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Merchant marine Bolivia, in 36 editions.
The entry for Bolivia published Merchant marine in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 29 editions. Each is shown as published. Merchant marine in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 29
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Merchant marine” (1990 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Same as 20242 cargo ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 14,051 GRT/22,155 DWT; note--1 is owned by the Bolivian Navy
2 cargo ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 14,051 GRT/22,155 DWT; note--1 is owned by the Bolivian Navy
2 cargo ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 14,051 GRT/22,155 DWT
2 cargo ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 14,051 GRT/22,155 DWT; note--1 is owned by the Bolivian Navy DWT
2 cargo and 1 container ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 16,951 GRT/26,320 DWT
2 cargo and 1 container ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 14,051 GRT/22,155 16,951 GRT/26,320
DWT
2 cargo ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 14,051 GRT/22,155 DWT
2 cargo and 1 container ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 16,951 GRT/26,32014,051 GRT/22,155 DWT
1 cargo ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 4,214 GRT/6,390 DWT
2 1 cargo ships ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 14,051 GRT/22,155 4,214 GRT/6,390 DWT
- total:
- 1 cargo ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 4,214 GRT/6,390 DWT
total: 1 cargo ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 4,214 GRT/6,390 DWT
- total:
- 1 cargo ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 4,214 GRT/6,390 DWT (1995 est.)
total: 1 cargo ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 4,214 GRT/6,390 DWT
(1995 est.)
- total :
- 1 cargo ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 4,214 GRT/6,390 DWT (1996 est.)
total: total : 1 cargo ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 4,214 GRT/6,390 DWT(1995 (1996 est.)
- total:
- 1 cargo ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 4,214 GRT/6,390 DWT (1997 est.)
total : total: 1 cargo ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 4,214 GRT/6,390 DWT(1996 (1997 est.)
- total:
- 6 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 34,948 GRT/58,472 DWT
- ships by type:
- bulk 1, cargo 5 (1998 est.)
total: 1 cargo ship 6 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 4,214 GRT/6,390 34,948 GRT/58,472 DWT(1997 ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 5 (1998 est.)
- total:
- 32 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 116,373 GRT/182,283 DWT
- ships by type:
- bulk 3, cargo 17, chemical tanker 3, container 1, petroleum tanker 6, roll-on/roll-off 2 (1999 est.)
total: 6 32 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 34,948 GRT/58,472 116,373 GRT/182,283 DWT
ships by type: bulk 1, 3, cargo 5 (1998 17, chemical tanker 3, container 1, petroleum tanker 6, roll-on/roll-off 2 (1999 est.)
- total:
- 42 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 141,017 GRT/211,058 DWT ships by type: bulk 5, cargo 20, chemical tanker 3, container 1, petroleum tanker 10, roll on/roll off 3 (2000 est.)
total: 32 42 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 116,373 GRT/182,283 141,017 GRT/211,058 DWT3, 5, cargo 17, 20, chemical tanker 3, container 1, petroleum tanker 6, roll-on/roll-off 2 (1999 10, roll on/roll off 3 (2000 est.)
- total:
- 36 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 196,399 GRT/320,137 DWT
- ships by type:
- bulk 3, cargo 15, chemical tanker 2, container 1, petroleum tanker 13, roll on/roll off 2
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of Belize 2, China 2, Cuba 1, Cyprus 1, Egypt 1, Honduras 1, Latvia 2, Liberia 2, Panama 1, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1, Saudi Arabia 1, Singapore 1, South Korea 3, Switzerland 1, Ukraine 1, United Arab Emirates 5, United States 1 (2002 est.)
Rewritten: too little of the 2001 text remains to mark the changes.
total: 36 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 196,399 GRT/320,137 DWT
ships by type: bulk 3, cargo 15, chemical tanker 2, container 1, petroleum tanker 13, roll on/roll off 2
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of Belize 2, China 2, Cuba 1, Cyprus 1, Egypt 1, Honduras 1, Latvia 2, Liberia 2, Panama 1, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1, Saudi Arabia 1, Singapore 1, South Korea 3, Switzerland 1, Ukraine 1, United Arab Emirates 5, United States 1 (2002 est.)
- total:
- 53 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 347,535 GRT/591,113 DWT
- ships by type:
- bulk 2, cargo 25, chemical tanker 4, container 4, livestock carrier 1, petroleum tanker 12, roll on/roll off 1, short-sea passenger 3, specialized tanker 1
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of Belize 2, China 2, Cuba 1, Cyprus 1, Egypt 1, Honduras 1, Latvia 2, Liberia 2, Panama 1, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1, Saudi Arabia 1, Singapore 1, South Korea 3, Switzerland 1, Ukraine 1, UAE 5, US 1 (2002 est.)
total: 36 53 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 196,399 GRT/320,137 347,535 GRT/591,113 DWT
ships by type: bulk 3, 2, cargo 15, 25, chemical tanker 2, 4, container 4, livestock carrier 1, petroleum tanker 13, 12, roll on/roll off 2 1, short-sea passenger 3, specialized tanker 1
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of Belize 2, China 2, Cuba 1, Cyprus 1, Egypt 1, Honduras 1, Latvia 2, Liberia 2, Panama 1, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1, Saudi Arabia 1, Singapore 1, South Korea 3, Switzerland 1, Ukraine 1, United Arab Emirates UAE 5, United States US 1 (2002 est.)
