Container port traffic in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Container port traffic was 7.78 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024. ▲ Rising
Container port traffic in Sri Lanka, 2010–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in TEU: 20 foot equivalent units.
Analysis
In 2024, container port traffic in Sri Lanka stood at 7.78 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.1% on the previous year and up 58.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, container port traffic in Sri Lanka peaked at 7.78 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.12 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, in 2010.
Sri Lanka ranks 28th 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 Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4.12 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | — |
| 2011 | 4.26 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 4.32 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 4.31 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 4.91 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +14.0% |
| 2015 | 5.18 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 5.73 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +10.6% |
| 2017 | 6.20 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 7.00 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +12.9% |
| 2019 | 7.23 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 6.85 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 7.25 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 6.86 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 6.94 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 7.78 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +12.1% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 7.78 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 552,376 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, 14.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.33 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 4.12 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 7.23 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.14 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 6.85 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 7.78 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 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
- 29 Canada 6.39 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 30 Greece 5.69 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 31 France 5.37 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
More infrastructure data for Sri Lanka
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 30.62 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 132.55 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.58 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.85 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0722 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -7.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.58 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.4 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is container port traffic in Sri Lanka?
- Container port traffic in Sri Lanka was 7.78 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 7.78 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024.
- What is the lowest container port traffic recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.12 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2010.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for container port traffic?
- Sri Lanka ranks 28th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is container port traffic rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.