Economy

Eritrea maritime connectivity

Eritrea has a Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (LSCI) of 7.3 in Q3 2026 (+32.1% year on year), ranking 168th out of 178 economies. Its best-connected port is Massawa. 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

7.3

+32.1%year on year

Base Q1 2023 average = 100

World ranking

168th

out of 178 economies with data

All-time high

15.6

Q3 2007

Ports in the PLSCI

1

highest index: Massawa

Quarterly LSCI series

Since 2006 · 67 quarters

Ranking over time

1st at the top

Month by month

September 20267.8+40.9%month on month+40.9%year on year167th in the world

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

Ports of Eritrea

PLSCI index · latest quarter
CountryWorldPortIndexYear on year
1st831stMassawa10.50.0%

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