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Maritime profile: France

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2022
Population
GDP
Merchandise trade¹
67.031 Millions
2 793 561 Millions current US$
1 436 114 Millions current US$
Land area²
GDP growth
Transport services trade³
(j) 635 933 Km²
2.66 %
622 992 Millions current US$
MARITIME KEY FIGURES FOR 2022
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Coast/area ratio²
Ship building⁴
Ship recycling⁴
14.6 m/km²
593 546 GT
5 189 GT
Fleet - National flag⁵
Fleet - National flag⁵
Fleet - Ownership⁶
8 297 Thousands DWT
561 ships
53 098 Thousands DWT
Number of port calls⁹
Container port throughput⁷
Number of seafarers⁸
6 384 344 TEU
..
66 819
WORLD SHARES FOR 2022
0.84 %0.57 %2.79 %2.48 %3.19 %0.38 %0.70 %2.43 %2.77 %1.07 %0.07 %Not available or not separately reportedNot available or not separately reported0.75 %0.98 %1.62 %1.70 %0.62 %1.65 %3.23 %0.84 %0.57 %2.79 %2.48 %3.19 %0.38 %0.70 %2.43 %2.77 %1.07 %0.07 %Not available or not separately reportedNot available or not separately reported0.75 %0.98 %1.62 %1.70 %0.62 %1.65 %3.23 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+5.6 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2022
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Merchandise exports
463 428
523 767
506 264
617 855
Merchandise imports
504 124
611 070
570 758
818 260
Merchandise trade balance
-40 696
-87 303
-64 494
-200 405
Export structure by product group in 2022
(as % of total exports)
4 %4 %76 %76 %5 %5 %14 %14 %
Top 5 partners in 2022
(exports, millions of US$)
84 55856 62449 09148 72146 68284 55856 62449 09148 72146 682
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN TRANSPORT SERVICES
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+23.2 %
Transport services exports growth rate in 2022
Services exports by main category¹⁰
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Transport
-
21.3
16.4
25.7
Travel
-
23.2
22.8
17.7
Other services
-
51.1
54.5
48.7
Total trade in transport services¹⁰
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Transport services exports
-
43 099
41 876
86 574
Transport services imports
-
42 692
45 025
61 876
Transport services trade balance
-
407
-3 149
24 698
NATIONAL FLEET
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+5.5 %
Fleet growth rate in 2022
Carrying capacity by type of ship⁵
(Thousands DWT)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Total fleet
6 311.0
8 822.3
6 499.7
8 297.1
Oil tankers
4 330.0
5 648.1
3 260.8
3 211.2
Bulk carriers
1.0
345.8
0.0
0.0
General cargo
236.0
92.2
115.0
78.8
Container ships
981.0
1 793.5
2 178.2
3 628.5
Other types of ships
763.0
942.7
945.7
1 378.6
Fleet by type of ship⁵
(Number of ships)
45632470264502947028434304802842825480284272349028
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
73.074.274.274.674.376.177.378.277.477.479.374.375.567.774.274.774.773.474.574.675.574.873.771.471.569.970.972.371.972.371.868.668.169.069.168.867.868.367.367.165.860.861.261.861.262.563.263.463.363.358.458.258.457.959.057.758.957.359.159.759.358.757.958.857.957.356.757.0
PORT CALLS AND PERFORMANCE
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Port calls, time spent in ports, vessel age and size in 2022⁹
 
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
66 819
1.20
18
21 641
18 567
5 024
236 583
Liquid bulk carriers
8 726
1.04
13
13 039
22 154
..
170 611
Liquefied petroleum gas carriers
975
1.15
12
9 284
10 416
..
49 567
Liquefied natural gas carriers
464
1.13
9
106 891
83 134
..
163 922
Dry bulk carriers
1 741
3.02
14
25 606
44 769
..
107 526
Dry breakbulk carriers
7 510
1.53
19
4 503
6 454
..
46 295
Roll-on/ roll-off ships
2 499
..
18
26 700
11 390
..
76 420
Container ships
4 304
1.06
14
54 900
..
5 024
236 583
Passenger ships
40 600
..
20
22 262
..
..
235 600
Port liner shipping connectivity index - Top 5 ports in 2022¹¹
Maximum 2006=100 for China, Hong Kong SAR
16.816.716.816.816.816.816.816.816.816.716.816.116.116.511.39.48.78.98.89.39.38.88.78.78.68.68.77.78.18.18.68.48.49.29.38.98.28.28.38.28.78.28.38.47.77.68.18.18.08.08.18.18.18.28.07.67.67.67.68.18.18.68.38.58.58.68.68.624.822.321.922.022.021.621.821.721.721.721.822.322.917.217.217.217.117.120.422.422.522.723.025.623.123.924.516.716.816.916.815.417.113.916.917.114.414.215.115.313.413.213.67.914.013.014.114.013.312.411.512.813.913.513.415.612.612.611.711.911.911.612.612.811.311.411.411.341.840.341.042.446.046.542.448.142.743.341.748.348.842.142.146.646.946.746.244.845.742.145.142.943.043.443.243.141.440.740.640.741.040.940.540.640.840.939.538.938.738.038.635.534.436.937.537.535.129.830.229.528.728.427.826.528.427.729.329.030.228.428.628.029.027.928.626.149.449.349.349.349.349.549.449.749.445.145.145.545.539.045.845.946.446.146.446.840.941.341.141.140.840.141.341.741.040.228.021.433.531.932.433.833.433.533.933.231.631.832.127.027.528.127.724.524.023.824.223.723.224.025.124.325.525.211.324.825.925.524.024.224.023.823.823.964.266.165.764.264.366.467.969.367.967.168.263.564.056.963.864.564.063.264.863.764.163.663.060.260.058.559.461.260.261.259.355.355.957.057.056.356.356.556.055.654.451.450.752.050.351.651.851.050.451.146.547.148.048.148.547.849.247.449.049.148.447.946.346.444.645.244.845.0
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 2021.
8
Refers to year 2022. Source: BIMCO-ICS Manpower Report 2015 and BIMCO-ICS Seafarer Workforce Report, 2022 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
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: 21 September 2023