Economy

Benin maritime connectivity

Benin has a Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (LSCI) of 74.2 in Q3 2026 (+2.8% year on year), ranking 69th out of 178 economies. Its best-connected port is Cotonou. UNCTAD’s LSCI measures how well a country is integrated into global liner shipping networks for containers.

Period · Q3 2026Ports in the index · 1

LSCI index

74.2

+2.8%year on year

Base Q1 2023 average = 100

World ranking

69th

out of 178 economies with data

All-time high

78.1

Q2 2026

Ports in the PLSCI

1

highest index: Cotonou

Quarterly LSCI series

Since 2006 · 83 quarters

Ranking over time

1st at the top

Month by month

September 202674.2+0.1%month on month+1.6%year on year67th in the world

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

Ports of Benin

PLSCI index · latest quarter
CountryWorldPortIndexYear on year
1st154thCotonou168.8+13.0%

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