Economy

Ecuador maritime connectivity

Ecuador has a Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (LSCI) of 113.7 in Q3 2026 (+2.6% year on year), ranking 47th out of 178 economies. Its best-connected port is Guayaquil. UNCTAD’s LSCI measures how well a country is integrated into global liner shipping networks for containers.

Period · Q3 2026Ports in the index · 3

LSCI index

113.7

+2.6%year on year

Base Q1 2023 average = 100

World ranking

47th

out of 178 economies with data

All-time high

118.3

Q1 2024

Ports in the PLSCI

3

highest index: Guayaquil

Quarterly LSCI series

Since 2006 · 83 quarters

Ranking over time

1st at the top

Month by month

September 2026114.1+0.5%month on month+3.9%year on year45th in the world

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

Ports of Ecuador

PLSCI index · latest quarter
CountryWorldPortIndexYear on year
1st106thGuayaquil220.1−4.3%
2nd184thPosorja149.2+15.2%
3rd298thPuerto Bolivar (EC)79.6+0.2%

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