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Topic 12 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Cayman Islands: Mobility & Trade
How connected is a country to the rest of the world?
Cayman Islands is placed 95th of 177 countries on mobility & trade in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Liner Shipping Connectivity Index 7.329 (2025); Container Import Dwell Time 5.1 (2024).
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95th
of 177 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 4 key statistics
Not placed in the Country Index 2026 overall: measured on too few topics.
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Cayman Islands on mobility & trade — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Liner Shipping Connectivity Index
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
7.329
LSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100)
Higher is better
Ranked 167th of 177 by UNCTAD
Cayman Islands: 7.329. Across the 168 countries in this edition, values run from 4.13 (Turks and Caicos Islands) to 1,313 (China); the world median is 60.84.
- World median
- 60.84
- Best in Caribbean
- 128.69 Dominican Republic
5.1
Median days a full import container waits in port
Lower is better
Cayman Islands: 5.1. Across the 156 countries in this edition, values run from 1 (Gibraltar) to 21.6 (Haiti); the world median is 4.4.
- World median
- 4.4
- Best in Caribbean
- 1.2 Montserrat
No reading
LPI score (1–5)
Higher is better
World Bank Group publishes no 2023 figure for Cayman Islands, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 139 countries in this edition, values run from 1.9 (Afghanistan) to 4.3 (Singapore); the world median is 2.9.
- World median
- 2.9
- Best in Caribbean
- 2.9 Antigua and Barbuda
Key 4 of 4
ICT Goods Exports
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
21.32
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
Higher is better
Cayman Islands: 21.32. Across the 120 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Gambia) to 61.45 (Hong Kong); the world median is 0.975.
- World median
- 0.975
- Best in Caribbean
- 21.32 Cayman Islands
02Over time
Which way Cayman Islands is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Liner Shipping Connectivity Index
LSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100) · higher is better
Cayman IslandsWorld median
Cayman Islands fell from 10.39 in 2006 to 7.329 in 2026; the world median went from 52.25 to 56.21.
Every year’s figures
Year Cayman Islands World median 2026 7.3 56.21 2025 7.3 60.84 2024 8.5 55.22 2023 8.5 54.78 2022 8.5 51.49 2021 8.5 52.64 2020 8.5 47.86 2019 8.8 51.05 2018 6.0 52.03 2017 6.7 49.87 2016 6.7 48.09 2015 6.6 49.13 2014 9.4 48.08 2013 9.4 51.32 2012 9.4 47.44 2011 11.6 50.26 2010 7.2 50.51 2009 10.1 53.04 2008 7.2 51.68 2007 10.5 55.78 2006 10.4 52.25 ICT Goods Exports
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports) · higher is better
Cayman IslandsWorld median
Cayman Islands fell from 45.34 in 2020 to 21.32 in 2024; the world median went from 0.68 to 0.975.
Every year’s figures
Year Cayman Islands World median 2024 21 0.975000 2023 14 0.690000 2022 20 0.565000 2021 43 0.550000 2020 45 0.680000 2019 — 0.625000 2018 — 0.480000 2017 — 0.630000 2016 — 0.865000 2015 — 0.790000 2014 — 0.760000 2013 — 0.645000 2012 — 0.630000 2011 — 0.535000 2010 — 0.560000 2009 — 0.780000 2008 — 0.595000 2007 — 0.660000 2006 — 0.445000 2005 — 0.570000 2004 — 0.535000 2003 — 0.530000 2002 — 0.510000 2001 — 0.490000 2000 — 0.430000
03In context
Cayman Islands beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 177 countries on mobility & trade, never a place within the region.
