Countries With the Fastest Growth 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 rose are listed. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).
Summary
Iraq rose the most: by 596.3%, from 133,960 TEU to 932,730 TEU in the five years to 2019. Paraguay is second (+261%), followed by Micronesia, Fed. Sts. (+172.2%). 114 countries rose over that period; the median change among them was +16.2%.
- #1
- Iraq · +596.3%
- Median
- +16.2%
- Coverage
- 114 countries
- Data year
- 2024
- Last updated
- 2026-11-14
Full ranking
| Rank | Country | From | To | 5-year change (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iraq | 133,960 | 932,730 | +596.3% |
| 2 | Paraguay | 10,500 | 37,901 | +261% |
| 3 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | 9,270 | 25,234 | +172.2% |
| 4 | Kiribati | 22,998 | 52,100 | +126.5% |
| 5 | Morocco | 6,068,800 | 11,789,000 | +94.3% |
| 6 | Côte d'Ivoire | 994,650 | 1,802,000 | +81.2% |
| 7 | Moldova | 472.6 | 818 | +73.1% |
| 8 | British Virgin Islands | 27,154 | 45,956 | +69.2% |
| 9 | Cambodia | 639,210 | 1,030,000 | +61.1% |
| 10 | Viet Nam | 15,297,000 | 24,423,000 | +59.7% |
| 11 | Ghana | 1,079,200 | 1,701,200 | +57.6% |
| 12 | Croatia | 348,440 | 532,450 | +52.8% |
| 13 | Lithuania | 703,000 | 1,068,800 | +52% |
| 14 | Ukraine | 680,620 | 1,022,400 | +50.2% |
| 15 | Uruguay | 749,560 | 1,115,000 | +48.8% |
| 16 | Romania | 666,040 | 989,800 | +48.6% |
| 17 | Benin | 344,850 | 510,900 | +48.2% |
| 18 | Madagascar | 139,200 | 199,710 | +43.5% |
| 19 | Jamaica | 1,647,600 | 2,349,400 | +42.6% |
| 20 | Kenya | 1,417,000 | 2,005,100 | +41.5% |
| 21 | Djibouti | 917,000 | 1,293,000 | +41% |
| 22 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 65,623 | 92,238 | +40.6% |
| 23 | Equatorial Guinea | 10,000 | 13,851 | +38.5% |
| 24 | Albania | 134,530 | 184,020 | +36.8% |
| 25 | India | 17,488,000 | 23,898,000 | +36.7% |
| 26 | Tanzania | 726,430 | 985,000 | +35.6% |
| 27 | Greenland | 4,536 | 6,145 | +35.5% |
| 28 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 18,222 | 24,416 | +34% |
| 29 | Togo | 1,500,600 | 2,006,400 | +33.7% |
| 30 | American Samoa | 57,025 | 76,200 | +33.6% |
| 31 | Costa Rica | 1,300,800 | 1,717,400 | +32% |
| 32 | Guatemala | 1,529,000 | 2,010,500 | +31.5% |
| 33 | Mozambique | 372,220 | 489,000 | +31.4% |
| 34 | Mexico | 7,113,900 | 9,284,200 | +30.5% |
| 35 | Panama | 7,346,900 | 9,570,800 | +30.3% |
| 36 | Peru | 2,677,200 | 3,477,000 | +29.9% |
| 37 | Brazil | 10,705,000 | 13,894,000 | +29.8% |
| 38 | Maldives | 83,777 | 107,730 | +28.6% |
| 39 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 82,643 | 105,200 | +27.3% |
| 40 | Senegal | 695,700 | 881,240 | +26.7% |
| 41 | China | 237,570,000 | 299,700,000 | +26.2% |
| 42 | Samoa | 42,102 | 53,017 | +25.9% |
| 43 | United Arab Emirates | 18,802,000 | 23,467,000 | +24.8% |
| 44 | Trinidad and Tobago | 438,700 | 545,180 | +24.3% |
