Data for 2026

Liner Shipping Connectivity Index, 2026

Figures for 2026, as UNCTAD published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Liner Shipping Connectivity Index, 2026 covers 167 countries. China is highest, at 1,319.457; Turks and Caicos Islands is lowest, at 4.130. The middle country reads 56.208. Against 2025, 152 values changed (76 up, 76 down), 1 left.

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Liner Shipping Connectivity Index · Data for 2026

HighestChina

1,319.457

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
2026the year it describes
166distinct values5 decimals, as published
Sep 12, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 3.0 IGOlicence

01UNCTAD’s rank

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Every country and every column of Liner Shipping Connectivity Index, 2026, as published. The rank is UNCTAD’s own, as printed. “=” marks a shared position.

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Liner Shipping Connectivity Index, 2026: every country, as published by UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

1	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	1,319.457	2026Q02
2	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	637.152	2026Q02
3	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	617.634	2026Q02
4	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	509.531	2026Q02
5	United StatesUSANorthern America	503.888	2026Q02
6	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	489.836	2026Q02
7	SpainESPSouthern Europe	416.606	2026Q02
8	JapanJPNEastern Asia	415.708	2026Q02
9	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	387.626	2026Q02
10	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	381.295	2026Q02
11	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	380.800	2026Q02
12	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	349.929	2026Q02
13	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	342.080	2026Q02
14	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	325.470	2026Q02
15	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	318.022	2026Q02
16	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	305.823	2026Q02
17	ItalyITASouthern Europe	289.999	2026Q02
18	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	284.253	2026Q02
19	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	272.809	2026Q02
20	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	272.117	2026Q02
21	FranceFRAWestern Europe	269.601	2026Q02
22	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	265.522	2026Q02
23	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	260.200	2026Q02
24	PanamaPANCentral America	220.292	2026Q02
25	ColombiaCOLSouth America	210.358	2026Q02
26	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	207.867	2026Q02
27	MexicoMEXCentral America	193.838	2026Q02
28	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	190.026	2026Q02
29	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	187.064	2026Q02
30	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	179.367	2026Q02
31	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	173.035	2026Q02
32	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	169.493	2026Q02
33	BrazilBRASouth America	164.218	2026Q02
34	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	161.547	2026Q02
35	CanadaCANNorthern America	158.387	2026Q02
36	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	145.121	2026Q02
37	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	142.596	2026Q02
38	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	139.615	2026Q02
39	PolandPOLEastern Europe	139.612	2026Q02
40	PeruPERSouth America	134.850	2026Q02
41	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	131.969	2026Q02
42	OmanOMNWestern Asia	126.492	2026Q02
43	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	122.903	2026Q02
44	IsraelISRWestern Asia	122.700	2026Q02
45	TogoTGOWestern Africa	120.576	2026Q02
46	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	117.864	2026Q02
47	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	117.031	2026Q02
48	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	116.332	2026Q02
49	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	116.041	2026Q02
50	EcuadorECUSouth America	113.911	2026Q02
51	ArgentinaARGSouth America	110.232	2026Q02
52	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	109.311	2026Q02
53	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	107.371	2026Q02
54	ChileCHLSouth America	106.630	2026Q02
55	UruguayURYSouth America	96.380	2026Q02
56	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	93.447	2026Q02
57	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	93.118	2026Q02
58	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	92.846	2026Q02
59	BahamasBHSCaribbean	91.299	2026Q02
60	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	88.875	2026Q02
61	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	88.241	2026Q02
62	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	88.030	2026Q02
63	Costa RicaCRICentral America	85.923	2026Q02
64	KenyaKENEastern Africa	78.400	2026Q02
65	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	78.084	2026Q02
66	BeninBENWestern Africa	78.051	2026Q02
67	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	77.872	2026Q02
68	JordanJORWestern Asia	77.699	2026Q02
69	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	75.582	2026Q02
70	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	74.514	2026Q02
71	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	70.853	2026Q02
72	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	70.795	2026Q02
73	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	70.367	2026Q02
74	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	70.231	2026Q02
75	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	67.643	2026Q02
76	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	65.307	2026Q02
77	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	64.536	2026Q02
78	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	64.147	2026Q02
79	HondurasHNDCentral America	63.608	2026Q02
80	SenegalSENWestern Africa	62.361	2026Q02
81	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	62.208	2026Q02
82	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	62.132	2026Q02
83	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	61.476	2026Q02
85	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	56.208	2026Q02
86	IranIRNSouthern Asia	51.490	2026Q02
87	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	50.367	2026Q02
88	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	49.274	2026Q02
89	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	48.714	2026Q02
90	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	47.747	2026Q02
91	SurinameSURSouth America	45.958	2026Q02
92	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	45.605	2026Q02
93	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	44.950	2026Q02
94	GuyanaGUYSouth America	44.370	2026Q02
95	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	44.046	2026Q02
97	IraqIRQWestern Asia	41.937	2026Q02
98	FijiFJIMelanesia	41.649	2026Q02
99	VenezuelaVENSouth America	38.277	2026Q02
100	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	37.804	2026Q02
102	YemenYEMWestern Asia	37.114	2026Q02
103	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	36.057	2026Q02
104	QatarQATWestern Asia	34.360	2026Q02
105	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	33.242	2026Q02
106	Sint MaartenSXMCaribbean	33.124	2026Q02
107	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	32.989	2026Q02
108	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	32.868	2026Q02
109	GabonGABMiddle Africa	32.305	2026Q02
110	NicaraguaNICCentral America	31.538	2026Q02
111	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	30.324	2026Q02
112	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	30.247	2026Q02
113	SamoaWSMPolynesia	30.043	2026Q02
114	TongaTONPolynesia	28.144	2026Q02
115	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	28.051	2026Q02
116	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	27.949	2026Q02
117	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	27.617	2026Q02
118	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	27.550	2026Q02
119	GuineaGINWestern Africa	27.461	2026Q02
120	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	27.425	2026Q02
121	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	27.267	2026Q02
122	HaitiHTICaribbean	26.896	2026Q02
123	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	26.838	2026Q02
124	CubaCUBCaribbean	26.659	2026Q02
125	American SamoaASMPolynesia	26.328	2026Q02
126	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	25.623	2026Q02
127	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	25.487	2026Q02
128	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	25.435	2026Q02
129	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	25.123	2026Q02
130	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	24.948	2026Q02
131	DominicaDMACaribbean	24.494	2026Q02
132	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	24.493	2026Q02
133	CuraçaoCUWCaribbean	23.607	2026Q02
134	Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	23.409	2026Q02
135	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	23.365	2026Q02
136	GuamGUMMicronesia	22.838	2026Q02
137	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	21.904	2026Q02
138	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	21.264	2026Q02
139	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	21.088	2026Q02
140	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	21.002	2026Q02
141	Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	20.576	2026Q02
142	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	19.431	2026Q02
143	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	18.108	2026Q02
144	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	17.737	2026Q02
145	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	17.710	2026Q02
146	BelizeBLZCentral America	17.365	2026Q02
147	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	17.284	2026Q02
149	ArubaABWCaribbean	15.982	2026Q02
150	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	15.636	2026Q02
151	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	15.460	2026Q02
153	UkraineUKREastern Europe	15.297	2026Q02
154	Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia	15.141	2026Q02
155	MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	14.993	2026Q02
156	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	14.471	2026Q02
157	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	14.199	2026Q02
158	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	13.785	2026Q02
159	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	13.496	2026Q02
160	GreenlandGRLNorthern America	12.324	2026Q02
161	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	12.229	2026Q02
=162	British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	11.789	2026Q02
=162	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	11.789	2026Q02
164	ParaguayPRYSouth America	8.714	2026Q02
165	Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	8.244	2026Q02
166	BermudaBMUNorthern America	7.976	2026Q02
167	Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	7.329	2026Q02
168	PalauPLWMicronesia	6.875	2026Q02
170	NiueNIUPolynesia	5.762	2026Q02
171	EritreaERIEastern Africa	5.548	2026Q02
172	GibraltarGIBSouthern Europe	5.453	2026Q02
175	Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	4.130	2026Q02

