Economy

New Zealand maritime connectivity

New Zealand has a Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (LSCI) of 84.2 in Q3 2026 (-1.4% year on year), ranking 63rd out of 178 economies. Its best-connected port is Auckland. UNCTAD’s LSCI measures how well a country is integrated into global liner shipping networks for containers.

Period · Q3 2026Ports in the index · 10

LSCI index

84.2

−1.4%year on year

Base Q1 2023 average = 100

World ranking

63rd

out of 178 economies with data

All-time high

111

Q3 2023

Ports in the PLSCI

10

highest index: Auckland

Quarterly LSCI series

Since 2006 · 83 quarters

Ranking over time

1st at the top

Month by month

September 202683.50.0%month on month+0.6%year on year61st in the world

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

Ports of New Zealand

PLSCI index · latest quarter
CountryWorldPortIndexYear on year
1st155thAuckland167.8−3.0%
2nd160thTauranga165.7−3.5%
3rd259thNapier96.5+7.5%
4th286thLyttelton85.3−7.4%
5th315thWellington72.6+17.8%
6th335thPort Chalmers66.2+14.1%
7th409thNelson49.3+16.4%
8th448thTimaru42+2.4%
9th554thMarsden Point26.4−49.5%
10th570thBluff Harbour25.1−22.0%

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