Economy

Thailand maritime connectivity

Thailand has a Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (LSCI) of 282.6 in Q3 2026 (+2.3% year on year), ranking 18th out of 178 economies. Its best-connected port is Laem Chabang. UNCTAD’s LSCI measures how well a country is integrated into global liner shipping networks for containers.

Period · Q3 2026Ports in the index · 6

LSCI index

282.6

+2.3%year on year

Base Q1 2023 average = 100

World ranking

18th

out of 178 economies with data

All-time high

282.6

Q3 2026

Ports in the PLSCI

6

highest index: Laem Chabang

Quarterly LSCI series

Since 2006 · 83 quarters

Ranking over time

1st at the top

Month by month

September 2026282.7+5.7%month on month+2.2%year on year18th in the world

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

Ports of Thailand

PLSCI index · latest quarter
CountryWorldPortIndexYear on year
1st16thLaem Chabang725.7−0.3%
2nd77thBangkok277.6+1.0%
3rd479thSahathai36.4+20.6%
4th542ndSongkhla27.7−2.1%
5th549thSriracha26.70.0%
6th735thPhuket13.40.0%

Indicators · EED Data

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