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Container port traffic2021

Container port traffic in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU).

World Bank
Comparable ranking year2021Latest published year: 2024
Economies with data118 / 217No observation: 99
First-ranked country or territoryChina256,945,700 TEU

Top 10

TEU · 2021
01China
256,945,700
02United States
60,874,671
03Singapore
37,571,200
04South Korea
29,786,900
05Malaysia
28,261,849
06Japan
22,353,354
07Vietnam
19,821,048
08India
19,561,769
09United Arab Emirates
19,236,164
10Hong Kong SAR China
17,772,000

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Container port traffic · 2021 · TEU
RankCountry / territoryValue (TEU)Year
01China256,945,7002021
02United States60,874,6712021
03Singapore37,571,2002021
04South Korea29,786,9002021
05Malaysia28,261,8492021
06Japan22,353,3542021
07Vietnam19,821,0482021
08India19,561,7692021
09United Arab Emirates19,236,1642021
10Hong Kong SAR China17,772,0002021
11Spain17,712,4592021
12Netherlands15,781,7562021
13Germany14,710,9632021
14Belgium13,095,2582021
15Indonesia12,906,1002021
16Türkiye12,591,3272021
17Brazil11,801,5302021
18Italy11,303,2472021
19Thailand10,436,6892021
20United Kingdom10,290,1812021
21Saudi Arabia9,875,9462021
22Australia9,254,8282021
23Philippines8,674,8592021
24Panama8,623,9272021
25Morocco8,448,8502021
26Mexico7,852,4172021
27Sri Lanka7,250,0002021
28Egypt7,226,0652021
29Canada7,169,6072021
30Greece6,077,1022021
31France5,522,5412021
32Russia5,260,8492021
33Oman5,238,9682021
34Colombia4,901,5102021
35South Africa4,415,2232021
36Chile4,335,4512021
37Pakistan3,548,0002021
38Portugal3,294,4072021
39Bangladesh3,271,7322021
40New Zealand3,249,2622021
41Poland3,187,9432021
42Israel3,132,6782021
43Malta3,075,9182021
44Peru2,874,1092021
45Ecuador2,370,0312021
46Dominican Republic2,184,7542021
47Togo1,986,1312021
48Jamaica1,975,4012021
49Argentina1,798,9232021
50Bahamas1,761,7422021
51Guatemala1,735,5002021
52Sweden1,635,1832021
53Ghana1,604,7242021
54Nigeria1,566,1092021
55Qatar1,543,5912021
56Costa Rica1,523,1982021
57Puerto Rico1,490,2182021
58Kenya1,435,5652021
59Finland1,409,0372021
60Ireland1,143,0072021
61Denmark1,054,5522021
62Côte d’Ivoire1,042,4182021
63Ukraine1,022,3762021
64Congo - Brazzaville1,003,7342021
65Slovenia997,0002021
66Uruguay977,9222021
67Norway881,2382021
68Honduras824,8762021
69Senegal769,3582021
70Jordan765,6622021
71Cambodia732,3872021
72Tanzania700,0002021
73Myanmar (Burma)694,0162021
74Djibouti692,0002021
75Lithuania666,7752021
76Lebanon640,2632021
77Romania631,9642021
78Angola628,3482021
79Tunisia469,6582021
80Mozambique440,5822021
81Mauritius436,3982021
82Latvia434,1462021
83Libya422,1002021
84Yemen418,7112021
85Trinidad & Tobago410,3932021
86Bahrain404,9042021
87Georgia401,2692021
88Croatia379,6232021
89Cameroon360,5122021
90Iceland360,0002021
91Sudan320,2742021
92Cyprus319,1312021
93El Salvador294,3262021
94Cuba246,3522021
95Bulgaria245,1602021
96Estonia226,6892021
97Venezuela221,8012021
98Haiti193,9002021
99Nicaragua172,5442021
100Namibia155,9802021
101Gabon154,4742021
102Albania144,1292021
103Brunei110,4302021
104Suriname109,6002021
105New Caledonia107,8342021
106Barbados93,8992021
107Curaçao92,6402021
108French Polynesia80,2202021
109Cape Verde79,7542021
110Guyana58,3772021
111Aruba57,0622021
112Samoa43,9332021
113Belize42,4782021
114Montenegro38,3522021
115St. Lucia35,5382021
116Antigua & Barbuda29,0002021
117St. Vincent & Grenadines21,0002021
118Grenada19,5052021
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Source & definition

Indicator definition
Container port traffic in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU).
Unit
TEU
Source & definition
World Bank · IS.SHP.GOOD.TU
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Original metadata
Port container traffic measures the flow of containers from land to sea transport modes, and vice versa, in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), a standard-size container. Data refer to coastal shipping as well as international journeys. Transshipment traffic is counted as two lifts at the intermediate port (once to off-load and again as an outbound lift) and includes empty units.

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