Rankings · Economies

The best-connected countries by sea

Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (LSCI) by economy. Each profile includes the series since 2006 and the ranking of the country's ports.

Quarter · Q3 2026

China · 1st economy in the world

1,342

+3.2%year on year

Spain

407

−3.4%year on year

8th economy in the world

Venezuela · biggest rise

+91.4%

year-on-year change in the LSCI

Qatar · biggest fall

-65.3%

year-on-year change in the LSCI

The top 10 at a glance

LSCI index

Biggest rises

LSCI ≥ 20
Venezuela+91.4%
Syria+79.7%
Djibouti+34.7%
Cyprus+32.9%
Lebanon+27.4%

Biggest falls

LSCI ≥ 20
Qatar−65.3%
Bahrain−60.6%
Iraq−56.0%
United Arab Emirates−39.1%
Réunion−24.0%

World ranking of economies

Trend = last 3 years · LSCI base Q1 2023 average = 100 · View month by month
RankEconomyTrendIndexYear on year
1China1,342+3.2%
2South Korea634.6+2.0%
3Singapore625.7+0.9%
4United States of America512−3.1%
5Malaysia504.8−2.9%
6Vietnam489.6+5.4%
7Japan412.5−3.9%
8Spain407−3.4%
9India383.1−3.7%
10United Kingdom382.9−3.4%
11Netherlands374.9−1.0%
12Hong Kong SAR China367.3+7.1%
13Belgium347+0.9%
14Germany326.6+1.0%
15Taiwan321.5−3.6%
16Türkiye299−5.7%
17Italy287.1−1.0%
18Thailand282.6+2.3%
19Sri Lanka267.4+1.6%
20Egypt264.1−6.2%
21France263.4+0.8%
22Morocco262.4+4.1%
23Indonesia259+8.2%
24Panama221+5.1%
25Saudi Arabia218.7−10.5%
26Colombia211.2+2.7%
27Mexico201.1+5.1%
28United Arab Emirates193.9−39.1%
29Philippines187.1+1.6%
30Greece172.7−2.0%
31Russia168.5−2.6%
32Brazil165.1+3.4%
33Portugal159.9−12.4%
34Pakistan157.3−6.5%
35Australia144.5+2.3%
36Canada144.1−8.6%
37Poland142.2−0.3%
38Côte d’Ivoire140.9+6.8%
39Ghana138.2+1.2%
40Peru137.1+1.7%
41Dominican Republic132+3.9%
42Oman127.4−10.6%
43Jamaica123.9+7.6%
44Togo117.4−1.6%
45Nigeria116.7+4.4%
46South Africa114.7−0.3%
47Ecuador113.7+2.6%
48Malta113.3+2.5%
49Argentina112.2+1.8%
50Sweden111.5−4.0%
51Guatemala108.7+2.3%
52Cameroon107.7+6.1%
53Chile106.6+0.2%
54Djibouti102.1+34.7%
55Uruguay96.4+0.1%
56Lebanon96.2+27.4%
57Lithuania94.5+11.8%
58Congo - Brazzaville92.9+10.8%
59Israel90.6+1.3%
60Denmark87.3−4.8%
61Costa Rica87.2−5.3%
62Bahamas86+4.2%
63New Zealand84.2−1.4%
64Kenya83.2+3.7%
65Slovenia79+2.4%
66Bangladesh77.9+0.3%
67Jordan75.9+7.7%
68Namibia75−0.9%
69Benin74.2+2.8%
70Tanzania73.7+9.6%
71Algeria72.8+3.4%
72Cambodia70.9+23.7%
73Finland70.7−0.4%
74Croatia69.5+11.1%
75Mauritius69.5−13.4%
76Senegal66−4.7%
77Angola65.5+1.0%
78Cyprus65.3+32.9%
79Venezuela65.1+91.4%
80Libya63.1−4.0%
81Mozambique62.4+9.9%
82Honduras61.4+1.8%
83Trinidad & Tobago61.1−0.6%
84Ireland59.7−2.7%
85Norway55.3+5.2%
86Iran51.5−12.5%
87Réunion50.8−24.0%
88Papua New Guinea50.4+1.8%
89Puerto Rico49.3−0.7%
90Suriname44.80.0%
91New Caledonia44.3−2.1%
92French Polynesia43.7+11.3%
93Guyana43.2−1.2%
94Guadeloupe42.7−5.8%
95Romania41.7−18.1%
96Fiji41.7−1.2%
97Syria40.1+79.7%
98Mauritania39.7+23.5%
99Latvia39.7−15.2%
100Martinique37.5−5.0%
101Gabon36.3+12.4%
102Iraq34.9−56.0%
103Georgia34+12.1%
104Myanmar (Burma)33.7−3.6%
105Sint Maarten33.7+0.1%
106Yemen33.3−12.5%
107Equatorial Guinea33.1−1.8%
108Somalia32.8−12.1%
109Barbados32.5−6.9%
110Qatar31.4−65.3%
111Nicaragua31−2.6%
112Solomon Islands30.3−0.1%
113Samoa30+2.1%
114Sudan29.6+1.5%
115Kuwait29−16.5%
116Sierra Leone28.5−5.4%
117Bulgaria28.2+3.0%
118Tonga28.10.0%
119Estonia27.8−12.2%
120Iceland27.6−3.8%
121Haiti27.2+11.6%
122American Samoa26.30.0%
123Madagascar26−7.7%
124Congo - Kinshasa25.8+21.1%
125Guinea25.8−22.3%
126Brunei25.7+14.8%
127Antigua & Barbuda25.5−2.6%
128El Salvador25.4+5.5%
129Dominica24.5+0.1%
130Vanuatu24.5−5.3%
131Cuba24.5−16.5%
132Bahrain24.3−60.6%
133Marshall Islands23.4+8.2%
134Guam22.80.0%
135Tunisia22.7−23.3%
136Curaçao22.2−13.2%
137St Lucia21.9−19.7%
138Faroe Islands21.3+3.5%
139US Virgin Islands21.3−1.6%
140Grenada21.1−8.9%
141Seychelles19.2−22.3%
142St Vincent & the Grenadines18.1−10.2%
143Belize17.4−9.8%
144Gambia17.4+16.4%
145Liberia17.1−20.7%
146Mayotte16.6−4.6%
147Cape Verde16.5+41.3%
148Montenegro16.2−17.0%
149Comoros15.6−0.3%
150French Guiana15.5−20.8%
151Kiribati15.5−4.5%
152Northern Mariana Islands15.10.0%
153Micronesia150.0%
154Aruba14.6−18.7%
155Maldives14.5−19.6%
156São Tomé & Príncipe13.50.0%
157Ukraine13.5−31.6%
158Guinea-Bissau13−24.1%
159Albania12.8−9.9%
160Greenland12.30.0%
161Timor-Leste12.2+0.1%
162British Virgin Islands11.80.0%
163St Kitts & Nevis11.80.0%
164Paraguay8.70.0%
165Cook Islands8.20.0%
166Bermuda80.0%
167Cayman Islands7.30.0%
168Eritrea7.3+32.1%
169St Pierre & Miquelon7.1+89.3%
170Palau6.90.0%
171Gibraltar6.8−8.3%
172Niue5.80.0%
173Caribbean Netherlands5.30.0%
174Christmas Island5.20.0%
175Turks & Caicos Islands4.10.0%
176Wallis & Futuna3.5−30.3%
177St Helena3.40.0%
178Norfolk Island2.50.0%

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