Economy

Namibia maritime connectivity

Namibia has a Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (LSCI) of 75 in Q3 2026 (-0.9% year on year), ranking 68th out of 178 economies. Its best-connected port is Walvis Bay. 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

75

−0.9%year on year

Base Q1 2023 average = 100

World ranking

68th

out of 178 economies with data

All-time high

75.7

Q3 2025

Ports in the PLSCI

2

highest index: Walvis Bay

Quarterly LSCI series

Since 2006 · 83 quarters

Ranking over time

1st at the top

Month by month

September 202670.5−7.6%month on month+5.7%year on year74th in the world

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

Ports of Namibia

PLSCI index · latest quarter
CountryWorldPortIndexYear on year
1st169thWalvis Bay158.9+11.0%
2nd923rdLuderitz70.0%

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