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Sea Trade and Chokepoints
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Data: IMF PortWatch, UNCTAD.
Updated: 11 August 2026.
Volume of cargo transiting, July 2026
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Note: Values represent weight.
For example, China imports more than it exports in weight, but the value of its exports is higher than imports in $.
| Rank | Country | Total in (Imports) |
Total out (Exports) |
Crude oil in |
Crude oil out |
Other tankers in |
Other tankers out |
Connectivity * index |
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Shipping volume measured in million metric tonnes.
Total in (imports) combines crude oil, other tanker-shipped products and dry cargo. The same applies to Total out (exports).
Italicised names are territories not fully recognised as countries.
* An index measuring how integrated a country is into global sea trade. LSCI (Liner Shipping Connectivity Index) by UNCTAD.
Total in (imports) combines crude oil, other tanker-shipped products and dry cargo. The same applies to Total out (exports).
Italicised names are territories not fully recognised as countries.
* An index measuring how integrated a country is into global sea trade. LSCI (Liner Shipping Connectivity Index) by UNCTAD.
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Monthly totals from January 2019 to July 2026.
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11 August 2026
Latest update: Shipping traffic data added for July 2026.