Economy

Guatemala maritime connectivity

Guatemala has a Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (LSCI) of 108.7 in Q3 2026 (+2.3% year on year), ranking 51st out of 178 economies. Its best-connected port is Puerto Quetzal. UNCTAD’s LSCI measures how well a country is integrated into global liner shipping networks for containers.

Period · Q3 2026Ports in the index · 3

LSCI index

108.7

+2.3%year on year

Base Q1 2023 average = 100

World ranking

51st

out of 178 economies with data

All-time high

113.8

Q2 2021

Ports in the PLSCI

3

highest index: Puerto Quetzal

Quarterly LSCI series

Since 2006 · 83 quarters

Ranking over time

1st at the top

Month by month

September 2026108.2+0.1%month on month+2.4%year on year50th in the world

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

Ports of Guatemala

PLSCI index · latest quarter
CountryWorldPortIndexYear on year
1st158thPuerto Quetzal166−0.4%
2nd257thSanto Tomas de Castilla97.2+6.0%
3rd338thPuerto Barrios65.6+0.5%

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