Economy

South Korea maritime connectivity

South Korea has a Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (LSCI) of 634.6 in Q3 2026 (+2% year on year), ranking 2nd out of 178 economies. Its best-connected port is Busan. UNCTAD’s LSCI measures how well a country is integrated into global liner shipping networks for containers.

Period · Q3 2026Ports in the index · 13

LSCI index

634.6

+2.0%year on year

Base Q1 2023 average = 100

World ranking

2nd

out of 178 economies with data

All-time high

641.3

Q2 2024

Ports in the PLSCI

13

highest index: Busan

Quarterly LSCI series

Since 2006 · 83 quarters

Ranking over time

1st at the top

Month by month

September 2026633−0.4%month on month+1.2%year on year2nd in the world

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

Ports of South Korea

PLSCI index · latest quarter
CountryWorldPortIndexYear on year
1st4thBusan1,654.9+1.8%
2nd34thKwangyang (Gwangyang)517.8−3.4%
3rd41stIncheon443.2+6.5%
4th135thUlsan185.3−1.7%
5th268thPyongtaek94−0.1%
6th352ndDaesan/Seosan62.4−3.3%
7th393rdKunsan (Gunsan)52.4+5.4%
8th466thPohang38.6−0.7%
9th594thMasan23.7−24.7%
10th692ndMokpo15.90.0%
11th696thPyeongaek15.60.0%
12th852ndOkgye9.9−48.3%
13th866thDonghae9.60.0%

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