Economy

Cuba maritime connectivity

Cuba has a Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (LSCI) of 24.5 in Q3 2026 (-16.5% year on year), ranking 131st out of 178 economies. Its best-connected port is Mariel. 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

24.5

−16.5%year on year

Base Q1 2023 average = 100

World ranking

131st

out of 178 economies with data

All-time high

40

Q4 2016

Ports in the PLSCI

2

highest index: Mariel

Quarterly LSCI series

Since 2006 · 83 quarters

Ranking over time

1st at the top

Month by month

September 202621.4−13.2%month on month−24.6%year on year138th in the world

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

Ports of Cuba

PLSCI index · latest quarter
CountryWorldPortIndexYear on year
1st383rdMariel54.8−10.4%
2nd818thMoa10.8−18.9%

Indicators · EED Data

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