Data for 2022

Liner Shipping Connectivity Index, 2022

Figures for 2022, as UNCTAD published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Liner Shipping Connectivity Index, 2022 covers 167 countries. China is highest, at 1,175.533; Turks and Caicos Islands is lowest, at 4.130. The middle country reads 51.487. Against 2021, 156 values changed (96 up, 60 down), 1 left.

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Liner Shipping Connectivity Index · Data for 2022

HighestChina

1,175.533

LowestTurks and Caicos Islands

4.130

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end. A higher value is the better result.

167countries
1measure
2022the year it describes
167distinct values5 decimals, as published
Sep 12, 2026read from the publisher
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01UNCTAD’s rank

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Every country and every column of Liner Shipping Connectivity Index, 2022, as published. The rank is UNCTAD’s own, as printed. “=” marks a shared position.

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Liner Shipping Connectivity Index, 2022: every country, as published by UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

1	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	1,175.533	2022Q04
2	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	596.680	2022Q04
3	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	581.678	2022Q04
4	United StatesUSANorthern America	523.459	2022Q04
5	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	483.751	2022Q04
6	JapanJPNEastern Asia	404.030	2022Q04
7	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	400.867	2022Q04
8	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	398.258	2022Q04
9	SpainESPSouthern Europe	394.334	2022Q04
10	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	388.991	2022Q04
11	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	386.020	2022Q04
12	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	349.888	2022Q04
13	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	341.688	2022Q04
14	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	327.239	2022Q04
15	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	306.993	2022Q04
16	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	279.449	2022Q04
17	ItalyITASouthern Europe	276.369	2022Q04
18	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	264.053	2022Q04
19	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	263.914	2022Q04
20	FranceFRAWestern Europe	251.667	2022Q04
21	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	242.188	2022Q04
22	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	238.060	2022Q04
23	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	237.836	2022Q04
24	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	237.744	2022Q04
25	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	221.843	2022Q04
26	PanamaPANCentral America	200.387	2022Q04
27	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	185.854	2022Q04
28	ColombiaCOLSouth America	176.307	2022Q04
29	MexicoMEXCentral America	176.145	2022Q04
30	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	175.259	2022Q04
31	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	161.009	2022Q04
32	CanadaCANNorthern America	160.670	2022Q04
33	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	150.883	2022Q04
34	OmanOMNWestern Asia	136.933	2022Q04
35	IsraelISRWestern Asia	132.323	2022Q04
36	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	127.206	2022Q04
37	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	125.950	2022Q04
38	BrazilBRASouth America	124.805	2022Q04
39	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	124.486	2022Q04
40	PolandPOLEastern Europe	121.979	2022Q04
41	PeruPERSouth America	119.234	2022Q04
42	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	112.236	2022Q04
43	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	111.977	2022Q04
44	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	111.228	2022Q04
45	EcuadorECUSouth America	110.102	2022Q04
46	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	103.315	2022Q04
47	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	103.243	2022Q04
48	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	101.910	2022Q04
49	ArgentinaARGSouth America	98.991	2022Q04
50	ChileCHLSouth America	95.802	2022Q04
51	QatarQATWestern Asia	95.771	2022Q04
52	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	95.425	2022Q04
53	UruguayURYSouth America	92.021	2022Q04
54	TogoTGOWestern Africa	91.088	2022Q04
55	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	90.822	2022Q04
56	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	90.525	2022Q04
57	Costa RicaCRICentral America	89.431	2022Q04
58	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	87.923	2022Q04
59	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	86.682	2022Q04
60	BahamasBHSCaribbean	78.871	2022Q04
61	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	77.891	2022Q04
62	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	75.112	2022Q04
63	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	71.850	2022Q04
64	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	70.934	2022Q04
65	JordanJORWestern Asia	68.889	2022Q04
66	IraqIRQWestern Asia	68.371	2022Q04
67	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	68.263	2022Q04
68	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	67.088	2022Q04
69	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	65.693	2022Q04
70	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	64.257	2022Q04
71	BeninBENWestern Africa	62.606	2022Q04
72	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	61.477	2022Q04
73	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	61.355	2022Q04
74	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	60.896	2022Q04
75	IranIRNSouthern Asia	60.724	2022Q04
76	HondurasHNDCentral America	59.714	2022Q04
77	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	59.578	2022Q04
78	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	58.772	2022Q04
79	KenyaKENEastern Africa	58.753	2022Q04
80	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	58.379	2022Q04
81	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	56.355	2022Q04
82	SenegalSENWestern Africa	55.180	2022Q04
84	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	52.761	2022Q04
