Container port traffic, maritime transport in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Container port traffic, maritime transport was 7.78 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Container port traffic, maritime transport in Sri Lanka, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 7.78 million for container port traffic, maritime transport in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 12.1% on the previous year and up 58.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, container port traffic, maritime transport in Sri Lanka peaked at 7.78 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.12 million, in 2010.
That places Sri Lanka 25th out of 123 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Container port traffic, maritime transport in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4.12 million | — |
| 2011 | 4.26 million | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 4.32 million | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 4.31 million | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 4.91 million | +14.0% |
| 2015 | 5.18 million | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 5.73 million | +10.6% |
| 2017 | 6.20 million | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 7.00 million | +12.9% |
| 2019 | 7.23 million | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 6.85 million | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 7.25 million | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 6.86 million | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 6.94 million | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 7.78 million | +12.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.33 million | 4.12 million | 7.23 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.14 million | 6.85 million | 7.78 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More infrastructure data for Sri Lanka
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 30.62 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 132.55 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.58 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.85 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0722 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -7.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.58 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.4 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is container port traffic, maritime transport in Sri Lanka?
- Container port traffic, maritime transport in Sri Lanka was 7.78 million in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest container port traffic, maritime transport recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 7.78 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest container port traffic, maritime transport recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.12 million in 2010.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for container port traffic, maritime transport?
- Sri Lanka ranks 25th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is container port traffic, maritime transport rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Container port traffic, maritime transport (twenty-foot equivalent units - TEUs). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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