Countries with over 1,000,000 gross tons. Data as of 2025. Data is for flag of registry; many ships are registered under a flag of convenience instead of the country of the owner.
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N° Country (or territory) Gross tonnage (thousands)Deadweight tonnage (thousands)
World 1,658,757 2,427,811
European Union 245,161 310,225
1 Liberia 272,139 424,063
2 Panama 242,497 371,301
3 Marshall Islands 188,197 305,471
4 Hong Kong (China )131,912 203,048
5 Singapore 104,682 152,344
6 China 90,351 137,064
7 Malta 86,875 113,194
8 Bahamas 61,956 70,463
9 Greece 32,867 53,459
10 Japan 32,193 43,828
11 Portugal 26,228 35,943
12 Indonesia 24,492 34,251
13 Cyprus 23,443 34,297
14 Denmark 22,864 25,641
15 Norway 19,670 21,354
16 South Korea 17,766 21,461
17 Italy 12,536 7,226
18 Iran 12,034 21,080
19 Russian Federation 11,941 14,786
20 Isle of Man 11,766 19,935
21 United States 11,504 13,244
22 India 11,083 18,021
23 Barbados 10,930 18,719
24 France 10,155 9,943
25 Bermuda (UK )10,125 6,737
26 United Kingdom 9,650 10,327
27 Saudi Arabia 9,609 17,445
28 Germany 8,661 8,711
29 Malaysia 8,112 9,773
30 Viet Nam 7,190 11,666
31 Netherlands 6,576 6,777
32 Antigua and Barbuda 6,509 9,414
33 Turkiye 5,308 6,842
34 Palau 5,088 7,732
35 Nigeria 4,467 7,156
36 Belgium 4,434 6,874
37 Taiwan 4,366 5,901
38 Brazil 4,210 5,922
39 Philippines 4,075 5,626
40 Bangladesh 3,519 6,019
41 Saint Kitts and Nevis 3,462 5,072
42 Cayman Islands (UK )3,405 5,531
43 Sierra Leone 3,367 5,476
44 Guyana 3,257 6,140
45 Cameroon 3,222 5,625
46 Thailand 3,015 4,635
47 Gabon 2,921 5,197
48 Canada 2,909 3,305
49 Cook Islands 2,799 4,821
50 Kuwait 2,708 4,739
51 Curacao 2,598 4,149
52 Belize 2,551 4,056
53 Comoros 2,504 4,052
54 Sweden 2,320 1,142
55 Spain 2,285 1,601
56 Australia 2,093 2,410
57 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,980 2,681
58 Djibouti 1,846 3,473
59 Tanzania 1,827 2,758
60 Finland 1,765 1,005
61 Mexico 1,715 2,228
62 Honduras 1,532 2,674
63 Egypt 1,289 1,935
64 Luxembourg 1,283 1,636
65 San Marino 1,211 2,118
66 Guinea 1,190 2,148
67 Tuvalu 1,153 1,665
68 Sao Tome and Principe 1,130 2,051
69 Azerbaijan 1,074 1,215
70 Vanuatu 1,032 1,241
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