Maritime profile: France

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2021
Population
GDP
Merchandise trade¹
66.913 Millions
2 946 042 Millions current US$
1 298 870 Millions current US$
Land area²
GDP growth
Transport services trade³
(o) 635 933 Km²
7.00 %
561 326 Millions current US$
MARITIME KEY FIGURES FOR 2021
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Coast/area ratio²
Ship building⁴
Ship recycling⁴
14.6 m/km²
177 290 GT
0.000 GT
Fleet - National flag⁵
Fleet - National flag⁵
Fleet - Ownership⁶
7 858 Thousands DWT
544 ships
55 385 Thousands DWT
Container port throughput⁷
Number of seafarers⁸
Number of port calls⁹
5 107 857 TEU
(j) 15 914
66 103
WORLD SHARES FOR 2021
0.85 %0.57 %3.06 %2.62 %3.16 %0.37 %0.62 %2.62 %2.93 %0.29 % Less than 0.01% of the World total1.57 %0.23 %0.64 %1.01 %1.68 %1.73 %0.58 %1.74 %2.04 %0.85 %0.57 %3.06 %2.62 %3.16 %0.37 %0.62 %2.62 %2.93 %0.29 % Less than 0.01% of the World total1.57 %0.23 %0.64 %1.01 %1.68 %1.73 %0.58 %1.74 %2.04 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+19.7 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2021
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Merchandise exports
463 428
523 767
506 264
584 768
Merchandise imports
504 124
611 070
570 758
714 102
Merchandise trade balance
-40 696
-87 303
-64 494
-129 335
Export structure by product group in 2021
(as % of total exports)
8 %8 %79 %79 %14 %14 %
Top 5 partners in 2021
(exports, millions of US$)
81 69546 40944 70943 45341 24681 69546 40944 70943 45341 246
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN TRANSPORT SERVICES
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+61.2 %
Transport services exports growth rate in 2021
Services exports by main category¹⁰
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Transport
-
21.3
16.4
23.2
Travel
-
23.2
22.8
13.5
Other services
-
51.1
54.5
55.4
Total trade in transport services¹⁰
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Transport services exports
-
43 099
41 876
70 276
Transport services imports
-
42 692
45 025
52 051
Transport services trade balance
-
407
-3 149
18 225
NATIONAL FLEET
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+5.8 %
Fleet growth rate in 2021
Carrying capacity by type of ship⁵
(Thousands DWT)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Total fleet
6 311.0
8 822.3
6 499.7
7 858.4
Oil tankers
4 330.0
5 648.1
3 260.8
3 537.1
Bulk carriers
1.0
345.8
0.0
0.0
General cargo
236.0
92.2
115.0
80.5
Container ships
981.0
1 793.5
2 178.2
3 129.2
Other types of ships
763.0
942.7
945.7
1 111.6
Fleet by type of ship⁵
(Number of ships)
43829490284343048028428254802842723490284312352029
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)
0.5100.5000.4850.4830.4800.4800.4700.4650.4620.4550.5100.5000.4850.4830.4800.4800.4700.4650.4620.455
Liner shipping connectivity index¹¹
Maximum 2006=100 for China
74.376.177.378.277.477.479.374.375.567.774.274.774.773.474.574.675.574.873.771.471.569.970.972.371.972.371.868.668.169.069.168.867.868.367.367.165.860.861.261.861.262.563.263.463.363.358.458.258.457.959.057.758.957.359.159.759.358.757.958.857.957.356.757.0
PORT CALLS AND PERFORMANCE
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Port calls, time spent in ports, vessel age and size in 2021⁹
 
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
66 103
1.16
17
21 464
16 120
5 105
237 200
Liquid bulk carriers
8 679
1.03
13
11 048
18 348
..
167 462
Liquefied petroleum gas carriers
1 019
1.08
12
9 365
10 491
..
48 963
Liquefied natural gas carriers
277
1.12
10
98 336
75 779
..
141 671
Dry bulk carriers
1 640
2.96
14
25 272
44 753
..
107 450
Dry breakbulk carriers
7 522
1.57
18
4 642
6 424
..
44 684
Roll-on/ roll-off ships
2 239
..
17
29 527
12 235
..
76 420
Container ships
4 521
0.96
14
56 024
..
5 105
237 200
Passenger ships
40 206
..
18
22 509
..
..
228 199
Port liner shipping connectivity index - Top 5 ports in 2021¹¹
Maximum 2006=100 for China, Hong Kong SAR
16.816.816.816.816.816.716.816.116.116.511.39.48.78.98.89.39.38.88.78.78.68.68.77.78.18.18.68.48.49.29.38.98.28.28.38.28.78.28.38.47.77.68.18.18.08.08.18.18.18.28.07.67.67.67.68.18.18.68.38.58.58.68.68.622.021.621.821.721.721.721.822.322.917.217.217.217.117.120.422.422.522.723.025.623.123.924.516.716.816.916.815.417.113.916.917.114.414.215.115.313.413.213.67.914.013.014.114.013.312.411.512.813.913.513.415.612.612.611.711.911.911.612.612.811.311.411.411.346.046.542.448.142.743.341.748.348.842.142.146.646.946.746.244.845.742.145.142.943.043.443.243.141.440.740.640.741.040.940.540.640.840.939.538.938.738.038.635.534.436.937.537.535.129.830.229.528.728.427.826.528.427.729.329.030.228.428.628.029.027.928.626.149.349.549.449.749.445.145.145.545.539.045.845.946.446.146.446.840.941.341.141.140.840.141.341.741.040.228.021.433.531.932.433.833.433.533.933.231.631.832.127.027.528.127.724.524.023.824.223.723.224.025.124.325.525.211.324.825.925.524.024.224.023.823.823.964.366.467.969.367.967.168.263.564.056.963.864.564.063.264.863.764.163.663.060.260.058.559.461.260.261.259.355.355.957.057.056.356.356.556.055.654.451.450.752.050.351.651.851.050.451.146.547.148.048.148.547.849.247.449.049.148.447.946.346.444.645.244.845.0
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 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).
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: 20 October 2022