Container port traffic (TEU: 20 foot equivalent units) in Middle income
Middle income: Container port traffic (TEU: 20 foot equivalent units) was 533.75 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024. ▲ Rising
Container port traffic in Middle 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 Middle income stood at 533.75 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.1% on the previous year and up 56.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, container port traffic in Middle income peaked at 533.75 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024 and was at its lowest, 258.88 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, in 2010.
That places Middle income 4th 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 Middle income, year by year
| Year | TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 258.88 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | — |
| 2011 | 287.46 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 307.18 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 322.27 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 341.01 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 353.24 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 365.59 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 393.34 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 416.38 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 430.60 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 428.57 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 461.02 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 473.24 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 489.32 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 533.75 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 347.59 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 258.88 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 430.60 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 10 |
| 2020s | 477.18 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 428.57 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 533.75 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
- 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
- 6 Vietnam 24.42 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 7 India 23.90 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
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- Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.20 billion (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 108.26 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 415.79 million (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 7.26 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0707 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.61 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 415.79 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.05 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is container port traffic in Middle income?
- Container port traffic in Middle income was 533.75 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 income?
- The highest recorded value was 533.75 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024.
- What is the lowest container port traffic recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 258.88 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2010.
- How does Middle income rank for container port traffic?
- Middle income ranks 4th out of 41 groups with data for 2024.
- Is container port traffic rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle 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.