This entry provides the total and the number of each type of privately or publicly owned commercial ship for each country; military ships are not included; the five ships by type include: bulk carrier - for cargo such as coal, grain, cement, ores, and gravel; container ship - for loads in truck-size containers, a transportation system called containerization; general cargo - also referred to as break-bulk containers - for a wide variety of packaged merchandise, such as textiles, furniture and machinery; oil tanker - for crude oil and petroleum products; other - includes chemical carriers, dredgers, liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers, refrigerated cargo ships called reefers, tugboats, passenger vessels (cruise and ferry), and offshore supply ships 

Topic: Albaniatotal: 70

by type: general cargo 47, oil tanker 1, other 22 (2021)

Topic: Algeriatotal: 114

by type: bulk carrier 1, container ship 2, general cargo 11, oil tanker 11, other 89 (2021)

Topic: Angolatotal: 54

by type: general cargo 13, oil tanker 8, other 33 (2021)

Topic: Anguillatotal: 2

by type: other 2 (2021)

Topic: Antigua and Barbudatotal: 677

by type: bulk carrier 24, container ship 123, general cargo 473, oil tanker 2, other 55 (2021)

Topic: Argentinatotal: 202

by type: container ship 1,bulk carrier 1 general cargo 8, oil tanker 33, other 159 (2021)

Topic: Arubatotal: 1

by type: other 1 (2021)

Topic: Australiatotal: 581

by type: bulk carrier 2, general cargo 76, oil tanker 7, other 496 (2021)

Topic: Austriatotal: 1

by type: other 1 (2021)

Topic: Azerbaijantotal: 305

by type: general cargo 38, oil tanker 43, other 224 (2021)

Topic: Bahamas, Thetotal: 1,323

by type: bulk carrier 333, container ship 45, general cargo 64, oil tanker 224, other 657 (2021)

Topic: Bahraintotal: 205

by type: general cargo 12, oil tanker 4, other 189 (2021)

Topic: Bangladeshtotal: 468

by type: bulk carrier 48, container ship 6, general cargo 140, oil tanker 144, other 130 (2021)

Topic: Barbadostotal: 165

by type: bulk carrier 46, general cargo 103, other 16 (2021)

Topic: Belarustotal: 4

by type: other 4 (2021)

Topic: Belgiumtotal: 201

by type: bulk carrier 19, container ship 7, general cargo 16, oil tanker 21, other 138 (2021)

Topic: Belizetotal: 813

by type: bulk carrier 54, container ship 1, general cargo 428, oil tanker 70, other 260 (2021)

Topic: Benintotal: 6

by type: other 6 (2021)

Topic: Bermudatotal: 147

by type: container ship 12, oil tanker 18, other 117 (2021)

Topic: Boliviatotal: 45

by type: general cargo 29, oil tanker 2, other 14 (2021)

Topic: Braziltotal: 864

by type: bulk carrier 11, container ship 19, general cargo 42, oil tanker 31, other 761 (2021)

Topic: British Virgin Islandstotal: 30

by type: general cargo 3, other 27 (2021)

Topic: Bruneitotal: 96

by type: general cargo 18, oil tanker 3, other 75 (2021)

Topic: Bulgariatotal: 79

by type: bulk carrier 4, general cargo 14, oil tanker 8, other 53 (2021)

Topic: Burmatotal: 95

by type: bulk carrier 2, general cargo 39, oil tanker 5, other 49 (2021)

Topic: Cabo Verdetotal: 46

by type: general cargo 16, oil tanker 3, other 27 (2021)

Topic: Cambodiatotal: 245

by type: container ship 2, general cargo 162, oil tanker 18, other 63 (2021)

Topic: Cameroontotal: 94

by type: bulk carrier 3, container ship 1,general cargo 35, oil tanker 24, other 31 (2021)

Topic: Canadatotal: 679

by type: bulk carrier 22, container ship 1, general cargo 66, oil tanker 15, other 575 (2021)

