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Container port traffic

How many containers pass through the country's ports in a year, in TEU.

Unit: TEU Period: 2005–2024 Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD)
Source: UNCTAD · About the indicator
Average: 5.43M TEU Countries: 168

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 2011 to 2024.

Container port traffic, 2011–2024

Top-20 · TEU

Container port traffic, 2011–20240100M200M300MChinaChina: 299,703,800 TEU300MUnited StatesUnited States: 59,707,490 TEU59.71MSingaporeSingapore: 41,124,100 TEU41.12MSouth KoreaSouth Korea: 31,850,924 TEU31.85MMalaysiaMalaysia: 30,659,850 TEU30.66MVietnamVietnam: 24,423,183 TEU24.42MIndiaIndia: 23,898,000 TEU23.9MUnited Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates: 23,466,906 TEU23.47MJapanJapan: 21,886,683 TEU21.89MSpainSpain: 18,114,517 TEU18.11MIndonesiaIndonesia: 14,709,550 TEU14.71MNetherlandsNetherlands: 14,517,179 TEU14.52MBrazilBrazil: 13,893,906 TEU13.89MHong KongHong Kong: 13,690,000 TEU13.69MTürkiyeTürkiye: 13,507,070 TEU13.51MGermanyGermany: 13,294,081 TEU13.29MBelgiumBelgium: 12,395,047 TEU12.4MItalyItaly: 11,927,016 TEU11.93MMoroccoMorocco: 11,789,130 TEU11.79MThailandThailand: 11,432,626 TEU11.43M
Container port traffic — 2011–2024 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 CN China 300M 2024 1
2 US United States 59.71M 2024 2
3 SG Singapore 41.12M 2024 3
4 KR South Korea 31.85M 2024 4
5 MY Malaysia 30.66M 2024 5
6 VN Vietnam 24.42M 2024 6
7 IN India 23.9M 2024 7
8 AE United Arab Emirates 23.47M 2024 8
9 JP Japan 21.89M 2024 9
10 ES Spain 18.11M 2024 10
11 ID Indonesia 14.71M 2024 11
12 NL Netherlands 14.52M 2024 12
13 BR Brazil 13.89M 2024 13
14 HK Hong Kong 13.69M 2024 14
15 TR Türkiye 13.51M 2024 15
16 DE Germany 13.29M 2024 16
17 BE Belgium 12.4M 2024 17
18 IT Italy 11.93M 2024 18
19 MA Morocco 11.79M 2024 19
20 TH Thailand 11.43M 2024 20
21 GB United Kingdom 9.62M 2024 21
22 AU Australia 9.58M 2024 22
23 PA Panama 9.57M 2024 23
24 MX Mexico 9.28M 2024 24
25 PH Philippines 9.22M 2024 25
26 EG Egypt 8.58M 2024 26
27 SA Saudi Arabia 8.03M 2024 27
28 LK Sri Lanka 7.78M 2024 28
29 CA Canada 6.39M 2024 29
30 GR Greece 5.69M 2024 30
31 FR France 5.37M 2024 31
32 CO Colombia 5.19M 2024 32
33 RU Russia 5.19M 2024 33
34 CL Chile 4.47M 2024 34
35 ZA South Africa 4.3M 2024 35
36 OM Oman 4.25M 2024 36
37 PT Portugal 3.54M 2024 37
38 PE Peru 3.48M 2024 38
39 NZ New Zealand 3.37M 2024 39
40 BD Bangladesh 3.35M 2024 40
41 PK Pakistan 3.34M 2024 41
42 PL Poland 3.27M 2024 42
43 IL Israel 3.06M 2024 43
44 MT Malta 2.97M 2024 44
45 IR Iran 2.92M 2024 45
46 EC Ecuador 2.57M 2024 46
47 JM Jamaica 2.35M 2024 47
48 DO Dominican Republic 2.11M 2024 48
49 GT Guatemala 2.01M 2024 49
50 TG Togo 2.01M 2024 50
51 KE Kenya 2.01M 2024 51
52 DZ Algeria 1.83M 2024 52
53 CI Côte d'Ivoire 1.8M 2024 53
54 CR Costa Rica 1.72M 2024 54
55 GH Ghana 1.7M 2024 55
56 SE Sweden 1.64M 2024 56
57 NG Nigeria 1.57M 2023 57
58 BS Bahamas 1.54M 2024 58
59 AR Argentina 1.47M 2024 59
60 QA Qatar 1.42M 2024 60
61 FI Finland 1.32M 2024 61
62 PR Puerto Rico 1.3M 2024 62
63 DJ Djibouti 1.29M 2024 63
64 IE Ireland 1.21M 2024 64
65 SI Slovenia 1.13M 2024 65
66 UY Uruguay 1.12M 2024 66
67 LT Lithuania 1.07M 2024 67
68 CG Republic of the Congo 1.05M 2024 68
69 KH Cambodia 1.03M 2024 69
70 UA Ukraine 1.02M 2021 70
71 RO Romania 989,795 2024 71
72 TZ Tanzania 985,000 2024 72
73 DK Denmark 935,848 2024 73
74 IQ Iraq 932,729 2019 74
75 HN Honduras 905,497 2024 75
76 SN Senegal 881,239 2024 76
77 KW Kuwait 863,618 2020 77
78 NO Norway 862,983 2024 78
79 JO Jordan 824,199 2024 79
80 MM Myanmar 782,951 2024 80
81 LB Lebanon 762,062 2024 81
