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

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2021, Virgin Islands (US)'s liner shipping connectivity index (maximum value in 2004 = 100) fell 0.49 on 2020 (from 5.73 to 5.23).

Across the 14 yearly changes before that (2007 to 2020), the average change was +0.00432 and a typical year strayed about 0.21 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.39 in 2012 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.49 in 2021. 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 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.04 a year. A straight line explains 35% of the movement over 10 observed years.

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

How it compares

In 2021, Virgin Islands (US) had the 142nd 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 Virgin Islands (US) in the 2021 ranking

• Tunisia — 139th of 164: 5.62
• Grenada — 140th of 164: 5.61
• St. Lucia — 141st of 164: 5.61
• Greenland — 143rd of 164: 5.21
• Antigua and Barbuda — 144th of 164: 5.18
• St. Vincent and the Grenadines — 145th of 164: 5.18

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

• Antigua and Barbuda — 5.18 (2021)
• Argentina — 36.03 (2021)
• Aruba — 6.59 (2021)
• Bahamas, The — 28.6 (2021)
• Barbados — 7.02 (2021)
• Belize — 7.61 (2021)
• Brazil — 39.74 (2021)
• British Virgin Islands — 3.01 (2021)
• Cayman Islands — 2.04 (2021)

More infrastructure data for Virgin Islands (US)

• Fixed telephone subscriptions — 75,836 (2022)
• Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 87.66 (2022)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions — 79,121 (2022)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 91.46 (2022)
• Individuals using the Internet (% of population) — 64.38% (2017)
• Secure Internet servers — 586 (2024)
• Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people) — 5,614 (2024)
• Fixed broadband subscriptions — 8,708 (2022)
• Fixed broadband subscriptions (per 100 people) — 10.07 (2022)

Every indicator for Virgin Islands (US) is on the .

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Questions people ask

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

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

How has it changed since 2006?

It is down 7.65% from 5.67 in 2006 (0.53% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 5.98 in 2018 and the lowest 5.13 in 2010.

How does Virgin Islands (US) rank?

142nd highest of 164 economies with data for 2021.

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

In 2021, Virgin Islands (US)'s liner shipping connectivity index (maximum value in 2004 = 100) fell 0.49 on 2020 (from 5.73 to 5.23). Across the 14 yearly changes before that (2007 to 2020), the average change was +0.00432 and a typical year strayed about 0.21 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

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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