Container port traffic, maritime transport (twenty-foot equivalent units - TEUs) by country
Countries reporting
147
Highest
299.70 million
China
Lowest
13,851
Equatorial Guinea
Median
1.07 million
Years covered
15
2010–2024
Data points
2,636
What the numbers show
Container port traffic, maritime transport (twenty-foot equivalent units - TEUs) is currently reported for 147 countries. The highest value is 299.70 million in China; the lowest is 13,851 in Equatorial Guinea.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.07 million, and the mean is 6.83 million.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 21,638.
Over the past decade 122 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Togo (up 426.9%), and the largest decrease in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) (down 83.5%).
Container port traffic: TEUs): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 299.70 million | 2024 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 2 | United States | 59.71 million | 2024 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 3 | Singapore | 41.12 million | 2024 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 4 | South Korea | 31.85 million | 2024 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 4 | Republic of Korea | 31.85 million | 2024 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 6 | Malaysia | 30.66 million | 2024 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 7 | Vietnam | 24.42 million | 2024 | up 157.8% | rising |
| 7 | Viet Nam | 24.42 million | 2024 | up 157.8% | rising |
| 9 | India | 23.90 million | 2024 | up 105.1% | rising |
| 10 | United Arab Emirates | 23.47 million | 2024 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 11 | Japan | 21.89 million | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 12 | Spain | 18.11 million | 2024 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 13 | Indonesia | 14.71 million | 2024 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 14 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 14.52 million | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 15 | Brazil | 13.89 million | 2024 | up 47.2% | rising |
| 16 | Turkey | 13.51 million | 2024 | up 61.7% | rising |
| 16 | Türkiye | 13.51 million | 2024 | up 61.7% | rising |
| 18 | Germany | 13.29 million | 2024 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 19 | Australia and New Zealand | 12.95 million | 2024 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 20 | Belgium | 12.39 million | 2024 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 21 | Italy | 11.93 million | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 22 | Morocco | 11.79 million | 2024 | up 189.2% | rising |
| 23 | Thailand | 11.43 million | 2024 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 24 | United Kingdom | 9.62 million | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 24 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 9.62 million | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 26 | Australia | 9.58 million | 2024 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 27 | Panama | 9.57 million | 2024 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 28 | Caribbean | 9.31 million | 2024 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 29 | Mexico | 9.28 million | 2024 | up 83.1% | rising |
| 30 | Philippines | 9.22 million | 2024 | up 48.3% | rising |
| 31 | Egypt | 8.58 million | 2024 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia | 8.03 million | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 33 | Sri Lanka | 7.78 million | 2024 | up 58.6% | rising |
| 34 | Canada | 6.39 million | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 35 | Greece | 5.69 million | 2024 | up 43.9% | rising |
| 36 | France | 5.37 million | 2024 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 37 | Colombia | 5.19 million | 2024 | up 52.2% | rising |
| 38 | Russia | 5.19 million | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 38 | Russian Federation | 5.19 million | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 40 | Chile | 4.47 million | 2024 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 41 | South Africa | 4.30 million | 2024 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 42 | Oman | 4.25 million | 2024 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 43 | Portugal | 3.54 million | 2024 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 44 | Peru | 3.48 million | 2024 | up 55.1% | rising |
| 45 | New Zealand | 3.37 million | 2024 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 46 | Bangladesh | 3.35 million | 2024 | up 88.2% | rising |
| 47 | Pakistan | 3.34 million | 2024 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 48 | Poland | 3.27 million | 2024 | up 52.9% | rising |
| 49 | Israel | 3.06 million | 2024 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 50 | Malta | 2.97 million | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 51 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2.92 million | 2024 | up 22.6% | flat |
| 52 | Ecuador | 2.57 million | 2024 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 53 | Jamaica | 2.35 million | 2024 | up 43.4% | rising |
| 54 | Dominican Republic | 2.11 million | 2024 | up 66.8% | rising |
| 55 | Guatemala | 2.01 million | 2024 | up 59.1% | rising |
| 56 | Togo | 2.01 million | 2024 | up 426.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Kenya | 2.01 million | 2024 | up 98.1% | rising |
| 58 | Algeria | 1.83 million | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 59 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.80 million | 2024 | up 81.7% | rising |
| 59 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.80 million | 2024 | up 81.7% | rising |
| 61 | Costa Rica | 1.72 million | 2024 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 62 | Ghana | 1.70 million | 2024 | up 114.4% | rising |
| 63 | Sweden | 1.64 million | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 64 | Nigeria | 1.57 million | 2023 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 65 | Bahamas | 1.54 million | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 66 | Argentina | 1.47 million | 2024 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 67 | Qatar | 1.42 million | 2024 | up 207.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Finland | 1.32 million | 2024 | down 7.7% | flat |
| 69 | Puerto Rico | 1.30 million | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 70 | Djibouti | 1.29 million | 2024 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 71 | Ireland | 1.21 million | 2024 | up 52.5% | rising |
| 72 | Slovenia | 1.13 million | 2024 | up 75.2% | rising |
| 73 | Uruguay | 1.11 million | 2024 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 74 | Lithuania | 1.07 million | 2024 | up 137.3% | rising |
| 75 | Congo | 1.05 million | 2024 | up 68.7% | rising |