02In 2026

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

#1China1,319.457
#2South Korea637.152
#3Singapore617.634
#4Malaysia509.531
#5United States503.888

Lowest

#175Turks and Caicos Islands4.130
#172Gibraltar5.453
#171Eritrea5.548
#170Niue5.762
#168Palau6.875

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 56.208. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032025 → 2026

Since 2025

What changed between 2025 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −1countries joined / left
152values changed, of 167 in both
76 · 76rose · fell
15unchanged

Rose most

Vietnam463.832 → 489.836+26.003
Syria33.925 → 48.714+14.789
Indonesia246.798 → 260.200+13.401
Hong Kong337.401 → 349.929+12.528
South Africa106.189 → 117.031+10.842

Fell most

United Arab Emirates319.551 → 190.026−129.525
Qatar91.545 → 34.360−57.185
Iraq82.997 → 41.937−41.060
Bahrain64.289 → 24.948−39.341
Saudi Arabia237.458 → 207.867−29.591

− Tuvalu

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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166 distinct values among 167
Values are stored exactly as published, to 5 decimals. 2 countries share 11.789. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
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Which end is better
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Nothing missing
Every one of the 167 countries has every column.

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UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) (2026). Liner Shipping Connectivity Index, 2026 [data set], describing 2026. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/liner-shipping-connectivity/2026

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