Economy

Nicaragua maritime connectivity

Nicaragua has a Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (LSCI) of 31 in Q3 2026 (-2.6% year on year), ranking 111th out of 178 economies. Its best-connected port is Corinto. 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

31

−2.6%year on year

Base Q1 2023 average = 100

World ranking

111th

out of 178 economies with data

All-time high

31.8

Q3 2025

Ports in the PLSCI

2

highest index: Corinto

Quarterly LSCI series

Since 2006 · 83 quarters

Ranking over time

1st at the top

Month by month

September 202628.3−9.9%month on month−10.3%year on year114th in the world

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

Ports of Nicaragua

PLSCI index · latest quarter
CountryWorldPortIndexYear on year
1st341stCorinto64.7−0.6%
2nd907thRama (Arlen Siu)7.8−7.6%

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