| 45 | Eritrea | 22,527 | 27,453 | +21.9% |
| 46 | Portugal | 2,907,000 | 3,541,800 | +21.8% |
| 47 | Ecuador | 2,127,000 | 2,567,000 | +20.7% |
| 48 | Guinea | 237,370 | 286,290 | +20.6% |
| 49 | Iceland | 353,300 | 425,000 | +20.3% |
| 50 | Colombia | 4,316,900 | 5,188,100 | +20.2% |
| 51 | Slovenia | 959,000 | 1,133,300 | +18.2% |
| 52 | Guam | 161,340 | 190,200 | +17.9% |
| 53 | Marshall Islands | 26,168 | 30,711 | +17.4% |
| 54 | Gabon | 154,330 | 180,880 | +17.2% |
| 55 | Malaysia | 26,215,000 | 30,660,000 | +17% |
| 56 | Mauritania | 72,464 | 84,458 | +16.6% |
| 57 | Türkiye | 11,591,000 | 13,507,000 | +16.5% |
| 58 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 7,403,500 | 8,581,300 | +15.9% |
| 59 | Indonesia | 12,705,000 | 14,710,000 | +15.8% |
| 60 | Liberia | 79,000 | 91,454 | +15.8% |
| 61 | Guyana | 50,476 | 58,377 | +15.7% |
| 62 | Honduras | 790,710 | 905,500 | +14.5% |
| 63 | Namibia | 149,460 | 171,150 | +14.5% |
| 64 | Ireland | 1,063,500 | 1,209,600 | +13.7% |
| 65 | Congo, Rep. | 921,000 | 1,046,100 | +13.6% |
| 66 | Bulgaria | 261,930 | 296,350 | +13.1% |
| 67 | Papua New Guinea | 177,120 | 200,000 | +12.9% |
| 68 | Thailand | 10,130,000 | 11,433,000 | +12.9% |
| 69 | Dominican Republic | 1,894,200 | 2,110,600 | +11.4% |
| 70 | Tonga | 69,196 | 76,854 | +11.1% |
| 71 | Switzerland | 102,920 | 114,080 | +10.8% |
| 72 | Singapore | 37,195,000 | 41,124,000 | +10.6% |
| 73 | Italy | 10,789,000 | 11,927,000 | +10.5% |
| 74 | St. Lucia | 33,657 | 37,054 | +10.1% |
| 75 | United States | 54,237,000 | 59,707,000 | +10.1% |
| 76 | Korea, Rep. | 28,960,000 | 31,851,000 | +9.98% |
| 77 | Montenegro | 15,744 | 17,263 | +9.65% |
| 78 | Latvia | 449,850 | 490,970 | +9.14% |
| 79 | Australia | 8,778,900 | 9,579,400 | +9.12% |
| 80 | Haiti | 185,000 | 201,510 | +8.92% |
| 81 | Estonia | 241,360 | 261,820 | +8.48% |
| 82 | Sri Lanka | 7,230,000 | 7,782,800 | +7.65% |
| 83 | France | 4,992,900 | 5,371,000 | +7.57% |
| 84 | Poland | 3,046,500 | 3,270,800 | +7.36% |
| 85 | Northern Mariana Islands | 42,009 | 44,952 | +7.01% |
| 86 | Bangladesh | 3,145,900 | 3,353,700 | +6.61% |
| 87 | Denmark | 880,040 | 935,850 | +6.34% |
| 88 | Qatar | 1,340,000 | 1,421,000 | +6.04% |
| 89 | Pakistan | 3,150,000 | 3,338,000 | +5.97% |
| 90 | Georgia | 601,490 | 636,500 | +5.82% |
| 91 | Malta | 2,813,000 | 2,967,900 | +5.51% |
| 92 | Israel | 2,917,000 | 3,059,100 | +4.87% |
| 93 | Russian Federation | 4,967,100 | 5,187,100 | +4.43% |
| 94 | Tunisia | 474,220 | 491,960 | +3.74% |
| 95 | Spain | 17,465,000 | 18,115,000 | +3.72% |
| 96 | Jordan | 798,160 | 824,200 | +3.26% |
| 97 | Syrian Arab Republic | 236,090 | 243,350 | +3.08% |
| 98 | Norway | 837,460 | 862,980 | +3.05% |
| 99 | Timor-Leste | 51,822 | 53,289 | +2.83% |
| 100 | Seychelles | 150,700 | 154,420 | +2.47% |
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About the top 10
#1 Iraq
Iraq ranks #1 on this list with +596.3%.
