Container port traffic (TEU: 20 foot equivalent units) in Arab World
Arab World: Container port traffic (TEU: 20 foot equivalent units) was 63.52 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024. ▲ Rising
Container port traffic in Arab World, 2010–2024
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.
Container port traffic (TEU: 20 foot equivalent units) in Arab World, year by year
| Year | TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 40.60 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | — |
| 2011 | 43.27 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 45.86 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 47.10 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 49.76 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 50.74 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 51.00 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 52.49 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 53.26 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 56.68 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 56.45 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 55.70 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 59.05 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 63.52 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 19 Morocco 11.79 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 20 Thailand 11.43 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 21 United Kingdom 9.62 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 22 Australia 9.58 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 23 Panama 9.57 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 24 Mexico 9.28 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 25 Philippines 9.22 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
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- Mobile cellular subscriptions 102.93 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 37.45 million (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 9.48 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0794 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.02 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 37.45 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.914 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
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
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.