Container port traffic in South Korea
South Korea: Container port traffic was 31.85 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024. ▲ Rising
Container port traffic in South Korea, 2010–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in TEU: 20 foot equivalent units.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 31.85 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units for container port traffic in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, container port traffic in South Korea peaked at 31.85 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.20 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, in 2010.
South Korea ranks 4th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Container port traffic in South Korea, year by year
| Year | TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 19.20 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | — |
| 2011 | 21.61 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 22.56 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 23.46 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 24.80 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 25.48 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 25.95 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 27.42 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 28.87 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 28.96 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 28.83 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 29.79 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 28.50 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 30.00 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 31.85 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +6.2% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 31.85 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.03 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, 30.9× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 31.85 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 145,782 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, 218.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24.83 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 19.20 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 28.96 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.80 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 28.50 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 31.85 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 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
- 5 Malaysia 30.66 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 6 Vietnam 24.42 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 7 India 23.90 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
More infrastructure data for South Korea
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 89.22 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 172.52 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 21.29 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 41.17 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.4114 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 21.29 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.72 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is container port traffic in South Korea?
- Container port traffic in South Korea was 31.85 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 South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 31.85 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024.
- What is the lowest container port traffic recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.20 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2010.
- How does South Korea rank for container port traffic?
- South Korea ranks 4th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is container port traffic rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea 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.