HS 89HS chapter
Ships
Global trade in ships during 2023, with the top exporting and importing countries. Sourced from CEPII BACI.
$69.31B
Reported exports (2023)
$74.68B
Reported imports (2023)
50
Exporting countries
Global merchandise trade in ships totaled approximately $69.31 billion in reported exports during 2023, with 50 countries acting as exporters in CEPII BACI. China led the field with $14.73 billion in exports — 21.3% of the global market.
This page aggregates every HS6 product line within HS chapter 89. Country-level numbers reflect the sum of all subcategories that BACI reports. See methodology for caveats around mirror reconciliation and known data limitations, or data sources for the underlying CEPII BACI release.
Top exporters
1
China
$14.73B
21.3%
2
Japan
$9.70B
14.0%
3
Italy
$5.33B
7.7%
4
Saudi Arabia
$5.18B
7.5%
5
Rep. of Korea
$3.13B
4.5%
6
Singapore
$2.63B
3.8%
7
United Arab Emirates
$2.39B
3.4%
8
France
$2.28B
3.3%
9
Finland
$2.21B
3.2%
10
Angola
$2.11B
3.0%
11
Denmark
$1.90B
2.7%
12
United Kingdom
$1.77B
2.6%
13
Gabon
$1.62B
2.3%
14
Cyprus
$1.46B
2.1%
15
Norway
$1.22B
1.8%
16
India
$1.17B
1.7%
17
Bahamas
$1.07B
1.5%
18
Côte d'Ivoire
$966.51M
1.4%
19
Croatia
$936.10M
1.4%
20
Belgium
$895.52M
1.3%
21
Panama
$798.74M
1.2%
22
Marshall Isds
$630.28M
0.9%
23
Liberia
$485.56M
0.7%
24
China, Hong Kong SAR
$470.16M
0.7%
25
Philippines
$464.80M
0.7%
Top importers
1
Liberia
$9.86B
13.2%
2
Singapore
$9.41B
12.6%
3
United Arab Emirates
$5.06B
6.8%
4
Marshall Isds
$4.44B
6.0%
5
Panama
$4.36B
5.8%
6
Germany
$3.73B
5.0%
7
Norway
$3.23B
4.3%
8
Cyprus
$2.11B
2.8%
9
Denmark
$2.03B
2.7%
10
Cayman Isds
$2.00B
2.7%
11
Malta
$1.87B
2.5%
12
Congo
$1.71B
2.3%
13
Côte d'Ivoire
$1.50B
2.0%
14
Indonesia
$1.45B
1.9%
15
France
$1.33B
1.8%
16
Switzerland
$1.31B
1.8%
17
Brazil
$1.17B
1.6%
18
Bahrain
$1.09B
1.5%
19
Gabon
$1.03B
1.4%
20
India
$1.03B
1.4%
21
Thailand
$1.02B
1.4%
22
Qatar
$996.73M
1.3%
23
Saudi Arabia
$904.04M
1.2%
24
Bahamas
$865.28M
1.2%
25
Poland
$815.54M
1.1%