Economy

Panama maritime connectivity

Panama has a Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (LSCI) of 221 in Q3 2026 (+5.1% year on year), ranking 24th out of 178 economies. Its best-connected port is Manzanillo (PA). 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

221

+5.1%year on year

Base Q1 2023 average = 100

World ranking

24th

out of 178 economies with data

All-time high

221

Q3 2026

Ports in the PLSCI

7

highest index: Manzanillo (PA)

Quarterly LSCI series

Since 2006 · 83 quarters

Ranking over time

1st at the top

Month by month

September 2026224.8+2.8%month on month+7.2%year on year25th in the world

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

Ports of Panama

PLSCI index · latest quarter
CountryWorldPortIndexYear on year
1st59thManzanillo (PA)324.2+3.1%
2nd108thBalboa217.3−7.2%
3rd120thCristobal204.4+7.2%
4th125thRodman198.8+16.6%
5th164thColon161.7+8.0%
6th494thAlmirante34.1−2.5%
7th910thPanama7.60.0%

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