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Countries With the Fastest Decline in Container port traffic (5-Year Change)

Change in Container port traffic over the five years to each country's latest year, as a percentage of the earlier value. Only countries that fell are listed. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

Tuvalu fell the most: by 62.6%, from 13,766 TEU to 5,150 TEU in the five years to 2019. Fiji is second (−55.7%), followed by Belize (−55.4%). 47 countries fell over that period; the median change among them was −12.3%.

#1
Tuvalu · −62.6%
Median
−12.3%
Coverage
47 countries
Data year
2024
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: 5-year change (%)Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Tuvalu -62.6; 2. Fiji -55.7; 3. Belize -55.4; 4. Vanuatu -45.4; 5. Venezuela, RB -44.7; 6. Congo, Dem. Rep. -42.4; 7. Guinea-Bissau -39.9; 8. Lebanon -39.4; 9. Naoero -37.5; 10. Solomon Islands -37.2.Tuvalu-62.6Fiji-55.7Belize-55.4Vanuatu-45.4Venezuela, RB-44.7Congo, Dem. Rep.-42.4Guinea-Bissau-39.9Lebanon-39.4Naoero-37.5Solomon Islands-37.2
Top 10: 5-year change (%). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Tuvalu -62.6; 2. Fiji -55.7; 3. Belize -55.4; 4. Vanuatu -45.4; 5. Venezuela, RB -44.7; 6. Congo, Dem. Rep. -42.4; 7. Guinea-Bissau -39.9; 8. Lebanon -39.4; 9. Naoero -37.5; 10. Solomon Islands -37.2.

Full ranking

Countries With the Fastest Decline in Container port traffic (5-Year Change), 2024
RankCountryFromTo5-year change (%)
1Tuvalu13,7665,150−62.6%
2Fiji329,100145,780−55.7%
3Belize47,72921,279−55.4%
4Vanuatu141,79077,436−45.4%
5Venezuela, RB400,960221,800−44.7%
6Congo, Dem. Rep.73,26542,211−42.4%
7Guinea-Bissau47,72128,700−39.9%
8Lebanon1,257,900762,060−39.4%
9Naoero8,5305,327−37.5%
10Solomon Islands203,920128,040−37.2%
11São Tomé and Principe75,92249,553−34.7%
12Palau23,96016,399−31.6%
13Sudan465,360320,270−31.2%
14Myanmar1,128,400782,950−30.6%
15Hong Kong SAR, China18,360,00013,690,000−25.4%
16Comoros68,89554,359−21.1%
17Argentina1,834,0001,471,400−19.8%
18Cuba349,720281,140−19.6%
19Finland1,628,2001,317,500−19.1%
20Yemen, Rep.464,920380,000−18.3%
21Oman4,900,8004,246,800−13.3%
22Faroe Islands35,75331,214−12.7%
23Brunei Darussalam113,13099,000−12.5%
24Kuwait984,820863,620−12.3%
25Germany15,022,00013,294,000−11.5%
26Sierra Leone88,12578,413−11%
27Puerto Rico (US)1,452,0001,300,000−10.5%
28Saudi Arabia8,905,6008,029,600−9.84%
29Bermuda4,4374,006−9.72%
30Canada7,000,1006,394,000−8.66%
31United Kingdom10,508,0009,621,500−8.44%
32Greece6,151,6005,691,400−7.48%
33Grenada21,91420,299−7.37%
34Japan23,276,00021,887,000−5.97%
35Cameroon370,490350,000−5.53%
36South Africa4,529,0004,303,700−4.97%
37Netherlands15,198,00014,517,000−4.48%
38Nicaragua175,370167,680−4.39%
39Chile4,641,6004,474,100−3.61%
40Suriname109,200105,950−2.98%
41Cabo Verde91,68389,382−2.51%
42Bahrain418,930409,380−2.28%
43New Zealand3,431,0003,371,200−1.74%
44Philippines9,333,4009,216,800−1.25%
45Cyprus389,960386,500−0.887%
46New Caledonia108,500107,830−0.618%
47Mauritius469,010468,250−0.162%

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Source and method

Change in Container port traffic over the five years to each country's latest year, as a percentage of the earlier value. Only countries that fell are listed.

Source: The World Bank, indicator IS.SHP.GOOD.TU. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.

The World Bank: Container port traffic (TEU: 20 foot equivalent units): UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) (via World Development Indicators)

Original data provider, as recorded by the World Bank: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

Values are shown as published (changes are computed from the published values). Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.