Countries by Merchant Ships
Complete ranking of 187 countries • count • Updated 2026
Top 10 Countries
Full Rankings
| Percentile | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |  Indonesia | 11.4K | Asia | 100% |
| 2nd |  China | 8.3K | Asia | 99% |
| 3rd |  Panama | 8.2K | North America | 99% |
| 4th |  Japan | 5.2K | Asia | 98% |
| 5th |  Liberia | 4.8K | Africa | 98% |
| 6th |  Marshall Islands | 4.2K | Oceania | 97% |
| 7th |  United States | 3.5K | North America | 97% |
| 8th |  Singapore | 3.2K | Asia | 96% |
| 9th |  Russia | 2.9K | Europe | 96% |
| 10th |  Hong Kong | 2.5K | Asia | 95% |
| 11th |  Philippines | 2.2K | Asia | 95% |
| 12th |  South Korea | 2.1K | Asia | 94% |
| 13th |  Vietnam | 2.0K | Asia | 94% |
| 14th |  Malta | 2.0K | Europe | 93% |
| 15th |  India | 1.9K | Asia | 93% |
| 16th |  Malaysia | 1.8K | Asia | 92% |
| 17th |  Norway | 1.7K | Europe | 91% |
| 18th |  Italy | 1.3K | Europe | 91% |
| 19th |  Bahamas | 1.3K | North America | 90% |
| 20th |  Greece | 1.2K | Europe | 90% |
| 21st |  Netherlands | 1.2K | Europe | 89% |
| 22nd |  Turkey | 1.2K | Europe | 89% |
| 23rd |  Cyprus | 1.0K | Europe | 88% |
| 24th |  Iran | 965 | Asia | 88% |
| 25th |  Nigeria | 928 | Africa | 87% |
| 26th |  Brazil | 888 | South America | 87% |
| 27th |  Portugal | 888 | Europe | 86% |
| 28th |  Thailand | 884 | Asia | 86% |
| 29th |  United Kingdom | 868 | Europe | 85% |
| 30th |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 830 | North America | 84% |
| 31st |  Belize | 774 | North America | 84% |
| 32nd |  Canada | 716 | North America | 83% |
| 33rd |  Denmark | 715 | Europe | 83% |
| 34th |  Mexico | 674 | North America | 82% |
| 35th |  United Arab Emirates | 655 | Asia | 82% |
| 36th |  Antigua and Barbuda | 614 | North America | 81% |
| 37th |  Australia | 604 | Oceania | 81% |
| 38th |  Germany | 595 | Europe | 80% |
| 39th |  Sierra Leone | 584 | Africa | 80% |
| 40th |  Bangladesh | 558 | Asia | 79% |
| 41st |  France | 553 | Europe | 79% |
| 42nd |  Spain | 503 | Europe | 78% |
| 43rd |  Honduras | 489 | North America | 78% |
| 44th |  Taiwan | 465 | Asia | 77% |
| 45th |  Egypt | 441 | Africa | 76% |
| 46th |  Saudi Arabia | 433 | Asia | 76% |
| 47th |  Palau | 427 | Oceania | 75% |
| 48th |  Ukraine | 410 | Europe | 75% |
| 49th |  Togo | 397 | Africa | 74% |
| 50th |  Croatia | 384 | Europe | 74% |
| 51st |  Tanzania | 381 | Africa | 73% |
| 52nd |  Sweden | 361 | Europe | 73% |
| 53rd |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 341 | North America | 72% |
| 54th |  Vanuatu | 338 | Oceania | 72% |
| 55th |  Mongolia | 318 | Asia | 71% |
| 56th |  Azerbaijan | 312 | Europe | 71% |
| 57th |  Finland | 282 | Europe | 70% |
| 58th |  Comoros | 273 | Africa | 70% |
| 59th |  Barbados | 272 | North America | 69% |
| 60th |  Venezuela | 272 | North America | 68% |
