EED Sector Data · South Africa

Durban in the CPPI port efficiency ranking

Durban ranks 398th in the world in the 2025 CPPI and 3rd in South Africa, with a score of -241.7. Operational performance in the Container Port Performance Index (CPPI), an indicator based on the observed time container ships spend in port. This profile covers the port as a whole, not a specific terminal.
ZADUR2025 editionSouthern Africa
Global rank398thPublished ranking · 2025
CPPI score-241.7+479.3 vs 2024
Rank in South Africa3rdAmong the ports included in the edition
Port calls in the sample45375.9% of the time at berth

Standardised series

Score trend

The series shown is the one recalculated in the 2025 edition; a later edition may revise earlier years.

1 is the best rank

Global ranking trend

Ranks before 2025 are derived by ordering the standardised series when the annex does not publish the historical ranking.

Traceability

Series included in this edition

Observed yearScoreGlobal rankRank type
2025-241.7398thPublished
2024-721384thDerived by EED
2023-206373rdDerived by EED
2022-220322ndDerived by EED
2021-246335thDerived by EED
2020-108317thDerived by EED

Global ranking 2025

The nearest ports in the ranking

± 4 places
WorldPortScoreΔ scoreΔ rank
394thSuapeBrazil-215-121-35 places
395thKribi Deep Sea PortCameroon-216.5-17.5-17 places
396thMombasaKenya-231.5-142.5-40 places
397thRijekaCroatia-238.9-79.9-27 places
398thDurbanThis port-241.7+479.3-14 places
399thConakryGuinea-275.9-273.9-175 places
400thCape TownSouth Africa-302.6-21.6-19 places

Beyond the CPPI

The figure needs context

Arrival patterns, weather, draught or tidal restrictions, fleet mix, call size, route disruptions, geopolitical crises and global congestion can all affect the result. The CPPI is an operational benchmark; on its own it does not attribute causes or responsibilities.

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