82 AO Angola 709,221 2024 82
83 GE Georgia 636,497 2024 83
84 TT Trinidad and Tobago 545,177 2023 84
85 HR Croatia 532,451 2024 85
86 BJ Benin 510,896 2019 86
87 TN Tunisia 491,955 2024 87
88 LV Latvia 490,971 2024 88
89 MZ Mozambique 489,000 2023 89
90 MU Mauritius 468,254 2024 90
91 LY Libya 465,168 2023 91
92 SS South Sudan 430,000 2011 92
93 IS Iceland 425,000 2023 93
94 BH Bahrain 409,382 2024 94
95 CY Cyprus 386,498 2024 95
96 YE Yemen 380,000 2024 96
97 CM Cameroon 350,000 2024 97
98 SD Sudan 320,274 2021 98
99 BG Bulgaria 296,350 2024 99
100 GN Guinea 286,286 2023 100
101 AT Austria 285,900 2017 101
102 CU Cuba 281,140 2023 102
103 EE Estonia 261,822 2024 103
104 SV El Salvador 255,017 2024 104
105 SY Syria 243,348 2020 105
106 VE Venezuela 221,801 2021 106
107 HT Haiti 201,514 2024 107
108 PG Papua New Guinea 200,000 2022 108
109 MG Madagascar 199,713 2019 109
110 GU Guam 190,200 2019 110
111 AL Albania 184,017 2023 111
112 GA Gabon 180,878 2024 112
113 NA Namibia 171,151 2024 113
114 NI Nicaragua 167,682 2024 114
115 SC Seychelles 154,423 2019 115
116 FJ Fiji 145,782 2019 116
117 SB Solomon Islands 128,036 2019 117
118 CH Switzerland 114,075 2020 118
119 NC New Caledonia 107,834 2021 119
120 MV Maldives 107,728 2019 120
121 SR Suriname 105,949 2024 121
122 SX Sint Maarten 105,200 2019 122
123 BB Barbados 101,300 2023 123
124 BN Brunei Darussalam 99,000 2023 124
125 CW Curaçao 98,100 2024 125
126 SO Somalia 92,238 2019 126
127 LR Liberia 91,454 2019 127
128 CV Cabo Verde 89,382 2024 128
129 PF French Polynesia 84,772 2022 129
130 MR Mauritania 84,458 2019 130
131 SL Sierra Leone 78,413 2019 131
132 VU Vanuatu 77,436 2019 132
133 TO Tonga 76,854 2019 133
134 AS American Samoa 76,200 2019 134
135 GM Gambia 71,470 2019 135
136 AW Aruba 64,800 2024 136
137 GY Guyana 58,377 2021 137
138 KM Comoros 54,359 2019 138
139 TL Timor-Leste 53,289 2019 139
140 WS Samoa 53,017 2024 140
141 KI Kiribati 52,100 2019 141
142 ST Sao Tome and Principe 49,553 2019 142
143 KY Cayman Islands 46,658 2024 143
144 VG British Virgin Islands 45,956 2019 144
145 MP Northern Mariana Islands 44,952 2019 145
146 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 42,211 2019 146
147 PY Paraguay 37,901 2020 147
148 LC Saint Lucia 37,054 2023 148
149 FO Faroe Islands 31,214 2019 149
150 MH Marshall Islands 30,711 2019 150
151 GW Guinea-Bissau 28,700 2019 151
152 AG Antigua and Barbuda 28,000 2024 152
153 ER Eritrea 27,453 2019 153
154 FM Micronesia 25,234 2019 154
155 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 24,416 2024 155
156 BZ Belize 21,279 2023 156
157 GD Grenada 20,299 2022 157
158 ME Montenegro 17,263 2024 158
159 PW Palau 16,399 2019 159
160 GQ Equatorial Guinea 13,851 2019 160
161 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 13,560 2020 161
162 GI Gibraltar 10,870 2019 162
163 DM Dominica 7,401 2020 163
164 GL Greenland 6,145 2019 164
165 NR Nauru 5,327 2019 165
166 TV Tuvalu 5,150 2019 166
167 BM Bermuda 4,006 2019 167
168 MD Moldova 818 2019 168
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Maximum 300M TEU
Median 538,814 TEU
Minimum 818 TEU
World 913M TEU

About the indicator

Container port traffic of a country in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) per year: loading, unloading and transshipment. A transit container is counted twice when it is transshipped — once on unloading and once on loading — so for hubs like Singapore the indicator runs several times higher than the country's own foreign trade.

Updates
annually
Unit of measurement
TEU
Observation period
2005–2024
License
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Dataset
UNCTADstat

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