Maritime profile: China

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2021
Population
GDP
Merchandise trade¹
1 425.893 Millions
17 298 593 Millions current US$
6 052 469 Millions current US$
Land area²
GDP growth
Transport services trade³
(o) 9 388 210 Km²
8.11 %
(e) 833 510 Millions current US$
MARITIME KEY FIGURES FOR 2021
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Coast/area ratio²
Ship building
Ship recycling
3.2 m/km²
26 863 204 GT
140 112 GT
Fleet - National flag
Fleet - National flag
Fleet - Ownership
108 481 Thousands DWT
6 937 ships
246 738 Thousands DWT
Container port throughput
Number of seafarers
Number of port calls
245 103 781 TEU
134 294
260 464
WORLD SHARES FOR 2021
18.03 %1.84 %17.97 %15.07 %11.90 %5.08 %5.16 %11.65 %10.04 %44.20 %0.91 %8.09 %6.27 %30.68 %15.79 %8.65 %6.72 %23.01 %15.43 %9.78 %18.03 %1.84 %17.97 %15.07 %11.90 %5.08 %5.16 %11.65 %10.04 %44.20 %0.91 %8.09 %6.27 %30.68 %15.79 %8.65 %6.72 %23.01 %15.43 %9.78 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+29.9 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2021
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Merchandise exports
761 953
1 577 754
2 273 468
3 363 835
Merchandise imports
659 953
1 396 247
1 679 566
2 688 634
Merchandise trade balance
102 000
181 507
593 902
675 202
Export structure by product group in 2021
(as % of total exports)
5 %5 %95 %95 %
Top 5 partners in 2021
(exports, millions of US$)
577 125349 442165 823148 847137 905577 125349 442165 823148 847137 905
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN TRANSPORT SERVICES
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+120.9 %
Transport services exports growth rate in 2021
Services exports by main category¹⁰
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Transport
19.7
19.2
17.7
(e) 32.5
Travel
37.3
25.7
20.6
3.0
Other services
26.0
(e) 41.0
50.8
57.5
Total trade in transport services¹⁰
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Transport services exports
15 427
34 211
38 594
(e) 127 280
Transport services imports
28 454
63 257
85 340
(e) 147 865
Transport services trade balance
-13 027
-29 046
-46 745
(e) -20 585
NATIONAL FLEET
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+5.0 %
Fleet growth rate in 2021
Carrying capacity by type of ship
(Thousands DWT)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Total fleet
29 793.0
45 157.3
78 363.8
108 481.3
Oil tankers
6 057.0
9 264.0
11 627.1
18 296.5
Bulk carriers
13 340.0
23 030.6
49 769.4
64 096.2
General cargo
6 527.0
6 042.8
4 616.4
6 931.8
Container ships
2 968.0
5 267.8
6 798.2
10 809.9
Other types of ships
901.0
1 552.2
5 552.8
8 346.9
Fleet by type of ship
(Number of ships)
28093481124156610902673334111915351047253829797814839902416268865137491519551997441092491
LINER SHIPPING CONNECTIVITY
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Bilateral connectivity index - Top 10 partners in Q1 2021¹¹
Can only take values between 0 (minimum) and 1 (maximum)
0.6500.6340.5780.5680.5560.5510.4980.4840.4830.4830.6500.6340.5780.5680.5560.5510.4980.4840.4830.483
Liner shipping connectivity index¹¹
Maximum 2006=100 for China
171.2170.3168.5164.1162.4160.6156.5158.6158.6157.5154.9152.9153.4153.2153.1150.1148.7147.6144.7139.4138.9140.9141.0141.8141.3141.9139.8138.5137.2136.7135.1133.0136.0136.4131.5131.3133.8131.9130.5129.6132.5133.3135.0130.7129.6129.2122.2117.9118.6118.1119.0118.5118.5120.4118.5117.5117.9113.6109.8108.2106.7103.5102.1100.0
PORT CALLS AND PERFORMANCE
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Port calls, time spent in ports, vessel age and size in 2021
 
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
260 464
1.15
13
31 075
45 243
4 401
237 200
Liquid bulk carriers
44 797
1.15
12
19 543
34 011
..
170 618
Liquefied petroleum gas carriers
9 014
1.04
14
9 412
10 249
..
61 000
Liquefied natural gas carriers
1 328
1.19
9
96 008
76 438
..
168 189
Dry bulk carriers
65 524
2.04
14
40 869
74 396
..
204 014
Dry breakbulk carriers
29 249
1.50
17
10 165
14 306
..
91 649
Roll-on/ roll-off ships
6 796
..
12
32 386
11 260
..
76 420
Container ships
70 506
0.73
13
47 249
..
4 401
237 200
Passenger ships
33 250
..
14
14 420
..
..
85 861
Port liner shipping connectivity index - Top 5 ports in 2021¹¹
Maximum 2006=100 for China, Hong Kong SAR
87.087.385.784.384.383.182.277.878.578.779.786.487.088.889.480.779.679.266.559.258.358.758.261.059.159.261.358.859.759.359.358.457.958.357.657.058.158.857.158.359.259.460.150.649.047.145.943.344.743.142.742.344.245.042.441.941.138.135.633.834.633.934.636.384.885.285.685.284.285.184.979.880.880.781.280.480.477.878.377.476.375.074.570.571.271.471.771.271.768.268.468.267.263.764.463.164.864.164.563.563.858.758.462.262.362.065.362.962.460.958.758.557.456.556.354.848.450.249.151.750.347.947.344.643.042.943.342.799.798.997.096.896.596.095.598.098.497.891.891.091.493.191.790.489.991.289.786.886.286.485.685.384.483.480.077.577.072.870.469.070.066.965.765.865.565.364.365.766.167.469.169.560.460.057.256.054.155.765.162.657.857.155.355.253.653.152.952.150.450.149.348.1128.2127.8125.7123.3122.2121.7117.9118.9119.0118.8115.6114.4115.6115.8117.0115.8113.7112.8111.0104.1103.0104.3103.1102.8103.8105.4101.399.697.699.797.797.199.499.894.892.092.692.290.488.991.491.291.885.884.984.279.777.278.478.179.677.575.275.573.372.171.367.666.259.959.158.957.055.0147.5146.9145.9143.0140.7138.9134.5136.9138.1137.5134.9133.3134.1133.9133.2131.2129.9129.9128.9124.0123.7125.1125.5125.2126.8127.4123.8121.5119.8120.4117.8117.8119.9121.4117.4116.3117.9115.9114.9113.3118.0119.2122.2116.2115.7113.0106.3103.1104.2104.5105.9105.8104.6105.7103.997.594.592.889.386.184.283.083.280.4
Source: Detailed data sources are available in the documentation of the corresponding tables in the Data Center (http://stats.unctad.org/data_center). 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. Refers to year 2020.
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.
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
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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: 20 October 2022