Economy

Sri Lanka maritime connectivity

Sri Lanka has a Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (LSCI) of 267.4 in Q3 2026 (+1.6% year on year), ranking 19th out of 178 economies. Its best-connected port is Colombo. 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

267.4

+1.6%year on year

Base Q1 2023 average = 100

World ranking

19th

out of 178 economies with data

All-time high

277.7

Q4 2025

Ports in the PLSCI

2

highest index: Colombo

Quarterly LSCI series

Since 2006 · 83 quarters

Ranking over time

1st at the top

Month by month

September 2026272.2+1.6%month on month+2.9%year on year19th in the world

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

Ports of Sri Lanka

PLSCI index · latest quarter
CountryWorldPortIndexYear on year
1st20thColombo676.9−2.1%
2nd198thHambantota135.6+66.5%

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