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Table 4 LA America and the Caribbean top 19 ports (TEU).

From: Assessment of port efficiency within Latin America

Port activity

Region

Throughput (TEUs) 2018

Compound annual growth rate, 2010–2018 (%)

Growth rate 2010–2018 (%)

Colon, Panama

Central America

4,324,478

5.8

57

Santos, Brazil

South America

3,836,487

4.4

41

Manzanillo, Mexico

Central America

3,078,505

9.3

104

Cartagena, Colombia

South America

2,064,281

3.4

31

Balboa, Panama

Central America

2,520,587

− 1.1

− 9

El Callo, Peru

South America

2,340,657

7.2

74

Guayaquil, Ecuador

South America

2,064,281

9.0

99

Kingston, Jamaica

Caribbean

1,833,053

− 0.4

− 3

Buenos Aires, Argentina

South America

1,797,955

0.5

4

San Antonio, Chile

South America

1,660,832

8.4

91

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Caribbean

1,405,348

− 1.0

− 8

Buenaventura, Colombia

Caribbean

1,369,139

9.5

107

Caucedo, Dominican Republic (DR)

Caribbean

1,331,907

3.6

33

Limon Moin, Costa Rica

Central America

1,187,760

4.1

38

Veracruz, Mexico

Central America

1,176,253

7.4

78

Freeport, Bahamas

Caribbean

1,050,140

− 0.9

− 7

Itajai, Brazil

South America

1,045,813

3.2

29

Valparado, Chile

South America

903,296

0.3

3

Altamica, Mexico

Central America

820,092

6.7

68