Ningbo in the CPPI port efficiency ranking

Ningbo ranks 7th in the world in the 2025 CPPI and 5th in China, with a score of 129.6. 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.

CNNBO2025 editionEast China Sea

Global rank7thPublished ranking · 2025

CPPI score129.6+1.6 vs 2024

Rank in China5thAmong the ports included in the edition

Port calls in the sample4,84688.8% 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 year	Score	Global rank	Rank type
2025	129.6	7th	Published
2024	128	9th	Derived by EED
2023	128	8th	Derived by EED
2022	118	5th	Derived by EED
2021	125	5th	Derived by EED
2020	139	9th	Derived by EED

Global ranking 2025

The nearest ports in the ranking

± 4 places

World	Port	Score	Δ score	Δ rank
3rd	SalalahOman	135.9	+18.9	+11 places
4th	MawanChina	134.8	+1.8	+1 place
5th	ChiwanChina	134.2	+4.2	+2 places
6th	Tanger MedMorocco	134	-2	-2 places
7th	NingboThis port	129.6	+1.6	+2 places
8th	Hamad PortQatar	128.7	+3.7	+2 places
9th	Hong KongHong Kong SAR China	122.8	-0.2	+2 places
10th	KobeJapan	122.5	+63.5	+38 places
11th	Cai MepVietnam	122.1	-9.9	-5 places

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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