PLSCI index
33.7
+0.6%year on year
Base Q1 2023 average = 100
World ranking
501st
out of 929 ports in Q3 2026
Ranking in Papua New Guinea
6th
out of 11 ports in the country in Q3 2026
All-time high
39.9
Q1 2018
Quarterly index series
Since 2006 · 77 quarters
World ranking over time
1st at the top
Position among the 929 ports in the index.
Ports around it in the world ranking
±4 positions
| 497th | PadangID | 0.0% | 33.9 |
| 498th | FloroNO | −0.4% | 33.8 |
| 499th | Phuoc LongVN | +134.4% | 33.7 |
| 500th | MaleMV | −13.8% | 33.7 |
| 501st | KimbePG | +0.6% | 33.7 |
| 502nd | TakoradiGH | −22.0% | 33.6 |
| 503rd | Cap HaitienHT | +8.1% | 33.3 |
| 504th | Saipan IslandMP | 0.0% | 33.1 |
| 505th | GulfportUS | −3.7% | 33.1 |
Top ports in Papua New Guinea
National ranking
| 1st | Lae | 205th world | 130.4 |
| 2nd | Motukea Island | 331st world | 67.3 |
| 3rd | Port Moresby | 371st world | 57.6 |
| 4th | Rabaul | 415th world | 47.9 |
| 5th | Madang | 484th world | 36.1 |
| 6th | Kimbe | 501st world | 33.7 |
| 7th | Lihir Is | 578th world | 25 |
| 8th | Wewak | 710th world | 14.9 |
Indicators · EED Data
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- World ports ranked by maritime connectivityWhich are the world’s best-connected ports on container routes, according to the UN, and where do Spanish ports stand?
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- African ports ranked by maritime connectivityWhich African ports are best connected to global container routes, according to the UN?
- Maritime connectivity of Spanish portsWhich Spanish ports are best connected to global container routes, according to the UN?