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Fishing vessels: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in fishing vessels totaled $1.2 billion (157 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were Turkey (21%), Spain (14%) and Norway (14%); the top importers were Norway (18%), Iceland (12%) and Denmark (10%). Compared with 2019, the value fell 32%.

Summary

World trade
$1.2billion
Tonnes
157thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$7,900
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Turkey$265 million · 21.3%
  2. Spain$169 million · 13.6%
  3. Norway$169 million · 13.6%
  4. China$151 million · 12.1%
  5. Poland$143 million · 11.5%
  6. Denmark$110 million · 8.8%
  7. Greenland$60 million · 4.8%
  8. Croatia$24 million · 1.9%
  9. Indonesia$23 million · 1.8%
  10. Germany$19 million · 1.5%
  11. Japan$16 million · 1.3%
  12. Iceland$15 million · 1.2%
  13. United Kingdom$14 million · 1.1%
  14. United States$7 million · 0.56%
  15. Portugal$6 million · 0.5%
  16. Ecuador$6 million · 0.5%
  17. Netherlands$5 million · 0.37%
    re-exports
  18. France$4 million · 0.33%
  19. Russia$4 million · 0.3%
  20. Belgium$3 million · 0.28%
    re-exports

Top importers

  1. Norway$219 million · 17.6%
  2. Iceland$151 million · 12.1%
  3. Denmark$120 million · 9.6%
  4. Germany$116 million · 9.3%
  5. Falkland Islands (Malvinas)$73 million · 5.9%
  6. Vanuatu$59 million · 4.7%
  7. Canada$59 million · 4.7%
  8. Côte d'Ivoire$58 million · 4.6%
  9. Chile$36 million · 2.9%
  10. Oman$34 million · 2.7%
  11. Argentina$32 million · 2.6%
  12. Angola$27 million · 2.1%
  13. Russia$25 million · 2%
  14. Morocco$23 million · 1.9%
  15. Taiwan$22 million · 1.8%
  16. Portugal$18 million · 1.5%
  17. United Kingdom$17 million · 1.4%
  18. South Korea$14 million · 1.2%
  19. Mauritania$11 million · 0.88%
  20. South Africa$11 million · 0.86%

Trend

Who sells it

Turkey has been the top exporter since 2021

Value in USD millions. The five largest exporters in 2024.

  • Turkey 265
  • Spain 169
  • Norway 169
  • China 151
  • Poland 143

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Turkey0.03265
Spain77.2169
Norway85169
China31.5151
Poland21.5143

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 159% since 1995

Current US dollars per tonne: value over the weight reported by BACI.

  • 2024: $7,900

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$3,051
1996$164
1997$2,732
1998$801
1999$641
2000$2,363
2001$1,986
2002$2,243
2003$2,624
2004$2,044
2005$2,468
2006$2,497
2007$3,132
2008$6,100
2009$4,117
2010$4,874
2011$4,365
2012$4,787
2013$4,928
2014$5,106
2015$5,806
2016$4,845
2017$7,769
2018$8,350
2019$8,305
2020$7,828
2021$9,169
2022$7,668
2023$7,472
2024$7,900

What it includes

  • 8902 · Fishing vessels

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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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