Economy

Caribbean Netherlands maritime connectivity

Caribbean Netherlands has a Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (LSCI) of 5.3 in Q3 2026 (0% year on year), ranking 173rd out of 178 economies. Its best-connected port is Sint Eustatius and Saba, Kralendijk. 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

5.3

0.0%year on year

Base Q1 2023 average = 100

World ranking

173rd

out of 178 economies with data

All-time high

20

Q2 2016

Ports in the PLSCI

1

highest index: Sint Eustatius and Saba, Kralendijk

Quarterly LSCI series

Since 2006 · 56 quarters

Ranking over time

1st at the top

Month by month

September 20265.30.0%month on month0.0%year on year172nd in the world

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

Ports of Caribbean Netherlands

PLSCI index · latest quarter
CountryWorldPortIndexYear on year
1st870thSint Eustatius and Saba, Kralendijk9.40.0%

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