Economy

Australia maritime connectivity

Australia has a Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (LSCI) of 144.5 in Q3 2026 (+2.3% year on year), ranking 35th out of 178 economies. Its best-connected port is Melbourne. UNCTAD’s LSCI measures how well a country is integrated into global liner shipping networks for containers.

Period · Q3 2026Ports in the index · 14

LSCI index

144.5

+2.3%year on year

Base Q1 2023 average = 100

World ranking

35th

out of 178 economies with data

All-time high

162

Q4 2014

Ports in the PLSCI

14

highest index: Melbourne

Quarterly LSCI series

Since 2006 · 83 quarters

Ranking over time

1st at the top

Month by month

September 2026145.5+0.1%month on month+3.1%year on year35th in the world

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

Ports of Australia

PLSCI index · latest quarter
CountryWorldPortIndexYear on year
1st73rdMelbourne293.4+8.2%
2nd82ndSydney260.4+2.4%
3rd95thBrisbane240.8+1.4%
4th223rdFremantle117.4−2.2%
5th239thAdelaide107.3−3.3%
6th357thTownsville60.8+3.4%
7th440thBell Bay42.8+39.3%
8th522ndDarwin30.1+3.6%
9th531stGladstone28.8+35.8%
10th588thDampier24.30.0%
11th613thNewcastle21.80.0%
12th653rdBurnie18.90.0%
13th839thPort Hedland10.20.0%
14th844thPort Kembla10.10.0%

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