Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Philippines: Container port traffic

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
60.92 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
in 2024
Philippines
9.22 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
in 2024
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
23rd
Philippines rank
25th

Container port traffic over time

  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Philippines
020.0M40.0M60.0M201020172024

How they compare

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 60.92 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units against 9.22 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in Philippines, a difference of 51.70 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units.

That makes Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 6.6 times Philippines's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 23rd and Philippines ranks 25th of 41 groups.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Philippines Difference Ahead
2010s 44.25 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 7.01 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 37.24 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2020s 55.25 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 8.79 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 46.46 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher container port traffic, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or Philippines?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), at 60.92 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units against 9.22 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in Philippines as of 2024.
What is the difference in container port traffic between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Philippines?
51.70 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, with Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Philippines?
15 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Philippines rank globally for container port traffic?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 23rd and Philippines ranks 25th of 41 groups.
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.