Economy

Taiwan maritime connectivity

Taiwan has a Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (LSCI) of 321.5 in Q3 2026 (-3.7% year on year), ranking 15th out of 178 economies. Its best-connected port is Taiwan Province of, Kaohsiung. UNCTAD’s LSCI measures how well a country is integrated into global liner shipping networks for containers.

Period · Q3 2026Ports in the index · 4

LSCI index

321.5

−3.6%year on year

Base Q1 2023 average = 100

World ranking

15th

out of 178 economies with data

All-time high

368.6

Q4 2019

Ports in the PLSCI

4

highest index: Taiwan Province of, Kaohsiung

Quarterly LSCI series

Since 2006 · 83 quarters

Ranking over time

1st at the top

Month by month

September 2026325+1.6%month on month−2.9%year on year15th in the world

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

Ports of Taiwan

PLSCI index · latest quarter
CountryWorldPortIndexYear on year
1st13thTaiwan Province of, Kaohsiung827.9−5.6%
2nd61stTaiwan Province of, Keelung313.3−5.1%
3rd79thTaiwan Province of, Taichung270.3−1.9%
4th85thTaiwan Province of, Taipei256.9−6.9%

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