Topic: Cayman Islandstotal: 160

by type: bulk carrier 32, container ship 1, general cargo 1, oil tanker 23, other 103 (2021)

Topic: Chiletotal: 231

by type: bulk carrier 6, container ship 5, general cargo 58, oil tanker 14, other 148 (2021)

Topic: Chinatotal: 6,662

by type: bulk carrier 1,558, container ship 341, general cargo 957, oil tanker 1,061, other 2,745 (2021)

Topic: Colombiatotal: 122

by type: general cargo 23, oil tanker 7, other 92 (2021)

Topic: Comorostotal: 236

by type: bulk carrier 8, container ship 7, general cargo 112, oil tanker 31, other 78 (2021)

Topic: Congo, Democratic Republic of thetotal: 22

by type: general cargo 4, oil tanker 2, other 16 (2021)

Topic: Congo, Republic of thetotal: 11

by type: general cargo 1, oil tanker 1, other 9 (2021)

Topic: Cook Islandstotal: 194

by type: bulk carrier 19, container ship 1, general cargo 57, oil tanker 54, other 63 (2021)

Topic: Costa Ricatotal: 11

by type: other 11 (2021)

Topic: Cote d'Ivoiretotal: 25

by type: oil tanker 2, other 23 (2021)

Topic: Croatiatotal: 354

by type: bulk carrier 14, general cargo 32, oil tanker 16, other 292 (2021)

Topic: Cubatotal: 59

by type: general cargo 12, oil tanker 7, other 40 (2021)

Topic: Curacaototal: 63

by type: general cargo 6, oil tanker 1, other 56 (2021)

Topic: Cyprustotal: 1,051

by type: bulk carrier 269, container ship 182, general cargo 197, oil tanker 59, other 344 (2021)

Topic: Denmarktotal: 717

by type: bulk carrier 8, container ship 148, general cargo 68, oil tanker 105, other 388 (2021)

Topic: Djiboutitotal: 33

by type: bulk carrier 1, container ship 1, general cargo 2, oil tanker 8, other 21 (2021)

Topic: Dominicatotal: 93

by type: general cargo 30, oil tanker 19, other 44 (2021)

Topic: Dominican Republictotal: 38

by type: container ship 1, general cargo 2, oil tanker 1, other 34 (2021)

Topic: Ecuadortotal: 145

by type: container ship 1, general cargo 7, oil tanker 27, other 110 (2021)

Topic: Egypttotal: 421

by type: bulk carrier 14, container ship 8, general cargo 27, oil tanker 40, other 332 (2021)

Topic: El Salvadortotal: 2

by type: other 2 (2021)

Topic: Equatorial Guineatotal: 42

by type: bulk carrier 1, general cargo 8, oil tanker 6, other 27 (2021)

Topic: Eritreatotal: 9

by type: general cargo 4, oil tanker 1, other 4 (2021)

Topic: Estoniatotal: 68

by type: general cargo 2, oil tanker 4, other 62 (2021)

Topic: Ethiopiatotal: 11

by type: general cargo 9, oil tanker 2 (2020)

Topic: Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)total: 2

by type: general cargo 1, other 1 (2021)

Topic: Faroe Islandstotal: 101

by type: container ships 6, general cargo 48, oil tanker 1, other 46 (2021)

Topic: Fijitotal: 73

by type: general cargo 20, oil tanker 4, other 49 (2021)

Topic: Finlandtotal: 272

by type: bulk carrier 9, container ship 1, general cargo 74, oil tanker 4, other 184 (2021)

Topic: Francetotal: 548

by type: container ship 29, general cargo 50, oil tanker 28, other 441 (2021)

note: includes Monaco

Topic: French Polynesiatotal: 24

by type: general cargo 14, other 10 (2021)

Topic: French Southern and Antarctic Landstotal: 2

by type: other 2 (2021)

