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Where does the Marshall Islands get its cargo and passenger ships? Import sources 2024

In 2024, the Marshall Islands imported $7.8 billion of cargo and passenger ships (2.5 million tonnes), 9.2% of the world total. Its main sources were China (40%), South Korea (33%) and Japan (15%). The Marshall Islands was the world’s 2nd-largest importer of cargo and passenger ships.

Summary

Value
$7.8billion
Tonnes
2.5million tonnes
Share of world total
9.2%
World rank
2nd
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 17 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
China3.1Tonnes: 1,145,794USD per tonne: $2,74440.1%Sea
South Korea2.6Tonnes: 1,010,845USD per tonne: $2,56133%Sea
Japan1.2Tonnes: 66,163USD per tonne: $18,24315.4%Air
Denmark0.36Tonnes: 13,065USD per tonne: $27,5264.6%Air
Germany0.2Tonnes: 146,063USD per tonne: $1,3702.6%Sea
Turkey0.1Tonnes: 62,865USD per tonne: $1,5221.2%Sea
Cyprus0.08Tonnes: 6,596USD per tonne: $12,4441.1%Sea
Norway0.07Tonnes: 76USD per tonne: $969,6560.94%Air
Italy0.03Tonnes: 17,356USD per tonne: $1,7450.39%Sea
Poland0.03Tonnes: 27,126USD per tonne: $1,0520.36%Sea
Angola0.01Tonnes: 5USD per tonne: $2,139,5570.14%Air
Finland0.01Tonnes: 15,825USD per tonne: $6450.13%Sea
India< 0.01Tonnes: 393USD per tonne: $6,2830.03%Sea
Sweden< 0.01Tonnes: 2,248USD per tonne: $7800.02%Sea
Greece< 0.01Tonnes: 67USD per tonne: $12,9780.01%Air
Israel< 0.01Tonnes: 54USD per tonne: $1,9970%Sea
Nigeria< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $1,0000%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 3.1
  • South Korea 2.6
  • Japan 1.2
  • Denmark 0.36
  • Germany 0.2

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
China03.1
South Korea02.6
Japan0.171.2
Denmark00.36
Germany0.330.2

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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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