Economy

Brazil maritime connectivity

Brazil has a Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (LSCI) of 165.1 in Q3 2026 (+3.4% year on year), ranking 32nd out of 178 economies. Its best-connected port is Santos. UNCTAD’s LSCI measures how well a country is integrated into global liner shipping networks for containers.

Period · Q3 2026Ports in the index · 17

LSCI index

165.1

+3.4%year on year

Base Q1 2023 average = 100

World ranking

32nd

out of 178 economies with data

All-time high

172.2

Q4 2008

Ports in the PLSCI

17

highest index: Santos

Quarterly LSCI series

Since 2006 · 83 quarters

Ranking over time

1st at the top

Month by month

September 2026166.4+1.8%month on month+3.9%year on year31st in the world

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

Ports of Brazil

PLSCI index · latest quarter
CountryWorldPortIndexYear on year
1st49thSantos361.7+3.4%
2nd80thParanagua261.1−2.4%
3rd87thRio de Janeiro251.4+6.9%
4th107thItapoa217.9+3.5%
5th124thRio Grande200.4−2.3%
6th143rdSalvador172.1+2.4%
7th146thNavegantes1710.0%
8th168thPecem159.5+4.2%
9th170thItajai157.7+38.0%
10th174thSuape153.8+4.0%
11th326thManaus69.9−4.0%
12th359thImbituba60.4−31.3%
13th396thVila do Conde52+0.3%
14th425thMacapa45.4−0.7%
15th591stSepetiba24.1−72.2%
16th600thFortaleza22.90.0%
17th607thVitoria220.0%

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