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Container Port Traffic (TEU) by Country

InfrastructureSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Updated November 2026

As of 2024, World leads globally in container port traffic (teu) at 913.3M, followed by China, United States, Singapore. At the lower end, Moldova, Bermuda, Tuvalu rank among the lowest. The global median is 545,177 (Trinidad and Tobago). This indicator falls under the "Infrastructure" category and is sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators. Data is available for 169 countries.

Countries
169
Highest
913.3M
World
Lowest
818
Moldova
Median
545,177
Trinidad and Tobago

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Container Port Traffic (TEU) by country — 169 countries ranked (2024). Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
#CountryContainer Port Traffic (TEU)Year
1World913.3M2024
2China299.7M2024
3United States59.7M2024
4Singapore41.1M2024
5South Korea31.9M2024
6Malaysia30.7M2024
7Vietnam24.4M2024
8India23.9M2024
9United Arab Emirates23.5M2024
10Japan21.9M2024
11Spain18.1M2024
12Indonesia14.7M2024
13Netherlands14.5M2024
14Brazil13.9M2024
15Hong Kong13.7M2024
16Türkiye13.5M2024
17Germany13.3M2024
18Belgium12.4M2024
19Italy11.9M2024
20Morocco11.8M2024
21Thailand11.4M2024
22United Kingdom9.6M2024
23Australia9.6M2024
24Panama9.6M2024
25Mexico9.3M2024
26Philippines9.2M2024
27Egypt8.6M2024
28Saudi Arabia8.0M2024
29Sri Lanka7.8M2024
30Canada6.4M2024
31Greece5.7M2024
32France5.4M2024
33Colombia5.2M2024
34Russia5.2M2024
35Chile4.5M2024
36South Africa4.3M2024
37Oman4.2M2024
38Portugal3.5M2024
39Peru3.5M2024
40New Zealand3.4M2024
41Bangladesh3.4M2024
42Pakistan3.3M2024
43Poland3.3M2024
44Israel3.1M2024
45Malta3.0M2024
46Iran2.9M2024
47Ecuador2.6M2024
48Jamaica2.3M2024
49Dominican Republic2.1M2024
50Guatemala2.0M2024
51Togo2.0M2024
52Kenya2.0M2024
53Algeria1.8M2024
54Côte d'Ivoire1.8M2024
55Costa Rica1.7M2024
56Ghana1.7M2024
57Sweden1.6M2024
58Nigeria1.6M2023
59Bahamas1.5M2024
60Argentina1.5M2024
61Qatar1.4M2024
62Finland1.3M2024
63Puerto Rico1.3M2024
64Djibouti1.3M2024
65Ireland1.2M2024
66Slovenia1.1M2024
67Uruguay1.1M2024
68Lithuania1.1M2024
69Republic of the Congo1.0M2024
70Cambodia1.0M2024
71Ukraine1.0M2021
72Romania989,7952024
73Tanzania985,0002024
74Denmark935,8482024
75Iraq932,7292019
76Honduras905,4972024
77Senegal881,2392024
78Kuwait863,6182020
79Norway862,9832024
80Jordan824,1992024
81Myanmar782,9512024
82Lebanon762,0622024
83Angola709,2212024
84Georgia636,4972024
85Trinidad and Tobago545,1772023
86Croatia532,4512024
87Benin510,8962019
88Tunisia491,9552024
89Latvia490,9712024
90Mozambique489,0002023
91Mauritius468,2542024
92Libya465,1682023
93South Sudan430,0002011
94Iceland425,0002023
95Bahrain409,3822024
96Cyprus386,4982024
97Yemen380,0002024
98Cameroon350,0002024
99Sudan320,2742021
100Bulgaria296,3502024
101Guinea286,2862023
102Austria285,9002017
103Cuba281,1402023
104Estonia261,8222024
105El Salvador255,0172024
106Syria243,3482020
107Venezuela221,8012021
108Haiti201,5142024
109Papua New Guinea200,0002022
110Madagascar199,7132019
111Guam190,2002019
112Albania184,0172023
113Gabon180,8782024
114Namibia171,1512024
115Nicaragua167,6822024
116Seychelles154,4232019
117Fiji145,7822019
118Solomon Islands128,0362019
119Switzerland114,0752020
120New Caledonia107,8342021
121Maldives107,7282019
122Suriname105,9492024
123Sint Maarten105,2002019
124Barbados101,3002023
125Brunei99,0002023
126Curaçao98,1002024
127Somalia92,2382019
128Liberia91,4542019
129Cabo Verde89,3822024
130French Polynesia84,7722022
131Mauritania84,4582019
132Sierra Leone78,4132019
133Vanuatu77,4362019
134Tonga76,8542019
135American Samoa76,2002019
136The Gambia71,4702019
137Aruba64,8002024
138Guyana58,3772021
139Comoros54,3592019
140Timor-Leste53,2892019
141Samoa53,0172024
142Kiribati52,1002019
143Sao Tome and Principe49,5532019
144Cayman Islands46,6582024
145British Virgin Islands45,9562019
146Northern Mariana Islands44,9522019
147DR Congo42,2112019
148Paraguay37,9012020
149St. Lucia37,0542023
150Faroe Islands31,2142019
151Marshall Islands30,7112019
152Guinea-Bissau28,7002019
153Antigua and Barbuda28,0002024
154Eritrea27,4532019
155Micronesia25,2342019
156St. Vincent and the Grenadines24,4162024
157Belize21,2792023
158Grenada20,2992022
159Montenegro17,2632024
160Palau16,3992019
161Equatorial Guinea13,8512019
162St. Kitts and Nevis13,5602020
163Gibraltar10,8702019
164Dominica7,4012020
165Greenland6,1452019
166Nauru5,3272019
167Tuvalu5,1502019
168Bermuda4,0062019
169Moldova8182019

Frequently Asked Questions

Which country has the highest container port traffic (teu) in 2024?

World ranks #1 with container port traffic (teu) of 913.3M as of 2024, based on data from the World Bank World Development Indicators.

Which country has the lowest container port traffic (teu)?

Moldova ranks last (#169) with 818 as of 2024.

What is the global median for container port traffic (teu)?

The median value is 545,177 (Trinidad and Tobago, ranked #85 out of 169 countries).

How many countries report data for container port traffic (teu)?

169 countries have available data for container port traffic (teu). Data is sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators and updated regularly.

What category does container port traffic (teu) belong to?

Container Port Traffic (TEU) is classified under the "Infrastructure" category. Statistics of the World tracks 337 indicators across 27 categories.

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