Economy

Kuwait maritime connectivity

Kuwait has a Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (LSCI) of 29 in Q3 2026 (-16.5% year on year), ranking 115th out of 178 economies. Its best-connected port is Shuwaikh. UNCTAD’s LSCI measures how well a country is integrated into global liner shipping networks for containers.

Period · Q3 2026Ports in the index · 2

LSCI index

29

−16.5%year on year

Base Q1 2023 average = 100

World ranking

115th

out of 178 economies with data

All-time high

60

Q3 2008

Ports in the PLSCI

2

highest index: Shuwaikh

Quarterly LSCI series

Since 2006 · 83 quarters

Ranking over time

1st at the top

Month by month

September 202627.8+8.0%month on month−13.5%year on year118th in the world

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

Ports of Kuwait

PLSCI index · latest quarter
CountryWorldPortIndexYear on year
1st430thShuwaikh44.5−20.0%
2nd471stShuaiba37.6−48.1%

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