Container port traffic in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Container port traffic was 44.01 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024. ▲ Rising
Container port traffic in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 2010–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in TEU: 20 foot equivalent units.
Analysis
In 2024, container port traffic in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 44.01 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.4% on the previous year and up 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, container port traffic in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 44.01 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24.87 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, in 2010.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 24th 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 15 years of available data.
Container port traffic in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 24.87 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | — |
| 2011 | 28.09 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +13.0% |
| 2012 | 30.16 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 30.51 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 30.40 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 31.23 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 30.69 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 33.03 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 36.16 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 36.16 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 35.00 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 39.68 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +13.3% |
| 2022 | 39.19 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 39.53 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 44.01 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 31.13 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 24.87 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 36.16 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.48 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 35.00 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 44.01 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 21 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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
- 26 Egypt 8.58 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 27 Saudi Arabia 8.03 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
More infrastructure data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 704.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 117.7 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 72.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 12 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1149 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 72.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.12 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is container port traffic in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Container port traffic in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 44.01 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 44.01 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024.
- What is the lowest container port traffic recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.87 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2010.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for container port traffic?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 24th out of 41 groups with data for 2024.
- Is container port traffic rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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.