Economy

Malta maritime connectivity

Malta has a Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (LSCI) of 113.3 in Q3 2026 (+2.5% year on year), ranking 48th out of 178 economies. Its best-connected port is Marsaxlokk. UNCTAD’s LSCI measures how well a country is integrated into global liner shipping networks for containers.

Period · Q3 2026Ports in the index · 2

LSCI index

113.3

+2.5%year on year

Base Q1 2023 average = 100

World ranking

48th

out of 178 economies with data

All-time high

155.6

Q3 2016

Ports in the PLSCI

2

highest index: Marsaxlokk

Quarterly LSCI series

Since 2006 · 83 quarters

Ranking over time

1st at the top

Month by month

September 2026112.50.0%month on month−1.1%year on year47th in the world

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

Ports of Malta

PLSCI index · latest quarter
CountryWorldPortIndexYear on year
1st94thMarsaxlokk243.3−4.8%
2nd784thValletta11.7+2.0%

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