Spain · LSCI
407
−3.4%year on year
8th economy in the world
Valencia · PLSCI
568.7
−3.0%year on year
27th in the world · 1st in Spain
Algeciras · PLSCI
486.5
−6.2%year on year
36th in the world · 2nd in Spain
Barcelona · PLSCI
471.1
−0.5%year on year
38th in the world · 3rd in Spain
Spain, month by month
SpainChinaSingaporeSouth KoreaNetherlands
Spain · LSCI September 2026
402.4
World position
8th
out of 177 economies
Month-on-month change
−0.9%
Year-on-year change
−3.5%
UNCTAD monthly LSCI since January 2023, on the same scale as the quarterly index · Monthly country ranking →
The Strait of Gibraltar ports
AlgecirasTanger MedCeutaTangierGibraltar
Quarterly PLSCI since 2006 · Algeciras, Tanger Med, Ceuta and Gibraltar, plus the series for Tangier city port, which UNCTAD discontinued in 2012 when traffic moved to Tanger Med · Open in the comparison tool →
Ports of Spain
World top ports
| 1 | ShanghaiCN | +0.2% | 2,439.1 |
| 2 | NingboCN | +4.5% | 2,110.4 |
| 3 | SingaporeSG | +1.3% | 1,883 |
| 4 | BusanKR | +1.8% | 1,654.9 |
| 5 | QingdaoCN | +4.0% | 1,421.6 |
| 6 | ShekouCN | +0.7% | 1,189.5 |
| 7 | NanshaCN | +5.7% | 1,095.5 |
| 8 | Port KlangMY | −4.5% | 1,079.1 |
| 9 | Hong Kong SAR, Hong KongHK | +7.5% | 1,052.3 |
| 10 | RotterdamNL | −3.6% | 918 |
| 11 | AntwerpBE | +3.8% | 912.7 |
| 12 | XiamenCN | −3.5% | 899.8 |
| 13 | Taiwan Province of, KaohsiungTW | −5.6% | 827.9 |
| 14 | YantianCN | −1.0% | 808.6 |
| 15 | XingangCN | +1.7% | 803.1 |
Mediterranean
| 1 | Tanger MedMA | +3.3% | 575.6 |
| 2 | ValenciaES | −3.0% | 568.7 |
| 3 | AlgecirasES | −6.2% | 486.5 |
| 4 | AmbarliTR | −8.2% | 481.6 |
| 5 | BarcelonaES | −0.5% | 471.1 |
| 6 | PiraeusGR | −3.0% | 427.6 |
| 7 | GenoaIT | −3.3% | 413.1 |
| 8 | Aliaga (Nemrut)TR | +10.7% | 354.6 |
| 9 | MersinTR | +6.6% | 348.6 |
| 10 | AlexandriaEG | −11.4% | 336.3 |
Best-connected economies
| 1 | China | +3.2% | 1,342 |
| 2 | South Korea | +2.0% | 634.6 |
| 3 | Singapore | +0.9% | 625.7 |
| 4 | United States of America | −3.1% | 512 |
| 5 | Malaysia | −2.9% | 504.8 |
| 6 | Vietnam | +5.4% | 489.6 |
| 7 | Japan | −3.9% | 412.5 |
| 8 | Spain | −3.4% | 407 |
| 9 | India | −3.7% | 383.1 |
| 10 | United Kingdom | −3.4% | 382.9 |
| 11 | Netherlands | −1.0% | 374.9 |
| 12 | Hong Kong SAR China | +7.1% | 367.3 |
Ports with the biggest changes
Year on year · index ≥ 50
Countries with the biggest changes
Year on year · LSCI ≥ 20
At an all-time high
Series record this quarter
Indicators · EED Data
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- World ports ranked by maritime connectivityWhich are the world’s best-connected ports on container routes, according to the UN, and where do Spanish ports stand?
- European ports ranked by maritime connectivityWhich European ports are best connected to global container routes, and where do Spanish ports rank?