Economy

Belgium maritime connectivity

Belgium has a Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (LSCI) of 347 in Q3 2026 (+0.9% year on year), ranking 13th out of 178 economies. Its best-connected port is Antwerp. 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

347

+0.9%year on year

Base Q1 2023 average = 100

World ranking

13th

out of 178 economies with data

All-time high

458.9

Q2 2008

Ports in the PLSCI

2

highest index: Antwerp

Quarterly LSCI series

Since 2006 · 83 quarters

Ranking over time

1st at the top

Month by month

September 2026348.1+0.8%month on month+2.8%year on year13th in the world

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

Ports of Belgium

PLSCI index · latest quarter
CountryWorldPortIndexYear on year
1st11thAntwerp912.7+3.8%
2nd112thZeebrugge211.2−13.4%

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