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

In 2024, Malta imported $5.1 billion of cargo and passenger ships (1.5 million tonnes), 6% of the world total. China sold 55% of the total, followed by South Korea (32%) and France (11%). Malta was the world’s 5th-largest importer of cargo and passenger ships.

Summary

Value
$5.1billion
Tonnes
1.5million tonnes
Share of world total
6%
World rank
5th
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 10 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
China2.8Tonnes: 898,863USD per tonne: $3,13255.1%Sea
South Korea1.6Tonnes: 554,605USD per tonne: $2,91131.6%Sea
France0.54Tonnes: 18,159USD per tonne: $29,69410.6%Sea
Finland0.08Tonnes: 16,802USD per tonne: $4,8261.6%Sea
Germany0.03Tonnes: 23,167USD per tonne: $1,4440.65%Sea
Angola0.02Tonnes: 16USD per tonne: $1,393,5260.44%Air
Turkey< 0.01Tonnes: 790USD per tonne: $2910%Sea
Netherlands re-exports< 0.01Tonnes: 62USD per tonne: $2,7370%Sea
United Kingdom< 0.01Tonnes: 6USD per tonne: $3,9720%Sea
Poland< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $16,1430%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

China has been its main source since 2024

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

  • China 2.8
  • South Korea 1.6
  • France 0.54
  • Finland 0.08
  • Germany 0.03

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
China02.8
South Korea0.081.6
France< 0.010.54
Finland00.08
Germany< 0.010.03

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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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