United Arab Emirates vs Upper middle income: Container port traffic

United Arab Emirates
23.47 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
in 2024
Upper middle income
465.50 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
in 2024
United Arab Emirates rank
8th
Upper middle income rank
7th

Container port traffic over time

  • United Arab Emirates
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Upper middle income currently reports 465.50 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units against 23.47 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 442.03 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units.

That makes Upper middle income's figure about 19.8 times United Arab Emirates's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.

United Arab Emirates ranks 8th and Upper middle income ranks 7th of 167 countries.

Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade United Arab Emirates Upper middle income Difference Ahead
2010s 18.76 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 304.66 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 285.90 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units Upper middle income
2020s 20.67 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 417.02 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 396.35 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units Upper middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher container port traffic, United Arab Emirates or Upper middle income?
Upper middle income, at 465.50 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units against 23.47 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
What is the difference in container port traffic between United Arab Emirates and Upper middle income?
442.03 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, with Upper middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United Arab Emirates and Upper middle income?
15 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
How do United Arab Emirates and Upper middle income rank globally for container port traffic?
United Arab Emirates ranks 8th and Upper middle income ranks 7th 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.