Economy

Spain maritime connectivity

Spain has a Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (LSCI) of 407 in Q3 2026 (-3.4% year on year), ranking 8th out of 178 economies. Its best-connected port is Valencia. UNCTAD’s LSCI measures how well a country is integrated into global liner shipping networks for containers.

Period · Q3 2026Ports in the index · 27

LSCI index

407

−3.4%year on year

Base Q1 2023 average = 100

World ranking

8th

out of 178 economies with data

All-time high

428.1

Q1 2025

Ports in the PLSCI

27

highest index: Valencia

Quarterly LSCI series

Since 2006 · 83 quarters

Ranking over time

1st at the top

Month by month

September 2026402.4−0.9%month on month−3.5%year on year8th in the world

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

Ports of Spain

PLSCI index · latest quarter
CountryWorldPortIndexYear on year
1st27thValencia568.7−3.0%
2nd36thAlgeciras486.5−6.2%
3rd38thBarcelona471.1−0.5%
4th81stLas Palmas260.4−11.5%
5th193rdMálaga137.7−14.5%
6th206thBilbao130.1+27.1%
7th232ndVigo109.9−11.9%
8th245thSanta Cruz de Tenerife102.6−4.9%
9th278thCastellón89.4+3.9%
10th390thArrecife53.2+2.7%
11th404thCádiz49.7+1.9%
12th406thHuelva49.4+12.3%
13th414thAlicante48.3+1.2%
14th485thGijón36.1−15.7%
15th518thPuerto Del Rosario30.5+4.8%
16th521stSagunto30.40.0%
17th530thCartagena28.9−10.5%
18th561stSantander26.10.0%
19th592ndCeuta23.9+116.3%
20th619thVilagarcía21.3−8.4%
21st644thSanta Cruz de La Palma19.8+0.3%
22nd668thFerrol17.7−40.8%
23rd743rdSevilla130.0%
24th791stTarragona11.3+6.9%
25th830thMarín10.5−37.6%
26th836thAlmería10.3−5.8%
27th840thAvilés10.20.0%

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