Container port traffic in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Container port traffic was 32.21 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024. ▲ Rising
Container port traffic in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 2010–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in TEU: 20 foot equivalent units.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 32.21 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units for container port traffic in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 31.2% on the previous year and up 48.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, container port traffic in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 32.21 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.61 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, in 2012.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 27th 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 13 years of available data.
Container port traffic in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 19.76 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | — |
| 2011 | 20.90 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 19.61 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 19.95 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 21.73 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 20.85 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 21.64 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 24.01 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 23.86 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 23.85 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 23.28 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 24.55 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 32.21 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +31.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.62 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 19.61 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 24.01 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.68 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 23.28 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 32.21 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 3 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 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
- 28 Sri Lanka 7.78 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 29 Canada 6.39 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 30 Greece 5.69 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
More infrastructure data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 761.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 101 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 71.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 9.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0942 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 71.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.01 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is container port traffic in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Container port traffic in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 32.21 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 32.21 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024.
- What is the lowest container port traffic recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.61 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2012.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for container port traffic?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 27th out of 41 groups with data for 2024.
- Is container port traffic rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (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.