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Topic 12 of 18 · Country Index 2026
New Caledonia: Mobility & Trade
Which countries move goods across their borders most smoothly?
New Caledonia is placed joint 108th of 177 countries on mobility & trade in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Liner Shipping Connectivity Index 44.51 (2025); Container Import Dwell Time 5.3 (2024).
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Mobility & Trade
joint108th
of 177 countries placed
Placed from 2 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 New Caledonia 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
44.51
LSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100)
Higher is better
Ranked 95th of 177 by UNCTAD
New Caledonia: 44.51. 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 Melanesia
- 50.38 Papua New Guinea
5.3
Median days a full import container waits in port
Lower is better
New Caledonia: 5.3. 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 Melanesia
- 2.9 Papua New Guinea
No reading
LPI score (1–5)
Higher is better
World Bank Group publishes no 2023 figure for New Caledonia, 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 Melanesia
- 2.8 Solomon Islands
Key 4 of 4
ICT Goods Exports
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
No reading
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
Higher is better
UNCTAD publishes no 2024 figure for New Caledonia, so the standing rests on the other keys.
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 Melanesia
- 0.81 Fiji
02Over time
Which way New Caledonia 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
New CaledoniaWorld median
New Caledonia fell from 47.71 in 2006 to 44.05 in 2026; the world median went from 52.25 to 56.21.
Every year’s figures
Year New Caledonia World median 2026 44.0 56.21 2025 44.5 60.84 2024 45.4 55.22 2023 44.7 54.78 2022 41.4 51.49 2021 40.1 52.64 2020 39.3 47.86 2019 39.2 51.05 2018 35.8 52.03 2017 42.3 49.87 2016 46.5 48.09 2015 44.9 49.13 2014 46.9 48.08 2013 51.3 51.32 2012 48.9 47.44 2011 45.7 50.26 2010 48.2 50.51 2009 47.2 53.04 2008 53.1 51.68 2007 53.4 55.78 2006 47.7 52.25 ICT Goods Exports
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports) · higher is better
New CaledoniaWorld median
New Caledonia rose from 0.17 in 2000 to 0.51 in 2015; the world median went from 0.43 to 0.79.
Every year’s figures
Year New Caledonia World median 2024 — 0.975000 2023 — 0.690000 2022 — 0.565000 2021 — 0.550000 2020 — 0.680000 2019 — 0.625000 2018 — 0.480000 2017 — 0.630000 2016 — 0.865000 2015 0.51 0.790000 2014 0.23 0.760000 2013 0.34 0.645000 2012 0.21 0.630000 2011 0.13 0.535000 2010 0.13 0.560000 2009 4.88 0.780000 2008 0.16 0.595000 2007 0.06 0.660000 2006 0.21 0.445000 2005 0.20 0.570000 2004 0.28 0.535000 2003 0.16 0.530000 2002 0.32 0.510000 2001 0.33 0.490000 2000 0.17 0.430000
03In context
New Caledonia 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.
New Caledonia and Melanesia
New Caledonia 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Papua New Guinea | 67th | 50.38 | 2.9 | 2.7 | — |
 Solomon Islands | 77th | 30.25 | 3 | 2.8 | — |
 Fiji | 105th | 41.95 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 0.81 |
| New Caledonia | =108th | 44.51 | 5.3 | — | — |
 Vanuatu | 154th | 25.39 | 7 | — | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Melanesia
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 177.
- Papua New Guinea67th
- Solomon Islands77th
- Fiji105th
- New Caledonia=108th
- Vanuatu154th
Placed either side on mobility & trade
The countries immediately above and below New Caledonia in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where New Caledonia is ahead of the world, and behind
7 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 end7
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Export Concentration IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 0.3060.6310.306Moved since 2015
New Caledonia: 0.631 · 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.
International Migrants as a Share of PopulationUN DESA Population Division · 2024 · world median 6.08926.226.089No real change since 2015
New Caledonia: 26.22 · 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.
Net Migration RateUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median -0.1331.673-0.133Moved since 2013
New Caledonia: 1.673 · 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.
Terms of Trade IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 103.23100.99103.23Moved since 2015
New Caledonia: 100.99 · 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.
International MigrantsUN DESA Population Division · 2024 · world median 223,32376,738223,323No real change since 2015
New Caledonia: 76,738 · 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.
Merchant Fleet by Country of OwnershipUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 275.733.413275.73Moved since 2016
New Caledonia: 3.413 · 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.
EmigrantsUN DESA Population Division · 2024 · world median 444,4515,082444,451No real change since 2015
New Caledonia: 5,082 · 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 New Caledonia
Asylum-Seekers by Country of Asylum, Average Time to Clear Exports Through Customs, Cereal Import Dependency Ratio, Commodity Export Dependence, Container Port Traffic (last 2021), Cost of Sending Remittances, Creative Goods Exports (last 2015), Creative Services Exports (last 2011), Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index, Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports (last 2023), Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP) (last 2024), FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index, Foreign Value Added Share of Gross Exports, Freedom of Foreign Movement, ICT Goods Exports (last 2015), ICT Services Exports (last 2007), Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP) (last 2024), Inbound Mobility Rate, Tertiary, Logistics Performance Index, Outbound Mobility Ratio, Tertiary, Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, Services Exports (last 2024), Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All Products and Trade (% of GDP) (last 2024). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
05Country Index 2026
Mobility & Trade among New Caledonia’s 3 topics
Mobility & Trade is New Caledonia’s best-placed topic of 3. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Mobility & Tradejoint 108th of 1772/4 keys
- Energy101st of 1652/3 keys
- Work & Labour115th of 1824/4 keys
No standing on Governance & Institutions, Economy & Innovation, Education & Knowledge, 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 New Caledonia 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 Oceania
Australia23rd4/4 keysHighest in Melanesia
Papua New Guinea67th3/4 keysThis page
New Caledonia=108th2/4 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 New Caledonia 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.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Passport strength and visa-free travel 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, the cost of sending money home, migrant numbers, refugees and student mobility are published as context: they describe how much crosses a border, not how well a country handles it. Services sold over the internet are measured under Digital & Technology.
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 7 statistics on this page come from 2 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
New Caledonia’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- New Caledonia (banner) — Fourrure derivative work: Inkey, CC BY-SA 2.0
- 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). New Caledonia: Mobility & Trade — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/new-caledonia/mobility