The Top 5 Countries that Build the Most Ships

  Country Gross Tonnage Ships Produced
1 China 23,074,209 gt 3,999
2 South Korea 21,670,363 gt 2,303
3 Japan 16,241,929 gt 1,607
4 Vietnam 555,081 gt 332
5 Turkey 146,931 gt 327
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Sources:   The Shipbuilders' Association of Japan and UNCTADSTAT, 2021.

List Notes: List is the top 5 shipbuilding countries ranked according to gross tonnage. Data is number of ships built 100 Gross Tonnage and over. Data is for the year ending 2019 as the global pandemic may have affected shipbuilding statistics for 2020/ 2021 which may not reflect normal values.
Countries that Build the Most Ships

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