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Where does Germany get its cargo and passenger ships? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Germany imported $4.3 billion of cargo and passenger ships (1.7 million tonnes), 5.1% of the world total. Its main sources were South Korea (31%), China (26%) and Finland (16%). Germany was the world’s 6th-largest importer of cargo and passenger ships.

Summary

Value
$4.3billion
Tonnes
1.7million tonnes
Share of world total
5.1%
World rank
6th
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 20 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
South Korea1.4Tonnes: 451,700USD per tonne: $3,02331.4%Sea
China1.1Tonnes: 457,710USD per tonne: $2,46826%Sea
Finland0.67Tonnes: 49,730USD per tonne: $13,54615.5%Sea
Marshall Islands0.22Tonnes: 152,197USD per tonne: $1,4725.2%Sea
Hong Kong re-exports0.17Tonnes: 173,780USD per tonne: $9994%Sea
Liberia0.17Tonnes: 131,867USD per tonne: $1,3164%Sea
Norway0.17Tonnes: 82,227USD per tonne: $2,0113.8%Sea
Netherlands re-exports0.09Tonnes: 21,475USD per tonne: $4,3252.1%Land
Singapore re-exports0.08Tonnes: 30,774USD per tonne: $2,5941.8%Sea
Poland0.04Tonnes: 12,365USD per tonne: $3,0200.86%Land
Trinidad and Tobago0.04Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —0.81%Sea
Japan0.03Tonnes: 8,742USD per tonne: $3,4680.7%Sea
Antigua and Barbuda0.03Tonnes: 6,777USD per tonne: $4,0260.63%Sea
Cyprus0.02Tonnes: 1,179USD per tonne: $19,3990.53%Sea
Cayman Islands0.02Tonnes: 9,658USD per tonne: $2,2130.49%Sea
Lithuania0.02Tonnes: 24,338USD per tonne: $7230.41%Sea
Tunisia0.02Tonnes: 8,254USD per tonne: $1,9970.38%Sea
Panama0.01Tonnes: 5,611USD per tonne: $2,5590.33%Sea
Switzerland0.01Tonnes: 2,551USD per tonne: $4,8250.28%Land
United Kingdom0.01Tonnes: 13,724USD per tonne: $5450.17%Air

Trend

Who it buys from

South Korea has been its main source since 2023

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

  • South Korea 1.4
  • China 1.1
  • Finland 0.67
  • Marshall Islands 0.22
  • Hong Kong 0.17

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
South Korea0.261.4
China0.011.1
Finland0.180.67
Marshall Islands00.22
Hong Kong00.17

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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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