Economy

Tanzania maritime connectivity

Tanzania has a Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (LSCI) of 73.7 in Q3 2026 (+9.6% year on year), ranking 70th out of 178 economies. Its best-connected port is Dar es Salaam. 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

73.7

+9.6%year on year

Base Q1 2023 average = 100

World ranking

70th

out of 178 economies with data

All-time high

75.6

Q2 2026

Ports in the PLSCI

2

highest index: Dar es Salaam

Quarterly LSCI series

Since 2006 · 83 quarters

Ranking over time

1st at the top

Month by month

September 202674.20.0%month on month+8.7%year on year68th in the world

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

Ports of Tanzania

PLSCI index · latest quarter
CountryWorldPortIndexYear on year
1st178thDar es Salaam153.2+4.9%
2nd475thZanzibar37.3+1.3%

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