Data for 2023
Liner Shipping Connectivity Index, 2023
Figures for 2023, as UNCTAD published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Liner Shipping Connectivity Index, 2023 covers 167 countries. China is highest, at 1,192.74; Turks and Caicos Islands is lowest, at 4.13. The middle country reads 54.78. Against 2022, 153 values changed (119 up, 34 down), 1 country joined, 1 left.
Liner Shipping Connectivity Index · Data for 2023
HighestChina
1,192.74LowestTurks and Caicos Islands
4.13Shaded 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, 2023, as published. The rank is UNCTAD’s own, as printed. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 167 countries · select a heading to sort
| 1 | CHNEastern Asia | 1,192.74 | 2023Q04 |
| 2 | KOREastern Asia | 640.82 | 2023Q04 |
| 3 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 600.07 | 2023Q04 |
| 4 | USANorthern America | 504.82 | 2023Q04 |
| 5 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 502.04 | 2023Q04 |
| 6 | JPNEastern Asia | 416.19 | 2023Q04 |
| 7 | ESPSouthern Europe | 411.84 | 2023Q04 |
| 8 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 411.16 | 2023Q04 |
| 9 | HKGEastern Asia | 390.07 | 2023Q04 |
| 10 | NLDWestern Europe | 389.69 | 2023Q04 |
| 11 | GBRNorthern Europe | 377.80 | 2023Q04 |
| 12 | BELWestern Europe | 350.19 | 2023Q04 |
| 13 | TWNEastern Asia | 340.71 | 2023Q04 |
| 14 | INDSouthern Asia | 337.87 | 2023Q04 |
| 15 | DEUWestern Europe | 316.45 | 2023Q04 |
| 16 | AREWestern Asia | 307.43 | 2023Q04 |
| 17 | ITASouthern Europe | 294.60 | 2023Q04 |
| 18 | SAUWestern Asia | 288.57 | 2023Q04 |
| 19 | TURWestern Asia | 283.80 | 2023Q04 |
| 20 | FRAWestern Europe | 268.89 | 2023Q04 |
| 21 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 264.67 | 2023Q04 |
| 22 | EGYNorthern Africa | 264.04 | 2023Q04 |
| 23 | MARNorthern Africa | 251.15 | 2023Q04 |
| 24 | LKASouthern Asia | 241.55 | 2023Q04 |
| 25 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 225.70 | 2023Q04 |
| 26 | PANCentral America | 207.88 | 2023Q04 |
| 27 | GRCSouthern Europe | 202.15 | 2023Q04 |
| 28 | MEXCentral America | 185.89 | 2023Q04 |
| 29 | COLSouth America | 185.13 | 2023Q04 |
| 30 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 184.71 | 2023Q04 |
| 31 | PRTSouthern Europe | 183.12 | 2023Q04 |
| 32 | RUSEastern Europe | 163.65 | 2023Q04 |
| 33 | CANNorthern America | 160.02 | 2023Q04 |
| 34 | OMNWestern Asia | 150.68 | 2023Q04 |
| 35 | PAKSouthern Asia | 148.63 | 2023Q04 |
| 36 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 147.03 | 2023Q04 |
| 37 | ISRWestern Asia | 136.99 | 2023Q04 |
| 38 | MLTSouthern Europe | 135.21 | 2023Q04 |
| 39 | PERSouth America | 134.84 | 2023Q04 |
| 40 | BRASouth America | 134.38 | 2023Q04 |
| 41 | POLEastern Europe | 133.24 | 2023Q04 |
| 42 | DOMCaribbean | 129.37 | 2023Q04 |
| 43 | JAMCaribbean | 118.31 | 2023Q04 |
| 44 | ECUSouth America | 116.13 | 2023Q04 |
| 45 | SWENorthern Europe | 113.44 | 2023Q04 |
| 46 | ZAFSouthern Africa | 112.01 | 2023Q04 |
| 47 | LBNWestern Asia | 107.44 | 2023Q04 |
| 48 | GTMCentral America | 107.15 | 2023Q04 |
| 49 | QATWestern Asia | 107.11 | 2023Q04 |
| 50 | NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 105.61 | 2023Q04 |
| 51 | CHLSouth America | 104.39 | 2023Q04 |
| 52 | GHAWestern Africa | 102.52 | 2023Q04 |
| 53 | ARGSouth America | 100.98 | 2023Q04 |
| 54 | CIVWestern Africa | 97.52 | 2023Q04 |
| 55 | URYSouth America | 97.08 | 2023Q04 |
| 56 | CRICentral America | 96.98 | 2023Q04 |
| 57 | TGOWestern Africa | 95.35 | 2023Q04 |
