Economy

Egypt maritime connectivity

Egypt has a Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (LSCI) of 264.1 in Q3 2026 (-6.2% year on year), ranking 20th out of 178 economies. Its best-connected port is Alexandria. UNCTAD’s LSCI measures how well a country is integrated into global liner shipping networks for containers.

Period · Q3 2026Ports in the index · 7

LSCI index

264.1

−6.2%year on year

Base Q1 2023 average = 100

World ranking

20th

out of 178 economies with data

All-time high

288.8

Q4 2025

Ports in the PLSCI

7

highest index: Alexandria

Quarterly LSCI series

Since 2006 · 83 quarters

Ranking over time

1st at the top

Month by month

September 2026268.6+3.3%month on month−5.5%year on year20th in the world

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

Ports of Egypt

PLSCI index · latest quarter
CountryWorldPortIndexYear on year
1st55thAlexandria336.3−11.4%
2nd68thPort Said302.3−4.8%
3rd91stDamietta248.9+19.2%
4th136thEl Sokhna184.7+14.6%
5th212thEl Dekheila123.6+27.6%
6th240thAbu Qir107.1−25.4%
7th708thAdabiya15−4.1%

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