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Who buys Germany’s cargo and passenger ships? Export destinations 2024

In 2024, Germany exported $2.3 billion of cargo and passenger ships (1.2 million tonnes), 2.7% of the world total. Its main destinations were France (23%), Liberia (18%) and the United States (17%). Germany was the world’s 5th-largest exporter of cargo and passenger ships.

Summary

Value
$2.3billion
Tonnes
1.2million tonnes
Share of world total
2.7%
World rank
5th
Routes to the main destinations. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Destinations

The 20 main destinations in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD millions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
France520Tonnes: 114,176USD per tonne: $4,55723%Land
Liberia416Tonnes: 412,786USD per tonne: $1,00718.4%Sea
United States374Tonnes: 47,883USD per tonne: $7,81116.5%Sea
Marshall Islands200Tonnes: 146,063USD per tonne: $1,3708.8%Sea
Denmark84.5Tonnes: 33,413USD per tonne: $2,5303.7%Land
Norway63.8Tonnes: 32,275USD per tonne: $1,9762.8%Sea
Poland62.7Tonnes: 28,523USD per tonne: $2,1992.8%Land
Singapore re-exports44.4Tonnes: 28,939USD per tonne: $1,5332%Sea
Estonia43.4Tonnes: 14,348USD per tonne: $3,0221.9%Sea
Hong Kong re-exports35Tonnes: 18,984USD per tonne: $1,8461.6%Sea
Malta33.4Tonnes: 23,167USD per tonne: $1,4441.5%Sea
Australia30.1Tonnes: 399USD per tonne: $75,5591.3%Air
Switzerland30Tonnes: 1,310USD per tonne: $22,9361.3%Land
Italy23.6Tonnes: 26,445USD per tonne: $8911%Sea
United Arab Emirates22.7Tonnes: 17,180USD per tonne: $1,3241%Sea
Canada22.4Tonnes: 9,973USD per tonne: $2,2410.99%Sea
Morocco22.1Tonnes: 13,040USD per tonne: $1,6920.97%Sea
Panama21.3Tonnes: 20,480USD per tonne: $1,0420.94%Sea
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines21.3Tonnes: 15,757USD per tonne: $1,3520.94%Sea
Portugal20Tonnes: 27,408USD per tonne: $7280.88%Sea

Trend

Who it sells to

France has been its main destination since 2024

Value in USD billions. The five largest destinations in 2024.

  • France 0.52
  • Liberia 0.42
  • United States 0.37
  • Marshall Islands 0.2
  • Denmark 0.08

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
France< 0.010.52
Liberia0.430.42
United States00.37
Marshall Islands0.330.2
Denmark< 0.010.08

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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