The merchant fleet container ships, percentage of global by country of beneficial ownership in the United States currently stands at 0.87%, marking a decrease of 0.11% (-11.6%) compared to 2024.
Merchant fleet container ships, percentage of global by country of beneficial ownership by the United States
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Data availability:
Regions:
294
Date range: 1980 to 2025
Points:
5,161
Measure:
%
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United States Container ships, % of world between 1980 and 2025
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.87% | -0.11% |
| 2024 | 0.98% | -0.07% |
| 2023 | 1.05% | -0.03% |
| 2022 | 1.08% | +0% |
| 2021 | 1.08% | -0.06% |
| 2020 | 1.14% | +0% |
| 2019 | 1.14% | -0.01% |
| 2018 | 1.15% | -0.04% |
| 2017 | 1.18% | -0.02% |
| 2016 | 1.21% | -0.19% |
| 2015 | 1.39% | -0.11% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | -0.01% |
| 2013 | 1.51% | +0.01% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -0.01% |
| 2011 | 1.51% | -0.73% |
| 2010 | 2.24% | +0.18% |
| 2009 | 2.05% | -0.29% |
| 2008 | 2.34% | -0.07% |
| 2007 | 2.42% | -0.34% |
| 2006 | 2.75% | -0.56% |
| 2005 | 3.31% | -0.75% |
| 2004 | 4.06% | +0.24% |
| 2003 | 3.81% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 4.11% | -1.54% |
| 2001 | 5.65% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 5.95% | -0.63% |
| 1999 | 6.58% | -0.68% |
| 1998 | 7.27% | -0.34% |
| 1997 | 7.6% | -0.77% |
| 1996 | 8.37% | +1.02% |
| 1995 | 7.35% | -1.33% |
| 1994 | 8.67% | -0.76% |
| 1993 | 9.43% | -0.59% |
| 1992 | 10.03% | -1.65% |
| 1991 | 11.68% | -1.16% |
| 1990 | 12.84% | -2.96% |
| 1989 | 15.8% | -0.46% |
| 1988 | 16.26% | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 17.17% | -1.09% |
| 1986 | 18.26% | +0.63% |
| 1985 | 17.62% | +3.15% |
| 1984 | 14.47% | -0.77% |
| 1983 | 15.25% | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 16.35% | +0.11% |
| 1981 | 16.23% | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 19.43% |