Cayman Islands and Caribbean
Cayman Islands has no land border, so the table compares it with its sub-region. Standing among all 177; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Liner Shipping Connectivity IndexLSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100) | Container Import Dwell TimeMedian days a full import container waits in port | Logistics Performance IndexLPI score (1–5) | ICT Goods ExportsICT goods exports (% of total goods exports) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sint Maarten | 54th | 33.68 | 2.3 | — | — |
 Dominica | 58th | 24.47 | 1.5 | — | — |
 Antigua and Barbuda | 65th | 26.15 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 5.24 |
 Grenada | 72nd | 23.14 | 2 | 2.5 | 5.36 |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis | 82nd | 11.79 | 1.8 | — | — |
 Dominican Republic | 87th | 128.69 | 5.3 | 2.6 | 0.87 |
 British Virgin Islands | 90th | 11.79 | 2.2 | — | — |
| Cayman Islands | 95th | 7.329 | 5.1 | — | 21.32 |
 Bahamas | 97th | 86.44 | 6.1 | 2.7 | — |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 103rd | 20.16 | 3.3 | — | — |
 Puerto Rico | 106th | 49.61 | 5.3 | — | — |
 Jamaica | 110th | 117.51 | 6.4 | 2.5 | — |
 Saint Lucia | =126th | 27.28 | 4.9 | — | — |
 Barbados | =128th | 35.43 | 6.1 | — | 0.57 |
 Aruba | 134th | 17.98 | 4.2 | — | — |
 Trinidad and Tobago | 141st | 61.46 | 6.3 | 2.5 | 0.08 |
 United States Virgin Islands | 142nd | 21.6 | 5.1 | — | — |
 Curaçao | 166th | 25.61 | 10.1 | — | — |
 Cuba | 171st | 27.84 | 15.2 | 2.2 | — |
 Haiti | 175th | 23.67 | 21.6 | 2.1 | — |
 Anguilla | not placed | — | 1.9 | — | — |
 Montserrat | not placed | — | 1.2 | — | — |
 Saint Martin | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 Turks and Caicos Islands | not placed | 4.13 | — | — | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Caribbean
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 177.
- Sint Maarten54th
- Dominica58th
- Antigua and Barbuda65th
- Grenada72nd
- Saint Kitts and Nevis82nd
- Dominican Republic87th
- British Virgin Islands90th
- Cayman Islands95th
- Bahamas97th
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines103rd
- Puerto Rico106th
- Jamaica110th
- Saint Lucia=126th
- Barbados=128th
- Aruba134th
- Trinidad and Tobago141st
- United States Virgin Islands142nd
- Curaçao166th
- Cuba171st
- Haiti175th
- Anguillanot placed
- Montserratnot placed
- Saint Martinnot placed
- Turks and Caicos Islandsnot placed
Placed either side on mobility & trade
The countries immediately above and below Cayman Islands in the topic’s list.
Kuwait=91st
Iceland93rd
Ukraine94th- Cayman Islands95th
Brunei96th- Bahamas97th
Côte d’Ivoire98th
04Context, no vote
Where Cayman Islands is ahead of the world, and behind
11 more statistics filed under mobility & trade, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
No better end11
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Net Migration RateUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median -0.13312.61-0.133No real change since 2013
Cayman Islands: 12.61 · world median -0.133 · Net migrants per 1,000 population. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from -61.68 to 39.62.
International Migrants as a Share of PopulationUN DESA Population Division · 2024 · world median 6.08942.896.089No real change since 2015
Cayman Islands: 42.89 · world median 6.089 · International migrants (% of population). UN DESA Population Division, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.02 to 100.
Export Concentration IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 0.3060.4170.306Moved since 2015
Cayman Islands: 0.417 · world median 0.306 · Export concentration index (0–1, normalised Herfindahl–Hirschman). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.059 to 0.933.
Creative Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 1.2350.4961.235Moved since 2020
Cayman Islands: 0.496 · world median 1.235 · Creative goods exports (% of merchandise exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.23.
Merchant Fleet by Country of OwnershipUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 275.7315.77275.73Moved since 2016
Cayman Islands: 15.77 · world median 275.73 · Merchant fleet owned (thousand dead-weight tons). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 397,071.
International MigrantsUN DESA Population Division · 2024 · world median 223,32331,935223,323No real change since 2015
Cayman Islands: 31,935 · world median 223,323 · International migrants living in the country, mid-year (people). UN DESA Population Division, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 246 to 52,375,047.
Refugee Population by Country of AsylumUNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency · 2025 · world median 12,2695312,269Moved since 2015
Cayman Islands: 53 · world median 12,269 · Refugees under UNHCR's mandate hosted, end of year (people). UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 2,655,191.
Asylum-Seekers by Country of AsylumUNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency · 2025 · world median 1,836151,836Moved since 2015
Cayman Islands: 15 · world median 1,836 · Asylum-seekers awaiting a decision, end of year (people). UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 3,718,945.
Terms of Trade IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 103.2379.15103.23Moved since 2015
Cayman Islands: 79.15 · world median 103.23 · Terms of trade index (2015 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 38.2 to 1,448.
Container Port TrafficUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 1,827,78846,6581,827,788Moved since 2014
Cayman Islands: 46,658 · world median 1,827,788 · Container port traffic (TEU, twenty-foot equivalent units). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 17,263 to 299,703,800.
Position 100th of 103 · derived, counted from the highest value.
EmigrantsUN DESA Population Division · 2024 · world median 444,451609444,451No real change since 2015
Cayman Islands: 609 · world median 444,451 · Migrants from the country living abroad, mid-year (people). UN DESA Population Division, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 313 to 18,533,845.
