Countries ranked by Container port traffic (TEU)
How many standard shipping containers (counted in 20-foot units, called TEU) passed through a country’s ports in a year.
#1 China (300M TEU), #2 United States (59.7M TEU), #3 Singapore (41.1M TEU). The last place is Moldova (818 TEU).
How to read this number
The number of containers moved between land and sea transport, counted in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU), where one TEU is a standard 20-foot container. It includes coastal shipping and international voyages, and empty containers. Containers moved from one ship to another at an intermediate port are counted twice. Source: UNCTAD.
Only countries with ports that report to UNCTAD are listed, so landlocked countries are not ranked. Ports that mainly move containers from one ship to another, such as Singapore, count the same container twice, so the number is not the same as the country’s trade.
- Countries listed: 150 (of 193)
- Data years: 2019–2024 (differs by country)
- 98 countries use 2024 data
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Ranking table
Sorted from the highest value
| Rank | Country | Container port traffic (TEU) | Year | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China |
299,703,800 TEU | 2024 | |
| 2 |  United States |
59,707,490 TEU | 2024 | |
| 3 |  Singapore |
41,124,100 TEU | 2024 | |
| 4 |  South Korea |
31,850,924 TEU | 2024 | |
| 5 |  Malaysia |
30,659,850 TEU | 2024 | |
| 6 |  Vietnam |
24,423,183 TEU | 2024 | |
| 7 |  India |
23,898,000 TEU | 2024 | |
| 8 |  United Arab Emirates |
23,466,906 TEU | 2024 | |
| 9 |  Japan |
21,886,683 TEU | 2024 | |
| 10 |  Spain |
18,114,517 TEU | 2024 | |
| 11 |  Indonesia |
14,709,550 TEU | 2024 | |
| 12 |  Netherlands |
14,517,179 TEU | 2024 | |
| 13 |  Brazil |
13,893,906 TEU | 2024 | |
| 14 |  Türkiye |
13,507,070 TEU | 2024 | |
| 15 |  Germany |
13,294,081 TEU | 2024 | |
| 16 |  Belgium |
12,395,047 TEU | 2024 | |
| 17 |  Italy |
11,927,016 TEU | 2024 | |
| 18 |  Morocco |
11,789,130 TEU | 2024 | |
| 19 |  Thailand |
11,432,626 TEU | 2024 | |
| 20 |  United Kingdom |
9,621,469 TEU | 2024 | |
| 21 |  Australia |
9,579,396 TEU | 2024 | |
| 22 |  Panama |
9,570,767 TEU | 2024 | |
| 23 |  Mexico |
9,284,170 TEU | 2024 | |
| 24 |  Philippines |
9,216,842 TEU | 2024 | |
| 25 |  Egypt |
8,581,339 TEU | 2024 | |
| 26 |  Saudi Arabia |
8,029,571 TEU | 2024 | |
| 27 |  Sri Lanka |
7,782,776 TEU | 2024 | |
| 28 |  Canada |
6,394,038 TEU | 2024 | |
| 29 |  Greece |
5,691,448 TEU | 2024 | |
| 30 |  France |
5,371,045 TEU | 2024 | |
| 31 |  Colombia |
5,188,127 TEU | 2024 | |
| 32 |  Russia |
5,187,096 TEU | 2024 | |
| 33 |  Chile |
4,474,125 TEU | 2024 | |
| 34 |  South Africa |
