Economy

Madagascar maritime connectivity

Madagascar has a Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (LSCI) of 26 in Q3 2026 (-7.7% year on year), ranking 123rd out of 178 economies. Its best-connected port is Toamasina. UNCTAD’s LSCI measures how well a country is integrated into global liner shipping networks for containers.

Period · Q3 2026Ports in the index · 5

LSCI index

26

−7.7%year on year

Base Q1 2023 average = 100

World ranking

123rd

out of 178 economies with data

All-time high

44.4

Q1 2014

Ports in the PLSCI

5

highest index: Toamasina

Quarterly LSCI series

Since 2006 · 83 quarters

Ranking over time

1st at the top

Month by month

September 202624.50.0%month on month−13.1%year on year131st in the world

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

Ports of Madagascar

PLSCI index · latest quarter
CountryWorldPortIndexYear on year
1st434thToamasina43.6−7.5%
2nd670thAntsiranana17.7+3.8%
3rd699thEhoala15.50.0%
4th700thToliary15.50.0%
5th797thNosy Be11.1+6.1%

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