Economy

Sudan maritime connectivity

Sudan has a Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (LSCI) of 29.6 in Q3 2026 (+1.5% year on year), ranking 114th out of 178 economies. Its best-connected port is Port Sudan. UNCTAD’s LSCI measures how well a country is integrated into global liner shipping networks for containers.

Period · Q3 2026Ports in the index · 1

LSCI index

29.6

+1.5%year on year

Base Q1 2023 average = 100

World ranking

114th

out of 178 economies with data

All-time high

46

Q2 2017

Ports in the PLSCI

1

highest index: Port Sudan

Quarterly LSCI series

Since 2006 · 59 quarters

Ranking over time

1st at the top

Month by month

September 202630.5+10.7%month on month+6.7%year on year109th in the world

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

Ports of Sudan

PLSCI index · latest quarter
CountryWorldPortIndexYear on year
1st340thPort Sudan65.3−13.8%

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