Economy

Mauritania maritime connectivity

Mauritania has a Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (LSCI) of 39.7 in Q3 2026 (+23.5% year on year), ranking 98th out of 178 economies. Its best-connected port is Nouakchott. 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

39.7

+23.5%year on year

Base Q1 2023 average = 100

World ranking

98th

out of 178 economies with data

All-time high

39.7

Q3 2026

Ports in the PLSCI

2

highest index: Nouakchott

Quarterly LSCI series

Since 2006 · 83 quarters

Ranking over time

1st at the top

Month by month

September 202641.9+22.9%month on month+31.1%year on year96th in the world

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

Ports of Mauritania

PLSCI index · latest quarter
CountryWorldPortIndexYear on year
1st307thNouakchott75.5+7.8%
2nd548thNouadhibou26.8−32.0%

Indicators · EED Data

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