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UNCTADstat Maritime Indicators

Coverage varies by table: merchant-fleet series run from 1980 through 2026, monthly liner connectivity from February 2006 through September 2026, and container-port throughput from 2010 through 2024. Release frequency ranges from monthly to annual and recent periods differ by indicator.

Signal Scoredraft model
90
Access
No key · none
20
Licence clarity
Custom · terms linked
13
Evidence
6 source links checked
20
Freshness
verified 2026-11-01
20
Documentation
docs · limits · coverage · attribution
17

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Access
none
Free tier
Data access is free without registration; selected data can be saved as CSV and complete tables can be downloaded as bulk files.
Rate limits
Not stated
Licence
Customterms
Licence note
UNCTAD says the materials are copyrighted under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 IGO licence. Data and metadata may be copied, duplicated and redistributed when the Data Hub is cited as the source.
Attribution
Cite "United Nations Trade and Development Data Hub" as the source.

// Evidence · verified 2026-11-01

  1. 01unctadstat.unctad.org/datacentre/
  2. 02unctadstat.unctad.org/EN/FAQ.html
  3. 03unctadstat-api.unctad.org/api/datacenter
  4. 04unctadstat-api.unctad.org/api/reportMetadata/US.LSCI_M/bulkDownloadFiles
  5. 05unctadstat-api.unctad.org/bulkdownload/US.LSCI_M/US_LSCI_M
  6. 06unctadstat.unctad.org/EN/About.html#TERMS_OF_USE

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transport-shippingmacro-economictime-serieshistorical-dataflows

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Request · get_entry
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Reply · selected fields
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  "lastVerified": "2026-11-01",
  "evidenceUrls": [
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    "https://unctadstat.unctad.org/EN/FAQ.html",
    "https://unctadstat-api.unctad.org/api/datacenter",
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    "transport-shipping",
    "macro-economic",
    "time-series",
    "historical-data",
    "flows"
  ],
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