Economy

Malaysia maritime connectivity

Malaysia has a Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (LSCI) of 504.8 in Q3 2026 (-2.9% year on year), ranking 5th out of 178 economies. Its best-connected port is Port Klang. UNCTAD’s LSCI measures how well a country is integrated into global liner shipping networks for containers.

Period · Q3 2026Ports in the index · 12

LSCI index

504.8

−2.9%year on year

Base Q1 2023 average = 100

World ranking

5th

out of 178 economies with data

All-time high

523.3

Q4 2025

Ports in the PLSCI

12

highest index: Port Klang

Quarterly LSCI series

Since 2006 · 83 quarters

Ranking over time

1st at the top

Month by month

September 2026507.2+0.6%month on month−3.0%year on year5th in the world

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

Ports of Malaysia

PLSCI index · latest quarter
CountryWorldPortIndexYear on year
1st8thPort Klang1,079.1−4.5%
2nd29thTanjung Pelepas547.9−3.1%
3rd151stPasir Gudang169.8+0.8%
4th172ndPenang154.6+2.6%
5th312thKota Kinabalu73.2+23.2%
6th365thKuantan59.6−21.7%
7th366thBintulu59.2+5.6%
8th511thKuching32.3−32.8%
9th589thLabuan24.3−4.3%
10th684thTawau16.6−55.2%
11th890thSibu8.70.0%
12th908thSandakan7.80.0%

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