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Sea Trade and Chokepoints
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Data: IMF PortWatch, UNCTAD.
Updated: 10 November 2026.
Volume of cargo transiting, October 2026
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Seaborne trade by country, 2024
Million tonnes (Mt) of cargo. Figures are by weight, not value: China imports more than it exports by weight, but its exports are worth more than its imports in dollars.
| 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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Volumes in million tonnes (Mt), 2024. Source: UNCTAD.
Total in (imports) combines crude oil, other tanker cargo and dry cargo; Total out (exports) likewise.
Italicised names are territories not fully recognised as countries.
* UNCTAD’s Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (LSCI), 2024: how well a country is connected to global container-shipping networks.
Total in (imports) combines crude oil, other tanker cargo and dry cargo; Total out (exports) likewise.
Italicised names are territories not fully recognised as countries.
* UNCTAD’s Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (LSCI), 2024: how well a country is connected to global container-shipping networks.
Cargo through chokepoints, by month
Million tonnes per month. Pick up to 8 chokepoints from the list below the chart.
Monthly totals from January 2019 to October 2026.
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10 November 2026
Latest update: Shipping traffic data added for October 2026.