| 61st |  Tuvalu | 270 | Oceania | 68% |
| 62nd |  Isle of Man | 269 | Europe | 67% |
| 63rd |  North Korea | 264 | Asia | 67% |
| 64th |  Chile | 249 | South America | 66% |
| 65th |  Papua New Guinea | 205 | Oceania | 66% |
| 66th |  Argentina | 201 | South America | 65% |
| 67th |  Belgium | 198 | Europe | 65% |
| 68th |  Cameroon | 198 | Africa | 64% |
| 69th |  Cambodia | 195 | Asia | 64% |
| 70th |  Cook Islands | 190 | Oceania | 63% |
| 71st |  Bahrain | 184 | Asia | 63% |
| 72nd |  Kuwait | 176 | Asia | 62% |
| 73rd |  Ecuador | 154 | South America | 61% |
| 74th |  Colombia | 153 | North America | 61% |
| 75th |  Poland | 152 | Europe | 60% |
| 76th |  Luxembourg | 147 | Europe | 60% |
| 77th |  Cayman Islands | 130 | North America | 59% |
| 78th |  Gibraltar | 129 | Europe | 59% |
| 79th |  Romania | 127 | Europe | 58% |
| 80th |  Qatar | 123 | Asia | 58% |
| 81st |  Bermuda | 122 | North America | 57% |
| 82nd |  Kazakhstan | 122 | Asia | 57% |
| 83rd |  Algeria | 119 | Africa | 56% |
| 84th |  New Zealand | 117 | Oceania | 56% |
| 85th |  Peru | 111 | South America | 55% |
| 86th |  South Africa | 110 | Africa | 55% |
| 87th |  Paraguay | 108 | South America | 54% |
| 88th |  Trinidad and Tobago | 102 | North America | 53% |
| 89th |  Myanmar | 101 | Asia | 53% |
| 90th |  Brunei | 97 | Asia | 52% |
| 91st |  Sri Lanka | 96 | Asia | 52% |
| 92nd |  Libya | 96 | Africa | 51% |
| 93rd |  Ireland | 94 | Europe | 51% |
| 94th |  Morocco | 94 | Africa | 50% |
| 95th |  Faroe Islands | 91 | Europe | 50% |
| 96th |  Gabon | 87 | Africa | 49% |
| 97th |  Latvia | 83 | Europe | 49% |
| 98th |  Maldives | 82 | Asia | 48% |
| 99th |  Guyana | 80 | North America | 48% |
| 100th |  Bulgaria | 78 | Europe | 47% |
| 101st |  Dominica | 77 | North America | 47% |
| 102nd |  Moldova | 75 | Europe | 46% |
| 103rd |  Fiji | 74 | Oceania | 45% |
| 104th |  Iraq | 74 | Asia | 45% |
| 105th |  Kiribati | 74 | Oceania | 44% |
| 106th |  Turkmenistan | 73 | Asia | 44% |
| 107th |  Estonia | 72 | Europe | 43% |
| 108th |  Tunisia | 72 | Africa | 43% |
| 109th |  Niue | 70 | Oceania | 42% |
| 110th |  Albania | 69 | Europe | 42% |
| 111st |  Cuba | 65 | North America | 41% |
| 112nd |  Angola | 64 | Africa | 41% |
| 113rd |  Pakistan | 60 | Asia | 40% |
| 114th |  Lithuania | 59 | Europe | 40% |
| 115th |  Uruguay | 58 | South America | 39% |
| 116th |  Curaçao | 57 | North America | 39% |
| 117th |  Oman | 57 | Asia | 38% |
| 118th |  Equatorial Guinea | 53 | Africa | 37% |
| 119th |  Ghana | 52 | Africa | 37% |
| 120th |  Lebanon | 51 | Asia | 36% |
| 121st |  Bolivia | 50 | South America | 36% |
| 122nd |  Cabo Verde | 44 | Africa | 35% |
| 123rd |  Israel | 41 | Asia | 35% |
| 124th |  Djibouti | 40 | Africa | 34% |
| 125th |  Dominican Republic | 40 | North America | 34% |
