Economy

Uruguay maritime connectivity

Uruguay has a Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (LSCI) of 96.4 in Q3 2026 (+0.1% year on year), ranking 55th out of 178 economies. Its best-connected port is Montevideo. 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

96.4

+0.1%year on year

Base Q1 2023 average = 100

World ranking

55th

out of 178 economies with data

All-time high

100

Q1 2024

Ports in the PLSCI

2

highest index: Montevideo

Quarterly LSCI series

Since 2006 · 83 quarters

Ranking over time

1st at the top

Month by month

September 202695.6−1.8%month on month−1.2%year on year57th in the world

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

Ports of Uruguay

PLSCI index · latest quarter
CountryWorldPortIndexYear on year
1st92ndMontevideo243.8+1.0%
2nd888thPunta Pereyra8.80.0%

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