Shipping Traffic by Country
123 countries • containers • World Bank
What It Measures
Container Port Traffic (Teu) is a comparative indicator tracked across countries by World Bank. It provides a quantitative basis for cross-national comparison and analysis.
Key Statistics
Global Average
6.83M
Median
1.15M
Minimum
6.2K
Maximum
268.99M
Countries
123
Source
World Bank
World Map
Highest & Lowest Countries
Top 10 — Highest Shipping Traffic
| Rank | Country | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1 |  China | 268.99 million |
| #2 |  United States | 62.21 million |
| #3 |  Singapore | 37.29 million |
| #4 |  South Korea | 28.50 million |
| #5 |  Malaysia | 27.29 million |
| #6 |  Japan | 22.52 million |
| #7 |  Vietnam | 20.52 million |
| #8 |  United Arab Emirates | 20.30 million |
| #9 |  India | 19.72 million |
| #10 |  Spain | 17.16 million |
Bottom 10 — Lowest Shipping Traffic
| Rank | Country | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #240 |  Equatorial Guinea | 6.2K |
| #241 |  Dominica | 7.4K |
| #242 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 13.6K |
| #243 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 18.2K |
| #244 |  Grenada | 22.1K |
| #245 |  Paraguay | 37.9K |
| #246 |  Montenegro | 38.4K |
| #247 |  Cayman Islands | 40.8K |
| #248 |  Samoa | 41.2K |
| #249 |  Aruba | 57.1K |
Surprising Facts
China (268.99 million) has 206.78 million more than United States (62.21 million) — the largest gap between consecutive ranks.
United States (62.21 million) has 24.92 million more than Singapore (37.29 million) — the largest gap between consecutive ranks.
Singapore (37.29 million) has 8.79 million more than South Korea (28.50 million) — the largest gap between consecutive ranks.