Transport volume of worldwide maritime trade 1990-2021

Published by Statista Research Department, Dec 8, 2023
The volume of global seaborne trade more than double between 1990 and 2021. In 2021, the volume of global seaborne trade was estimated to be around 11 billion tons, whereas in 1990, only about four billion tons of goods were loaded in ports worldwide.

Transport volume of seaborne trade from 1990 to 2021 (in billion tons loaded)

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November 2022

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Worldwide

Survey time period

1990 to 2021

Supplementary notes

The figure for 2021 is an estimate.
The values have been rounded.
Only includes merchant ships.

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