- Traded
- $146B2024
- Share of all trade
- 0.6%rank 31 of 96
- Exporters
- 196nations
- Importers
- 223nations
World trade by year, 1995 to 2024
In current US dollars, not adjusted for prices.
Largest exporters
In 2024, with each one's share of trade in the category.
| Nation | Value | Share | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | $34.1B | 23% | |
| South Korea | $28.3B | 19% | |
| Japan | $9.73B | 6.7% | |
| Saudi Arabia | $7.26B | 5.0% | |
| Italy | $5.93B | 4.1% | |
| Netherlands | $5.33B | 3.6% | |
| Germany | $4.39B | 3.0% | |
| India | $4.32B | 3.0% | |
| Singapore | $3.44B | 2.4% | |
| Norway | $2.96B | 2.0% | |
| Angola | $2.71B | 1.9% | |
| United Kingdom | $2.14B | 1.5% | |
| France | $2.10B | 1.4% | |
| Cayman Islands | $2.04B | 1.4% | |
| Poland | $2.02B | 1.4% | |
| Turkey | $2.00B | 1.4% | |
| United States | $2.00B | 1.4% | |
| Thailand | $1.71B | 1.2% | |
| Indonesia | $1.70B | 1.2% | |
| Finland | $1.61B | 1.1% |
Largest importers
In 2024, with each one's share of trade in the category.
| Nation | Value | Share | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | $16.8B | 11% | |
| Singapore | $9.63B | 6.6% | |
| Marshall Islands | $9.29B | 6.4% | |
| Panama | $7.61B | 5.2% | |
| United Arab Emirates | $6.75B | 4.6% | |
| Malta | $6.41B | 4.4% | |
| United States | $5.66B | 3.9% | |
| Germany | $5.20B | 3.6% | |
| France | $5.01B | 3.4% | |
| Cayman Islands | $4.95B | 3.4% | |
| India | $4.27B | 2.9% | |
| Norway | $4.16B | 2.8% | |
| Denmark | $3.33B | 2.3% | |
| United Kingdom | $3.28B | 2.2% | |
| South Korea | $3.22B | 2.2% | |
| Netherlands | $2.89B | 2.0% | |
| Thailand | $2.44B | 1.7% | |
| Brazil | $2.17B | 1.5% | |
| Saudi Arabia | $1.97B | 1.3% | |
| Bermuda | $1.93B | 1.3% |
Largest flows
From one nation to another in 2024.
| From | To | Value | Share | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | Liberia | $9.19B | 6.3% | |
| South Korea | Liberia | $5.21B | 3.6% | |
| South Korea | Singapore | $4.13B | 2.8% | |
| Saudi Arabia | United Arab Emirates | $4.07B | 2.8% | |
| Japan | Panama | $3.95B | 2.7% | |
| China | Marshall Islands | $3.18B | 2.2% | |
| China | Malta | $2.82B | 1.9% | |
| South Korea | Marshall Islands | $2.59B | 1.8% | |
| China | Panama | $2.40B | 1.6% | |
| Netherlands | Cayman Islands | $2.37B | 1.6% | |
| South Korea | France | $2.23B | 1.5% | |
| South Korea | Malta | $2.15B | 1.5% | |
| South Korea | Bermuda | $1.92B | 1.3% | |
| Cayman Islands | Netherlands | $1.80B | 1.2% | |
| South Korea | Denmark | $1.73B | 1.2% | |
| Japan | Liberia | $1.60B | 1.1% | |
| China | Brazil | $1.55B | 1.1% | |
| India | Singapore | $1.50B | 1.0% | |
| Germany | Cayman Islands | $1.47B | 1.0% | |
| South Korea | Germany | $1.37B | 0.9% |
Largest products
The six-digit codes of the Harmonized System within the chapter, by world trade in 2024.
| Code | Product | Value | Share | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 890190 | Vessels: n.e.s. in heading no. 8901, for the transport of goods and other vessels for the transport of both persons and goods | $57.8B | 40% | |
| 890120 | Tankers | $21.2B | 15% | |
| 890392 | Motorboats: (other than outboard motorboats), for pleasure or sports, other than inflatable | $15.0B | 10% | |
| 890520 | Floating or submersible drilling or production platforms | $12.2B | 8.4% | |
| 890590 | Vessels: light, fire-floats, floating cranes and other vessels, the navigability of which is subsidiary to their main function, floating docks | $9.30B | 6.4% | |
| 890600 | Vessels: other, including warships and lifeboats, other than rowing boats | $8.37B | 5.7% | |
| 890110 | Cruise ships, excursion boats and similar vessels, principally designed for the transport of persons, ferry boats of all kinds | $6.22B | 4.3% | |
| 890400 | Tugs and pusher craft | $4.39B | 3.0% | |
| 890399 | Yachts and other vessels: for pleasure or sports, rowing boats and canoes, n.e.s. in heading no. 8903, other than inflatable | $2.82B | 1.9% | |
| 890391 | Sailboats: with or without auxiliary motor, for pleasure or sports, other than inflatable | $2.66B | 1.8% |
Shares are of all trade in this category. The line is each figure’s history from 2000, drawn to its own peak: it shows the shape of the years, and the value shows the size.
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