energy to power its facilities, fleet electrification, alternative fuels, and air fleet modernization. In FY25, FedEx began its first major U.S. deployment of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), securing more than 3 million gallons of blended SAF for use at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) over the course of a year.
• Giving: FedEx Cares is committed to strengthening communities worldwide through charitable giving, employee volunteerism, and in-kind shipping support. In FY25, FedEx contributed $55.5 million to nonprofit initiatives, dedicated more than 81,000 volunteer hours among team members, and harnessed its global network to deliver critical disaster relief to communities in need, quickly and reliably.
Read the full FY25 FedEx Global Economic Impact Report and explore the FedEx Effect in communities and regions around the world at fedex.com/economicimpact.
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