4,303,682 TEU | 2024 | |
| 35 |  Oman |
4,246,786 TEU | 2024 | |
| 36 |  Portugal |
3,541,777 TEU | 2024 | |
| 37 |  Peru |
3,477,011 TEU | 2024 | |
| 38 |  New Zealand |
3,371,175 TEU | 2024 | |
| 39 |  Bangladesh |
3,353,732 TEU | 2024 | |
| 40 |  Pakistan |
3,338,000 TEU | 2024 | |
| 41 |  Poland |
3,270,784 TEU | 2024 | |
| 42 |  Israel |
3,059,136 TEU | 2024 | |
| 43 |  Malta |
2,967,924 TEU | 2024 | |
| 44 |  Iran |
2,921,359 TEU | 2024 | |
| 45 |  Ecuador |
2,567,040 TEU | 2024 | |
| 46 |  Jamaica |
2,349,405 TEU | 2024 | |
| 47 |  Dominican Republic |
2,110,608 TEU | 2024 | |
| 48 |  Guatemala |
2,010,490 TEU | 2024 | |
| 49 |  Togo |
2,006,435 TEU | 2024 | |
| 50 |  Kenya |
2,005,076 TEU | 2024 | |
| 51 |  Algeria |
1,827,788 TEU | 2024 | |
| 52 |  Côte d’Ivoire |
1,802,000 TEU | 2024 | |
| 53 |  Costa Rica |
1,717,439 TEU | 2024 | |
| 54 |  Ghana |
1,701,246 TEU | 2024 | |
| 55 |  Sweden |
1,640,487 TEU | 2024 | |
| 56 |  Nigeria |
1,566,109 TEU | 2023 | |
| 57 |  Bahamas |
1,540,740 TEU | 2024 | |
| 58 |  Argentina |
1,471,434 TEU | 2024 | |
| 59 |  Qatar |
1,421,000 TEU | 2024 | |
| 60 |  Finland |
1,317,452 TEU | 2024 | |
| 61 |  Djibouti |
1,293,000 TEU | 2024 | |
| 62 |  Ireland |
1,209,552 TEU | 2024 | |
| 63 |  Slovenia |
1,133,340 TEU | 2024 | |
| 64 |  Uruguay |
1,115,000 TEU | 2024 | |
| 65 |  Lithuania |
1,068,771 TEU | 2024 | |
| 66 |  Republic of the Congo |
1,046,064 TEU | 2024 | |
| 67 |  Cambodia |
1,030,000 TEU | 2024 | |
| 68 |  Ukraine |
1,022,376 TEU | 2021 | |
| 69 |  Romania |
989,795 TEU | 2024 | |
| 70 |  Tanzania |
985,000 TEU | 2024 | |
| 71 |  Denmark |
935,848 TEU | 2024 | |
| 72 |  Iraq |
932,729 TEU | 2019 | |
| 73 |  Honduras |
905,497 TEU | 2024 | |
| 74 |  Senegal |
881,239 TEU | 2024 | |
| 75 |  Kuwait |
863,618 TEU | 2020 | |
| 76 |  Norway |
862,983 TEU | 2024 | |
| 77 |  Jordan |
824,199 TEU | 2024 | |
| 78 |  Myanmar |
782,951 TEU | 2024 | |
| 79 |  Lebanon |
762,062 TEU | 2024 | |
| 80 |  Angola |
709,221 TEU | 2024 | |
| 81 |  Georgia |
636,497 TEU | 2024 | |
| 82 |  Trinidad & Tobago |
545,177 TEU | 2023 | |
| 83 |  Croatia |
532,451 TEU | 2024 | |
| 84 |  Benin |
510,896 TEU | 2019 | |
| 85 |  Tunisia |
491,955 TEU | 2024 | |
| 86 |  Latvia |
490,971 TEU | 2024 | |
| 87 |  Mozambique |
489,000 TEU | 2023 | |
| 88 |  Mauritius |
468,254 TEU | 2024 | |
| 89 |  Libya |
465,168 TEU | 2023 | |
| 90 |  Iceland |
425,000 TEU | 2023 | |
| 91 |  Bahrain |
409,382 TEU | 2024 | |
| 92 |  Cyprus |
386,498 TEU | 2024 | |
| 93 |  Yemen |
380,000 TEU | 2024 | |
| 94 |  Cameroon |
350,000 TEU | 2024 | |
| 95 |  Sudan |
320,274 TEU | 2021 | |
| 96 |  Bulgaria |
296,350 TEU | 2024 | |
| 97 |  Guinea |
286,286 TEU | 2023 | |
| 98 |  Cuba |
