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Container port traffic2024

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

World Bank
Comparable ranking year2021Latest published year: 2024
Economies with data103 / 217No observation: 114
First-ranked country or territoryChina299,703,800 TEU

Top 10

TEU · 2024
01China
299,703,800
02United States
59,707,490
03Singapore
41,124,100
04South Korea
31,850,924
05Malaysia
30,659,850
06Vietnam
24,423,183
07India
23,898,000
08United Arab Emirates
23,466,906
09Japan
21,886,683
10Spain
18,114,517

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Container port traffic · 2024 · TEU
RankCountry / territoryValue (TEU)Year
01China299,703,8002024
02United States59,707,4902024
03Singapore41,124,1002024
04South Korea31,850,9242024
05Malaysia30,659,8502024
06Vietnam24,423,1832024
07India23,898,0002024
08United Arab Emirates23,466,9062024
09Japan21,886,6832024
10Spain18,114,5172024
11Indonesia14,709,5502024
12Netherlands14,517,1792024
13Brazil13,893,9062024
14Hong Kong SAR China13,690,0002024
15Türkiye13,507,0702024
16Germany13,294,0812024
17Belgium12,395,0472024
18Italy11,927,0162024
19Morocco11,789,1302024
20Thailand11,432,6262024
21United Kingdom9,621,4692024
22Australia9,579,3962024
23Panama9,570,7672024
24Mexico9,284,1702024
25Philippines9,216,8422024
26Egypt8,581,3392024
27Saudi Arabia8,029,5712024
28Sri Lanka7,782,7762024
29Canada6,394,0382024
30Greece5,691,4482024
31France5,371,0452024
32Colombia5,188,1272024
33Russia5,187,0962024
34Chile4,474,1252024
35South Africa4,303,6822024
36Oman4,246,7862024
37Portugal3,541,7772024
38Peru3,477,0112024
39New Zealand3,371,1752024
40Bangladesh3,353,7322024
41Pakistan3,338,0002024
42Poland3,270,7842024
43Israel3,059,1362024
44Malta2,967,9242024
45Iran2,921,3592024
46Ecuador2,567,0402024
47Jamaica2,349,4052024
48Dominican Republic2,110,6082024
49Guatemala2,010,4902024
50Togo2,006,4352024
51Kenya2,005,0762024
52Algeria1,827,7882024
53Côte d’Ivoire1,802,0002024
54Costa Rica1,717,4392024
55Ghana1,701,2462024
56Sweden1,640,4872024
57Bahamas1,540,7402024
58Argentina1,471,4342024
59Qatar1,421,0002024
60Finland1,317,4522024
61Puerto Rico1,300,0002024
62Djibouti1,293,0002024
63Ireland1,209,5522024
64Slovenia1,133,3402024
65Uruguay1,115,0002024
66Lithuania1,068,7712024
67Congo - Brazzaville1,046,0642024
68Cambodia1,030,0002024
69Romania989,7952024
70Tanzania985,0002024
71Denmark935,8482024
72Honduras905,4972024
73Senegal881,2392024
74Norway862,9832024
75Jordan824,1992024
76Myanmar (Burma)782,9512024
77Lebanon762,0622024
78Angola709,2212024
79Georgia636,4972024
80Croatia532,4512024
81Tunisia491,9552024
82Latvia490,9712024
83Mauritius468,2542024
84Bahrain409,3822024
85Cyprus386,4982024
86Yemen380,0002024
87Cameroon350,0002024
88Bulgaria296,3502024
89Estonia261,8222024
90El Salvador255,0172024
91Haiti201,5142024
92Gabon180,8782024
93Namibia171,1512024
94Nicaragua167,6822024
95Suriname105,9492024
96Curaçao98,1002024
97Cape Verde89,3822024
98Aruba64,8002024
99Samoa53,0172024
100Cayman Islands46,6582024
101Antigua & Barbuda28,0002024
102St. Vincent & Grenadines24,4162024
103Montenegro17,2632024
103 / 103 · Economies with data

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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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