Panama vs Thailand: Container port traffic

Panama
9.57 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
in 2024
Thailand
11.43 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
in 2024
Panama rank
23rd
Thailand rank
20th

Container port traffic over time

  • Panama
  • Thailand
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M201020172024

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 11.43 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units against 9.57 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in Panama, a difference of 1.86 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units.

That makes Thailand's figure about 1.2 times Panama's.

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

Panama ranks 23rd and Thailand ranks 20th of 167 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama Thailand Difference Ahead
2010s 6.67 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 8.80 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 2.13 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units Thailand
2020s 8.55 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 10.45 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 1.90 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher container port traffic, Panama or Thailand?
Thailand, at 11.43 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units against 9.57 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in Panama as of 2024.
What is the difference in container port traffic between Panama and Thailand?
1.86 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Thailand?
15 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
How do Panama and Thailand rank globally for container port traffic?
Panama ranks 23rd and Thailand ranks 20th 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.