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Figure 16: Container port traffic in the OIC regions (TEU: 20 foot equivalent units) (2014)
Source: The World Bank World Development Indicators
As of 2014, the container penetration intensity (share of containerisation in break bulk and
general cargo traffic) in several OIC countries were many times lower than the rate for the global
market (~100 TEU per 1,000 capita), and far lower than that of developed countries (~230 TEU
per 1,000 capita). Especially, some OIC countries such as Nigeria, Algeria, and Bangladesh show
very low container volumes in comparison with the size of their economies and populations as
Table 11 reveals. On the other hand, a few OIC countries (e.g. UAE and Oman) have very high
container penetration levels although their figures should be readjusted to account for their high
transhipment traffic.
Table 11: Container trade penetration in the OIC countries (2014) (including transhipment)
Country TEU/1,000 capita Country TEU/1,000 capita
UAE 2,300 Iran 66
Djibouti 882 Tunisia 55
Oman 855 Indonesia 47
Malaysia 760 Benin 39
Kuwait 340 Côte d'Ivoire 35
Brunei 307 Albania 34
Bahrain 274 Yemen 33
Lebanon 266 Senegal 31
Maldives 234 Mauritania 21
Qatar 205 Cameroon 16
Saudi Arabia 205 Pakistan 14
Jordan 121 Sudan 14
Gabon 117 Mozambique 12
Turkey 100 Bangladesh 10
Egypt 98 Algeria 9
Morocco 91 Nigeria 6
Libya 73
Source: Author from UNCTAD and World Bank
OIC-MENA
56.835.873
OIC-Sub Saharan
Africa
5.020.792
OIC-Asia
39.084.111
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10.000.000
20.000.000
30.000.000
40.000.000
50.000.000
60.000.000