Economy

Bahamas maritime connectivity

Bahamas has a Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (LSCI) of 86 in Q3 2026 (+4.2% year on year), ranking 62nd out of 178 economies. Its best-connected port is Freeport (BS). UNCTAD’s LSCI measures how well a country is integrated into global liner shipping networks for containers.

Period · Q3 2026Ports in the index · 2

LSCI index

86

+4.2%year on year

Base Q1 2023 average = 100

World ranking

62nd

out of 178 economies with data

All-time high

101.3

Q1 2026

Ports in the PLSCI

2

highest index: Freeport (BS)

Quarterly LSCI series

Since 2006 · 83 quarters

Ranking over time

1st at the top

Month by month

September 202680.7−5.7%month on month−4.1%year on year64th in the world

UNCTAD monthly LSCI since January 2023, on the same scale as the quarterly index.

Ports of Bahamas

PLSCI index · latest quarter
CountryWorldPortIndexYear on year
1st138thFreeport (BS)179.6+23.2%
2nd472ndNassau37.5−0.9%

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