Maritime profile: Ukraine

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2021
Population
GDP
Merchandise trade¹
43.531 Millions
-
140 602 Millions current US$
Land area²
GDP growth
Transport services trade³
(o) 579 400 Km²
3.15 %
32 973 Millions current US$
MARITIME KEY FIGURES FOR 2021
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Coast/area ratio²
Ship building
Ship recycling
8.5 m/km²
0.000 GT
4 433 GT
Fleet - National flag
Fleet - National flag
Fleet - Ownership
394 Thousands DWT
410 ships
3 668 Thousands DWT
Container port throughput
Number of seafarers
Number of port calls
1 035 200 TEU
(k) 76 442
10 484
WORLD SHARES FOR 2021
0.55 %0.30 %Not publishable0.30 %0.32 %0.02 % Less than 0.01% of the World total0.17 %0.09 % Less than 0.01% of the World total0.03 %5.49 %2.84 %0.13 %0.17 %0.14 %1.25 %0.89 %0.26 %Not available or not separately reported0.55 %0.30 %Not publishable0.30 %0.32 %0.02 % Less than 0.01% of the World total0.17 %0.09 % Less than 0.01% of the World total0.03 %5.49 %2.84 %0.13 %0.17 %0.14 %1.25 %0.89 %0.26 %Not available or not separately reported
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+38.4 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2021
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Merchandise exports
34 228
51 478
38 127
68 075
Merchandise imports
36 136
60 911
37 517
72 527
Merchandise trade balance
-1 908
-9 433
610
-4 452
Export structure by product group in 2021
(as % of total exports)
3 %3 %43 %43 %13 %13 %40 %40 %
Top 5 partners in 2021
(exports, millions of US$)
7 9924 9794 0003 3493 2407 9924 9794 0003 3493 240
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN TRANSPORT SERVICES
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-1.4 %
Transport services exports growth rate in 2021
Services exports by main category¹⁰
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Transport
43.7
43.6
42.8
26.9
Travel
29.9
20.7
8.7
5.1
Other services
13.8
26.0
38.3
58.2
Total trade in transport services¹⁰
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Transport services exports
4 564
7 991
5 322
5 016
Transport services imports
2 054
4 083
1 947
2 779
Transport services trade balance
2 510
3 908
3 375
2 237
NATIONAL FLEET
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+8.4 %
Fleet growth rate in 2021
Carrying capacity by type of ship
(Thousands DWT)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Total fleet
1 132.0
903.9
432.2
394.0
Oil tankers
50.0
52.5
34.0
33.6
Bulk carriers
160.0
111.4
0.0
35.4
General cargo
670.0
526.3
274.8
199.4
Container ships
34.0
..
0.0
2.5
Other types of ships
218.0
213.7
123.5
123.1
Fleet by type of ship
(Number of ships)
308185115308187015305186015301187014307092015
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)
0.3450.3270.3170.3160.3140.3140.3110.3100.3090.3040.3450.3270.3170.3160.3140.3140.3110.3100.3090.304
Liner shipping connectivity index¹¹
Maximum 2006=100 for China
28.227.928.728.927.829.027.327.227.227.527.227.527.528.027.928.228.227.928.026.824.325.725.224.925.725.826.426.726.226.126.825.125.123.624.023.624.221.521.020.124.020.620.720.019.819.919.419.819.819.819.219.319.620.121.021.319.518.417.416.016.215.812.412.9
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
10 484
2.02
28
13 120
19 307
2 489
109 716
Liquid bulk carriers
742
2.06
17
12 727
21 062
..
64 321
Liquefied petroleum gas carriers
152
1.23
15
17 753
19 942
..
37 366
Liquefied natural gas carriers
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Dry bulk carriers
2 524
3.39
16
28 490
50 388
..
109 716
Dry breakbulk carriers
5 453
1.53
34
3 605
5 010
..
40 328
Roll-on/ roll-off ships
186
..
35
16 251
9 297
..
48 017
Container ships
778
0.75
18
27 185
..
2 489
102 931
Passenger ships
649
..
40
14 900
..
..
25 606
Port liner shipping connectivity index - Top 5 ports in 2021¹¹
Maximum 2006=100 for China, Hong Kong SAR
7.87.97.98.88.27.015.215.215.215.215.315.218.318.314.814.814.814.715.412.512.713.04.44.414.921.121.021.120.820.821.019.419.418.118.117.918.215.916.117.620.217.517.517.517.517.516.916.816.916.916.715.916.416.417.017.215.213.012.710.68.68.58.58.78.88.815.315.615.315.215.315.315.215.315.315.318.318.314.77.47.47.47.47.47.47.47.47.47.47.47.47.47.47.37.47.47.47.37.37.27.27.17.27.226.225.825.825.925.426.324.924.924.925.124.725.024.925.325.526.826.826.526.725.623.022.922.622.623.623.624.024.423.123.121.921.721.720.320.520.420.717.817.117.621.318.318.318.017.417.417.117.317.417.316.716.517.517.916.616.617.217.315.115.115.615.011.512.1
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).
k
Estimated based on survey response or demand and adjusted by BIMCO/ICS.
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: 20 October 2022