Belgium vs Germany: Container port traffic

Belgium
12.39 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
in 2024
Germany
13.29 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
in 2024
Belgium rank
17th
Germany rank
16th

Container port traffic over time

  • Belgium
  • Germany
05.0M10.0M15.0M201020172024

How they compare

Germany currently reports 13.29 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units against 12.39 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in Belgium, a difference of 899,100 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 17th and Germany ranks 16th of 167 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Germany Difference Ahead
2010s 10.40 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 15.02 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 4.61 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units Germany
2020s 12.40 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 13.66 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 1.26 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher container port traffic, Belgium or Germany?
Germany, at 13.29 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units against 12.39 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in Belgium as of 2024.
What is the difference in container port traffic between Belgium and Germany?
899,100 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Germany?
15 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
How do Belgium and Germany rank globally for container port traffic?
Belgium ranks 17th and Germany ranks 16th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as Container port traffic (TEU: 20 foot equivalent units). 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 (TEU: 20 foot equivalent units)
Unit
TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
Source
UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 2,791 data points, 2005–2024
Last refreshed

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.