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Maritime profile: Türkiye

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2022
Population
GDP
Merchandise trade¹
85.341 Millions
898 150 Millions current US$
617 902 Millions current US$
Land area²
GDP growth
Transport services trade³
(o) 769 630 Km²
4.56 %
130 698 Millions current US$
MARITIME KEY FIGURES FOR 2022
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Coast/area ratio²
Ship building
Ship recycling
10.6 m/km²
77 700 GT
476 534 GT
Fleet - National flag
Fleet - National flag
Fleet - Ownership
6 129 Thousands DWT
1 164 ships
31 339 Thousands DWT
Number of port calls
Container port throughput
Number of seafarers
12 591 327 TEU
(l) 28 587
213 717
WORLD SHARES FOR 2022
1.07 %0.50 %0.90 %1.02 %1.42 %0.28 %0.33 %1.44 %1.08 %0.14 %6.33 %1.23 %1.74 %1.48 %2.67 %1.59 %4.99 %2.01 %1.34 %1.18 %1.07 %0.50 %0.90 %1.02 %1.42 %0.28 %0.33 %1.44 %1.08 %0.14 %6.33 %1.23 %1.74 %1.48 %2.67 %1.59 %4.99 %2.01 %1.34 %1.18 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+12.9 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2022
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Merchandise exports
73 476
113 883
150 982
254 192
Merchandise imports
116 774
185 544
213 619
363 711
Merchandise trade balance
-43 298
-71 661
-62 637
-109 519
Export structure by product group in 2022
(as % of total exports)
1 %1 %75 %75 %6 %6 %5 %5 %12 %12 %
Top 5 partners in 2022
(exports, millions of US$)
21 14516 88313 75113 01112 35421 14516 88313 75113 01112 354
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN TRANSPORT SERVICES
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+50.3 %
Transport services exports growth rate in 2022
Services exports by main category¹⁰
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Transport
18.2
25.8
35.0
40.6
Travel
69.0
62.0
48.6
45.6
Other services
12.8
12.2
14.1
11.4
Total trade in transport services¹⁰
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Transport services exports
5 076
9 417
19 689
36 696
Transport services imports
5 146
8 078
5 274
17 852
Transport services trade balance
-70
1 339
14 415
18 844
NATIONAL FLEET
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-2.7 %
Fleet growth rate in 2022
Carrying capacity by type of ship
(Thousands DWT)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Total fleet
7 048.0
7 878.0
8 557.0
6 128.7
Oil tankers
959.0
1 693.6
1 295.2
1 636.4
Bulk carriers
4 087.0
3 357.7
4 235.3
1 665.9
General cargo
1 565.0
2 011.5
1 610.4
926.6
Container ships
290.0
572.9
749.1
912.1
Other types of ships
147.0
242.3
667.1
987.8
Fleet by type of ship
(Number of ships)
71541243371287014127738127692423354912364854359571246335638560122
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
64.863.363.062.861.561.161.461.460.861.161.556.957.757.357.555.255.656.156.357.156.755.652.957.355.851.951.650.951.355.055.152.355.354.651.051.551.050.951.350.851.150.149.048.347.448.543.539.638.936.836.236.237.337.531.834.235.035.435.936.134.633.933.332.934.133.829.829.8
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
213 717
1.26
25
5 548
17 379
2 784
232 618
Liquid bulk carriers
8 560
1.24
14
18 725
32 215
..
159 566
Liquefied petroleum gas carriers
794
1.20
19
16 550
19 317
..
49 231
Liquefied natural gas carriers
169
1.23
8
112 056
89 405
..
141 671
Dry bulk carriers
5 630
3.92
16
24 998
43 155
..
109 716
Dry breakbulk carriers
21 969
1.49
28
4 281
6 005
..
74 226
Roll-on/ roll-off ships
4 581
..
27
23 654
9 660
..
76 420
Container ships
11 737
0.66
18
30 287
..
2 784
232 618
Passenger ships
160 277
..
26
1 839
..
..
167 704
Port liner shipping connectivity index - Top 5 ports in 2022¹¹
Maximum 2006=100 for China, Hong Kong SAR
42.642.240.940.239.339.038.838.738.837.537.837.237.536.636.536.337.437.436.536.335.634.118.016.614.014.215.218.919.118.518.517.618.218.012.212.512.512.512.311.110.111.111.111.59.510.812.013.210.911.041.641.541.442.241.641.441.442.942.341.241.341.142.141.742.242.342.142.643.244.444.143.641.737.938.731.030.729.429.129.028.629.528.528.426.225.923.423.225.922.521.921.421.220.919.421.019.620.219.920.318.618.719.519.822.619.924.524.524.123.919.119.018.918.619.319.319.819.942.843.343.242.842.542.542.442.542.642.141.737.937.236.937.134.734.434.434.434.333.932.829.534.533.028.828.828.628.43.13.13.03.03.13.13.73.04.34.343.543.543.143.343.743.744.744.844.144.244.139.338.838.938.435.535.535.335.335.335.635.933.737.836.832.434.132.933.436.936.833.422.422.521.519.920.419.619.118.519.316.516.916.24.34.44.44.43.23.23.23.954.952.852.752.552.551.551.351.551.350.750.646.447.447.847.945.645.646.145.445.945.845.443.346.144.542.143.142.742.546.446.943.948.146.642.743.042.542.843.043.442.441.226.727.327.524.123.824.523.823.022.321.722.021.618.821.422.121.419.617.816.516.716.116.316.716.716.814.0
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. Refers to year 2021.
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).
l
Estimated by BIMCO/ICS based on estimates of seafarer demand.
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: 29 September 2023