Economy

Iceland maritime connectivity

Iceland has a Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (LSCI) of 27.6 in Q3 2026 (-3.8% year on year), ranking 120th out of 178 economies. Its best-connected port is Reykjavik. UNCTAD’s LSCI measures how well a country is integrated into global liner shipping networks for containers.

Period · Q3 2026Ports in the index · 10

LSCI index

27.6

−3.8%year on year

Base Q1 2023 average = 100

World ranking

120th

out of 178 economies with data

All-time high

28.7

Q3 2025

Ports in the PLSCI

10

highest index: Reykjavik

Quarterly LSCI series

Since 2006 · 83 quarters

Ranking over time

1st at the top

Month by month

September 202627.60.0%month on month−3.8%year on year119th in the world

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

Ports of Iceland

PLSCI index · latest quarter
CountryWorldPortIndexYear on year
1st380thReykjavik55.7−6.8%
2nd464thReydharfjordur38.70.0%
3rd579thVestmannaeyjar24.9+0.9%
4th704thGrundartangi15.20.0%
5th720thGrundarfjordur, Sanafellness14.50.0%
6th759thAkureyri12.3−37.4%
7th760thIsafjordur12.3−37.4%
8th761stSaudarkrok12.3−37.4%
9th762ndVopnafjordur12.30.0%
10th833rdThorlakshofn10.40.0%

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