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

In 2024, Singapore imported $5.6 billion of cargo and passenger ships (4.4 million tonnes), 6.6% of the world total. South Korea sold 62% of the total, followed by India (19%) and Japan (8%). Singapore was the world’s 4th-largest importer of cargo and passenger ships.

Summary

Value
$5.6billion
Tonnes
4.4million tonnes
Share of world total
6.6%
World rank
4th
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 Korea3.5Tonnes: 3,134,756USD per tonne: $1,11061.9%Sea
India1.1Tonnes: 311,492USD per tonne: $3,49419.4%Sea
Japan0.45Tonnes: 89,245USD per tonne: $4,2228%Sea
Thailand0.28Tonnes: 336,674USD per tonne: $8425.1%Sea
Cyprus0.08Tonnes: 786USD per tonne: $97,1791.5%Air
China0.07Tonnes: 396,110USD per tonne: $1741.2%Sea
Indonesia0.07Tonnes: 35,702USD per tonne: $1,8231.2%Sea
Germany0.04Tonnes: 28,939USD per tonne: $1,5330.79%Sea
Taiwan0.02Tonnes: 10,075USD per tonne: $2,2350.4%Sea
Denmark0.02Tonnes: 7,280USD per tonne: $2,6410.34%Sea
Australia0.01Tonnes: 26,011USD per tonne: $3590.17%Sea
Poland0.01Tonnes: 8,772USD per tonne: $7380.12%Sea
Malaysia< 0.01Tonnes: 7,492USD per tonne: $660.01%Sea
United Kingdom< 0.01Tonnes: 4USD per tonne: $18,7330%Sea
Kuwait< 0.01Tonnes: 3USD per tonne: $14,3610%Sea
Israel< 0.01Tonnes: 2USD per tonne: $16,6080%Sea
Italy< 0.01Tonnes: 2USD per tonne: $15,5210%Sea
United Arab Emirates< 0.01Tonnes: 7,860USD per tonne: $20%Sea
Sri Lanka< 0.01Tonnes: 393USD per tonne: $390%Sea
Sweden< 0.01Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —0%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

South Korea has been its main source since 2024

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

  • South Korea 3.5
  • India 1.1
  • Japan 0.45
  • Thailand 0.28
  • Cyprus 0.08

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
South Korea0.263.5
India< 0.011.1
Japan0.460.45
Thailand0.040.28
Cyprus0.060.08

Sources and methodology

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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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