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Number of merchant ships by flag of registration (commercial fleet, 1,000 GT and above)

Name: Number of merchant ships by flag of registration (commercial fleet, 1,000 GT and above)
Creator: UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development)
Keywords: statistic-of-the-day, ai-generated, shipping, maritime, trade, merchant fleet, flags of convenience, logistics

Global comparison of merchant ships registered under each country’s flag (commercial fleet ≥1,000 GT). Shows which flags dominate world shipping.

Source: UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development)•183 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average

0.0ships

Countries Covered

183

with available data

Highest

Bulgaria

0.0ships

Lowest

Brunei Darussalam

0.0ships

Top 5 Countries

1Bulgaria0.0ships

2Myanmar0.0ships

3Burundi0.0ships

4Belarus0.0ships

5Cambodia0.0ships

By Region

Europe0.0ships(31 countries)

Other0.0ships(106 countries)

North America0.0ships(4 countries)

Asia0.0ships(24 countries)

South America0.0ships(7 countries)

Key Findings

•Fleet size by flag is highly concentrated in a few large registries (open registries).
•Flag-of-registration patterns reflect regulatory and economic incentives as much as domestic maritime activity.
•Using flag-based counts can misrepresent where shipping revenues or ownership truly reside.

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0ships)High (0.0ships)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 0.0ships)

Europe (31)

Other (106)

North America (4)

Asia (24)

South America (7)

Africa (9)

Oceania (2)

About This Statistic

This statistic counts merchant ships (commercial vessels) of 1,000 gross tonnage (GT) and above, grouped by each ship’s flag of registration. It highlights how global maritime transport capacity is distributed across “flag States,” including major open registries (flags of convenience) and national fleets.

The measure is widely used in shipping and trade analysis because the flag of registration affects regulatory oversight, safety and labor enforcement, and often tax/registration costs. Countries with very large counts (e.g., Panama, Liberia, Marshall Islands) typically host international registries rather than owning all ships domestically.