No current reading for Cayman Islands
Average Time to Clear Exports Through Customs, Cereal Import Dependency Ratio, Commodity Export Dependence, Cost of Sending Remittances, Creative Services Exports, Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index, Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports (last 2023), Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP) (last 2020), FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index, Foreign Value Added Share of Gross Exports, Freedom of Foreign Movement, ICT Services Exports (last 2023), Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP) (last 2020), Inbound Mobility Rate, Tertiary (last 2008), Logistics Performance Index, Outbound Mobility Ratio, Tertiary (last 2008), Services Exports (last 2024), Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All Products (last 2021) and Trade (% of GDP) (last 2020). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Mobility & Trade among Cayman Islands’s 3 topics
Mobility & Trade is Cayman Islands’s best-placed topic of 3. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Mobility & Trade95th of 1773/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge130th of 1983/4 keys
- Energy142nd of 1652/3 keys
No standing on Governance & Institutions, Economy & Innovation, Work & Labour, Health & Wellbeing, Development & Human Capital, Environment & Sustainability, Gender & Equality, Democracy & Civil Liberties, Peace & Security, Risk & Resilience, Food & Agriculture, Poverty & Inequality, Digital & Technology: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on mobility & trade
The three countries placed highest of 177, and the leaders Cayman Islands can most readily be measured against.
1
SingaporeSouth-eastern Asia
1st of 177 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Khairul Nizam . · CC BY 2.0, greyscale
2
MacauEastern Asia
2nd of 177 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
Hong KongEastern Asia
3rd of 177 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Base64 and Derivative work by Globe-trotter · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Americas
United States7th4/4 keysHighest in Caribbean
Sint Maarten54th2/4 keysThis page
Cayman Islands95th3/4 keys
Positions out of 177 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Cayman Islands and mobility & trade
On mobility & trade
China Leads Global High-Technology Exports
The world’s ten largest high-technology exporters as a treemap, with the rest of the world beside them. Each country’s figure is its own most recent year, between 2022 and 2024.
On mobility & trade
The World’s Safest Airlines for 2025
The eleven safest airlines of 2025, each beside the country it is based in, and the nine things the grading looks at. Three airlines share third place, and the publisher gives an order but no score.
On mobility & trade
The world’s most powerful passports for 2025
Sixteen passports, their mobility scores, and the visa-free, visa-on-arrival and visa-required split behind each. Fourteen share third place while differing in how they reach it.
08Questions
Cayman Islands on mobility & trade: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Cayman Islands rank on mobility & trade?
Cayman Islands is placed 95th of 177 countries on Mobility & Trade in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics (Liner Shipping Connectivity Index, Container Import Dwell Time and ICT Goods Exports). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Liner Shipping Connectivity Index figure for Cayman Islands?
7.329 in 2025 (lSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100)), according to UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The world median in the same edition was 60.84.
What is the latest Container Import Dwell Time figure for Cayman Islands?
5.1 in 2024 (median days a full import container waits in port), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 4.4.
How have Cayman Islands’s mobility & trade figures changed?
Liner Shipping Connectivity Index fell from 10.39 in 2006 to 7.329 in 2026; ICT Goods Exports fell from 45.34 in 2020 to 21.32 in 2024.
Which mobility & trade statistics are missing for Cayman Islands?
No current reading is published for Cayman Islands on Average Time to Clear Exports Through Customs, Cereal Import Dependency Ratio, Commodity Export Dependence, Cost of Sending Remittances, Creative Services Exports, Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index, Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports, Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index, Foreign Value Added Share of Gross Exports, Freedom of Foreign Movement, ICT Services Exports, Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), Inbound Mobility Rate, Tertiary, Logistics Performance Index, Outbound Mobility Ratio, Tertiary, Services Exports, Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All Products and Trade (% of GDP). They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Passport strength and freedom of movement for people are not measured with a key, because the data behind passport rankings is not licensed for reuse here. Trade as a share of the economy, remittance costs and student mobility are published here as context.
How the Mobility & Trade standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The mobility & trade method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Liner Shipping Connectivity Index — UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Container Import Dwell Time — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Logistics Performance Index — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- ICT Goods Exports — UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), CC BY 3.0 IGO
The other 11 statistics on this page come from 3 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Cayman Islands’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Cayman Islands (banner) — Diego Delso, CC BY 3.0
- Singapore — Khairul Nizam ., CC BY 2.0
- Macau — Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Hong Kong — Base64 and Derivative work by Globe-trotter, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Cayman Islands: Mobility & Trade — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/cayman-islands/mobility