Container port traffic (TEU: 20 foot equivalent units) in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Container port traffic (TEU: 20 foot equivalent units) was 561.31 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024. ▲ Rising
Container port traffic in IDA & IBRD total, 2010–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in TEU: 20 foot equivalent units.
Analysis
The most recent figure for container port traffic in IDA & IBRD total is 561.31 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 54.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, container port traffic in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 561.31 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024 and was at its lowest, 276.93 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, in 2010.
That places IDA & IBRD total 2nd out of 41 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Container port traffic (TEU: 20 foot equivalent units) in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 276.93 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | — |
| 2011 | 308.25 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 329.42 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 345.14 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 364.57 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 375.19 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 386.96 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 417.24 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 441.65 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 456.68 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 453.74 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 487.72 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 498.33 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 514.88 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 561.31 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 370.20 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 276.93 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 456.68 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 10 |
| 2020s | 503.19 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 453.74 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 561.31 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 1 China 299.70 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 2 United States 59.71 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 3 Singapore 41.12 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 4 South Korea 31.85 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 5 Malaysia 30.66 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is container port traffic in IDA & IBRD total?
- Container port traffic in IDA & IBRD total was 561.31 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 561.31 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024.
- What is the lowest container port traffic recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 276.93 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2010.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for container port traffic?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 2nd out of 41 groups with data for 2024.
- Is container port traffic rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.