Full Data

Rank ↑	Country ↕	Value ↕
1	Bulgaria	0.0ships
2	Myanmar	0.0ships
3	Burundi	0.0ships
4	Belarus	0.0ships
5	Cambodia	0.0ships
6	Cameroon	0.0ships
7	Canada	0.0ships
8	Cape Verde	0.0ships
9	Cayman Islands	0.0ships
10	Central African Republic	0.0ships
11	Sri Lanka	0.0ships
12	Chad	0.0ships
13	Chile	0.0ships
14	People's Republic of China	0.0ships
15	Colombia	0.0ships
16	Comoros	0.0ships
17	Republic of the Congo	0.0ships
18	Democratic Republic of the Congo	0.0ships
19	Costa Rica	0.0ships
20	Croatia	0.0ships
21	Cuba	0.0ships
22	Cyprus	0.0ships
23	Czech Republic	0.0ships
24	Benin	0.0ships
25	Denmark	0.0ships
26	Dominican Republic	0.0ships
27	Ecuador	0.0ships
28	El Salvador	0.0ships
29	Equatorial Guinea	0.0ships
30	Ethiopia	0.0ships
31	Eritrea	0.0ships
32	Estonia	0.0ships
33	Faroe Islands	0.0ships
34	Falkland Islands (Malvinas)	0.0ships
35	Fiji	0.0ships
36	Finland	0.0ships
37	France	0.0ships
38	Djibouti	0.0ships
39	Gabon	0.0ships
40	Georgia	0.0ships
41	Republic of The Gambia	0.0ships
42	State of Palestine	0.0ships
43	Ghana	0.0ships
44	Greece	0.0ships
45	Guatemala	0.0ships
46	Guinea	0.0ships
47	Guyana	0.0ships
48	Haiti	0.0ships
49	Honduras	0.0ships
50	Hungary	0.0ships
51	Iceland	0.0ships
52	India	0.0ships
53	Indonesia	0.0ships
54	Islamic Republic of Iran	0.0ships
55	Iraq	0.0ships
56	Ireland	0.0ships
57	Israel	0.0ships
58	Italy	0.0ships
59	Cote d'Ivoire	0.0ships
60	Jamaica	0.0ships
61	Japan	0.0ships
62	Kazakhstan	0.0ships
63	Jordan	0.0ships
64	Kenya	0.0ships
65	North Korea	0.0ships
66	South Korea	0.0ships
67	Kuwait	0.0ships
68	Kyrgyzstan	0.0ships
69	Lao People's Democratic Republic	0.0ships
70	Lebanon	0.0ships
71	Lesotho	0.0ships
72	Latvia	0.0ships
73	Liberia	0.0ships
74	Libya	0.0ships
75	Lithuania	0.0ships
76	Luxembourg	0.0ships
77	Madagascar	0.0ships
78	Malawi	0.0ships
79	Malaysia	0.0ships
80	Maldives	0.0ships
81	Mali	0.0ships
82	Malta	0.0ships
83	Mauritania	0.0ships
84	Mauritius	0.0ships
85	Mexico	0.0ships
86	Mongolia	0.0ships
87	Moldova, Republic of	0.0ships
88	Montenegro	0.0ships
89	Morocco	0.0ships
90	Mozambique	0.0ships
91	Oman	0.0ships
92	Namibia	0.0ships
93	Nepal	0.0ships
94	Netherlands	0.0ships
95	New Caledonia	0.0ships
96	Vanuatu	0.0ships
97	New Zealand	0.0ships
98	Nicaragua	0.0ships
99	Niger	0.0ships
100	Nigeria	0.0ships
101	Norway	0.0ships
102	Pakistan	0.0ships
103	Panama	0.0ships
104	Papua New Guinea	0.0ships
105	Paraguay	0.0ships
106	Peru	0.0ships
107	Philippines	0.0ships
108	Poland	0.0ships
109	Portugal	0.0ships
110	Guinea-Bissau	0.0ships
111	Timor-Leste	0.0ships
112	Qatar	0.0ships
113	Romania	0.0ships
114	Russian Federation	0.0ships
115	Rwanda	0.0ships
116	Saudi Arabia	0.0ships
117	Senegal	0.0ships
118	Serbia	0.0ships
119	Seychelles	0.0ships
120	Sierra Leone	0.0ships
121	Singapore	0.0ships
122	Slovakia	0.0ships
123	Vietnam	0.0ships
124	Slovenia	0.0ships
125	Somalia	0.0ships
126	South Africa	0.0ships
127	Zimbabwe	0.0ships
128	Spain	0.0ships
129	South Sudan	0.0ships
130	Sudan	0.0ships
131	Western Sahara	0.0ships
132	Suriname	0.0ships
133	Eswatini	0.0ships
134	Sweden	0.0ships
135	Switzerland	0.0ships
136	Syrian Arab Republic	0.0ships
137	Tajikistan	0.0ships
138	Thailand	0.0ships
139	Togo	0.0ships
140	Tonga	0.0ships
141	Trinidad and Tobago	0.0ships
142	United Arab Emirates	0.0ships
143	Tunisia	0.0ships
144	Türkiye	0.0ships
145	Turkmenistan	0.0ships
146	Turks and Caicos Islands	0.0ships
147	Uganda	0.0ships
148	Ukraine	0.0ships
149	The Republic of North Macedonia	0.0ships
150	Egypt	0.0ships
151	United Kingdom	0.0ships
152	United Republic of Tanzania	0.0ships
153	United States of America	0.0ships
154	Burkina Faso	0.0ships
155	Uruguay	0.0ships
156	Uzbekistan	0.0ships
157	Venezuela	0.0ships
158	Yemen	0.0ships
159	Zambia	0.0ships
160	Albania	0.0ships
161	Algeria	0.0ships
162	Andorra	0.0ships
163	Angola	0.0ships
164	Antigua and Barbuda	0.0ships
165	Azerbaijan	0.0ships
166	Argentina	0.0ships
167	Australia	0.0ships
168	Austria	0.0ships
169	Bahamas	0.0ships
170	Bahrain	0.0ships
171	Bangladesh	0.0ships
172	Armenia	0.0ships
173	Barbados	0.0ships
174	Belgium	0.0ships
175	Bermuda	0.0ships
176	Bhutan	0.0ships
177	Bolivia	0.0ships
178	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.0ships
179	Botswana	0.0ships
180	Brazil	0.0ships
181	Belize	0.0ships
182	Solomon Islands	0.0ships
183	Brunei Darussalam	0.0ships

Showing 183 of 183 countries

Topics

#statistic-of-the-day #ai-generated #shipping #maritime #trade #merchant fleet #flags of convenience #logistics

Data Source

This data comes from UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development) (2022).

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