Number of port calls (units) - World - UNCTAD - Yearly
This series is part of the dataset: Port calls (UNCTAD)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the world, the number of vessels calling at seaports was 4,790,186 in 2023, compared to 4,553,486 in 2022. This represents a rise of 5.20 percent.
Sample. There are 6 observations overall in the yearly series shown in the graph above. The series covers the time range going from December 2018 to December 2023.
History. Check out some simple statistics we computed on the whole sample: port calls had a mean value of 4,335,424; they reached a trough of 3,906,987 in 2020; they peaked at 4,790,186 in 2023.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Units |
|---|---|
| 2021-12-31 | 4286204.0 |
| 2022-12-31 | 4553486.0 |
| 2023-12-31 | 4790186.0 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Maritime transport statistics: number of port calls |
| Country | World |
| Economic concept | Flow |
| Data type | Quantity |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Rescaling | None |
| Measure type | Level |
| Frequency | Yearly |
| Unit | Units |
| Source | UNCTAD |
| Source type | International organization |
| Data licence | CC BY 3.0 IGO |
| Other information | Not available |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | SM12 |
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World
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of port calls (units) - World - UNCTAD - Yearly | 6 | 2018-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |