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Maritime profile: Australia

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2022
Population
GDP
Merchandise trade¹
26.177 Millions
1 795 201 Millions current US$
721 750 Millions current US$
Land area²
GDP growth
Transport services trade³
(o) 7 692 020 Km²
3.90 %
(e) 114 298 Millions current US$
MARITIME KEY FIGURES FOR 2022
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Coast/area ratio²
Ship building
Ship recycling
8.6 m/km²
3 718 GT
500 GT
Fleet - National flag
Fleet - National flag
Fleet - Ownership
2 595 Thousands DWT
605 ships
4 875 Thousands DWT
Number of port calls
Container port throughput
Number of seafarers
9 375 992 TEU
(n) 7 704
47 412
WORLD SHARES FOR 2022
0.33 %4.07 %1.79 %1.66 %1.20 %0.12 %0.53 %0.22 %0.49 % Less than 0.01% of the World total Less than 0.01% of the World total0.56 %0.28 %1.10 %0.87 %0.60 %0.46 %5.41 %0.76 %8.21 %0.33 %4.07 %1.79 %1.66 %1.20 %0.12 %0.53 %0.22 %0.49 % Less than 0.01% of the World total Less than 0.01% of the World total0.56 %0.28 %1.10 %0.87 %0.60 %0.46 %5.41 %0.76 %8.21 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+19.6 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2022
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Merchandise exports
106 097
212 634
187 684
412 562
Merchandise imports
125 281
201 639
208 501
309 189
Merchandise trade balance
-19 184
10 995
-20 817
103 373
Export structure by product group in 2022
(as % of total exports)
7 %7 %8 %8 %37 %37 %35 %35 %13 %13 %
Top 5 partners in 2022
(exports, millions of US$)
130 72279 49338 79620 25915 227130 72279 49338 79620 25915 227
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN TRANSPORT SERVICES
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+35.1 %
Transport services exports growth rate in 2022
Services exports by main category¹⁰
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Transport
17.4
11.3
9.2
(e) 7.6
Travel
56.9
62.3
62.1
(e) 45.6
Other services
25.5
26.2
28.6
(e) 46.6
Total trade in transport services¹⁰
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Transport services exports
5 631
5 899
5 076
(e) 3 864
Transport services imports
10 727
13 479
13 361
(e) 23 351
Transport services trade balance
-5 096
-7 580
-8 286
(e) -19 487
NATIONAL FLEET
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-0.1 %
Fleet growth rate in 2022
Carrying capacity by type of ship
(Thousands DWT)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Total fleet
2 376.0
2 171.1
1 938.0
2 595.5
Oil tankers
596.0
393.9
22.0
17.7
Bulk carriers
866.0
579.2
157.2
43.7
General cargo
131.0
133.0
98.2
105.1
Container ships
10.0
..
0.0
0.0
Other types of ships
773.0
1 065.0
1 660.6
2 429.0
Fleet by type of ship
(Number of ships)
5210762651407727496078364830804747507748
LINER SHIPPING CONNECTIVITY
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Bilateral connectivity index - Top 10 partners in Q1 2022¹¹
Can only take values between 0 (minimum) and 1 (maximum)
Liner shipping connectivity index¹¹
Maximum 2006=100 for China
38.335.836.035.835.735.637.737.737.236.734.834.235.735.634.234.434.234.432.932.132.635.132.335.134.234.133.932.932.432.232.132.633.432.433.232.531.030.729.930.729.029.829.928.929.330.430.530.630.930.329.428.829.028.129.030.529.329.829.328.627.927.827.426.826.226.326.526.2
PORT CALLS AND PERFORMANCE
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Port calls, time spent in ports, vessel age and size in 2022
 
Number of arrivals
Median time
in port (days)
Avg age
of vessels
Avg size (GT)
of vessels
Avg cargo
carrying
capacity (DWT)
per vessel
Avg container
carrying
capacity (TEU)
per container ship
Maximum size (GT) of vessels
All ships
47 412
1.58
17
32 787
82 328
4 540
168 666
Liquid bulk carriers
3 223
1.32
9
24 166
40 959
..
90 000
Liquefied petroleum gas carriers
450
0.85
8
13 355
14 380
..
53 471
Liquefied natural gas carriers
1 180
1.23
10
111 849
86 181
..
149 367
Dry bulk carriers
15 141
1.67
11
59 696
111 681
..
152 311
Dry breakbulk carriers
2 008
2.19
12
17 941
26 955
..
57 934
Roll-on/ roll-off ships
2 718
..
11
42 380
15 416
..
76 420
Container ships
3 812
1.64
14
49 542
..
4 540
109 712
Passenger ships
18 880
..
26
5 016
..
..
168 666
Port liner shipping connectivity index - Top 5 ports in 2022¹¹
Maximum 2006=100 for China, Hong Kong SAR
25.823.223.323.323.323.325.325.225.925.924.123.424.324.220.820.821.120.620.720.520.523.420.923.321.421.121.119.819.318.918.917.918.816.019.118.415.715.716.716.915.515.015.014.014.014.914.915.115.214.214.314.114.113.414.216.014.014.115.215.315.315.114.413.812.312.312.313.125.823.323.323.323.323.525.525.425.525.423.522.824.224.021.621.621.720.620.520.620.623.420.823.522.121.621.220.018.819.319.118.620.617.320.119.516.816.817.718.317.216.917.016.517.018.017.917.317.316.416.415.916.215.715.617.115.815.914.914.914.815.114.413.912.712.712.311.931.631.431.130.430.230.233.133.132.331.828.829.230.829.827.528.328.528.425.226.125.725.425.225.625.425.224.324.925.024.925.526.227.027.127.827.226.026.124.624.922.523.323.123.222.923.022.222.823.023.423.022.322.622.623.423.524.125.325.024.324.123.223.022.321.922.322.422.534.231.431.430.630.731.132.932.632.231.830.029.631.230.928.328.928.828.627.427.527.529.827.229.728.027.928.327.226.926.626.426.026.526.226.826.124.824.824.424.623.124.524.823.023.424.023.524.524.824.522.822.622.622.623.124.723.524.524.423.723.723.622.922.722.322.422.522.235.733.033.032.432.532.634.434.834.334.032.031.633.232.630.731.131.130.829.429.729.732.229.732.529.830.130.629.228.728.428.127.527.728.028.026.526.626.627.027.626.327.627.525.926.127.627.027.327.726.925.825.425.625.226.127.926.627.427.126.226.225.625.225.024.624.624.824.3
Source: Detailed data sources are available in the documentation of the corresponding tables in the Data Center (https://unctadstat.unctad.org/datacentre/). A link to these tables is provided in each section of the profile.
Notes:
1
Sum of exports and imports.
2
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
Coastline length based on data calculated in 2000 from the World Vector Shoreline database at 1:250,000 scale.
3
Sum of exports and imports. Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, 2009 (BPM6, 2009).
4
Propelled seagoing merchant vessels of 100 GT and above. Source: Clarksons Research (https://www.clarksons.com/services/research/).
5
Propelled seagoing merchant vessels of 100 GT and above, on 1 January. Source: Clarksons Research (https://www.clarksons.com/services/research/).
6
Propelled seagoing merchant vessels of 1000 GT and above, on 1 January. Source: Clarksons Research (https://www.clarksons.com/services/research/).
7
UNCTAD Secretariat, derived from various sources including Dynamar B.V. Publications, terminal operators and port authorities.
8
Refers to year 2021. Source: BIMCO-ICS Manpower Report 2015 and BIMCO-ICS Seafarer Workforce Report, 2021 edition.
9
UNCTAD Secretariat, based on data provided by MarineTraffic (http://marinetraffic.com). Ships of 1000 GT and above.
10
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, 2009 (BPM6, 2009).
11
UNCTAD Secretariat, generated from data provided by MDS Transmodal (https://www.mdst.co.uk).
e
Estimated.
n
Estimated by BIMCO/ICS to be the same figure as in 2015.
o
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
Not available or not separately reported
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
***
Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
LNG:
Liquefied natural gas
LPG:
Liquefied petroleum gas
GDP:
Gross domestic product
GT:
Gross tons
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
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Generation date: 22 December 2023