Economy

Maldives maritime connectivity

Maldives has a Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (LSCI) of 14.5 in Q3 2026 (-19.6% year on year), ranking 155th out of 178 economies. Its best-connected port is Male. 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

14.5

−19.6%year on year

Base Q1 2023 average = 100

World ranking

155th

out of 178 economies with data

All-time high

24.2

Q4 2011

Ports in the PLSCI

1

highest index: Male

Quarterly LSCI series

Since 2006 · 83 quarters

Ranking over time

1st at the top

Month by month

September 202614.50.0%month on month+20.9%year on year154th in the world

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

Ports of Maldives

PLSCI index · latest quarter
CountryWorldPortIndexYear on year
1st500thMale33.7−13.8%

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