China vs Middle income: Container port traffic
Container port traffic over time
- China
- Middle income
How they compare
Middle income currently reports 533.75 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units against 299.70 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in China, a difference of 234.04 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units.
That makes Middle income's figure about 1.8 times China's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Middle income has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and Middle income ranks 4th of 167 countries.
Middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 190.14 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 347.59 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 157.45 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | Middle income |
| 2020s | 268.94 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 477.18 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 208.24 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | Middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher container port traffic, China or Middle income?
- Middle income, at 533.75 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units against 299.70 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in container port traffic between China and Middle income?
- 234.04 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, with Middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Middle income?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
- How do China and Middle income rank globally for container port traffic?
- China ranks 1st and Middle income ranks 4th 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
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.