Economy

Somalia maritime connectivity

Somalia has a Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (LSCI) of 32.8 in Q3 2026 (-12.1% year on year), ranking 108th out of 178 economies. Its best-connected port is Berbera. 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

32.8

−12.1%year on year

Base Q1 2023 average = 100

World ranking

108th

out of 178 economies with data

All-time high

47.7

Q2 2025

Ports in the PLSCI

3

highest index: Berbera

Quarterly LSCI series

Since 2006 · 81 quarters

Ranking over time

1st at the top

Month by month

September 202634.6+2.9%month on month−13.3%year on year103rd in the world

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

Ports of Somalia

PLSCI index · latest quarter
CountryWorldPortIndexYear on year
1st442ndBerbera42.7−11.3%
2nd460thMogadiscio39.5−13.8%
3rd915thKismayu7.50.0%

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