Topic: Gabontotal: 62

by type: bulk carrier 1, general cargo 17, oil tanker 17, other 27 (2021)

Topic: Gambia, Thetotal: 8

by type: other 8 (2021)

Topic: Georgiatotal: 25

by type: bulk carrier 2, general cargo 3, other 20 (2021)

Topic: Germanytotal: 599

by type: container ship 77, general cargo 85, oil tanker 36, other 401 (2021)

Topic: Ghanatotal: 51

by type: general cargo 7, oil tanker 3, other 41 (2021)

Topic: Gibraltartotal: 202

by type: bulk carrier 8, container ship 19, general cargo 55, oil tanker 20, other 100 (2021)

Topic: Greecetotal: 1,236

by type: bulk carrier 158, container ship 5, general cargo 89, oil tanker 337, other 647 (2021)

Topic: Greenlandtotal: 8

by type: other 8 (2021)

Topic: Grenadatotal: 6

by type: general cargo 3, other 3 (2021)

Topic: Guamtotal: 3

by type: other 3 (2021)

Topic: Guatemalatotal: 9

by type: oil tanker 1, other 8 (2021)

Topic: Guineatotal: 2

by type: other 2 (2021)

Topic: Guinea-Bissautotal: 8

by type: general cargo 5, other 3 (2021)

Topic: Guyanatotal: 56

by type: general cargo 26, oil tanker 7, other 23 (2021)

Topic: Haititotal: 4

by type: general cargo 3, other 1 (2021)

Topic: Hondurastotal: 505

by type: bulk carrier 1, general cargo 244, oil tanker 82, other 178 (2021)

Topic: Hong Kongtotal: 2,718

by type: bulk carrier 1,158, container ship 558, general cargo 184, oil tanker 388, other 430 (2021)

Topic: Hungarytotal: 1

by type: other 1 (2021)

Topic: Icelandtotal: 41

by type: general cargo 5, oil tanker 2, other 34 (2021)

Topic: Indiatotal: 1,801

by type: bulk carrier 63, container ship 22, general cargo 587, oil tanker 136, other 993 (2021)

Topic: Indonesiatotal: 10,427

by type: bulk carrier 148, container ship 226, general cargo 2,238, oil tanker 676, other 7,139 (2021)

Topic: Irantotal: 893

by type: bulk carrier 32, container ship 31, general cargo 371, oil tanker 84, other 375 (2021)

Topic: Iraqtotal: 68

by type: general cargo 1, oil tanker 6, other 61 (2021)

Topic: Irelandtotal: 96

by type: bulk carrier 12, general cargo 36, oil tanker 1, other 47 (2021)

Topic: Israeltotal: 41

by type: container ship 6, general cargo 2, oil tanker 4, other 29 (2021)

Topic: Italytotal: 1,296

by type: bulk carrier 36, container ship 7, general cargo 111, oil tanker 103, other 1,039 (2021)

Topic: Jamaicatotal: 43

by type: bulk carrier 1, container ship 5, general cargo 9, oil tanker 1, other 27 (2021)

Topic: Japantotal: 5,201

by type: bulk carrier 148, container ship 45, general cargo 1,900, oil tanker 666, other 2,442 (2021)

Topic: Jordantotal: 35

by type: general cargo 6, oil tanker 1, other 28 (2021)

Topic: Kazakhstantotal: 119

by type: general cargo 3, oil tanker 7, other 109 (2021)

Topic: Kenyatotal: 26

by type: oil tanker 3, other 23 (2021)

Topic: Kiribatitotal: 88

by type: bulk carrier 3, general cargo 35, oil tanker 12, other 38 (2021)

Topic: Korea, Northtotal: 264

by type: bulk carrier 8, container ship 5, general cargo 189, oil tanker 33, other 29 (2021)

