Data for 2016
Liner Shipping Connectivity Index, 2016
Figures for 2016, as UNCTAD published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Liner Shipping Connectivity Index, 2016 covers 170 countries. China is highest, at 900.150; Moldova is lowest, at 3.647. The middle country reads 48.087. Against 2015, 162 values changed (72 up, 90 down), 1 country joined.
Liner Shipping Connectivity Index · Data for 2016
HighestChina
900.150LowestMoldova
3.647Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end.
01UNCTAD’s rank
The table
Every country and every column of Liner Shipping Connectivity Index, 2016, as published. The rank is UNCTAD’s own, as printed. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 170 countries · select a heading to sort
| 1 | CHNEastern Asia | 900.150 | 2016Q04 |
| 2 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 531.912 | 2016Q04 |
| 3 | KOREastern Asia | 526.649 | 2016Q04 |
| 4 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 469.796 | 2016Q04 |
| 5 | HKGEastern Asia | 465.982 | 2016Q04 |
| 6 | USANorthern America | 455.534 | 2016Q04 |
| 7 | JPNEastern Asia | 398.117 | 2016Q04 |
| 8 | GBRNorthern Europe | 390.544 | 2016Q04 |
| 9 | ESPSouthern Europe | 387.514 | 2016Q04 |
| 10 | DEUWestern Europe | 387.494 | 2016Q04 |
| 11 | NLDWestern Europe | 384.395 | 2016Q04 |
| 12 | BELWestern Europe | 377.263 | 2016Q04 |
| 13 | TWNEastern Asia | 333.683 | 2016Q04 |
| 14 | AREWestern Asia | 292.527 | 2016Q04 |
| 15 | ITASouthern Europe | 287.913 | 2016Q04 |
| 16 | FRAWestern Europe | 280.077 | 2016Q04 |
| 17 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 279.062 | 2016Q04 |
| 18 | INDSouthern Asia | 259.366 | 2016Q04 |
| 19 | EGYNorthern Africa | 230.203 | 2016Q04 |
| 20 | TURWestern Asia | 225.739 | 2016Q04 |
| 21 | LKASouthern Asia | 221.640 | 2016Q04 |
| 22 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 211.642 | 2016Q04 |
| 23 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 211.189 | 2016Q04 |
| 24 | MARNorthern Africa | 211.157 | 2016Q04 |
| 25 | RUSEastern Europe | 206.057 | 2016Q04 |
| 26 | SAUWestern Asia | 188.968 | 2016Q04 |
| 27 | PANCentral America | 187.437 | 2016Q04 |
| 28 | COLSouth America | 183.618 | 2016Q04 |
| 29 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 172.222 | 2016Q04 |
| 30 | MEXCentral America | 161.050 | 2016Q04 |
| 31 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 157.559 | 2016Q04 |
| 32 | PRTSouthern Europe | 156.048 | 2016Q04 |
| 33 | CANNorthern America | 154.475 | 2016Q04 |
| 34 | MLTSouthern Europe | 140.004 | 2016Q04 |
| 35 | GRCSouthern Europe | 139.509 | 2016Q04 |
| 36 | OMNWestern Asia | 139.355 | 2016Q04 |
| 37 | DOMCaribbean | 129.513 | 2016Q04 |
| 38 | ZAFSouthern Africa | 122.924 | 2016Q04 |
| 39 | SWENorthern Europe | 119.985 | 2016Q04 |
| 40 | BRASouth America | 118.852 | 2016Q04 |
| 41 | PAKSouthern Asia | 118.616 | 2016Q04 |
| 42 | PERSouth America | 115.697 | 2016Q04 |
| 43 | ISRWestern Asia | 114.069 | 2016Q04 |
| 44 | IRNSouthern Asia | 109.783 | 2016Q04 |
| 45 | JAMCaribbean | 106.744 | 2016Q04 |
| 46 | POLEastern Europe | 105.964 | 2016Q04 |
| 47 | ARGSouth America | 104.209 | 2016Q04 |
| 48 | ECUSouth America | 100.446 | 2016Q04 |
| 49 | NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 98.823 | 2016Q04 |
| 50 | LBNWestern Asia | 97.688 | 2016Q04 |
| 51 | GTMCentral America | 97.464 | 2016Q04 |
| 52 | DNKNorthern Europe | 95.871 | 2016Q04 |
| 53 | NGAWestern Africa | 95.020 | 2016Q04 |
| 54 | CHLSouth America | 93.629 | 2016Q04 |
| 55 | CRICentral America | 90.126 | 2016Q04 |
| 56 | URYSouth America | 86.869 | 2016Q04 |
| 57 | FINNorthern Europe | 86.410 | 2016Q04 |
| 58 | DJIEastern Africa | 85.192 | 2016Q04 |
