Economy

Iraq maritime connectivity

Iraq has a Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (LSCI) of 34.9 in Q3 2026 (-56% year on year), ranking 102nd out of 178 economies. Its best-connected port is Umm Qasr. 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

34.9

−56.0%year on year

Base Q1 2023 average = 100

World ranking

102nd

out of 178 economies with data

All-time high

93.6

Q1 2025

Ports in the PLSCI

2

highest index: Umm Qasr

Quarterly LSCI series

Since 2006 · 83 quarters

Ranking over time

1st at the top

Month by month

September 202636.3+6.0%month on month−54.9%year on year102nd in the world

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

Ports of Iraq

PLSCI index · latest quarter
CountryWorldPortIndexYear on year
1st295thUmm Qasr82.2−53.8%
2nd868thBasrah9.5

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