Topic: Korea, Southtotal: 1,904

by type: bulk carrier 78, container ship 91, general cargo 360, oil tanker 184, other 1,191 (2021)

Topic: Kuwaittotal: 165

by type: general cargo 15, oil tanker 28, other 122 (2021)

Topic: Laostotal: 1

by type: general cargo 1 (2021)

Topic: Latviatotal: 70

by type: general cargo 22, oil tanker 9, other 39 (2021)

Topic: Lebanontotal: 48

by type: bulk carrier 2, general cargo 31, oil tanker 1, other 14 (2021)

Topic: Liberiatotal: 3,942

by type: bulk carrier 1,487, container ship 878, general cargo 131, oil tanker 851, other 595 (2021)

Topic: Libyatotal: 94

by type: general cargo 2, oil tanker 12, other 80 (2021)

Topic: Liechtensteintotal: 20

by type: bulk carrier 16, general cargo 1, other 3 (includes Switzerland) (2021)

Topic: Lithuaniatotal: 64

by type: container ship 4, general cargo 24, oil tanker 2, other 34 (2021)

Topic: Luxembourgtotal: 153

by type: bulk carrier 4, container ship 1, general cargo 23, oil tanker 3, other 122 (2021)

Topic: Macautotal: 1

by type: other 1 (2021)

Topic: Madagascartotal: 27

by type: general cargo 14, oil tanker 2, other 11 (2021)

Topic: Malaysiatotal: 1,769

by type: bulk carrier 16, container ship 28, general cargo 174, oil tanker 153, other 1,398 (2021)

Topic: Maldivestotal: 68

by type: general cargo 21, oil tanker 19, other 28 (2021)

Topic: Maltatotal: 2,137

by type: bulk carrier 601, container ship 310, general cargo 218, oil tanker 412, other 596 (2021)

Topic: Marshall Islandstotal: 3,817

by type: bulk carrier 1,733, container ship 248, general cargo 66, oil tanker 970, other 800 (2021)

Topic: Mauritaniatotal: 5

by type: general cargo 2, other 3 (2021)

Topic: Mauritiustotal: 29

by type: general cargo 1, oil tanker 4, other 24 (2021)

Topic: Mexicototal: 671

by type: container ship 1, bulk carrier 4, general cargo 11, oil tanker 31, other 624 (2021)

Topic: Micronesia, Federated States oftotal: 38

by type: general cargo 19, oil tanker 4, other 15 (2021)

Topic: Moldovatotal: 147

by type: bulk carrier 5, container ship 5, general cargo 97, oil tanker 7, other 33 (2021)

Topic: Mongoliatotal: 302

by type: bulk carrier 4, container ship 7, general cargo 131, oil tanker 64, other 96 (2021)

Topic: Montenegrototal: 17

by type: bulk carrier 4, other 13 (2021)

Topic: Moroccototal: 93

by type: container ship 6, general cargo 5, oil tanker 2, other 80 (2021)

Topic: Mozambiquetotal: 30

by type: general cargo 9, other 21 (2021)

Topic: Namibiatotal: 14

by type: general cargo 1, other 13 (2021)

Topic: Naurutotal: 3

by type: oil tanker 1, other 2 (2021)

Topic: Netherlandstotal: 1,199

by type: bulk carrier 10, container ship 40, general cargo 559, oil tanker 26, other 564 (2021)

Topic: New Caledoniatotal: 24

by type: general cargo 5, oil tanker 1, other 18 (2021)

Topic: New Zealandtotal: 115

by type: container ship 1, general cargo 12, oil tanker 4, other 98 (2021)

Topic: Nicaraguatotal: 5

by type: general cargo 1, oil tanker 1, other 3 (2021)

Topic: Nigertotal: 1

by type: general cargo 1 (2021)

Topic: Nigeriatotal: 791

by type: general cargo 14, oil tanker 110, other 667 (2021)