| 59 | BHSCaribbean | 80.542 | 2016Q04 |
| 60 | TGOWestern Africa | 79.574 | 2016Q04 |
| 61 | CIVWestern Africa | 79.572 | 2016Q04 |
| 62 | GHAWestern Africa | 77.656 | 2016Q04 |
| 63 | DZANorthern Africa | 76.761 | 2016Q04 |
| 64 | AGOMiddle Africa | 76.179 | 2016Q04 |
| 65 | SVNSouthern Europe | 75.114 | 2016Q04 |
| 66 | COGMiddle Africa | 73.505 | 2016Q04 |
| 67 | MUSEastern Africa | 72.417 | 2016Q04 |
| 68 | HNDCentral America | 69.272 | 2016Q04 |
| 69 | ROUEastern Europe | 63.595 | 2016Q04 |
| 70 | HRVSouthern Europe | 63.518 | 2016Q04 |
| 71 | CMRMiddle Africa | 60.588 | 2016Q04 |
| 72 | TTOCaribbean | 59.919 | 2016Q04 |
| 73 | JORWestern Asia | 59.837 | 2016Q04 |
| 74 | UKREastern Europe | 59.825 | 2016Q04 |
| 76 | SENWestern Africa | 56.683 | 2016Q04 |
| 77 | KENEastern Africa | 56.311 | 2016Q04 |
| 78 | VENSouth America | 56.056 | 2016Q04 |
| 79 | NORNorthern Europe | 56.049 | 2016Q04 |
| 80 | BENWestern Africa | 55.534 | 2016Q04 |
| 81 | IRLNorthern Europe | 55.418 | 2016Q04 |
| 82 | BGDSouthern Asia | 55.337 | 2016Q04 |
| 83 | TZAEastern Africa | 54.059 | 2016Q04 |
| 84 | NAMSouthern Africa | 52.598 | 2016Q04 |
| 85 | CYPWestern Asia | 51.972 | 2016Q04 |
| 86 | LBYNorthern Africa | 48.216 | 2016Q04 |
| 87 | MMRSouth-eastern Asia | 47.959 | 2016Q04 |
| 88 | NCLMelanesia | 46.459 | 2016Q04 |
| 89 | HTICaribbean | 46.421 | 2016Q04 |
| 90 | PNGMelanesia | 46.210 | 2016Q04 |
| 92 | PRICaribbean | 45.397 | 2016Q04 |
| 93 | SXMCaribbean | 44.483 | 2016Q04 |
| 94 | GUYSouth America | 43.838 | 2016Q04 |
| 95 | GABMiddle Africa | 42.901 | 2016Q04 |
| 96 | MOZEastern Africa | 42.556 | 2016Q04 |
| 97 | TUNNorthern Africa | 41.763 | 2016Q04 |
| 98 | FJIMelanesia | 40.907 | 2016Q04 |
| 99 | BRBCaribbean | 40.705 | 2016Q04 |
| 100 | SURSouth America | 40.207 | 2016Q04 |
| 101 | CUBCaribbean | 39.991 | 2016Q04 |
| 102 | PYFPolynesia | 38.956 | 2016Q04 |
| 103 | IRQWestern Asia | 38.586 | 2016Q04 |
| 104 | GINWestern Africa | 38.242 | 2016Q04 |
| 105 | LTUNorthern Europe | 36.524 | 2016Q04 |
| 106 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 35.981 | 2016Q04 |
| 107 | ESTNorthern Europe | 34.837 | 2016Q04 |
| 108 | MDGEastern Africa | 34.793 | 2016Q04 |
| 109 | SYRWestern Asia | 33.384 | 2016Q04 |
| 110 | CUWCaribbean | 32.689 | 2016Q04 |
| 111 | GNQMiddle Africa | 32.512 | 2016Q04 |
| 112 | VCTCaribbean | 32.094 | 2016Q04 |
| 114 | QATWestern Asia | 31.988 | 2016Q04 |
| 115 | SDNNorthern Africa | 31.323 | 2016Q04 |
| 116 | SLBMelanesia | 30.621 | 2016Q04 |
| 117 | LVANorthern Europe | 30.514 | 2016Q04 |
| 118 | SLVCentral America | 29.584 | 2016Q04 |
| 119 | SOMEastern Africa | 29.167 | 2016Q04 |
| =120 | WSMPolynesia | 28.579 | 2016Q04 |
| =120 | TONPolynesia | 28.579 | 2016Q04 |
| 122 | BHRWestern Asia | 28.546 | 2016Q04 |
| 123 | BLZCentral America | 28.528 | 2016Q04 |
| 124 | GUMMicronesia | 28.323 | 2016Q04 |
| 125 | KWTWestern Asia | 26.429 | 2016Q04 |
| 126 | VUTMelanesia | 25.570 | 2016Q04 |
| 127 | ASMPolynesia | 25.323 | 2016Q04 |
| 128 | MRTWestern Africa | 24.853 | 2016Q04 |
| 129 | ABWCaribbean | 24.758 | 2016Q04 |
| 130 | NICCentral America | 24.723 | 2016Q04 |
| 131 | MNPMicronesia | 24.646 | 2016Q04 |
| 132 | CODMiddle Africa | 24.581 | 2016Q04 |
| 133 | SLEWestern Africa | 24.038 | 2016Q04 |
| 134 | LCACaribbean | 23.819 | 2016Q04 |
| 135 | BGREastern Europe | 23.521 | 2016Q04 |
| 136 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 23.508 | 2016Q04 |
| 137 | VIRCaribbean | 23.339 | 2016Q04 |
| 138 | KNACaribbean | 23.120 | 2016Q04 |
| 139 | GRDCaribbean | 22.980 | 2016Q04 |
| 140 | GMBWestern Africa | 22.696 | 2016Q04 |
| 141 | SYCEastern Africa | 22.484 | 2016Q04 |
| 142 | MHLMicronesia | 21.290 | 2016Q04 |
| 143 | YEMWestern Asia | 21.138 | 2016Q04 |
