Economy

Syria maritime connectivity

Syria has a Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (LSCI) of 40.1 in Q3 2026 (+79.7% year on year), ranking 97th out of 178 economies. Its best-connected port is Latakia. 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

40.1

+79.7%year on year

Base Q1 2023 average = 100

World ranking

97th

out of 178 economies with data

All-time high

65.7

Q1 2008

Ports in the PLSCI

2

highest index: Latakia

Quarterly LSCI series

Since 2006 · 83 quarters

Ranking over time

1st at the top

Month by month

September 202642.1+6.3%month on month+107.5%year on year95th in the world

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

Ports of Syria

PLSCI index · latest quarter
CountryWorldPortIndexYear on year
1st275thLatakia91.5+88.6%
2nd470thTartous37.7−11.9%

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