Topic: Niuetotal: 69

by type: bulk carrier 3, container ship 2, general cargo 25, oil tanker 7, other 32 (2021)

Topic: Northern Mariana Islandstotal: 1

by type: other 1 (2019)

Topic: Norwaytotal: 1,644

by type: bulk carrier 109, container ship 1, general cargo 242, oil tanker 96, other 1,196 (2021)

Topic: Omantotal: 57

by type: general cargo 10, other 47 (2021)

Topic: Pakistantotal: 57

by type: bulk carrier 5, oil tanker 7, other 45 (2021)

Topic: Palautotal: 264

by type: bulk carrier 16, container ship 7, general cargo 107, oil tanker 40, other 94 (2021)

Topic: Panamatotal: 7,980

by type: bulk carrier 2,697, container ship 643, general cargo 1,381, oil tanker 771, other 2,488 (2021)

Topic: Papua New Guineatotal: 177

by type: container ship 6, general cargo 81, oil tanker 3, other 87 (2021)

Topic: Paraguaytotal: 110

by type: container ship 3, general cargo 25, oil tanker 5, other 77 (2021)

note: as of 2017, Paraguay registered 2,012 fluvial vessels of which 1,741 were commercial barges

Topic: Perutotal: 98

by type: general cargo 1, oil tanker 8, other 89 (2021)

Topic: Philippinestotal: 1,805

by type: bulk carrier 62, container ship 44, general cargo 716, oil tanker 205, other 778 (2021)

Topic: Polandtotal: 143

by type: general cargo 7, oil tanker 6, other 130 (2021)

Topic: Portugaltotal: 726

by type: bulk carrier 86, container ship 267, general cargo 137, oil tanker 27, other 209 (2021)

Topic: Qatartotal: 129

by type: bulk carrier 9, container ship 4, general cargo 4, oil tanker 5, other 107 (2021)

Topic: Romaniatotal: 121

by type: general cargo 11, oil tanker 6, other 104 (2021)

Topic: Russiatotal: 2,873

by type: bulk carrier 13, container ship 17, general cargo 946, oil tanker 406, other 1,491 (2021)

Topic: Saint Kitts and Nevistotal: 244

by type: bulk carrier 6, container ship 7, general cargo 45, oil tanker 53, other 133 (2021)

Topic: Saint Vincent and the Grenadinestotal: 792

by type: bulk carrier 27, container ship 17, general cargo 155, oil tanker 16, other 577 (2021)

Topic: Samoatotal: 12

by type: general cargo 3, oil tanker 3, other 6 (2021)

Topic: Sao Tome and Principetotal: 22

by type: general cargo 13, oil tanker 2, other 7 (2021)

Topic: Saudi Arabiatotal: 392

by type: bulk carrier 5, container ship 1, general cargo 21, oil tanker 58, other 307 (2021)

Topic: Senegaltotal: 35

by type: general cargo 5, oil tanker 1, other 29 (2021)

Topic: Seychellestotal: 27

by type: general cargo 5, oil tanker 6, other 16 (2021)

Topic: Sierra Leonetotal: 591

by type: bulk carrier 30, container ship 9, general cargo 319, oil tanker 108, other 125 (2021)

Topic: Singaporetotal: 3,321

by type: bulk carrier 576, container ship 514, general cargo 113, oil tanker 699, other 1,419 (2021)

Topic: Sloveniatotal: 9

by type: other 9 (2021)

Topic: Solomon Islandstotal: 24

by type: general cargo 8, oil tanker 1, other 15 (2021)

Topic: Somaliatotal: 4

by type: general cargo 1, other 3 (2021)

Topic: South Africatotal: 105

by type: bulk carrier 2, general cargo 1, oil tanker 7, other 95 (2021)

Topic: Spaintotal: 478

by type: bulk carrier 1, general cargo 36, oil tanker 24, other 417 (2021)

Topic: Sri Lankatotal: 90

by type: bulk carrier 6, general cargo 13, oil tanker 11, other 60 (2021)

