Economy

Nigeria maritime connectivity

Nigeria has a Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (LSCI) of 116.7 in Q3 2026 (+4.4% year on year), ranking 45th out of 178 economies. Its best-connected port is Apapa. UNCTAD’s LSCI measures how well a country is integrated into global liner shipping networks for containers.

Period · Q3 2026Ports in the index · 7

LSCI index

116.7

+4.4%year on year

Base Q1 2023 average = 100

World ranking

45th

out of 178 economies with data

All-time high

116.7

Q3 2026

Ports in the PLSCI

7

highest index: Apapa

Quarterly LSCI series

Since 2006 · 83 quarters

Ranking over time

1st at the top

Month by month

September 2026116.3+0.4%month on month+0.4%year on year44th in the world

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

Ports of Nigeria

PLSCI index · latest quarter
CountryWorldPortIndexYear on year
1st192ndApapa138+19.0%
2nd207thTin Can Island130.1+46.7%
3rd211thOnne124.6+15.6%
4th229thLekki112.8−6.0%
5th274thLagos93−2.6%
6th740thPort Harcourt13.20.0%
7th927thCalabar6.8

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