Container port traffic in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Container port traffic was 35.03 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024. ▲ Rising
Container port traffic in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), 2010–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in TEU: 20 foot equivalent units.
Analysis
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) recorded 35.03 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 8.2% on the previous year and up 90.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, container port traffic in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 35.03 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.77 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, in 2010.
That places South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 23rd out of 39 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 South Asia (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 14.77 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | — |
| 2011 | 15.61 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 15.83 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 16.54 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 18.43 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +11.4% |
| 2015 | 19.65 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 21.93 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +11.6% |
| 2017 | 24.32 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 27.03 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +11.1% |
| 2019 | 27.97 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 27.34 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 30.08 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 29.78 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 32.37 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +8.7% |
| 2024 | 35.03 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.21 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 14.77 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 27.97 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.92 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 27.34 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 35.03 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
- 20 Thailand 11.43 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 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
More infrastructure data for South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.38 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 81.7 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 52.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.1 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0307 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 23.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 52.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8178 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is container port traffic in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Container port traffic in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) was 35.03 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 Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 35.03 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024.
- What is the lowest container port traffic recorded in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.77 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2010.
- How does South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank for container port traffic?
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 23rd out of 39 groups with data for 2024.
- Is container port traffic rising or falling in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 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.