| 144 | LBRWestern Africa | 20.563 | 2016Q04 |
| 146 | VGBCaribbean | 19.994 | 2016Q04 |
| 147 | COMEastern Africa | 18.317 | 2016Q04 |
| 148 | AIACaribbean | 18.266 | 2016Q04 |
| 149 | MDVSouthern Asia | 18.210 | 2016Q04 |
| 150 | DMACaribbean | 18.181 | 2016Q04 |
| 151 | ALBSouthern Europe | 17.857 | 2016Q04 |
| 152 | ISLNorthern Europe | 17.092 | 2016Q04 |
| 154 | GEOWestern Asia | 16.525 | 2016Q04 |
| 155 | KIRMicronesia | 16.312 | 2016Q04 |
| 156 | STPMiddle Africa | 14.763 | 2016Q04 |
| 157 | MNESouthern Europe | 14.737 | 2016Q04 |
| 158 | ATGCaribbean | 14.545 | 2016Q04 |
| 159 | MSRCaribbean | 13.957 | 2016Q04 |
| 160 | FRONorthern Europe | 13.756 | 2016Q04 |
| 161 | CPVWestern Africa | 13.215 | 2016Q04 |
| 162 | TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 11.667 | 2016Q04 |
| 164 | GNBWestern Africa | 11.405 | 2016Q04 |
| 165 | PLWMicronesia | 9.654 | 2016Q04 |
| 166 | TUVPolynesia | 8.789 | 2016Q04 |
| 168 | BMUNorthern America | 7.774 | 2016Q04 |
| 169 | COKPolynesia | 7.724 | 2016Q04 |
| 170 | FSMMicronesia | 7.650 | 2016Q04 |
| 171 | GIBSouthern Europe | 7.005 | 2016Q04 |
| 172 | CYMCaribbean | 6.666 | 2016Q04 |
| 173 | GRLNorthern America | 5.515 | 2016Q04 |
| 174 | ERIEastern Africa | 5.486 | 2016Q04 |
| 175 | NRUMicronesia | 4.530 | 2016Q04 |
| 176 | PRYSouth America | 4.452 | 2016Q04 |
| 179 | MDAEastern Europe | 3.647 | 2016Q04 |
02In 2016
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- #1
China900.150
- #2
Singapore531.912
- #3
South Korea526.649
- #4
Malaysia469.796
- #5
Hong Kong465.982
A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 48.087. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032015 → 2016
Since 2015
What changed between 2015 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +1 / −0countries joined / left
- 162values changed, of 169 in both
- 72 · 90rose · fell
- 7unchanged
Rose most
Sri Lanka195.830 → 221.640+25.810
Dominican Republic109.699 → 129.513+19.814
Philippines153.736 → 172.222+18.486
Iran94.686 → 109.783+15.097
Northern Mariana Islands10.231 → 24.646+14.415
Fell most
United States486.323 → 455.534−30.788
Russia233.918 → 206.057−27.861
Singapore559.169 → 531.912−27.257
Japan424.311 → 398.117−26.194
Belgium403.002 → 377.263−25.740
Changes in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.
04Caveats
Read before you use
What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
169 distinct values among 170
Values are stored exactly as published, to 5 decimals. 2 countries share 28.579. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The rank is UNCTAD’s
Printed as the publisher ranked the countries; never re-ranked here.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 170 countries has every column.
05The files
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UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) (2016). Liner Shipping Connectivity Index, 2016 [data set], describing 2016. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/liner-shipping-connectivity/2016
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07Questions
Liner Shipping Connectivity Index, 2016: questions and answers
Which country has the highest Liner Shipping Connectivity Index in Liner Shipping Connectivity Index, 2016?
China, at 900.150, of the 170 countries in the file.
What year does Liner Shipping Connectivity Index, 2016 describe?
2016.
How many countries does Liner Shipping Connectivity Index, 2016 cover?
170.
Where can I download Liner Shipping Connectivity Index, 2016?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Liner Shipping Connectivity Index, 2016 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Liner Shipping Connectivity Index, 2026.