Port traffic - Country rankings
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Number of 20-foot containers passing through the ports, 2022:
The average for 2022 based on 15 countries was 3.47 million containers. The highest value was in Brazil: 11.68 million containers and the lowest value was in Nicaragua: 0.15 million containers. The indicator is available from 2000 to 2022. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: million containers; Source: Containerisation International
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| Countries | Port traffic, 2022 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 11.68 | 1 | 2000 - 2022 |
| Panama | 8.52 | 2 | 2000 - 2022 |
| Mexico | 8.31 | 3 | 2000 - 2022 |
| Colombia | 4.48 | 4 | 2000 - 2022 |
| Chile | 4.16 | 5 | 2000 - 2022 |
| Peru | 2.87 | 6 | 2000 - 2022 |
| Ecuador | 2.68 | 7 | 2000 - 2022 |
| Domin. Rep. | 2.04 | 8 | 2000 - 2022 |
| Argentina | 1.67 | 9 | 2000 - 2022 |
| Guatemala | 1.66 | 10 | 2000 - 2022 |
| Costa Rica | 1.59 | 11 | 2000 - 2022 |
| Uruguay | 1.08 | 12 | 2001 - 2022 |
| Honduras | 0.92 | 13 | 2000 - 2022 |
| El Salvador | 0.24 | 14 | 2007 - 2022 |
| Nicaragua | 0.15 | 15 | 2007 - 2022 |
Definition: Port container traffic measures the flow of containers from land to sea transport modes, and vice versa, in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), a standard-size container. Data refer to coastal shipping as well as international journeys. Transshipment traffic is counted as two lifts at the intermediate port (once to off-load and again as an outbound lift) and includes empty units.
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