What is container port traffic in Caribbean Small States?

Container port traffic in Caribbean Small States was 2.33 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2023, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

What is the highest container port traffic recorded in Caribbean Small States?

The highest recorded value was 2.58 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2021.

What is the lowest container port traffic recorded in Caribbean Small States?

The lowest recorded value was 1.76 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2017.

How does Caribbean Small States rank for container port traffic?

Caribbean Small States ranks 40th out of 41 groups with data for 2023.

Is container port traffic rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?

Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Caribbean Small States 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.

Container port traffic in Caribbean Small States

Name: Container port traffic in Caribbean Small States
Creator: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Caribbean Small States: Container port traffic was 2.33 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

2.33 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units

Change on year

down 9.1%

Rank

40th

of 41 groups

All-time high

2.58 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units

in 2021

All-time low

1.76 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units

in 2017

Years of data

2010–2023

Container port traffic in Caribbean Small States, 2010–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, container port traffic in Caribbean Small States stood at 2.33 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units.

The figure is down 9.1% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, container port traffic in Caribbean Small States peaked at 2.58 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.76 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, in 2017.

That places Caribbean Small States 40th out of 41 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2010s	2.20 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units	1.76 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units	2.45 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units	10
2020s	2.43 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units	2.25 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units	2.58 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units	4

Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States

37 Portugal 3.54 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
38 Peru 3.48 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
39 New Zealand 3.37 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
40 Bangladesh 3.35 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
41 Pakistan 3.34 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
42 Poland 3.27 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
43 Israel 3.06 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare

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More infrastructure data for Caribbean Small States

Fixed telephone subscriptions 18.32 per 100 people (2021)
Fixed telephone subscriptions 573,277 (2021)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 109.13 per 100 people (2021)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 3.41 million (2021)
Air transport, passengers carried 2.46 million (2021)
Air transport, freight 79.79 million ton-km (2019)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 137,316 (2021)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 360.76 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 80,216 cubic meters (2022)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 15.5% (2022)

All data for Caribbean Small States →

Frequently asked questions

What is container port traffic in Caribbean Small States?: Container port traffic in Caribbean Small States was 2.33 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2023, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
What is the highest container port traffic recorded in Caribbean Small States?: The highest recorded value was 2.58 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2021.
What is the lowest container port traffic recorded in Caribbean Small States?: The lowest recorded value was 1.76 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2017.
How does Caribbean Small States rank for container port traffic?: Caribbean Small States ranks 40th out of 41 groups with data for 2023.
Is container port traffic rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?: Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Caribbean Small States 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: 06 August 2026

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.