- Capital
- Baghdad
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 47.02 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$254.37 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$5,410 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 72.4 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 69.9% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Baghdad, Mosul, Basra.
Also ranks #2 in natural resource rents share of gdp · #2 in oil rents share of gdp · #9 in industry value added share of gdp.
#2 Paraguay
Paraguay ranks #2 on this list with +261%.
- Capital
- Asunción
- Continent
- South America
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 7.01 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$49.28 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$7,027 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 74 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 70.4% of population (2025)
Also ranks #8 in official exchange rate · #11 in income share of richest 10% · #14 in gini index.
#3 Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
Micronesia, Fed. Sts. ranks #3 on this list with +172.2%.
- Capital
- Palikir
- Continent
- Oceania
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 113,680 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$501.8 million (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$4,414 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 67.4 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 22.5% of population (2025)
Also ranks #1 in forest area share · #3 in education expenditure share of gdp · #7 in health expenditure share of gdp.
#4 Kiribati
Kiribati ranks #4 on this list with +126.5%.
- Capital
- South Tarawa
- Continent
- Oceania
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 136,490 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$349.23 million (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$2,559 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 66.6 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 63.4% of population (2025)
Also ranks #1 in education expenditure share of gdp · #2 in government revenue share of gdp · #3 in income share of poorest 10%.
#5 Morocco
Morocco ranks #5 on this list with +94.3%.
- Capital
- Rabat
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 38.43 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$182.37 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$4,673 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 75.5 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 63.1% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Casablanca, Tangier, Fez.
Also ranks #15 in firms using banks to finance investment share · #16 in school enrolment (primary) · #16 in remittances received.
#6 Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire ranks #6 on this list with +81.2%.
- Capital
- Yamoussoukro
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 32.71 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$99.77 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$3,050 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 62.1 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 54.5% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Abidjan.
Also ranks #5 in agricultural land share · #9 in livestock production index · #10 in mobile subscriptions per 100.
#7 Moldova
Moldova ranks #7 on this list with +73.1%.
- Capital
- Chișinău
- Continent
- Europe
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 2.36 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$20.35 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$8,622 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 71.3 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 43.7% of population (2025)
Also ranks #1 in real effective exchange rate index · #2 in female population share · #5 in arable land share.
#8 British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands ranks #8 on this list with +69.2%.
- Capital
- Road Town
- Continent
- North America
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 39,732 people (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 77.4 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 57.4% of population (2025)
- International tourist arrivals
- 83,000 arrivals (2020)
- CO2 emissions per person
- 2.33 t CO2e per person (2024)
Also ranks #1 in secure internet servers per million · #6 in population ages 15-64 share · #13 in fdi inflows.
#9 Cambodia
Cambodia ranks #9 on this list with +61.1%.
- Capital
- Phnom Penh
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 17.85 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$51.27 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$2,872 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 70.8 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 41.1% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Phnom Penh.
Also ranks #3 in time to start a business (days) · #5 in manufacturing value added share of gdp · #6 in labour force participation rate.
#10 Viet Nam
Viet Nam ranks #10 on this list with +59.7%.
- Capital
- Hanoi
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 101.6 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$514.7 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$5,066 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 74.7 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 38.8% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Đồng Nai.
Also ranks #3 in official exchange rate · #4 in fish production · #6 in container port traffic.
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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 rose 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.