Countries with the largest merchant marine


All data from the CIA World Factbook. Last updated Jan 25, 2010.



Merchant marine may be defined as all ships engaged in the carriage of goods; or all commercial vessels (as opposed to all nonmilitary ships), which excludes tugs, fishing vessels, offshore oil rigs, etc. This entry contains information in four fields - total, ships by type, foreign-owned, and registered in other countries.
Total includes the number of ships (1,000 GRT or over), total DWT for those ships, and total GRT for those ships. DWT or dead weight tonnage is the total weight of cargo, plus bunkers, stores, etc., that a ship can carry when immersed to the appropriate load line. GRT or gross register tonnage is a figure obtained by measuring the entire sheltered volume of a ship available for cargo and passengers and converting it to tons on the basis of 100 cubic feet per ton; there is no stable relationship between GRT and DWT.
Ships by type includes a listing of barge carriers, bulk cargo ships, cargo ships, chemical tankers, combination bulk carriers, combination ore/oil carriers, container ships, liquefied gas tankers, livestock carriers, multifunctional large-load carriers, petroleum tankers, passenger ships, passenger/cargo ships, railcar carriers, refrigerated cargo ships, roll-on/roll-off cargo ships, short-sea passenger ships, specialized tankers, and vehicle carriers.
Foreign-owned are ships that fly the flag of one country but belong to owners in another.
Registered in other countries are ships that belong to owners in one country but fly the flag of another.
Rank country Merchant marine Date of Information
1 Panama 6,323 2008
2 Liberia 2,204 2008
3 China 1,826 2008
4 Malta 1,438 2008
5 Singapore 1,292 2008
6 Bahamas, The 1,223 2008
7 Antigua and Barbuda 1,146 2008
8 Hong Kong 1,114 2008
9 Russia 1,074 2008
10 Marshall Islands 1,049 2008
11 Indonesia 971 2008
12 Greece 869 2008
13 Cyprus 858 2008
14 Korea, South 812 2008
15 Norway 688 2008
16 Japan 683 2008
17 Cambodia 626 2008
18 Netherlands 622 2008
19 Turkey 612 2008
20 Italy 609 2008
21 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 525 2008
22 United Kingdom 518 2008
23 India 501 2008
24 United States 422 2008
25 Thailand 398 2008
26 Germany 393 2008
27 Philippines 391 2008
28 Vietnam 387 2008
29 Denmark 327 2008
30 Malaysia 306 2008
31 Isle of Man 273 2008
32 Gibraltar 240 2008
33 Belize 216 2008
34 Sweden 195 2008
35 Georgia 191 2008
36 Ukraine 189 2008
37 Sierra Leone 182 2008
38 Canada 175 2008
39 Korea, North 167 2008
40 Saint Kitts and Nevis 159 2008
41 Spain 158 2008
42 Netherlands Antilles 147 2008
43 France 138 2008
44 Bermuda 137 2008
45 Brazil 136 2008
46 Comoros 136 2008
47 Honduras 123 2008
48 Portugal 117 2008
49 Cayman Islands 109 2008
50 Taiwan 102 2008
51 Finland 98 2008
52 Azerbaijan 89 2008
53 Barbados 85 2008
54 Croatia 80 2008
55 Tuvalu 80 2008
56 Belgium 79 2008
57 Mongolia 77 2008
58 Syria 77 2008
59 Bulgaria 74 2008
60 Iran 74 2008
61 Monaco 70 2008
62 Nigeria 68 2008
63 Egypt 67 2008
64 Saudi Arabia 62 2008
65 Venezuela 62 2008
66 United Arab Emirates 58 2008
67 Mexico 55 2008
68 Vanuatu 54 2008
69 Dominica 53 2008
70 Slovakia 51 2008
71 Australia 50 2008
72 Argentina 46 2008
73 Lithuania 45 2008
74 Luxembourg 45 2008
75 Chile 44 2008
76 Kiribati 43 2008
77 Bangladesh 40 2008
78 Moldova 39 2008
79 Kuwait 38 2008
80 Ecuador 37 2008
81 Morocco 35 2008
82 Switzerland 35 2008
83 Algeria 33 2008
84 Lebanon 33 2008
85 Ireland 29 2008
86 Maldives 29 2008
87 Estonia 29 2008
88 Slovenia 29 2008
89 Sri Lanka 26 2008
90 Cook Islands 26 2008
91 Albania 24 2008
92 Burma 24 2008
93 Bolivia 23 2008
94 Paraguay 23 2008
95 Latvia 22 2008
96 Qatar 22 2008
97 Jordan 21 2008
98 Papua New Guinea 21 2008
99 Jamaica 20 2008
100 Colombia 17 2008
101 Libya 17 2008
102 Uruguay 17 2008
103 Romania 17 2008
104 French Polynesia 15 2008
105 Pakistan 15 2008
106 Poland 15 2008
107 Iraq 14 2008
108 New Zealand 13 2008
109 Tonga 13 2008
110 Faroe Islands 12 2008
111 Cuba 11 2008
112 Israel 11 2008
113 Togo 10 2008
114 Bahrain 9 2008
115 Ethiopia 9 2008
116 Fiji 9 2008
117 Tanzania 9 2008
118 Trinidad and Tobago 9 2008
119 Brunei 8 2008
120 Madagascar 8 2008
121 Seychelles 8 2008
122 Wallis and Futuna 8 2008
123 Peru 8 2008
124 Guyana 8 2008
125 Cape Verde 8 2008
126 Tunisia 7 2008
127 Turkmenistan 7 2008
128 Angola 6 2008
129 Montenegro 6 2008
130 Sao Tome and Principe 6 2008
131 Eritrea 5 2008
132 Kazakhstan 5 2008
133 Gambia, The 5 2008
134 Austria 4 2008
135 Yemen 4 2008
136 Ghana 4 2008
137 Micronesia, Federated States of 3 2008
138 South Africa 3 2008
139 Sudan 3 2008
140 Puerto Rico 3 2008
141 Mauritius 3 2008
142 Oman 3 2008
143 Gabon 2 2008
144 Greenland 2 2008
145 Iceland 2 2008
146 New Caledonia 2 2008
147 Mozambique 2 2008
148 Congo, Republic of the 1 2008
149 Dominican Republic 1 2008
150 Czech Republic 1 2008
151 Suriname 1 2008
152 Turks and Caicos Islands 1 2008
153 British Virgin Islands 1 2008
154 Samoa 1 2008
155 Namibia 1 2008
156 Timor-Leste 1 2008
157 Somalia 1 2008
158 Equatorial Guinea 1 2008
159 Laos 1 2008
160 Kenya 1 2008
161 Costa Rica 1 2008
162 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1 2008



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    Barley | Maize | Rice, Thailand, 5% | Rice, Thailand, 25% | Rice, Thailand, 35% | Rice,Thai, A1.Special | Sorghum | Wheat, Canada | Wheat, US, HRW | Wheat US SRW
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    Bananas EU | Bananas US | Beef | Chicken meat | Fishmeal | Lamb | Oranges | Shrimp, Mexico | Sugar EU domestic | Sugar US domestic | Sugar, world
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    Cotton Memphis | Cotton A Index | Rubber, Singapore | Rubber, US
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