Economy

Cape Verde maritime connectivity

Cape Verde has a Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (LSCI) of 16.5 in Q3 2026 (+41.3% year on year), ranking 147th out of 178 economies. Its best-connected port is Porto Praia. UNCTAD’s LSCI measures how well a country is integrated into global liner shipping networks for containers.

Period · Q3 2026Ports in the index · 4

LSCI index

16.5

+41.3%year on year

Base Q1 2023 average = 100

World ranking

147th

out of 178 economies with data

All-time high

23.9

Q2 2009

Ports in the PLSCI

4

highest index: Porto Praia

Quarterly LSCI series

Since 2006 · 83 quarters

Ranking over time

1st at the top

Month by month

September 202616.50.0%month on month+41.3%year on year147th in the world

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

Ports of Cape Verde

PLSCI index · latest quarter
CountryWorldPortIndexYear on year
1st459thPorto Praia39.7+64.9%
2nd567thMindelo25.2+4.8%
3rd582ndSal Rei24.6+42.7%
4th669thPalmeira17.7+95.0%

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