Container port traffic in Arab World

Arab World: Container port traffic was 63.52 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
63.52 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
Change on year
up 7.6%
Rank
22nd
of 41 groups
All-time high
63.52 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
in 2024
All-time low
40.60 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
in 2010
Years of data
14
2010–2024

Container port traffic in Arab World, 2010–2024

020.0M40.0M60.0M2010201720242010: 40.6M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2011: 43.3M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2012: 45.9M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2013: 47.1M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2014: 49.8M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2015: 50.7M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2016: 51.0M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2017: 52.5M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2018: 53.3M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2019: 56.7M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2020: 56.4M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2021: 55.7M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2022: 59.0M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2024: 63.5M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units

Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in TEU: 20 foot equivalent units.

Analysis

In 2024, container port traffic in Arab World stood at 63.52 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, container port traffic in Arab World peaked at 63.52 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.60 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, in 2010.

That places Arab World 22nd out of 41 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 49.08 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 40.60 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 56.68 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 10
2020s 58.68 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 55.70 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 63.52 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 4

Countries ranked near Arab World

  1. 19 Morocco 11.79 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
  2. 20 Thailand 11.43 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
  3. 21 United Kingdom 9.62 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
  4. 22 Australia 9.58 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
  5. 23 Panama 9.57 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
  6. 24 Mexico 9.28 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
  7. 25 Philippines 9.22 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is container port traffic in Arab World?
Container port traffic in Arab World was 63.52 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
What is the highest container port traffic recorded in Arab World?
The highest recorded value was 63.52 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024.
What is the lowest container port traffic recorded in Arab World?
The lowest recorded value was 40.60 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2010.
How does Arab World rank for container port traffic?
Arab World ranks 22nd out of 41 groups with data for 2024.
Is container port traffic rising or falling in Arab World?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Arab World data come from?
The figures come from UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Container port traffic (TEU: 20 foot equivalent units). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.