| 58 | DNKNorthern Europe | 88.08 | 2023Q04 |
| 59 | DJIEastern Africa | 87.18 | 2023Q04 |
| 60 | COGMiddle Africa | 86.18 | 2023Q04 |
| 61 | NGAWestern Africa | 84.22 | 2023Q04 |
| 62 | BHSCaribbean | 81.81 | 2023Q04 |
| 63 | BGDSouthern Asia | 81.51 | 2023Q04 |
| 64 | IRQWestern Asia | 76.75 | 2023Q04 |
| 65 | SVNSouthern Europe | 75.59 | 2023Q04 |
| 66 | JORWestern Asia | 71.78 | 2023Q04 |
| 67 | ROUEastern Europe | 69.97 | 2023Q04 |
| 68 | DZANorthern Africa | 69.74 | 2023Q04 |
| 69 | FINNorthern Europe | 67.40 | 2023Q04 |
| 70 | MUSEastern Africa | 67.12 | 2023Q04 |
| 71 | KENEastern Africa | 66.37 | 2023Q04 |
| 72 | HNDCentral America | 65.99 | 2023Q04 |
| 73 | BENWestern Africa | 63.04 | 2023Q04 |
| 74 | NORNorthern Europe | 62.49 | 2023Q04 |
| 75 | CMRMiddle Africa | 60.87 | 2023Q04 |
| 76 | HRVSouthern Europe | 60.75 | 2023Q04 |
| 77 | LTUNorthern Europe | 60.58 | 2023Q04 |
| 78 | IRNSouthern Asia | 60.50 | 2023Q04 |
| 79 | TTOCaribbean | 60.27 | 2023Q04 |
| 80 | TZAEastern Africa | 59.48 | 2023Q04 |
| 81 | IRLNorthern Europe | 57.42 | 2023Q04 |
| 82 | SENWestern Africa | 56.47 | 2023Q04 |
| 83 | AGOMiddle Africa | 56.43 | 2023Q04 |
| 84 | BHRWestern Asia | 54.78 | 2023Q04 |
| 85 | LBYNorthern Africa | 52.88 | 2023Q04 |
| 86 | MOZEastern Africa | 52.64 | 2023Q04 |
| 87 | PRICaribbean | 51.38 | 2023Q04 |
| 89 | PNGMelanesia | 49.36 | 2023Q04 |
| 90 | CYPWestern Asia | 46.87 | 2023Q04 |
| 91 | MMRSouth-eastern Asia | 46.43 | 2023Q04 |
| 92 | NAMSouthern Africa | 45.47 | 2023Q04 |
| 93 | NCLMelanesia | 44.69 | 2023Q04 |
| 94 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 44.61 | 2023Q04 |
| 95 | SURSouth America | 42.48 | 2023Q04 |
| 96 | FJIMelanesia | 41.44 | 2023Q04 |
| 97 | LVANorthern Europe | 40.95 | 2023Q04 |
| 98 | PYFPolynesia | 40.36 | 2023Q04 |
| 101 | KWTWestern Asia | 38.98 | 2023Q04 |
| 102 | SOMEastern Africa | 37.62 | 2023Q04 |
| 103 | BRBCaribbean | 37.02 | 2023Q04 |
| 104 | GUYSouth America | 36.70 | 2023Q04 |
| 105 | GABMiddle Africa | 35.88 | 2023Q04 |
| 106 | ESTNorthern Europe | 35.76 | 2023Q04 |
| 107 | GNQMiddle Africa | 33.99 | 2023Q04 |
| 108 | VENSouth America | 32.66 | 2023Q04 |
| 109 | SXMCaribbean | 31.91 | 2023Q04 |
| 110 | HTICaribbean | 31.45 | 2023Q04 |
| 111 | SLBMelanesia | 31.37 | 2023Q04 |
| 112 | WSMPolynesia | 30.33 | 2023Q04 |
| 113 | GINWestern Africa | 29.32 | 2023Q04 |
| 114 | BGREastern Europe | 29.26 | 2023Q04 |
| 115 | TONPolynesia | 29.02 | 2023Q04 |
| 116 | TUNNorthern Africa | 28.70 | 2023Q04 |
| 117 | NICCentral America | 28.14 | 2023Q04 |
| 118 | ASMPolynesia | 27.90 | 2023Q04 |
| 119 | ISLNorthern Europe | 26.94 | 2023Q04 |
| 120 | GEOWestern Asia | 26.80 | 2023Q04 |
| 121 | MRTWestern Africa | 26.43 | 2023Q04 |
| 122 | CUWCaribbean | 26.27 | 2023Q04 |
| 123 | ATGCaribbean | 26.14 | 2023Q04 |
| 124 | LCACaribbean | 26.07 | 2023Q04 |
| 125 | SYRWestern Asia | 25.44 | 2023Q04 |
| 126 | VUTMelanesia | 25.09 | 2023Q04 |
| 127 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 25.02 | 2023Q04 |
| 128 | SDNNorthern Africa | 24.90 | 2023Q04 |
| 129 | CUBCaribbean | 24.86 | 2023Q04 |
| 130 | SYCEastern Africa | 24.34 | 2023Q04 |
| 131 | MDGEastern Africa | 24.14 | 2023Q04 |
| 132 | DMACaribbean | 24.09 | 2023Q04 |
| 133 | CODMiddle Africa | 24.08 | 2023Q04 |
| 134 | SLEWestern Africa | 23.80 | 2023Q04 |
| 135 | GUMMicronesia | 22.81 | 2023Q04 |
| 136 | GRDCaribbean | 22.75 | 2023Q04 |
| 137 | SLVCentral America | 22.41 | 2023Q04 |
| 138 | YEMWestern Asia | 21.81 | 2023Q04 |
| 139 | MHLMicronesia | 21.57 | 2023Q04 |
