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Container port traffic2022

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

World Bank
Comparable ranking year2021Latest published year: 2024
Economies with data115 / 217No observation: 102
First-ranked country or territoryChina268,790,000 TEU

Top 10

TEU · 2022
01China
268,790,000
02United States
61,191,458
03Singapore
37,289,600
04South Korea
28,502,044
05Malaysia
27,293,935
06Japan
22,462,583
07Vietnam
20,519,284
09India
19,717,168
10Spain
17,161,676

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Container port traffic · 2022 · TEU
RankCountry / territoryValue (TEU)Year
01China268,790,0002022
02United States61,191,4582022
03Singapore37,289,6002022
04South Korea28,502,0442022
05Malaysia27,293,9352022
06Japan22,462,5832022
07Vietnam20,519,2842022
08United Arab Emirates20,391,6752022
09India19,717,1682022
10Spain17,161,6762022
11Hong Kong SAR China16,573,0002022
12Netherlands14,929,3332022
13Germany13,733,8672022
14Indonesia13,281,2322022
15Türkiye12,366,1722022
16Belgium12,334,9252022
17Brazil11,683,2392022
18Italy11,577,6122022
19Thailand10,497,1122022
20Saudi Arabia10,469,2132022
21United Kingdom9,749,6762022
22Australia9,377,6192022
23Philippines9,258,5162022
24Morocco8,840,3402022
25Panama8,518,4252022
26Mexico8,307,8842022
27Egypt7,646,6432022
28Canada7,075,8772022
29Sri Lanka6,860,0002022
30Greece5,707,8762022
31France5,593,6332022
32Oman5,228,4832022
33Colombia4,480,6702022
34Chile4,203,2932022
35South Africa4,053,3502022
36Russia3,914,3042022
37New Zealand3,426,0302022
38Pakistan3,383,5802022
39Bangladesh3,200,2362022
40Portugal3,153,8772022
41Israel3,118,0002022
42Poland3,061,8482022
43Malta2,993,7992022
44Peru2,865,2392022
45Ecuador2,333,2722022
46Jamaica2,137,5002022
47Dominican Republic2,043,3262022
48Togo1,952,8792022
49Bahamas1,702,9952022
50Argentina1,667,1612022
51Guatemala1,660,5042022
52Sweden1,631,2482022
53Costa Rica1,594,3232022
54Nigeria1,566,1092022
55Algeria1,530,9692022
56Finland1,446,0042022
57Kenya1,430,0002022
58Qatar1,408,8042022
59Puerto Rico1,398,6002022
60Ghana1,244,2452022
61Ireland1,154,8032022
62Côte d’Ivoire1,083,6052022
63Uruguay1,080,4452022
64Denmark1,079,4062022
65Lithuania1,047,9412022
66Slovenia1,017,7982022
67Congo - Brazzaville1,000,0002022
68Norway933,3002022
69Honduras923,3212022
70Jordan852,5542022
71Myanmar (Burma)846,4262022
72Romania772,0462022
73Cambodia750,1482022
74Senegal738,0002022
75Tanzania700,0002022
76Angola678,3332022
77Djibouti635,0002022
78Croatia544,0152022
79Trinidad & Tobago498,5442022
80Georgia477,3572022
81Latvia471,6842022
82Lebanon434,2182022
83Tunisia431,4202022
84Libya428,7602022
85Mozambique420,5002022
86Mauritius407,8252022
87Bahrain383,4352022
88Cyprus371,7402022
89Yemen368,4982022
90Iceland360,0002022
91Cameroon338,4122022
92Estonia288,2082022
93Cuba261,0802022
94Bulgaria254,8542022
95El Salvador242,3072022
96Haiti200,2972022
97Papua New Guinea200,0002022
98Gabon180,8782022
99Namibia168,2782022
100Nicaragua153,3902022
101Albania132,9652022
102Brunei104,0002022
103Suriname103,8742022
104Curaçao100,8352022
105Barbados97,0002022
106French Polynesia84,7722022
107Cape Verde82,8712022
108Aruba64,7712022
109Belize47,2642022
110Samoa45,6802022
111Cayman Islands40,8292022
112St. Lucia38,9732022
113Antigua & Barbuda28,0002022
114St. Vincent & Grenadines23,8302022
115Grenada20,2992022

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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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