Countries by Shipping Traffic
Complete ranking of 123 countries • containers • Data refreshed May 5, 2026
Leader
China
Field size
123 countries
Lowest rank
Equatorial Guinea
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About Container Port Traffic (Teu) Rankings
China leads all 123 countries in Container Port Traffic (Teu) with a value of 268.99 million containers, while Equatorial Guinea ranks last at 6.2K containers. This represents a 43,337-fold difference between the highest and lowest values.
What Container Port Traffic (Teu) Measures
Container Port Traffic (Teu) from World Bank Open Data, using the latest available country values in TerraBrawl.
Why This Ranking Matters
Examining Container Port Traffic (Teu) across all countries reveals patterns that might not be obvious at the national level. Regional clusters, outlier nations, and historical trajectories all become clearer when the full global picture is assembled in a single ranking.
Global Range
Values range from 6.2K containers (Equatorial Guinea) to 268.99 million containers (China) — a 43.3K-fold difference across 123 countries.
Regional Patterns
Asian countries dominate this ranking, holding 12 of the top 20 positions. This strong regional concentration suggests shared economic, geographic, or policy factors that drive higher values across the continent.
The distribution is highly right-skewed — a few countries have exceptionally high values that pull the average well above the median. The median (1.15 million containers) is far more representative than the mean (6.83 million containers).
Notable Outliers
China stands far above the rest, with a value 332% higher than second-place United States. This extraordinary lead suggests unique national circumstances — geographic scale, resource endowment, or policy choices — that set it apart from even its closest competitors.
Continental Leaders
Highest Container Port Traffic (Teu)
The 5 strongest Container Port Traffic (Teu) reads.
Lowest Container Port Traffic (Teu)
The 5 lowest Container Port Traffic (Teu) reads.
Data Note
Rankings are based on the latest available data from World Bank Open Data, covering 123 of 249 countries and territories. Countries without data for this metric are excluded from the ranking. All values represent the most recently reported figures.
