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Maritime profile: United Kingdom

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2022
Population
GDP
Merchandise trade¹
67.768 Millions
3 068 996 Millions current US$
1 354 158 Millions current US$
Land area²
GDP growth
Transport services trade³
(o) 241 930 Km²
4.07 %
811 506 Millions current US$
MARITIME KEY FIGURES FOR 2022
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Coast/area ratio²
Ship building
Ship recycling
81.5 m/km²
0.000 GT
356 GT
Fleet - National flag
Fleet - National flag
Fleet - Ownership
31 960 Thousands DWT
1 181 ships
58 319 Thousands DWT
Number of port calls
Container port throughput
Number of seafarers
9 738 676 TEU
33 743
182 312
WORLD SHARES FOR 2022
0.85 %1.21 %3.06 %2.13 %3.21 %1.45 %1.96 %2.67 %4.49 % Less than 0.01% of the World total Less than 0.01% of the World total2.88 %0.87 %1.14 %1.56 %2.11 %3.52 %0.67 %2.04 %2.38 %0.85 %1.21 %3.06 %2.13 %3.21 %1.45 %1.96 %2.67 %4.49 % Less than 0.01% of the World total Less than 0.01% of the World total2.88 %0.87 %1.14 %1.56 %2.11 %3.52 %0.67 %2.04 %2.38 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+12.7 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2022
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Merchandise exports
384 477
415 959
465 850
530 222
Merchandise imports
513 673
591 095
630 003
823 936
Merchandise trade balance
-129 196
-175 136
-164 153
-293 715
Export structure by product group in 2022
(as % of total exports)
15 %15 %61 %61 %12 %12 %6 %6 %6 %6 %
Top 5 partners in 2022
(exports, millions of US$)
64 42244 14341 22235 55735 09264 42244 14341 22235 55735 092
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN TRANSPORT SERVICES
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+27.0 %
Transport services exports growth rate in 2022
Services exports by main category¹⁰
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Transport
13.2
9.9
9.5
6.6
Travel
13.5
12.7
14.5
13.8
Other services
72.4
75.9
74.0
77.6
Total trade in transport services¹⁰
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Transport services exports
33 542
29 846
36 421
32 601
Transport services imports
29 040
26 371
33 186
34 562
Transport services trade balance
4 502
3 475
3 234
-1 961
NATIONAL FLEET
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-5.3 %
Fleet growth rate in 2022
Carrying capacity by type of ship
(Thousands DWT)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Total fleet
23 161.0
36 887.2
38 897.3
31 960.0
Oil tankers
8 482.0
12 863.6
11 026.1
3 975.9
Bulk carriers
4 645.0
6 981.0
13 017.7
17 604.9
General cargo
1 509.0
2 725.5
1 027.7
546.3
Container ships
5 781.0
10 345.8
8 808.5
4 654.0
Other types of ships
2 744.0
3 971.3
5 017.3
5 178.9
Fleet by type of ship
(Number of ships)
82059961337386359109137828795811814398908108127142138934109129129156
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
90.589.490.289.890.089.190.591.291.089.988.589.786.986.986.787.586.988.688.487.187.688.488.085.183.985.786.486.085.585.085.185.183.181.079.177.776.777.577.177.377.474.275.075.676.177.080.981.279.480.480.380.279.179.581.776.275.876.377.377.778.278.278.882.584.080.780.278.8
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
182 312
1.18
19
14 137
13 053
3 252
236 228
Liquid bulk carriers
11 322
1.07
15
13 158
21 900
..
166 178
Liquefied petroleum gas carriers
1 208
1.10
11
6 902
7 485
..
59 226
Liquefied natural gas carriers
342
1.22
8
97 353
78 702
..
168 189
Dry bulk carriers
1 886
2.82
14
26 076
44 653
..
107 879
Dry breakbulk carriers
15 521
1.53
20
3 585
4 971
..
72 275
Roll-on/ roll-off ships
15 751
..
15
24 096
9 733
..
100 430
Container ships
6 831
0.82
17
35 218
..
3 252
236 228
Passenger ships
129 451
..
20
12 799
..
..
204 400
Port liner shipping connectivity index - Top 5 ports in 2022¹¹
Maximum 2006=100 for China, Hong Kong SAR
15.515.916.416.516.516.023.823.315.817.516.219.919.019.618.117.617.322.414.714.814.914.614.614.514.415.415.315.014.614.514.514.614.514.414.614.614.614.614.614.315.314.214.314.014.014.013.614.313.613.111.310.910.910.912.311.411.612.112.013.513.814.514.014.014.014.013.413.217.417.318.317.717.716.218.218.217.115.914.615.216.014.714.816.516.317.116.415.617.018.829.730.130.531.223.728.927.527.427.526.925.627.125.426.627.127.427.128.127.026.526.825.625.623.525.727.225.124.423.925.025.626.227.124.824.325.426.026.324.425.124.823.326.026.327.126.949.556.656.048.949.456.356.856.955.955.055.249.648.849.348.948.449.348.849.150.250.550.750.445.845.745.646.246.446.845.044.740.740.039.940.540.540.439.839.939.138.634.134.030.433.331.231.434.736.232.231.931.130.930.430.530.829.926.628.128.128.228.429.529.527.225.525.524.555.555.455.554.955.457.156.255.557.857.958.257.953.253.152.852.952.056.057.057.356.357.057.354.854.754.755.754.954.854.953.754.153.148.648.148.249.246.546.746.448.147.848.048.448.349.652.350.651.152.052.251.450.450.449.143.242.341.641.943.043.943.844.047.347.944.544.644.052.854.655.155.055.254.754.562.261.961.550.452.851.149.051.650.640.238.539.139.339.037.636.527.624.924.924.824.225.726.125.125.325.225.523.2
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).
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