Economy

Ireland maritime connectivity

Ireland has a Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (LSCI) of 59.7 in Q3 2026 (-2.7% year on year), ranking 84th out of 178 economies. Its best-connected port is Dublin. 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

59.7

−2.7%year on year

Base Q1 2023 average = 100

World ranking

84th

out of 178 economies with data

All-time high

81.3

Q3 2007

Ports in the PLSCI

3

highest index: Dublin

Quarterly LSCI series

Since 2006 · 83 quarters

Ranking over time

1st at the top

Month by month

September 202659.80.0%month on month−3.2%year on year84th in the world

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

Ports of Ireland

PLSCI index · latest quarter
CountryWorldPortIndexYear on year
1st219thDublin119.8−17.1%
2nd318thCork71.6+6.7%
3rd758thWaterford12.30.0%

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