| 140 | FRONorthern Europe | 19.85 | 2023Q04 |
| 141 | VCTCaribbean | 19.79 | 2023Q04 |
| 142 | MDVSouthern Asia | 19.32 | 2023Q04 |
| 143 | VIRCaribbean | 18.65 | 2023Q04 |
| 144 | BLZCentral America | 18.55 | 2023Q04 |
| 145 | ABWCaribbean | 18.11 | 2023Q04 |
| 146 | LBRWestern Africa | 17.34 | 2023Q04 |
| 147 | KIRMicronesia | 16.80 | 2023Q04 |
| 148 | COMEastern Africa | 16.52 | 2023Q04 |
| 149 | GNBWestern Africa | 16.32 | 2023Q04 |
| 152 | MNPMicronesia | 15.14 | 2023Q04 |
| 153 | FSMMicronesia | 14.97 | 2023Q04 |
| 154 | MNESouthern Europe | 14.41 | 2023Q04 |
| 155 | ALBSouthern Europe | 13.24 | 2023Q04 |
| 156 | STPMiddle Africa | 12.34 | 2023Q04 |
| 157 | GMBWestern Africa | 12.19 | 2023Q04 |
| 158 | TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 11.92 | 2023Q04 |
| 159 | CPVWestern Africa | 11.66 | 2023Q04 |
| 160 | GRLNorthern America | 11.64 | 2023Q04 |
| 161 | ERIEastern Africa | 9.10 | 2023Q04 |
| 162 | PRYSouth America | 8.76 | 2023Q04 |
| 163 | CYMCaribbean | 8.46 | 2023Q04 |
| =164 | VGBCaribbean | 8.28 | 2023Q04 |
| =164 | KNACaribbean | 8.28 | 2023Q04 |
| 166 | COKPolynesia | 8.21 | 2023Q04 |
| 167 | BMUNorthern America | 7.98 | 2023Q04 |
| 168 | UKREastern Europe | 7.35 | 2023Q04 |
| 169 | PLWMicronesia | 6.88 | 2023Q04 |
| 171 | NIUPolynesia | 5.76 | 2023Q04 |
| 173 | TUVPolynesia | 5.05 | 2023Q04 |
| 177 | TCACaribbean | 4.13 | 2023Q04 |
02In 2023
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- #1
China1,192.74
- #2
South Korea640.82
- #3
Singapore600.07
- #4
United States504.82
- #5
Malaysia502.04
Lowest
- #177
Turks and Caicos Islands4.13
- #173
Tuvalu5.05
- #171
Niue5.76
- #169
Palau6.88
- #168
Ukraine7.35
A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 54.78. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032022 → 2023
Since 2022
What changed between 2022 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +1 / −1countries joined / left
- 153values changed, of 166 in both
- 119 · 34rose · fell
- 13unchanged
Rose most
Saudi Arabia237.84 → 288.57+50.73
South Korea596.68 → 640.82+44.14
Egypt221.84 → 264.04+42.19
Russia124.49 → 163.65+39.17
India306.99 → 337.87+30.88
Fell most
United States523.46 → 504.82−18.64
Indonesia242.19 → 225.70−16.48
Lithuania71.85 → 60.58−11.27
Hong Kong400.87 → 390.07−10.80
Germany327.24 → 316.45−10.79
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.
166 distinct values among 167
Values are stored exactly as published, to 5 decimals. 2 countries share 8.28. 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 167 countries has every column.
05The files
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Cite this edition
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) (2023). Liner Shipping Connectivity Index, 2023 [data set], describing 2023. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/liner-shipping-connectivity/2023
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07Questions
Liner Shipping Connectivity Index, 2023: questions and answers
Which country has the highest Liner Shipping Connectivity Index in Liner Shipping Connectivity Index, 2023?
China, at 1,192.74, of the 167 countries in the file.
What year does Liner Shipping Connectivity Index, 2023 describe?
2023.
How many countries does Liner Shipping Connectivity Index, 2023 cover?
167.
Where can I download Liner Shipping Connectivity Index, 2023?
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, 2023 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Liner Shipping Connectivity Index, 2026.