Trade and transport
Maritime transport is the backbone of global trade, carrying over 80% of world trade by volume. This tool explores container port throughput— the volume of containers (in TEUs) handled by each economy's ports each year — using live UNCTAD data.
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About container port throughput:Total TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) handled by a country's container ports per year, including laden, empty and transhipment containers. It is a key measure of a country's integration into global maritime supply chains.
Source: UNCTADstat Data Centre — Container port throughput, annual.
