The number of ships in the merchant fleet of the world
Merchant Navy of the World – compares all vessels engaged in the transport of goods; or all commercial vessels (as opposed to all non-military vessels), which excludes tugs, fishing vessels, offshore oil rigs, and other support vessels. The data is presented in the form of a ranking table
| Rank | Country | Merchant marine | Date of Information |
| 1 | Indonesia | 10 427 | |
| 2 | Panama | 7 980 | |
| 3 | China | 6 662 | |
| 4 | Japan | 5 201 | |
| 5 | Liberia | 3 942 | |
| 6 | Marshall Islands | 3 817 | |
| 7 | United States | 3 627 | |
| 8 | Singapore | 3 321 | |
| 9 | Russia | 2 873 | |
| 10 | Hong Kong | 2 718 | |
| 11 | Malta | 2 137 | |
| 12 | Vietnam | 1 926 | |
| 13 | Korea South | 1 904 | |
| 14 | Virgin Islands | 1 868 | |
| 15 | Philippines | 1 805 | |
| 16 | India | 1 801 | |
| 17 | Malaysia | 1 769 | |
| 18 | Norway | 1 644 | |
| 19 | Bahamas The | 1 323 | |
| 20 | Italy | 1 296 | |
| 21 | United Kingdom | 1 249 | |
| 22 | Greece | 1 236 | |
| 23 | Turkey (Turkiye) | 1 217 | |
| 24 | Netherlands | 1 199 | |
| 25 | Cyprus | 1 051 | |
| 26 | Iran | 893 | |
| 27 | Brazil | 864 | |
| 28 | Thailand | 839 | |
| 29 | Belize | 813 | |
| 30 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 792 | |
| 31 | Nigeria | 791 | |
| 32 | Portugal | 726 | |
| 33 | Denmark | 717 | |
| 34 | Canada | 679 | |
| 35 | Antigua and Barbuda | 677 | |
| 36 | Mexico | 671 | |
| 37 | United Arab Emirates | 623 | |
| 38 | Germany | 599 | |
| 39 | Sierra Leone | 591 | |
| 40 | Australia | 581 | |
| 41 | France | 548 | |
| 42 | Honduras | 505 | |
| 43 | Spain | 478 | |
| 44 | Bangladesh | 468 | |
| 45 | Taiwan | 429 | |
| 46 | Egypt | 421 | |
| 47 | Togo | 411 | |
| 48 | Ukraine | 409 | |
| 49 | Saudi Arabia | 392 | |
| 50 | Sweden | 370 | |
| 51 | Croatia | 354 | |
| 52 | Tanzania | 314 | |
| 53 | Vanuatu | 306 | |
| 54 | Azerbaijan | 305 | |
| 55 | Mongolia | 302 | |
| 56 | Venezuela | 281 | |
| 57 | Finland | 272 | |
| 58 | Korea North | 264 | |
| 59 | Palau | 264 | |
| 60 | Cambodia | 245 | |
| 61 | Tuvalu | 245 | |
| 62 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 244 | |
| 63 | Comoros | 236 | |
| 64 | Chile | 231 | |
| 65 | Bahrain | 205 | |
| 66 | Argentina | 202 | |
| 67 | Gibraltar | 202 | |
| 68 | Belgium | 201 | |
| 69 | Cook Islands | 194 | |
| 70 | Papua New Guinea | 177 | |
| 71 | Barbados | 165 | |
| 72 | Kuwait | 165 | |
| 73 | Cayman Islands | 160 | |
| 74 | Luxembourg | 153 | |
| 75 | Bermuda | 147 | |
| 76 | Moldova | 147 | |
| 77 | Ecuador | 145 | |
| 78 | Poland | 143 | |
| 79 | Qatar | 129 | |
| 80 | Colombia | 122 | |
| 81 | Romania | 121 | |
| 82 | Kazakhstan | 119 | |
| 83 | New Zealand | 115 | |
| 84 | Algeria | 114 | |
| 85 | Paraguay | 110 | |
| 86 | South Africa | 105 | |
