Economy

Portugal maritime connectivity

Portugal has a Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (LSCI) of 159.9 in Q3 2026 (-12.4% year on year), ranking 33rd out of 178 economies. Its best-connected port is Sines. UNCTAD’s LSCI measures how well a country is integrated into global liner shipping networks for containers.

Period · Q3 2026Ports in the index · 15

LSCI index

159.9

−12.4%year on year

Base Q1 2023 average = 100

World ranking

33rd

out of 178 economies with data

All-time high

195

Q4 2025

Ports in the PLSCI

15

highest index: Sines

Quarterly LSCI series

Since 2006 · 83 quarters

Ranking over time

1st at the top

Month by month

September 2026161.2+3.0%month on month−13.6%year on year32nd in the world

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

Ports of Portugal

PLSCI index · latest quarter
CountryWorldPortIndexYear on year
1st115thSines208.7−27.3%
2nd139thLeixoes179.1+6.7%
3rd153rdLisbon169.1+9.8%
4th310thSetubal74.1+7.1%
5th463rdPonta Delgada38.8+6.9%
6th495thPraia da Vitoria34+0.3%
7th574thCanical25+2.8%
8th647thPico19.2+22.3%
9th661stVelas18.4+0.5%
10th682ndPraia da Graciosa16.7+54.7%
11th694thVila do Porto15.7+66.4%
12th739thHorta13.3+0.5%
13th763rdFlores12.30.0%
14th794thPorto Santo11.2+5.9%
15th842ndFigueira da Foz10.20.0%

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