Economy

Bangladesh maritime connectivity

Bangladesh has a Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (LSCI) of 77.9 in Q3 2026 (+0.3% year on year), ranking 66th out of 178 economies. Its best-connected port is Chittagong. 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

77.9

+0.3%year on year

Base Q1 2023 average = 100

World ranking

66th

out of 178 economies with data

All-time high

87.1

Q3 2023

Ports in the PLSCI

2

highest index: Chittagong

Quarterly LSCI series

Since 2006 · 83 quarters

Ranking over time

1st at the top

Month by month

September 202676.7−1.9%month on month+0.4%year on year66th in the world

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

Ports of Bangladesh

PLSCI index · latest quarter
CountryWorldPortIndexYear on year
1st110thChittagong211.3−0.1%
2nd529thMongla29+9.8%

Indicators · EED Data

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