Economy

Oman maritime connectivity

Oman has a Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (LSCI) of 127.4 in Q3 2026 (-10.6% year on year), ranking 42nd out of 178 economies. Its best-connected port is Salalah. UNCTAD’s LSCI measures how well a country is integrated into global liner shipping networks for containers.

Period · Q3 2026Ports in the index · 3

LSCI index

127.4

−10.6%year on year

Base Q1 2023 average = 100

World ranking

42nd

out of 178 economies with data

All-time high

157.1

Q1 2018

Ports in the PLSCI

3

highest index: Salalah

Quarterly LSCI series

Since 2006 · 83 quarters

Ranking over time

1st at the top

Month by month

September 2026135.2+6.4%month on month−4.8%year on year41st in the world

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

Ports of Oman

PLSCI index · latest quarter
CountryWorldPortIndexYear on year
1st126thSalalah197.7−14.5%
2nd161stSohar165.2−12.7%
3rd290thDuqm83.8+293.4%

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