Economy

US Virgin Islands maritime connectivity

US Virgin Islands has a Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (LSCI) of 21.3 in Q3 2026 (-1.6% year on year), ranking 139th out of 178 economies. Its best-connected port is St Thomas. 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

21.3

−1.6%year on year

Base Q1 2023 average = 100

World ranking

139th

out of 178 economies with data

All-time high

27

Q1 2021

Ports in the PLSCI

3

highest index: St Thomas

Quarterly LSCI series

Since 2006 · 83 quarters

Ranking over time

1st at the top

Month by month

September 202621.30.0%month on month−1.6%year on year139th in the world

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

Ports of US Virgin Islands

PLSCI index · latest quarter
CountryWorldPortIndexYear on year
1st486thSt Thomas35.7−2.9%
2nd724thPort Alucroix14.20.0%
3rd822ndSt Croix10.70.0%

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