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Port of Shantou maritime connectivity

Shantou has a PLSCI of 159.9 in Q3 2026 (-13.6% year on year), ranking 166th in the world out of 929 ports and 14th in China. Quarterly UNCTAD data.

Period · Q3 2026UN/LOCODE · CNSWA

PLSCI index

159.9

−13.6%year on year

Base Q1 2023 average = 100

World ranking

166th

out of 929 ports in Q3 2026

Ranking in China

14th

out of 52 ports in the country in Q3 2026

All-time high

185.3

Q1 2024

Quarterly index series

Since 2006 · 83 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
162ndHaziraIN−10.8%164.4
163rdSemarangID+11.8%162.8
164thColonPA+8.0%161.7
165thGothenburgSE−0.6%159.9
166thShantouCN−13.6%159.9
167thLeghornIT+4.4%159.6
168thPecemBR+4.2%159.5
169thWalvis BayNA+11.0%158.9
170thItajaiBR+38.0%157.7

Top ports in China

National ranking
1stShanghai1st world2,439.1
2ndNingbo2nd world2,110.4
3rdQingdao5th world1,421.6
4thShekou6th world1,189.5
5thNansha7th world1,095.5
6thXiamen12th world899.8
7thYantian14th world808.6
8thXingang15th world803.1

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