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Container port traffic

Containers handled by the country's ports, in twenty-foot equivalent units.

Why it matters

A direct read on trade volumes and port capacity for importers and exporters.

Read with care

Landlocked countries have no value; their trade shows up in neighbours' ports.

Source

World Bank

TEU. 39 African countries, 2007 to 2024.

Port traffic: highest in South Africa, lowest in DRC

Container port traffic, TEU. Latest year available, mostly 2024. 10 of 16 countries have data.

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Ranked: port trafficiWhy it mattersA direct read on trade volumes and port capacity for importers and exporters.

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0500k1mSouth Africa4mTanzania985kAngola709kMozambique489k (2023)Mauritius468kMadagascar200k (2019)Namibia171kSeychelles154k (2019)Comoros54k (2019)DRC42k (2019)Axis cut: longest bar not to scalemedian 334k
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How spread out SADC is
Median 334kLog scaleLowest: DRC 42kHighest: South Africa 4m

Over time

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Container port traffic against income per person

Each bubble is a SADC country, sized by population. Dashed lines mark the SADC medians. Countries far from the pattern are worth a closer look.

01m2m3m4m$1,000$3,000$10kGDP per person, US$ (log scale)Port trafficDRCTanzaniaSouth AfricaAngolaMozambiqueMadagascarNamibiaMauritius
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Table

The same figures as the map, for screen readers and copying.
RankCountryValueYearFive-year changeGradeDetails
1South Africa4m2024down 5% since 2019A
2Tanzania985k2024up 36% since 2019A
3Angola709k2024up 1% since 2019A
4Mozambique489k2023up 31% since 2018B
5Mauritius468k2024little changed since 2019A
6Madagascar200k2019up 43% since 2014B
7Namibia171k2024up 15% since 2019A
8Seychelles154k2019up 2% since 2014B
9Comoros54k2019down 21% since 2014B
10DRC42k2019down 42% since 2014B
–BotswanaNo recent data
–EswatiniNo recent data
–LesothoNo recent data
–MalawiNo recent data
–ZambiaNo recent data
–ZimbabweNo recent data