85	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	51.487	2022Q04
86	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	47.416	2022Q04
87	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	47.200	2022Q04
88	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	46.459	2022Q04
89	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	44.521	2022Q04
91	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	42.521	2022Q04
92	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	41.380	2022Q04
93	FijiFJIMelanesia	40.613	2022Q04
94	SurinameSURSouth America	40.002	2022Q04
95	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	39.850	2022Q04
97	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	39.034	2022Q04
98	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	36.921	2022Q04
99	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	35.633	2022Q04
100	GabonGABMiddle Africa	35.162	2022Q04
101	GuyanaGUYSouth America	33.772	2022Q04
102	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	33.763	2022Q04
103	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	33.667	2022Q04
104	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	33.299	2022Q04
105	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	32.754	2022Q04
106	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	32.553	2022Q04
107	SamoaWSMPolynesia	32.415	2022Q04
108	Sint MaartenSXMCaribbean	32.051	2022Q04
109	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	32.021	2022Q04
110	HaitiHTICaribbean	30.183	2022Q04
111	VenezuelaVENSouth America	28.921	2022Q04
112	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	28.407	2022Q04
113	American SamoaASMPolynesia	28.239	2022Q04
114	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	27.454	2022Q04
115	TongaTONPolynesia	27.160	2022Q04
116	CuraçaoCUWCaribbean	27.097	2022Q04
117	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	27.018	2022Q04
118	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	26.803	2022Q04
119	CubaCUBCaribbean	26.588	2022Q04
120	NicaraguaNICCentral America	26.399	2022Q04
121	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	26.069	2022Q04
122	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	25.833	2022Q04
123	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	25.674	2022Q04
124	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	25.567	2022Q04
125	DominicaDMACaribbean	24.025	2022Q04
126	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	23.893	2022Q04
127	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	23.443	2022Q04
128	GuineaGINWestern Africa	23.439	2022Q04
129	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	23.426	2022Q04
130	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	23.287	2022Q04
131	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	23.066	2022Q04
132	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	22.822	2022Q04
133	GuamGUMMicronesia	22.808	2022Q04
134	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	22.197	2022Q04
135	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	22.115	2022Q04
136	Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	21.559	2022Q04
137	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	21.111	2022Q04
138	YemenYEMWestern Asia	20.745	2022Q04
139	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	20.478	2022Q04
140	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	20.323	2022Q04
141	Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	19.847	2022Q04
142	ArubaABWCaribbean	19.473	2022Q04
143	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	18.649	2022Q04
144	BelizeBLZCentral America	18.539	2022Q04
145	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	18.087	2022Q04
147	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	16.499	2022Q04
149	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	16.049	2022Q04
150	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	15.600	2022Q04
151	Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia	15.139	2022Q04
152	MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	14.973	2022Q04
153	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	14.953	2022Q04
154	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	14.508	2022Q04
155	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	14.376	2022Q04
156	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	12.218	2022Q04
157	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	11.967	2022Q04
158	GreenlandGRLNorthern America	11.640	2022Q04
159	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	11.584	2022Q04
160	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	11.495	2022Q04
163	Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	9.321	2022Q04
164	ParaguayPRYSouth America	8.755	2022Q04
165	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	8.631	2022Q04
166	Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	8.458	2022Q04
167	British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	8.283	2022Q04
168	BermudaBMUNorthern America	7.985	2022Q04
169	GibraltarGIBSouthern Europe	7.724	2022Q04
170	PalauPLWMicronesia	6.881	2022Q04
171	EritreaERIEastern Africa	6.414	2022Q04
172	NiueNIUPolynesia	5.762	2022Q04
175	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	4.139	2022Q04
176	Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	4.130	2022Q04

02In 2022

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

#1China1,175.533
#2South Korea596.680
#3Singapore581.678
#4United States523.459
#5Malaysia483.751

Lowest

#176Turks and Caicos Islands4.130
#175Tuvalu4.139
#172Niue5.762
#171Eritrea6.414
#170Palau6.881

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 51.487. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032021 → 2022

Since 2021

What changed between 2021 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −1countries joined / left
156values changed, of 167 in both
96 · 60rose · fell
11unchanged

Rose most

China1,115.453 → 1,175.533+60.081
Indonesia196.964 → 242.188+45.223
Vietnam355.678 → 398.258+42.580
India272.394 → 306.993+34.599
Türkiye234.635 → 263.914+29.279

Fell most

Russia178.846 → 124.486−54.359
Malta134.664 → 112.236−22.428
Bahrain52.844 → 32.754−20.090
Germany346.889 → 327.239−19.650
Hong Kong414.077 → 400.867−13.209

− Ukraine

Changes in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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