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Merchant Fleet by Country of Ownership, 2016

2016, as UNCTAD’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Merchant Fleet by Country of Ownership, 2016 covers 178 countries on 3 measures. Greece is highest, at 293,406.33; 21 countries share the lowest reading, 0.00. The middle country reads 174.74. Against 2015, 116 values changed (68 up, 48 down), the same countries are covered.

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Merchant Fleet by Country of Ownership · Data for 2016

HighestGreece

293,406.33

Lowest21 countries share it

0.00

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end. Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

01Values only

The table

Every country and every column of Merchant Fleet by Country of Ownership, 2016, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 178 countries · select a heading to sort

Merchant Fleet by Country of Ownership, 2016: every country, as published by UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe293,406.3316.359654,131
JapanJPNEastern Asia225,723.6812.585833,916
ChinaCHNEastern Asia157,514.168.782625,057
GermanyDEUWestern Europe119,535.416.665023,332
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia99,196.705.530982,542
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia89,179.924.972461,497
South KoreaKOREastern Asia78,422.304.372641,624
United StatesUSANorthern America62,439.903.481502,046
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe49,324.742.750231,311
NorwayNORNorthern Europe47,654.652.657111,837
TaiwanTWNEastern Asia46,944.512.61752911
BermudaBMUNorthern America46,665.962.60199419
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe36,804.482.05213935
MonacoMCOWestern Europe29,800.061.66158319
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia27,793.371.549691,544
BelgiumBELWestern Europe22,233.751.23970248
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe22,044.311.22914382
IndiaINDSouthern Asia21,828.131.21709959
ItalyITASouthern Europe21,337.561.18973780
RussiaRUSEastern Europe20,695.041.153911,688
IranIRNSouthern Asia18,000.721.00368234
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe17,411.270.970811,223
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia17,339.220.966791,737
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia16,976.300.94656633
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia16,615.900.92646833

02In 2016

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.

Highest

  1. Greece293,406.33
  2. Japan225,723.68
  3. China157,514.16
  4. Germany119,535.41
  5. Singapore99,196.70

Lowest

  1. Tuvalushared0.00
  2. Togoshared0.00
  3. Slovakiashared0.00
  4. São Tomé and Príncipeshared0.00
  5. Serbiashared0.00

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 174.74. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • Share of the world fleet (%)

    HighestGreece16.35965

    Lowest21 share it

    Middle country: 0.00975

  • Ships owned

    HighestChina5,057

    Lowest21 share it

    Middle country: 18

032015 → 2016

Since 2015

What changed between 2015 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 116values changed, of 178 in both
  • 68 · 48rose · fell
  • 62unchanged

Rose most

  • Greece277,877.57 → 293,406.33+15,528.76
  • Singapore87,797.82 → 99,196.70+11,398.88
  • Hong Kong81,348.57 → 89,179.92+7,831.35
  • Monaco23,336.94 → 29,800.06+6,463.13
  • Bermuda40,763.38 → 46,665.96+5,902.58

Fell most

  • Germany124,616.66 → 119,535.41−5,081.25
  • Brazil20,192.64 → 16,095.69−4,096.95
  • Japan227,313.60 → 225,723.68−1,589.92
  • Panama2,208.85 → 1,373.40−835.45
  • Ukraine4,404.18 → 3,658.03−746.15

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

Read before you use

What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

  • One year of the 2026 release

    Every year in this series comes from UNCTAD’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2016.

  • 158 distinct values among 178

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 21 countries share 0.00. Countries sharing a value share a position too.

  • Which end is better

    Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 178 countries has every column.

05The files

Download and cite

The table as a file, digit for digit, what this site changed, and a citation for this edition.

Licence in full

What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.

Licence: CC BY 3.0 IGO. The version of CC BY written for intergovernmental organisations. Credit the publisher and say what you changed.

Cite this edition

UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) (2016). Merchant Fleet by Country of Ownership, 2016 [data set], describing 2016. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/merchant-fleet-ownership/2016

0613 held

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07Questions

Merchant Fleet by Country of Ownership, 2016: questions and answers

Which country has the highest merchant fleet ownership in Merchant Fleet by Country of Ownership, 2016?

Greece, at 293,406.33, of the 178 countries in the file.

What year does Merchant Fleet by Country of Ownership, 2016 describe?

2016.

How many countries does Merchant Fleet by Country of Ownership, 2016 cover?

178.

Where can I download Merchant Fleet by Country of Ownership, 2016?

On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.

Is Merchant Fleet by Country of Ownership, 2016 the newest?

No. The newest held here is Merchant Fleet by Country of Ownership, 2026.

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