Container port traffic in Singapore

Singapore: Container port traffic was 41.12 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
41.12 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
Change on year
up 5.4%
World rank
3rd
of 167 countries
All-time high
41.12 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
in 2024
All-time low
28.43 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
in 2010
Years of data
15
2010–2024

Container port traffic in Singapore, 2010–2024

010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M2010201720242010: 28.4M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2011: 29.9M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2012: 31.6M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2013: 32.6M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2014: 33.9M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2015: 30.9M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2016: 30.9M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2017: 33.7M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2018: 36.6M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2019: 37.2M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2020: 36.9M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2021: 37.6M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2022: 37.3M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2023: 39.0M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units2024: 41.1M TEU: 20 foot equivalent units

Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in TEU: 20 foot equivalent units.

Analysis

In 2024, container port traffic in Singapore stood at 41.12 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, container port traffic in Singapore peaked at 41.12 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.43 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, in 2010.

Singapore ranks 3rd of 167 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 32.58 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 28.43 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 37.20 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 10
2020s 38.37 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 36.87 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 41.12 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units 5

Countries ranked near Singapore

  1. 1 China 299.70 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
  2. 2 United States 59.71 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
  3. 4 South Korea 31.85 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
  4. 5 Malaysia 30.66 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
  5. 6 Vietnam 24.42 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is container port traffic in Singapore?
Container port traffic in Singapore was 41.12 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
What is the highest container port traffic recorded in Singapore?
The highest recorded value was 41.12 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024.
What is the lowest container port traffic recorded in Singapore?
The lowest recorded value was 28.43 million TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2010.
How does Singapore rank for container port traffic?
Singapore ranks 3rd out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
Is container port traffic rising or falling in Singapore?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Singapore data come from?
The figures come from UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Container port traffic (TEU: 20 foot equivalent units). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Container port traffic (TEU: 20 foot equivalent units)
Unit
TEU: 20 foot equivalent units
Source
UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 2,791 data points, 2005–2024
Last refreshed

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.