Economy

Germany maritime connectivity

Germany has a Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (LSCI) of 326.6 in Q3 2026 (+1% year on year), ranking 14th out of 178 economies. Its best-connected port is Hamburg. 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

326.6

+1.0%year on year

Base Q1 2023 average = 100

World ranking

14th

out of 178 economies with data

All-time high

488.4

Q1 2008

Ports in the PLSCI

10

highest index: Hamburg

Quarterly LSCI series

Since 2006 · 83 quarters

Ranking over time

1st at the top

Month by month

September 2026325.6+0.1%month on month+1.1%year on year14th in the world

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

Ports of Germany

PLSCI index · latest quarter
CountryWorldPortIndexYear on year
1st19thHamburg682.9−2.3%
2nd33rdBremerhaven522.1+4.8%
3rd109thWilhelmshaven217+9.1%
4th513thLubeck31.4+3.2%
5th719thCuxhaven14.50.0%
6th733rdTravemunde13.7−2.7%
7th793rdBremen11.20.0%
8th865thEmden9.60.0%
9th911thWismar7.60.0%
10th916thRostock7.40.0%

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