Topic: Sudantotal: 15

by type: other 15 (2021)

Topic: Surinametotal: 10

by type: general cargo 5, oil tanker 3, other 2 (2021)

Topic: Swedentotal: 370

by type: general cargo 49, oil tanker 22, other 299 (2021)

Topic: Switzerlandtotal: 20

by type: bulk carrier 16, general cargo 1, other 3 (includes Liechtenstein) (2021)

Topic: Syriatotal: 28

by type: bulk carrier 1, general cargo 11, other 16 (2021)

Topic: Taiwantotal: 429

by type: bulk carrier 37, container ship 49, general cargo 57, oil tanker 33, other 253 (2021)

Topic: Tanzaniatotal: 314

by type: bulk carrier 4, container ship 6, general cargo 144, oil tanker 49, other 111 (2021)

Topic: Thailandtotal: 839

by type: bulk carrier 26, container ship 27, general cargo 94, oil tanker 251, other 441 (2021)

Topic: Timor-Lestetotal: 1

by type: other 1 (2021)

Topic: Togototal: 411

by type: bulk carrier 1, container ship 9, general cargo 265, oil tanker 56, other 80 (2021)

Topic: Tongatotal: 32

by type: container ship 4, general cargo 13, oil tanker 1, other 14 (2021)

Topic: Trinidad and Tobagototal: 105

by type: general cargo 1, other 104 (2021)

Topic: Tunisiatotal: 71

by type: container ship 1, general cargo 8 oil tanker 1, other 61 (2021)

Topic: Turkey (Turkiye)total: 1,217

by type: bulk carrier 39, container ship 41, general cargo 317, oil tanker 126, other 694 (2021)

Topic: Turkmenistantotal: 73

by type: general cargo 6, oil tanker 8, other 59 (2021)

Topic: Turks and Caicos Islandstotal: 3

by type: general cargo 1, other 2 (2021)

Topic: Tuvalutotal: 245

by type: bulk carrier 22, container ship 3, general cargo 32, oil tanker 21, other 167 (2021)

Topic: Ukrainetotal: 409

by type: bulk carrier 1, container ship 1, general cargo 84, oil tanker 15, other 308 (2021)

Topic: United Arab Emiratestotal: 623

by type: bulk carrier 1, container ship 3, general cargo 117, oil tanker 19, other 483 (2021)

Topic: United Kingdomtotal: 1,249

by type: bulk carrier 140, container ship 59, general cargo 109, oil tanker 84, other 857 (2021)

Topic: United Statestotal: 3,627

by type: bulk carrier 4, container ship 60, general cargo 103, oil tanker 69, other 3,391 (2021)

Topic: Uruguaytotal: 61

by type: container ship 1, general cargo 4, oil tanker 4, other 52 (2021)

Topic: Vanuatutotal: 306

by type: bulk carrier 18, container ship 2, general cargo 55, oil tanker 2, other 229 (2021)

Topic: Venezuelatotal: 281

by type: bulk carrier 4, container ship 1, general cargo 26, oil tanker 18, other 232 (2021)

Topic: Vietnamtotal: 1,926

by type: bulk carrier 116, container ship 41, general cargo 1,193, oil tanker 125, other 451 (2021)

Topic: Virgin Islandstotal: 1,868

by type: bulk carrier 91, container ship 39, general cargo 1,205, oil tanker 118, other 415 (2019)

Topic: Wallis and Futunatotal: 1

by type: other 1 (2021)

Topic: Worldtotal: 98,202

by type: bulk carrier 12,319, container ship 5,428, general cargo 18,993, oil tanker 11,243, other 50,219 (2021)

Topic: Yementotal: 34

by type: general cargo 2, oil tanker 4, other 28 (2021)

Topic: Zambiatotal: 2

by type: general cargo 1, oil tanker 1 (2021)