Container port traffic in Pakistan
Pakistan: Container port traffic was 3.34 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024. ▲ Rising
Container port traffic in Pakistan, 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 Pakistan is 3.34 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 14.7% on the previous year and up 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, container port traffic in Pakistan peaked at 3.55 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.22 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, in 2010.
Pakistan ranks 41st of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Container port traffic in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2.22 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | — |
| 2011 | 2.30 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 2.23 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 2.25 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 2.45 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 2.71 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 3.07 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +13.6% |
| 2017 | 3.28 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 3.25 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 3.15 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 3.16 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 3.55 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +12.2% |
| 2022 | 3.38 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 2.91 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -14.0% |
| 2024 | 3.34 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +14.7% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 3.34 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 762,062 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, 4.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 3.34 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.42 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, 2.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.69 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 2.22 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 3.28 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.27 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 2.91 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 3.55 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 38 Peru 3.48 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 39 New Zealand 3.37 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 40 Bangladesh 3.35 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 42 Poland 3.27 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 43 Israel 3.06 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 44 Malta 2.97 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
More infrastructure data for Pakistan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 193.11 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 76.85 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.54 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.01 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0101 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 2.54 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7685 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is container port traffic in Pakistan?
- Container port traffic in Pakistan was 3.34 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.55 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2021.
- What is the lowest container port traffic recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.22 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2010.
- How does Pakistan rank for container port traffic?
- Pakistan ranks 41st out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is container port traffic rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.