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Maritime profile: Spain

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2022
Population
GDP
Merchandise trade¹
47.559 Millions
1 399 740 Millions current US$
911 718 Millions current US$
Land area²
GDP growth
Transport services trade³
(o) 499 557 Km²
5.50 %
255 403 Millions current US$
MARITIME KEY FIGURES FOR 2022
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Coast/area ratio²
Ship building
Ship recycling
14.5 m/km²
47 400 GT
3 215 GT
Fleet - National flag
Fleet - National flag
Fleet - Ownership
1 905 Thousands DWT
499 ships
4 181 Thousands DWT
Number of port calls
Container port throughput
Number of seafarers
17 161 676 TEU
(j) 24 487
137 190
WORLD SHARES FOR 2022
0.60 %0.44 %1.40 %1.68 %1.92 %0.09 %0.23 %0.19 %0.28 %0.09 %0.04 %1.44 %1.17 %2.01 %3.23 %3.11 %2.62 %1.34 %2.30 %3.45 %0.60 %0.44 %1.40 %1.68 %1.92 %0.09 %0.23 %0.19 %0.28 %0.09 %0.04 %1.44 %1.17 %2.01 %3.23 %3.11 %2.62 %1.34 %2.30 %3.45 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+10.1 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2022
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Merchandise exports
192 644
254 418
282 274
418 364
Merchandise imports
288 786
327 016
311 851
493 354
Merchandise trade balance
-96 141
-72 598
-29 578
-74 990
Export structure by product group in 2022
(as % of total exports)
2 %2 %68 %68 %9 %9 %4 %4 %17 %17 %
Top 5 partners in 2022
(exports, millions of US$)
63 13139 36033 75733 14225 14763 13139 36033 75733 14225 147
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN TRANSPORT SERVICES
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+22.1 %
Transport services exports growth rate in 2022
Services exports by main category¹⁰
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Transport
-
-
11.5
13.4
Travel
56.0
51.4
51.4
43.3
Other services
-
-
(e) 34.0
(e) 39.1
Total trade in transport services¹⁰
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Transport services exports
-
-
13 941
22 510
Transport services imports
-
-
10 144
17 146
Transport services trade balance
-
-
3 797
5 364
NATIONAL FLEET
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-0.7 %
Fleet growth rate in 2022
Carrying capacity by type of ship
(Thousands DWT)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Total fleet
2 655.0
2 554.7
1 857.1
1 904.7
Oil tankers
962.0
1 035.7
449.3
96.1
Bulk carriers
215.0
34.9
10.9
10.9
General cargo
338.0
207.6
178.1
157.3
Container ships
231.0
164.9
7.9
0.0
Other types of ships
909.0
1 111.7
1 210.9
1 640.4
Fleet by type of ship
(Number of ships)
440035123433036124425036125418237126404238127
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
91.891.089.389.790.590.791.990.089.487.988.588.787.887.483.983.984.083.785.085.485.384.584.882.783.785.482.982.483.181.179.879.778.780.280.171.471.071.771.070.371.871.270.774.875.976.171.474.474.475.175.573.872.972.973.874.071.372.073.071.671.870.870.671.471.469.167.765.4
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
137 190
0.91
18
16 898
16 572
3 100
236 583
Liquid bulk carriers
16 742
0.88
13
11 506
19 000
..
165 571
Liquefied petroleum gas carriers
1 363
1.05
12
8 008
9 043
..
50 468
Liquefied natural gas carriers
496
1.05
10
97 485
76 320
..
163 922
Dry bulk carriers
3 746
2.04
14
26 164
45 568
..
107 879
Dry breakbulk carriers
11 537
1.22
17
5 145
7 234
..
91 784
Roll-on/ roll-off ships
7 727
..
13
24 999
8 691
..
76 420
Container ships
14 181
0.67
16
33 592
..
3 100
236 583
Passenger ships
81 398
..
19
15 227
..
..
235 600
Port liner shipping connectivity index - Top 5 ports in 2022¹¹
Maximum 2006=100 for China, Hong Kong SAR
10.310.310.315.311.69.69.88.58.58.78.49.09.19.09.08.68.613.114.811.68.38.68.68.58.58.08.08.08.37.67.67.67.67.97.98.08.28.07.97.98.47.99.18.99.27.98.49.19.29.59.09.09.08.68.28.18.314.914.913.215.515.315.213.913.112.612.513.232.332.332.028.031.131.328.728.229.033.129.329.630.532.329.428.528.228.227.927.730.627.727.627.427.428.027.527.628.426.726.125.925.826.026.227.127.728.332.732.829.128.528.428.724.626.526.426.523.724.424.123.523.923.524.424.923.321.621.522.523.822.722.822.823.122.322.421.766.865.565.166.266.265.865.164.764.764.265.058.157.857.258.052.452.652.154.155.755.754.854.250.350.449.649.048.849.450.549.848.748.047.147.147.147.547.346.747.147.147.947.949.950.150.049.649.147.340.540.440.539.840.540.440.742.041.740.742.043.842.842.042.042.641.740.837.368.568.568.568.269.169.469.561.867.063.568.167.367.866.362.261.761.263.664.264.763.863.663.660.760.661.058.158.158.557.354.555.155.555.656.046.046.046.646.145.945.544.242.048.549.848.333.344.744.443.343.742.642.442.341.340.336.536.236.736.136.134.835.037.936.832.032.330.170.470.069.370.670.371.070.770.470.868.968.460.960.559.960.455.555.756.156.557.557.657.157.253.653.753.753.854.351.952.252.052.251.251.851.451.251.150.951.150.950.952.152.452.253.754.354.254.954.154.954.252.751.852.253.053.142.644.641.441.942.643.443.742.942.142.842.341.9
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.
j
BIMCO/ICS uses 2018 data from European Maritime Safety Agency.
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