Maritime profile: Singapore

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2021
Population
GDP
Merchandise trade¹
5.941 Millions
385 221 Millions current US$
863 583 Millions current US$
Land area²
GDP growth
Transport services trade³
(o) 718 Km²
6.05 %
453 445 Millions current US$
MARITIME KEY FIGURES FOR 2021
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Coast/area ratio²
Ship building⁴
Ship recycling⁴
373.3 m/km²
7 725 GT
..
Fleet - National flag⁵
Fleet - National flag⁵
Fleet - Ownership⁶
136 330 Thousands DWT
3 309 ships
141 461 Thousands DWT
Container port throughput⁷
Number of seafarers⁸
Number of port calls⁹
36 870 900 TEU
6 000
50 731
WORLD SHARES FOR 2021
0.08 %0.02 %0.40 %2.05 %1.80 %6.38 %6.35 %6.68 %5.21 %0.01 %Not available or not separately reported0.69 % Less than 0.01% of the World total4.62 %3.00 %6.19 %0.42 %0.35 %0.78 %1.17 %0.08 %0.02 %0.40 %2.05 %1.80 %6.38 %6.35 %6.68 %5.21 %0.01 %Not available or not separately reported0.69 % Less than 0.01% of the World total4.62 %3.00 %6.19 %0.42 %0.35 %0.78 %1.17 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+26.2 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2021
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Merchandise exports
229 649
351 867
351 587
457 357
Merchandise imports
200 047
310 791
297 087
406 226
Merchandise trade balance
29 602
41 076
54 500
51 131
Export structure by product group in 2021
(as % of total exports)
6 %6 %76 %76 %15 %15 %4 %4 %
Top 5 partners in 2021
(exports, millions of US$)
63 53262 19949 33241 63829 00463 53262 19949 33241 63829 004
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN TRANSPORT SERVICES
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+8.0 %
Transport services exports growth rate in 2021
Services exports by main category¹⁰
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Transport
42.7
38.4
30.4
29.6
Travel
13.6
14.1
10.8
1.7
Other services
36.9
40.9
54.1
65.2
Total trade in transport services¹⁰
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Transport services exports
19 488
38 582
46 622
68 127
Transport services imports
20 206
29 558
47 724
73 873
Transport services trade balance
-718
9 023
-1 102
-5 746
NATIONAL FLEET
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-2.6 %
Fleet growth rate in 2021
Carrying capacity by type of ship⁵
(Thousands DWT)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Total fleet
40 935.0
61 660.4
117 534.0
136 329.9
Oil tankers
22 317.0
29 772.9
33 514.1
34 676.5
Bulk carriers
10 722.0
14 427.0
49 614.1
55 572.9
General cargo
2 331.0
2 928.8
1 641.1
1 443.5
Container ships
4 590.0
10 480.0
23 457.0
29 068.0
Other types of ships
975.0
4 051.8
9 307.7
15 569.0
Fleet by type of ship⁵
(Number of ships)
14095141145766961455497121570743145549212858571615084881306027261523502131595714
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)
0.5880.5680.5210.5020.4790.4740.4730.4700.4670.4660.5880.5680.5210.5020.4790.4740.4730.4700.4670.466
Liner shipping connectivity index¹¹
Maximum 2006=100 for China
110.7112.6113.0112.8113.8111.7110.0110.5105.6107.3107.7107.7109.5109.6109.9109.8107.8106.1104.898.998.0101.399.299.599.998.497.798.398.193.793.499.0100.4101.494.994.095.496.194.791.894.893.994.693.894.094.491.990.390.790.589.390.387.587.587.686.585.184.082.584.584.380.080.281.6
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
50 731
0.75
11
25 837
19 312
5 421
237 200
Liquid bulk carriers
32 091
0.62
11
11 608
19 582
..
170 562
Liquefied petroleum gas carriers
454
1.06
13
7 754
8 796
..
48 060
Liquefied natural gas carriers
159
1.23
8
96 551
76 448
..
149 367
Dry bulk carriers
985
0.51
12
14 201
23 041
..
107 761
Dry breakbulk carriers
1 819
0.78
15
8 107
10 836
..
91 649
Roll-on/ roll-off ships
1 270
..
14
54 728
18 342
..
76 420
Container ships
13 408
1.03
13
57 988
..
5 421
237 200
Passenger ships
545
..
7
79 971
..
..
169 379
Port liner shipping connectivity index - Top 5 ports in 2021¹¹
Maximum 2006=100 for China, Hong Kong SAR
125.5127.6128.5128.4129.7127.0125.5126.4121.3123.7124.1123.8126.1126.3127.0126.2123.8122.0120.3114.2113.4117.1114.8115.9116.1114.7113.5114.4114.3109.7110.1115.6117.3118.4111.4110.1111.9112.4110.8108.4112.0111.2112.1110.7110.9111.3108.2106.3106.6106.6105.0105.7103.9104.4104.2102.8100.999.599.0100.4100.495.595.696.6
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).
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
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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