Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum value in 2004 = 100) - Country Ranking - Europe

Definition: The Liner Shipping Connectivity Index captures how well countries are connected to global shipping networks. It is computed by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) based on five components of the maritime transport sector: number of ships, their container-carrying capacity, maximum vessel size, number of services, and number of companies that deploy container ships in a country's ports. For each component a country's value is divided by the maximum value of each component in 2004, the five components are averaged for each country, and the average is divided by the maximum average for 2004 and multiplied by 100. The index generates a value of 100 for the country with the highest average index in 2004. . The underlying data come from Containerisation International Online.

Source: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Review of Maritime Transport 2010.

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Rank Country Value Year
1 United Kingdom 90.95 2020
2 Netherlands 90.79 2020
3 Spain 89.39 2020
4 Belgium 87.75 2020
5 Germany 83.34 2020
6 France 77.45 2020
7 Italy 75.96 2020
8 Turkey 60.81 2020
9 Greece 60.31 2020
10 Portugal 56.34 2020
11 Poland 52.16 2020
12 Sweden 48.35 2020
13 Denmark 46.54 2020
14 Malta 46.29 2020
15 Slovenia 34.38 2020
16 Croatia 33.57 2020
17 Ukraine 27.85 2020
18 Romania 26.09 2020
19 Cyprus 17.94 2020
20 Finland 14.70 2020
21 Lithuania 14.17 2020
22 Ireland 12.70 2020
23 Norway 10.45 2020
24 Latvia 10.26 2020
25 Estonia 8.63 2020
26 Bulgaria 7.84 2020
27 Iceland 6.98 2020
28 Montenegro 5.44 2020
29 Albania 4.20 2020
30 Serbia 1.54 2007
31 Moldova 0.64 2020

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Development Relevance: The liner shipping connectivity index (LSCI) aims at capturing a country's integration level into global liner shipping networks. A country's access to world markets depends largely on their transport connectivity, especially in regard to regular shipping services for the import and export of manufactured goods. Trade facilitation encompasses customs efficiency and other physical and regulatory environments where trade takes place, harmonization of standards and conformance to international regulations, and the logistics of moving goods and associated documentation through countries and ports. Though collection of trade facilitation data has improved over the last decade, data that allow meaningful evaluation, especially for developing economies, are lacking. The quality and accessibility of ports and roads affect logistics performance. Access to global shipping and air freight networks and the quality and accessibility of ports and roads affect logistics performance. Maritime transport is the backbone of international trade and a key engine driving globalization. Around 80 per cent of global trade by volume and over 70 per cent by value is carried by sea and is handled by ports worldwide; these shares are even higher in the case of most developing countries. A total of 60 per cent of world seaborne trade by volume is loaded, and 57 per cent unloaded, in developing-country ports. That is a remarkable shift away from previous patterns, in which developing economies served mainly as loading areas for raw materials and natural resources.

Limitations and Exceptions: Data on trade facilitation are drawn from research by private and international agencies. Most data are perception-based evaluations by business executives and professionals. Because of different backgrounds, values, and personalities, those surveyed may evaluate the same situation differently. Caution should thus be used when interpreting perception- based indicators. Nevertheless, they convey much needed information on trade facilitation.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The Liner Shipping Connectivity Index captures how well countries are connected to global shipping networks. It is computed by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) based on five components of the maritime transport sector: number of ships, their container-carrying capacity, maximum vessel size, number of services, and number of companies that deploy container ships in a country's ports. The data are derived from Containerisation International Online (www.ci-online.co.uk). For each of the five components, a country's value is divided by the maximum value of that component in 2004, and for each country, the average of the five components is calculated. This average is then divided by the maximum average for 2004 and multiplied by 100. In this way, the index generates the value 100 for the country with the highest average index of the five components in 2004.

Periodicity: Annual