Germany vs Italy: Container port traffic

Germany
13.29 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
in 2024
Italy
11.93 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
in 2024
Germany rank
16th
Italy rank
18th

Container port traffic over time

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

How they compare

Germany currently reports 13.29 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units against 11.93 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in Italy, a difference of 1.37 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units.

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

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

Germany ranks 16th and Italy ranks 18th of 167 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Italy Difference Ahead
2010s 15.02 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 10.22 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 4.80 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units Germany
2020s 13.66 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 11.36 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 2.30 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, Germany or Italy?
Germany, at 13.29 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units against 11.93 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in container port traffic between Germany and Italy?
1.37 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Italy?
15 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
How do Germany and Italy rank globally for container port traffic?
Germany ranks 16th and Italy ranks 18th 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.