| 87 | Trinidad and Tobago | 105 | |
| 88 | Faroe Islands | 101 | |
| 89 | Peru | 98 | |
| 90 | Brunei | 96 | |
| 91 | Ireland | 96 | |
| 92 | Burma | 95 | |
| 93 | Cameroon | 94 | |
| 94 | Libya | 94 | |
| 95 | Dominica | 93 | |
| 96 | Morocco | 93 | |
| 97 | Sri Lanka | 90 | |
| 98 | Kiribati | 88 | |
| 99 | Bulgaria | 79 | |
| 100 | Fiji | 73 | |
| 101 | Turkmenistan | 73 | |
| 102 | Tunisia | 71 | |
| 103 | Albania | 70 | |
| 104 | Latvia | 70 | |
| 105 | Niue | 69 | |
| 106 | Estonia | 68 | |
| 107 | Iraq | 68 | |
| 108 | Maldives | 68 | |
| 109 | Lithuania | 64 | |
| 110 | Curacao | 63 | |
| 111 | Gabon | 62 | |
| 112 | Uruguay | 61 | |
| 113 | Cuba | 59 | |
| 114 | Oman | 57 | |
| 115 | Pakistan | 57 | |
| 116 | Guyana | 56 | |
| 117 | Angola | 54 | |
| 118 | Ghana | 51 | |
| 119 | Lebanon | 48 | |
| 120 | Cabo Verde | 46 | |
| 121 | Bolivia | 45 | |
| 122 | Jamaica | 43 | |
| 123 | Equatorial Guinea | 42 | |
| 124 | Iceland | 41 | |
| 125 | Israel | 41 | |
| 126 | Dominican Republic | 38 | |
| 127 | Micronesia Federated States of | 38 | |
| 128 | Jordan | 35 | |
| 129 | Senegal | 35 | |
| 130 | Yemen | 34 | |
| 131 | Djibouti | 33 | |
| 132 | Tonga | 32 | |
| 133 | British Virgin Islands | 30 | |
| 134 | Mozambique | 30 | |
| 135 | Mauritius | 29 | |
| 136 | Syria | 28 | |
| 137 | Madagascar | 27 | |
| 138 | Seychelles | 27 | |
| 139 | Kenya | 26 | |
| 140 | Cote d’Ivoire | 25 | |
| 141 | Georgia | 25 | |
| 142 | French Polynesia | 24 | |
| 143 | New Caledonia | 24 | |
| 144 | Solomon Islands | 24 | |
| 145 | Congo Democratic Republic of the | 22 | |
| 146 | Sao Tome and Principe | 22 | |
| 147 | Liechtenstein | 20 | |
| 148 | Switzerland | 20 | |
| 149 | Montenegro | 17 | |
| 150 | Sudan | 15 | |
| 151 | Namibia | 14 | |
| 152 | Samoa | 12 | |
| 153 | Congo Republic of the | 11 | |
| 154 | Costa Rica | 11 | |
| 155 | Ethiopia | 11 | |
| 156 | Suriname | 10 | |
| 157 | Eritrea | 9 | |
| 158 | Guatemala | 9 | |
| 159 | Slovenia | 9 | |
| 160 | Gambia The | 8 | |
| 161 | Greenland | 8 | |
| 162 | Guinea-Bissau | 8 | |
| 163 | Benin | 6 | |
| 164 | Grenada | 6 | |
| 165 | Mauritania | 5 | |
| 166 | Nicaragua | 5 | |
| 167 | Belarus | 4 | |
| 168 | Haiti | 4 | |
| 169 | Somalia | 4 | |
| 170 | Guam | 3 | |
| 171 | Nauru | 3 | |
| 172 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 3 | |
| 173 | Anguilla | 2 | |
| 174 | El Salvador | 2 | |
| 175 | Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 2 | |
| 176 | French Southern and Antarctic Lands | 2 | |
| 177 | Guinea | 2 | |
| 178 | Zambia | 2 | |
| 179 | Aruba | 1 | |
| 180 | Austria | 1 | |
| 181 | Hungary | 1 | |
| 182 | Laos | 1 | |
| 183 | Macau | 1 | |
| 184 | Niger | 1 | |
| 185 | Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | |
| 186 | Timor-Leste | 1 | |
| 187 | Wallis and Futuna | 1 |
