Egypt vs Saudi Arabia: Container port traffic, maritime transport

Egypt
8.58 million teu
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
8.03 million teu
in 2024
Egypt rank
30th
Saudi Arabia rank
31st

Container port traffic, maritime transport over time

  • Egypt
  • Saudi Arabia
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M201020172024

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 8.58 million teu against 8.03 million teu in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 551,770 teu.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 30th and Saudi Arabia ranks 31st of 146 countries.

Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
2010s 6.66 million teu 7.24 million teu 582,062 teu Saudi Arabia
2020s 7.88 million teu 9.82 million teu 1.94 million teu Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher container port traffic, maritime transport, Egypt or Saudi Arabia?
Egypt, at 8.58 million teu against 8.03 million teu in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
What is the difference in container port traffic, maritime transport between Egypt and Saudi Arabia?
551,770 teu, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Saudi Arabia?
15 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
How do Egypt and Saudi Arabia rank globally for container port traffic, maritime transport?
Egypt ranks 30th and Saudi Arabia ranks 31st of 146 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Container port traffic, maritime transport (twenty-foot equivalent units - TEUs). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Container port traffic, maritime transport (twenty-foot equivalent units - TEUs)
Unit
teu
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
183 places, 2,636 data points, 2010–2024
Last refreshed