This paper focuses on the coordinated development and barrier factors of green logistics (GL) and regional economy (RE) in the Yellow River Basin (YRB). Based on data from 2014 to 2023, it constructs an index system covering the development foundation, benefits, potential and sustainability of GL, as well as regional economic structure, scale and potential. Using methods such as the entropy method, coupling coordination degree (CCD) model, kernel density estimation, Moran’s index and Obstacle degree model, it reveals that the average comprehensive CCD improved from 0.38 to 0.65 over the decade, but with significant regional differences. Eastern provinces like Shandong and Henan are ahead, while central and western provinces lag. The coupling coordination degree shows an overall upward trend, moving toward coordinated development with an expanding spatial pattern from east to west and narrowing regional gaps. Global Moran’s index (ranging from 0.356 to 0.524) indicates a spatial positive correlation, and local spatial autocorrelation analysis shows coexistence of high–high and low–low clusters. For Obstacle factors, GL is primarily constrained by low labor productivity (indicator B3, accounting for 23.1% to 44.7% of the total obstacle degree) and shortcomings in logistics industry benefits and scale, while RE is hindered by lagging economic structure optimization, weak foreign trade, and insufficient economic scale and vitality. This study provides a theoretical basis and decision-making reference for the high-quality coordinated development of GL and RE in the YRB, promoting regional coordination and sustainable development.
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