PLSCI index
52
+0.3%year on year
Base Q1 2023 average = 100
World ranking
396th
out of 929 ports in Q3 2026
Ranking in Brazil
13th
out of 17 ports in the country in Q3 2026
All-time high
72.5
Q4 2018
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
| 392nd | ConakryGN | −11.2% | 52.4 |
| 393rd | Kunsan (Gunsan)KR | +5.4% | 52.4 |
| 394th | La GuairaVE | +22.0% | 52.3 |
| 395th | Pago PagoAS | 0.0% | 52.1 |
| 396th | Vila do CondeBR | +0.3% | 52 |
| 397th | BataGQ | −1.1% | 51.9 |
| 398th | KristiansandNO | +10.2% | 51.7 |
| 399th | ChibaJP | +14.4% | 51.6 |
| 400th | TallinnEE | −16.7% | 50.9 |
Top ports in Brazil
National ranking
| 1st | Santos | 49th world | 361.7 |
| 2nd | Paranagua | 80th world | 261.1 |
| 3rd | Rio de Janeiro | 87th world | 251.4 |
| 4th | Itapoa | 107th world | 217.9 |
| 5th | Rio Grande | 124th world | 200.4 |
| 6th | Salvador | 143rd world | 172.1 |
| 7th | Navegantes | 146th world | 171 |
| 8th | Pecem | 168th world | 159.5 |
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?
- Mediterranean ports ranked by maritime connectivityWhich Mediterranean ports, from Tanger Med to Port Said, are best connected to container routes?
- 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?