Economy

Saudi Arabia maritime connectivity

Saudi Arabia has a Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (LSCI) of 218.7 in Q3 2026 (-10.5% year on year), ranking 25th out of 178 economies. Its best-connected port is Jeddah. UNCTAD’s LSCI measures how well a country is integrated into global liner shipping networks for containers.

Period · Q3 2026Ports in the index · 6

LSCI index

218.7

−10.5%year on year

Base Q1 2023 average = 100

World ranking

25th

out of 178 economies with data

All-time high

288.6

Q4 2023

Ports in the PLSCI

6

highest index: Jeddah

Quarterly LSCI series

Since 2006 · 83 quarters

Ranking over time

1st at the top

Month by month

September 2026232.4+16.7%month on month−3.5%year on year24th in the world

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

Ports of Saudi Arabia

PLSCI index · latest quarter
CountryWorldPortIndexYear on year
1st40thJeddah445.3+3.2%
2nd247thKing Abdullah102.5+23.6%
3rd280thDammam89.3−70.9%
4th712thJubail14.9−90.7%
5th800thYanbu11.1−41.4%
6th851stJazan9.90.0%

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