Economy

Vietnam maritime connectivity

Vietnam has a Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (LSCI) of 489.6 in Q3 2026 (+5.4% year on year), ranking 6th out of 178 economies. Its best-connected port is Haiphong. UNCTAD’s LSCI measures how well a country is integrated into global liner shipping networks for containers.

Period · Q3 2026Ports in the index · 10

LSCI index

489.6

+5.4%year on year

Base Q1 2023 average = 100

World ranking

6th

out of 178 economies with data

All-time high

489.8

Q2 2026

Ports in the PLSCI

10

highest index: Haiphong

Quarterly LSCI series

Since 2006 · 83 quarters

Ranking over time

1st at the top

Month by month

September 2026492+1.0%month on month+6.4%year on year6th in the world

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

Ports of Vietnam

PLSCI index · latest quarter
CountryWorldPortIndexYear on year
1st18thHaiphong695.9+9.7%
2nd23rdHo Chi Minh City609.6+0.4%
3rd25thVung Tau590+2.5%
4th147thDa Nang170.9+11.4%
5th367thQui Nhon59.2+3.8%
6th385thChu Lai54.7−0.7%
7th499thPhuoc Long33.7+134.4%
8th539thNghi Son28+2.6%
9th856thSon Duong9.80.0%
10th909thCan Tho7.70.0%

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