Economy

Kiribati maritime connectivity

Kiribati has a Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (LSCI) of 15.5 in Q3 2026 (-4.5% year on year), ranking 151st out of 178 economies. Its best-connected port is Betio. UNCTAD’s LSCI measures how well a country is integrated into global liner shipping networks for containers.

Period · Q3 2026Ports in the index · 1

LSCI index

15.5

−4.5%year on year

Base Q1 2023 average = 100

World ranking

151st

out of 178 economies with data

All-time high

18.9

Q4 2013

Ports in the PLSCI

1

highest index: Betio

Quarterly LSCI series

Since 2006 · 73 quarters

Ranking over time

1st at the top

Month by month

September 202615.50.0%month on month−4.5%year on year149th in the world

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

Ports of Kiribati

PLSCI index · latest quarter
CountryWorldPortIndexYear on year
1st568thBetio25.2−3.1%

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