PLSCI index
1,421.6
+4.0%year on year
Base Q1 2023 average = 100
World ranking
5th
out of 929 ports in Q3 2026
Ranking in China
3rd
out of 52 ports in the country in Q3 2026
All-time high
1,432.2
Q1 2026
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
| 1st | ShanghaiCN | +0.2% | 2,439.1 |
| 2nd | NingboCN | +4.5% | 2,110.4 |
| 3rd | SingaporeSG | +1.3% | 1,883 |
| 4th | BusanKR | +1.8% | 1,654.9 |
| 5th | QingdaoCN | +4.0% | 1,421.6 |
| 6th | ShekouCN | +0.7% | 1,189.5 |
| 7th | NanshaCN | +5.7% | 1,095.5 |
| 8th | Port KlangMY | −4.5% | 1,079.1 |
| 9th | Hong Kong SAR, Hong KongHK | +7.5% | 1,052.3 |
Top ports in China
National ranking
Indicators · EED Data
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