The Top 5 Shipbuilding Countries

  Country Gross Tonnage Produced Number of Ships Produced Percentage of World Total
1 South Korea 137,596,000 GT 2,303 37.45%
2 China 123,961,000 GT 3,999 33.7%
3 Japan 63,641,000 GT 1,607 17.3%
4 Philippines 5,919 GT 117 1.6%
5 Vietnam 4,296 GT 952 1.2%
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Sources:  Shipbuilders' Association of Japan.

List Notes: List is ranked according to gross tonnage (100 Gross Tonnage and over). Data is for the year ending 2008.
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