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

In 2024, Liberia imported $16.7 billion of cargo and passenger ships (5.7 million tonnes), 19.6% of the world total. China sold 55% of the total, followed by South Korea (31%) and Japan (10%). Liberia was the world’s largest importer of cargo and passenger ships.

Summary

Value
$16.7billion
Tonnes
5.7million tonnes
Share of world total
19.6%
World rank
1st
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 14 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
China9.2Tonnes: 3,591,242USD per tonne: $2,55955%Sea
South Korea5.2Tonnes: 1,533,288USD per tonne: $3,39831.2%Sea
Japan1.6Tonnes: 34,968USD per tonne: $45,7269.6%Air
Germany0.42Tonnes: 412,786USD per tonne: $1,0072.5%Sea
Denmark0.1Tonnes: 1,572USD per tonne: $65,2450.61%Air
Cyprus0.05Tonnes: 1,572USD per tonne: $29,5360.28%Sea
Finland0.04Tonnes: 24,140USD per tonne: $1,5000.22%Sea
Poland0.04Tonnes: 27,770USD per tonne: $1,2940.21%Sea
Angola0.04Tonnes: 2,428USD per tonne: $7680.21%Sea
Turkey0.02Tonnes: 42,861USD per tonne: $4470.11%Sea
Switzerland0.01Tonnes: 12USD per tonne: $1,174,2990.08%Air
Italy0.01Tonnes: 4,801USD per tonne: $2,7090.08%Sea
India< 0.01Tonnes: 60USD per tonne: $23,4190.01%Sea
Greece< 0.01Tonnes: 4USD per tonne: $397,3720.01%Air

Trend

Who it buys from

China has been its main source since 2023

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

  • China 9.2
  • South Korea 5.2
  • Japan 1.6
  • Germany 0.42
  • Denmark 0.1

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
China0.039.2
South Korea15.2
Japan1.81.6
Germany0.430.42
Denmark0.260.1

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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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