Korea vs Malaysia: Container port traffic

Korea
31.85 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
in 2024
Malaysia
30.66 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
in 2024
Korea rank
4th
Malaysia rank
5th

Container port traffic over time

  • Korea
  • Malaysia
010.0M20.0M30.0M201020172024

How they compare

Korea currently reports 31.85 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units against 30.66 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in Malaysia, a difference of 1.19 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units.

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

Korea ranks 4th and Malaysia ranks 5th of 167 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Malaysia Difference Ahead
2010s 24.83 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 22.54 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 2.30 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units Korea
2020s 29.80 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 28.23 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 1.57 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher container port traffic, Korea or Malaysia?
Korea, at 31.85 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units against 30.66 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in container port traffic between Korea and Malaysia?
1.19 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Malaysia?
15 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
How do Korea and Malaysia rank globally for container port traffic?
Korea ranks 4th and Malaysia ranks 5th 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.