Marshall Islands: Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum value in 2004 = 100)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2021, Marshall Islands' liner shipping connectivity index (maximum value in 2004 = 100) rose 0.48 on 2020 (from 6.74 to 7.21).

Across the 14 yearly changes before that (2007 to 2020), the average change was +0.15 and a typical year strayed about 1.3 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 2.54 in 2019 and the biggest yearly fall was 2.83 in 2018. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2012 to 2021 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 25% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2021, Marshall Islands had the 126th highest value of the 164 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Marshall Islands in the 2021 ranking

• Venezuela, RB — 122nd of 164: 7.36
• Sierra Leone — 123rd of 164: 7.34
• Maldives — 124th of 164: 7.31
• Barbados — 126th of 164: 7.02
• Iceland — 127th of 164: 6.99
• Brunei Darussalam — 128th of 164: 6.85

What this measures

The Liner Shipping Connectivity Index captures how well countries are connected to global shipping networks. It is computed by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) based on five components of the maritime transport sector: number of ships, their container-carrying capacity, maximum vessel size, number of services, and number of companies that deploy container ships in a country's ports. For each component a country's value is divided by the maximum value of each component in 2004, the five components are averaged for each country, and the average is divided by the maximum average for 2004 and multiplied by 100. The index generates a value of 100 for the country with the highest average index in 2004. . The underlying data come from Containerisation International Online.

Limitations: Data on trade facilitation are drawn from research by private and international agencies. Most data are perception-based evaluations by business executives and professionals. Because of different backgrounds, values, and personalities, those surveyed may evaluate the same situation differently. Caution should thus be used when interpreting perception- based indicators. Nevertheless, they convey much needed information on trade facilitation.

All 16 values

Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum value in 2004 = 100) in nearby economies

• American Samoa — 8.09 (2021)
• Australia — 35.74 (2021)
• Brunei Darussalam — 6.85 (2021)
• Cambodia — 8.13 (2021)
• China — 171.18 (2021)
• Fiji — 10.31 (2021)
• French Polynesia — 14.33 (2021)
• Guam — 9.37 (2021)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 90.56 (2021)

More infrastructure data for Marshall Islands

• Mobile cellular subscriptions — 15,913 (2022)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 39.71 (2022)
• Individuals using the Internet (% of population) — 65.92% (2024)
• Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide — 1,693 (2023)
• Air transport, passengers carried — 29,502 (2023)
• Scientific and technical journal articles — 0.92 (2023)
• Air transport, freight (million ton-km) — 0.41 (2023)
• Fixed telephone subscriptions — 1,947 (2022)
• Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 4.86 (2022)

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Questions people ask

What is Marshall Islands's liner shipping connectivity index (maximum value in 2004 = 100)?

7.21 in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2006?

It is up 54.45% from 4.67 in 2006 (2.94% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 7.21 in 2021 and the lowest 3.55 in 2010.

How does Marshall Islands rank?

126th highest of 164 economies with data for 2021.

Is the latest change in liner shipping connectivity index (maximum value in 2004 = 100) unusual for Marshall Islands?

In 2021, Marshall Islands' liner shipping connectivity index (maximum value in 2004 = 100) rose 0.48 on 2020 (from 6.74 to 7.21). Across the 14 yearly changes before that (2007 to 2020), the average change was +0.15 and a typical year strayed about 1.3 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator IS.SHP.GCNW.XQ, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Review of Maritime Transport 2010., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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