Economy

Sweden maritime connectivity

Sweden has a Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (LSCI) of 111.5 in Q3 2026 (-4% year on year), ranking 50th out of 178 economies. Its best-connected port is Gothenburg. UNCTAD’s LSCI measures how well a country is integrated into global liner shipping networks for containers.

Period · Q3 2026Ports in the index · 13

LSCI index

111.5

−4.0%year on year

Base Q1 2023 average = 100

World ranking

50th

out of 178 economies with data

All-time high

155

Q1 2017

Ports in the PLSCI

13

highest index: Gothenburg

Quarterly LSCI series

Since 2006 · 83 quarters

Ranking over time

1st at the top

Month by month

September 2026105.9−3.7%month on month−10.7%year on year53rd in the world

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

Ports of Sweden

PLSCI index · latest quarter
CountryWorldPortIndexYear on year
1st165thGothenburg159.9−0.6%
2nd328thHelsinborg68.4+8.1%
3rd379thGavle56−3.9%
4th450thNorrkoping41.7−8.0%
5th528thStockholm29.2−12.4%
6th558thHalmstad26.3−29.7%
7th609thAhus22+6.4%
8th748thOskarshamn12.80.0%
9th816thPitea10.8+6.5%
10th834thSodertalje10.30.0%
11th858thOxelosund9.70.0%
12th859thVasteras9.70.0%
13th882ndKarlstad90.0%

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