Singapore vs Viet Nam: Container port traffic

Singapore
41.12 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
in 2024
Viet Nam
24.42 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
in 2024
Singapore rank
3rd
Viet Nam rank
6th

Container port traffic over time

  • Singapore
  • Viet Nam
10.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M201020172024

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 41.12 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units against 24.42 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in Viet Nam, a difference of 16.70 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units.

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.7 times Viet Nam's.

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

Singapore ranks 3rd and Viet Nam ranks 6th of 167 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Singapore Viet Nam Difference Ahead
2010s 32.58 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 10.13 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 22.45 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units Singapore
2020s 38.37 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 20.45 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 17.93 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher container port traffic, Singapore or Viet Nam?
Singapore, at 41.12 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units against 24.42 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in Viet Nam as of 2024.
What is the difference in container port traffic between Singapore and Viet Nam?
16.70 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Viet Nam?
15 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
How do Singapore and Viet Nam rank globally for container port traffic?
Singapore ranks 3rd and Viet Nam ranks 6th 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.