Economy

Iran maritime connectivity

Iran has a Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (LSCI) of 51.5 in Q3 2026 (-12.6% year on year), ranking 86th out of 178 economies. Its best-connected port is Bandar Abbas. UNCTAD’s LSCI measures how well a country is integrated into global liner shipping networks for containers.

Period · Q3 2026Ports in the index · 6

LSCI index

51.5

−12.5%year on year

Base Q1 2023 average = 100

World ranking

86th

out of 178 economies with data

All-time high

125.3

Q1 2011

Ports in the PLSCI

6

highest index: Bandar Abbas

Quarterly LSCI series

Since 2006 · 83 quarters

Ranking over time

1st at the top

Month by month

September 202651.50.0%month on month−12.5%year on year86th in the world

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

Ports of Iran

PLSCI index · latest quarter
CountryWorldPortIndexYear on year
1st231stBandar Abbas110.7−12.1%
2nd441stChah bahar42.70.0%
3rd697thBushehr15.60.0%
4th723rdBandar Imam Khomeini14.30.0%
5th755thBandar Assaluyeh12.40.0%
6th914thKhorramshahr7.50.0%

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