Economy

China maritime connectivity

China has a Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (LSCI) of 1,342 in Q3 2026 (+3.2% year on year), ranking 1st out of 178 economies. Its best-connected port is Shanghai. UNCTAD’s LSCI measures how well a country is integrated into global liner shipping networks for containers.

Period · Q3 2026Ports in the index · 40

LSCI index

1,342

+3.2%year on year

Base Q1 2023 average = 100

World ranking

1st

out of 178 economies with data

All-time high

1,342

Q3 2026

Ports in the PLSCI

40

highest index: Shanghai

Quarterly LSCI series

Since 2006 · 83 quarters

Ranking over time

1st at the top

Month by month

September 20261,347.6+0.4%month on month+3.1%year on year1st in the world

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

Ports of China

PLSCI index · latest quarter
CountryWorldPortIndexYear on year
1st1stShanghai2,439.1+0.2%
2nd2ndNingbo2,110.4+4.5%
3rd5thQingdao1,421.6+4.0%
4th6thShekou1,189.5+0.7%
5th7thNansha1,095.5+5.7%
6th12thXiamen899.8−3.5%
7th14thYantian808.6−1.0%
8th15thXingang803.1+1.7%
9th24thDalian594.4+3.6%
10th117thLianyungang206.7+3.1%
11th122ndQinzhou203.2+19.3%
12th132ndYangpu189.7+21.0%
13th159thYantai165.7−4.7%
14th166thShantou159.9−13.6%
15th175thTaicang153.8−4.4%
16th194thFuzhou137.6+7.3%
17th200thDa chan Bay133.5−19.7%
18th221stRizhao118.6−5.5%
19th235thQuanzhou107.80.0%
20th251stYingkou98.50.0%
21st299thNanjing79.5+0.5%
22nd332ndZhuhai67.20.0%
23rd343rdZhanjiang64.6−1.5%
24th378thZhapu56.2+230.6%
25th408thZhangjiagang49.30.0%
26th443rdJingtang42.6+9.3%
27th446thWenzhou42.1−16.9%
28th454thJinzhou40.80.0%
29th473rdWeihai37.50.0%
30th478thFuqing36.5−6.3%
31st483rdWeifang36.1+11.0%
32nd491stNantong34.6−24.7%
33rd536thZhousan28.2−0.6%
34th547thHumen26.8−20.2%
35th555thHuanghua26.4−24.3%
36th564thHuangpu25.5−26.7%
37th581stJiangyin24.7+1.6%
38th608thZhangzhou220.0%
39th627thChangshu20.60.0%
40th645thShidao19.4−0.6%

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