281,140 TEU | 2023 | |
| 99 |  Estonia |
261,822 TEU | 2024 | |
| 100 |  El Salvador |
255,017 TEU | 2024 | |
| 101 |  Syria |
243,348 TEU | 2020 | |
| 102 |  Venezuela |
221,801 TEU | 2021 | |
| 103 |  Haiti |
201,514 TEU | 2024 | |
| 104 |  Papua New Guinea |
200,000 TEU | 2022 | |
| 105 |  Madagascar |
199,713 TEU | 2019 | |
| 106 |  Albania |
184,017 TEU | 2023 | |
| 107 |  Gabon |
180,878 TEU | 2024 | |
| 108 |  Namibia |
171,151 TEU | 2024 | |
| 109 |  Nicaragua |
167,682 TEU | 2024 | |
| 110 |  Seychelles |
154,423 TEU | 2019 | |
| 111 |  Fiji |
145,782 TEU | 2019 | |
| 112 |  Solomon Islands |
128,036 TEU | 2019 | |
| 113 |  Switzerland |
114,075 TEU | 2020 | |
| 114 |  Maldives |
107,728 TEU | 2019 | |
| 115 |  Suriname |
105,949 TEU | 2024 | |
| 116 |  Barbados |
101,300 TEU | 2023 | |
| 117 |  Brunei |
99,000 TEU | 2023 | |
| 118 |  Somalia |
92,238 TEU | 2019 | |
| 119 |  Liberia |
91,454 TEU | 2019 | |
| 120 |  Cape Verde |
89,382 TEU | 2024 | |
| 121 |  Mauritania |
84,458 TEU | 2019 | |
| 122 |  Sierra Leone |
78,413 TEU | 2019 | |
| 123 |  Vanuatu |
77,436 TEU | 2019 | |
| 124 |  Tonga |
76,854 TEU | 2019 | |
| 125 |  Gambia |
71,470 TEU | 2019 | |
| 126 |  Guyana |
58,377 TEU | 2021 | |
| 127 |  Comoros |
54,359 TEU | 2019 | |
| 128 |  Timor-Leste |
53,289 TEU | 2019 | |
| 129 |  Samoa |
53,017 TEU | 2024 | |
| 130 |  Kiribati |
52,100 TEU | 2019 | |
| 131 |  São Tomé & Príncipe |
49,553 TEU | 2019 | |
| 132 |  Democratic Republic of the Congo |
42,211 TEU | 2019 | |
| 133 |  Paraguay |
37,901 TEU | 2020 | |
| 134 |  St. Lucia |
37,054 TEU | 2023 | |
| 135 |  Marshall Islands |
30,711 TEU | 2019 | |
| 136 |  Guinea-Bissau |
28,700 TEU | 2019 | |
| 137 |  Antigua & Barbuda |
28,000 TEU | 2024 | |
| 138 |  Eritrea |
27,453 TEU | 2019 | |
| 139 |  Micronesia |
25,234 TEU | 2019 | |
| 140 |  St. Vincent & Grenadines |
24,416 TEU | 2024 | |
| 141 |  Belize |
21,279 TEU | 2023 | |
| 142 |  Grenada |
20,299 TEU | 2022 | |
| 143 |  Montenegro |
17,263 TEU | 2024 | |
| 144 |  Palau |
16,399 TEU | 2019 | |
| 145 |  Equatorial Guinea |
13,851 TEU | 2019 | |
| 146 |  St. Kitts & Nevis |
13,560 TEU | 2020 | |
| 147 |  Dominica |
7,401 TEU | 2020 | |
| 148 |  Nauru |
5,327 TEU | 2019 | |
| 149 |  Tuvalu |
5,150 TEU | 2019 | |
| 150 |  Moldova |
818 TEU | 2019 |
No matching countries.
Each value is the latest year available for that country (see the Year column), so the years can differ from country to country.
Data is available for 150 of 193 countries. The rest are not listed.
Source: Container port traffic (TEU: 20 foot equivalent units), indicator IS.SHP.GOOD.TU. Processed by this site. data.worldbank.org
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