| 126th |  Jamaica | 40 | North America | 33% |
| 127th |  Iceland | 39 | Europe | 33% |
| 128th |  Micronesia | 38 | Oceania | 32% |
| 129th |  Mozambique | 36 | Africa | 32% |
| 130th |  Senegal | 36 | Africa | 31% |
| 131st |  Jordan | 34 | Asia | 30% |
| 132nd |  Mauritius | 32 | Africa | 30% |
| 133rd |  Seychelles | 30 | Africa | 29% |
| 134th |  Yemen | 30 | Asia | 29% |
| 135th |  Madagascar | 29 | Africa | 28% |
| 136th |  Tonga | 29 | Oceania | 28% |
| 137th |  British Virgin Islands | 29 | North America | 27% |
| 138th |  Georgia | 26 | Europe | 27% |
| 139th |  Kenya | 26 | Africa | 26% |
| 140th |  Côte d'Ivoire | 25 | Africa | 26% |
| 141st |  Solomon Islands | 25 | Oceania | 25% |
| 142nd |  Sao Tome and Principe | 25 | Africa | 25% |
| 143rd |  Congo, Democratic Republic | 24 | Africa | 24% |
| 144th |  French Polynesia | 24 | Oceania | 24% |
| 145th |  Syria | 24 | Asia | 23% |
| 146th |  New Caledonia | 23 | Oceania | 22% |
| 147th |  Guinea-Bissau | 20 | Africa | 22% |
| 148th |  Montenegro | 18 | Europe | 21% |
| 149th |  Switzerland | 17 | Europe | 21% |
| 150th |  Liechtenstein | 17 | Europe | 20% |
| 151st |  Gambia | 15 | Africa | 20% |
| 152nd |  Namibia | 15 | Africa | 19% |
| 153rd |  Sudan | 14 | Africa | 19% |
| 154th |  Suriname | 13 | North America | 18% |
| 155th |  Samoa | 13 | Oceania | 18% |
| 156th |  Ethiopia | 12 | Africa | 17% |
| 157th |  Congo | 11 | Africa | 17% |
| 158th |  Costa Rica | 11 | North America | 16% |
| 159th |  Mauritania | 11 | Africa | 16% |
| 160th |  Greenland | 10 | North America | 15% |
| 161st |  Eritrea | 9.00 | Africa | 14% |
| 162nd |  Guatemala | 9.00 | North America | 14% |
| 163rd |  Slovenia | 8.00 | Europe | 13% |
| 164th |  Benin | 6.00 | Africa | 13% |
| 165th |  Grenada | 6.00 | North America | 12% |
| 166th |  Nauru | 6.00 | Oceania | 12% |
| 167th |  Macao | 5.00 | Asia | 11% |
| 168th |  Nicaragua | 5.00 | North America | 11% |
| 169th |  El Salvador | 5.00 | North America | 10% |
| 170th |  Belarus | 4.00 | Europe | 10% |
| 171st |  Haiti | 4.00 | North America | 9% |
| 172nd |  Somalia | 4.00 | Africa | 9% |
| 173rd |  Guam | 3.00 | Oceania | 8% |
| 174th |  Turks and Caicos Islands | 3.00 | North America | 7% |
| 175th |  Anguilla | 2.00 | North America | 7% |
| 176th |  Falkland Islands | 2.00 | South America | 6% |
| 177th |  Guinea | 2.00 | Africa | 6% |
| 178th |  French Southern Territories | 2.00 | Antarctica | 5% |
| 179th |  U.S. Virgin Islands | 2.00 | North America | 5% |
| 180th |  Zambia | 2.00 | Africa | 4% |
| 181st |  Austria | 1.00 | Europe | 4% |
| 182nd |  Aruba | 1.00 | North America | 3% |
| 183rd |  Hungary | 1.00 | Europe | 3% |
| 184th |  Laos | 1.00 | Asia | 2% |
| 185th |  Monaco | 1.00 | Europe | 2% |
| 186th |  Timor-Leste | 1.00 | Asia | 1% |
| 187th |  Wallis and Futuna | 1.00 | Oceania | 1% |