Ships, boats, & floating structuresShips, boats and floating structures
89 (Harmonized System 1992 for 2-digit)
2021 World Trade: $135B, Rnk 32 / 96
2021 Top Exporter | Top Importer: $23.2B | $8.36B, South Korea | Liberia
2021 Product Complexity: -0.23, Rnk 52 / 96
2020 - 2021 Export Growth (CAGR): 6.21%, Rnk 93 / 96
2018 Mean Tariff: 6.05%, Rnk 72 / 96
2021 Share of World Trade: 0.64%, Rnk 32 / 96
Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Ships, boats, & floating structures. In 2021, Ships, boats, & floating structures were the world's 32nd most traded product, with a total trade of $135B. Between 2020 and 2021 the exports of Ships, boats, & floating structures grew by 6.21%, from $127B to $135B. Trade in Ships, boats, & floating structures represent 0.64% of total world trade.
Ships, boats, & floating structures are a part of Transportation. They include Ships, boats, & floating structures.
Exports In 2021 the top exporters of Ships, boats, & floating structures were South Korea ($23.2B), China ($20B), Japan ($11B), Italy ($7.43B), and Germany ($7.38B).
Imports In 2021 the top importers of Ships, boats, & floating structures were Liberia ($8.36B), United States ($8.29B), Marshall Islands ($8.11B), Panama ($7.21B), and Singapore ($6.63B).
Tariffs In 2018 the average tariff for Ships, boats, & floating structures was 6.05%, making it the 72nd lowest tariff using the HS2 product classification.
Ranking Ships, boats, & floating structures ranks 52nd in the Product Complexity Index (PCI).
The following visualization shows the latest trends on Ships, boats, & floating structures. Countries are shown based on data availability.
For a full breakdown of trade patterns, visit the trend explorer or the product in country profile.
* Using January 2020 exchange rates when trade data is reported in local currency.
Trade By Country
Top Origin (2021): South Korea, $23.2B
Top Destination (2021): Liberia, $8.36B
Ships, boats, & floating structures are the world's 32nd most traded product.
In 2021, the top exporters of Ships, boats, & floating structures were South Korea ($23.2B), China ($20B), Japan ($11B), Italy ($7.43B), and Germany ($7.38B).
In 2021, the top importers of Ships, boats, & floating structures were Liberia ($8.36B), United States ($8.29B), Marshall Islands ($8.11B), Panama ($7.21B), and Singapore ($6.63B).
Trade by country
Top Origin Growth (2020 - 2021): Netherlands, $2.3B
Top Destination Growth (2020 - 2021): Mozambique, $2.55B
Between 2020 and 2021, the exports of Ships, boats, & floating structures grew the fastest in Netherlands ($2.3B), Italy ($2.06B), Singapore ($1.71B), Norway ($1.31B), and Seychelles ($957M).
Between 2020 and 2021, the fastest growing importers of Ships, boats, & floating structures were Mozambique ($2.55B), Italy ($2.51B), Liberia ($2.27B), Cayman Islands ($1.99B), and Malta ($1.72B).
Cumulative market share
This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Ships, boats, & floating structures.
In 2021, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 4.7. This means that most of the exports of Ships, boats, & floating structures are explained by 25 countries.
TOP NET EXPORTER (2021): South Korea, $20.5B
TOP NET IMPORTER (2021): Liberia, $7.9B
This map shows which countries export or import more of Ships, boats, & floating structures. Each country is colored based on the difference in exports and imports of Ships, boats, & floating structures during 2021.
In 2021, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Ships, boats, & floating structures were South Korea ($20.5B), China ($18.1B), Japan ($9.67B), Germany ($5.01B), and Italy ($4.06B).
In 2021, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Ships, boats, & floating structures were Liberia ($7.9B), Marshall Islands ($6.88B), Panama ($6.36B), United States ($5.73B), and Malta ($4.63B).
In 2021, the world most traded Ships, boats, & floating structures, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Ships, boats, & floating structures ($135B)
This visualization shows the countries that have an important ratio of their trade related to Ships, boats, & floating structures. It is possible to select the main countries that export or import Ships, boats, & floating structures in the world, or by continent, as well as select the measure of interest.
The Complexity-Relatedness diagram compares the risk and the strategic value of a product's potential export opportunities. Relatedness is predictive of the probability that a country increases its exports in a product. Complexity, is associated with higher levels of income, economic growth potential, lower income inequality, and lower emissions.
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