| 76 | Cambodia | 1.03 million | 2024 | up 212.1% | rising |
| 77 | Ukraine | 1.02 million | 2021 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 78 | Romania | 989,795 | 2024 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 79 | United Republic of Tanzania | 985,000 | 2024 | up 60.8% | rising |
| 80 | Denmark | 935,848 | 2024 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 81 | Honduras | 905,497 | 2024 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 82 | Senegal | 881,239 | 2024 | up 93.3% | rising |
| 83 | Norway | 862,983 | 2024 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 84 | Jordan | 824,199 | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 85 | Myanmar | 782,951 | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 86 | Lebanon | 762,062 | 2024 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 87 | Angola | 709,221 | 2024 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 88 | Georgia | 636,497 | 2024 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 89 | Trinidad and Tobago | 545,177 | 2023 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 90 | Croatia | 532,451 | 2024 | up 151.3% | rising |
| 91 | Tunisia | 491,955 | 2024 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 92 | Latvia | 490,971 | 2024 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 93 | Mozambique | 489,000 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 94 | Mauritius | 468,254 | 2024 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 95 | Libya | 465,168 | 2023 | up 106.7% | rising |
| 96 | Iceland | 425,000 | 2023 | up 75.7% | rising |
| 97 | Bahrain | 409,382 | 2024 | down 7.6% | flat |
| 98 | Cyprus | 386,498 | 2024 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 99 | Yemen | 380,000 | 2024 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 100 | Reunion | 376,797 | 2024 | up 56.3% | rising |
| 100 | Réunion | 376,797 | 2024 | up 56.3% | rising |
| 102 | Cameroon | 350,000 | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 103 | Sudan | 320,274 | 2021 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 104 | Melanesia | 307,834 | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 105 | Bulgaria | 296,350 | 2024 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 106 | Guinea | 286,286 | 2023 | up 94.4% | rising |
| 107 | Cuba | 281,140 | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 108 | Estonia | 261,822 | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 109 | El Salvador | 255,017 | 2024 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 110 | Syria | 243,348 | 2020 | down 58.5% | falling |
| 110 | Syrian Arab Republic | 243,348 | 2020 | down 58.5% | falling |
| 112 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 221,801 | 2021 | down 83.5% | volatile |
| 113 | Guadeloupe | 202,653 | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 114 | Haiti | 201,514 | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 115 | Papua New Guinea | 200,000 | 2022 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 116 | Guam | 190,200 | 2019 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 117 | Martinique | 187,666 | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 118 | Albania | 184,017 | 2023 | up 69.3% | rising |
| 119 | Gabon | 180,878 | 2024 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 120 | Namibia | 171,151 | 2024 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 121 | Nicaragua | 167,682 | 2024 | up 44.2% | rising |
| 122 | Polynesia | 137,789 | 2024 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 123 | New Caledonia | 107,834 | 2021 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 124 | Suriname | 105,949 | 2024 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 125 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 105,200 | 2019 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 126 | Barbados | 101,300 | 2023 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 127 | Brunei | 99,000 | 2023 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 127 | Brunei Darussalam | 99,000 | 2023 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 129 | Curacao | 98,100 | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 129 | Curaçao | 98,100 | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 131 | Cabo Verde | 89,382 | 2024 | up 65.2% | rising |
| 132 | Micronesia | 84,954 | 2024 | down 47.3% | falling |
| 133 | French Polynesia | 84,772 | 2022 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 134 | French Guiana | 75,193 | 2024 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 135 | Mayotte | 73,658 | 2020 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 136 | Aruba | 64,800 | 2024 | up 118.7% | rising |
| 137 | Guyana | 58,377 | 2021 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 138 | Samoa | 53,017 | 2024 | up 85.5% | rising |
| 139 | Cayman Islands | 46,658 | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 140 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 42,211 | 2019 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 141 | Saint Lucia | 37,054 | 2023 | down 42.5% | falling |
| 142 | Antigua and Barbuda | 28,000 | 2024 | up 93.9% | rising |
| 143 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 24,416 | 2024 | up 45.9% | rising |
| 144 | Belize | 21,279 | 2023 | down 48.1% | flat |
| 145 | Grenada | 20,299 | 2022 | up 45.8% | rising |
| 146 | Montenegro | 17,263 | 2024 | down 55.9% | falling |
| 147 | Equatorial Guinea | 13,851 | 2019 | up 45.8% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 920.30 million
- Developing regions 698.64 million
- Asia 613.21 million
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 514.54 million
- Eastern Asia 381.06 million
- Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand) 221.66 million
- Europe and Northern America 183.38 million
- South-eastern Asia 133.48 million
- Americas 131.99 million
- Europe 117.28 million
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 80.85 million
- Northern America 66.10 million
- Latin America and the Caribbean 65.89 million
- United States of America 59.71 million
- Western Asia 57.37 million
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 51.27 million
- Western Europe 45.58 million
- Africa 44.34 million
- Southern Europe 44.12 million
- Southern Asia 41.29 million
- Central and Southern Asia 41.29 million
- South America 32.65 million
- Central America 23.93 million
- Northern Africa 23.48 million
- Sub-Saharan Africa 20.87 million
- Northern Europe 17.83 million
- Other non-specified areas in Eastern Asia 13.93 million
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 13.69 million
- Oceania 13.48 million
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 12.66 million
- Eastern Europe 9.74 million
- Western Africa 8.47 million
- Eastern Africa 5.59 million
- Southern Africa 4.47 million
- Middle Africa 2.33 million
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 530,577