Economy

Papua New Guinea maritime connectivity

Papua New Guinea has a Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (LSCI) of 50.4 in Q3 2026 (+1.8% year on year), ranking 88th out of 178 economies. Its best-connected port is Lae. UNCTAD’s LSCI measures how well a country is integrated into global liner shipping networks for containers.

Period · Q3 2026Ports in the index · 11

LSCI index

50.4

+1.8%year on year

Base Q1 2023 average = 100

World ranking

88th

out of 178 economies with data

All-time high

50.4

Q4 2025

Ports in the PLSCI

11

highest index: Lae

Quarterly LSCI series

Since 2006 · 83 quarters

Ranking over time

1st at the top

Month by month

September 202650.40.0%month on month+1.8%year on year87th in the world

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

Ports of Papua New Guinea

PLSCI index · latest quarter
CountryWorldPortIndexYear on year
1st205thLae130.4+1.6%
2nd331stMotukea Island67.3+21.3%
3rd371stPort Moresby57.6−7.4%
4th415thRabaul47.90.0%
5th484thMadang36.1+1.5%
6th501stKimbe33.7+0.6%
7th578thLihir Is250.0%
8th710thWewak14.90.0%
9th854thAlotau9.80.0%
10th855thBuka9.80.0%
11th926thOro Bay6.90.0%

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