- total:
- 56 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 413,407 GRT/699,901 DWT
- by type:
- bulk 3, cargo 26, chemical tanker 4, container 3, livestock carrier 1, multi-functional large load carrier 1, petroleum tanker 10, refrigerated cargo 2, roll on/roll off 1, short-sea/passenger 3, specialized tanker 2
- foreign-owned:
- Argentina 1, British Virgin Islands 1, Cambodia 1, China 1, Cyprus 1, Egypt 1, Eritrea 1, Germany 2, Greece 1, Hong Kong 1, Indonesia 1, Iran 1, Italy 2, Latvia 2, Panama 3, Romania 1, Russia 1, Saint Kitts and Nevis 1, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1, Saudi Arabia 2, Singapore 3, Syria 1, Turkey 1, United Kingdom 1, United States 3, Yemen 2
- registered in other countries:
- 1 (2004 est.)
total: 53 56 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 347,535 GRT/591,113 413,407 GRT/699,901 DWTships by type: bulk 2, 3, cargo 25, 26, chemical tanker 4, container 4, 3, livestock carrier 1, multi-functional large load carrier 1, petroleum tanker 12, 10, refrigerated cargo 2, roll on/roll off 1, short-sea passenger short-sea/passenger 3, specialized tanker 1 2note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of Belize 2, foreign-owned: Argentina 1, British Virgin Islands 1, Cambodia 1, China 2, Cuba 1, Cyprus 1, Egypt 1, Honduras Eritrea 1, Latvia Germany 2, Liberia Greece 1, Hong Kong 1, Indonesia 1, Iran 1, Italy 2, Latvia 2, Panama 3, Romania 1, Russia 1, Saint Kitts and Nevis 1, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1, Saudi Arabia 1, 2, Singapore 1, South Korea 3, Switzerland Syria 1, Ukraine Turkey 1, UAE 5, US United Kingdom 1, United States 3, Yemen 2
registered in other countries: 1 (2002 (2004 est.)
- total:
- 32 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 413,407 GRT/699,901 DWT
- by type:
- bulk carrier 2, cargo 16, chemical tanker 1, container 1, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 9, refrigerated cargo 1
- foreign-owned:
- 11 (Argentina 1, Egypt 2, Eritrea 1, Germany 1, Iran 1, Singapore 2, United Kingdom 1, United States 2) (2005)
Rewritten: too little of the 2004 text remains to mark the changes.
total: 32 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 413,407 GRT/699,901 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 2, cargo 16, chemical tanker 1, container 1, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 9, refrigerated cargo 1
foreign-owned: 11 (Argentina 1, Egypt 2, Eritrea 1, Germany 1, Iran 1, Singapore 2, United Kingdom 1, United States 2) (2005)
- total:
- 24 ships (1000 GRT or over) 127,297 GRT/198,525 DWT
- by type:
- bulk carrier 2, cargo 8, chemical tanker 1, passenger/cargo 3, petroleum tanker 10
- foreign-owned:
- 10 (Argentina 1, China 1, Egypt 2, Iran 1, Singapore 3, Taiwan 1, Yemen 1) (2006)
total: 32 24 ships (1,000 (1000 GRT or over) 413,407 GRT/699,901 127,297 GRT/198,525 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 2, cargo 16, 8, chemical tanker 1, container 1, passenger/cargo 2, 3, petroleum tanker 9, refrigerated cargo 1 10
foreign-owned: 11 10 (Argentina 1, China 1, Egypt 2, Eritrea 1, Germany 1, Iran 1, Singapore 2, United Kingdom 3, Taiwan 1, United States 2) (2005) Yemen 1) (2006)
- total:
- 25 ships (1000 GRT or over) 73,877 GRT/110,148 DWT
- by type:
- bulk carrier 1, cargo 12, carrier 1, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 9
- foreign-owned:
- 9 (Argentina 1, China 1, Egypt 1, Iran 1, Italy 1, Singapore 1, Syria 1, Taiwan 1, Yemen 1) (2007)
total: 24 25 ships (1000 GRT or over) 127,297 GRT/198,525 73,877 GRT/110,148 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 2, 1, cargo 8, chemical tanker 12, carrier 1, passenger/cargo 3, 2, petroleum tanker 10 9
foreign-owned: 10 9 (Argentina 1, China 1, Egypt 2, 1, Iran 1, Italy 1, Singapore 3, 1, Syria 1, Taiwan 1, Yemen 1) (2006) (2007)
- total:
- 23
- by type:
- bulk carrier 1, cargo 11, carrier 1, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 7, refrigerated cargo 1, specialized tanker 1
- foreign-owned:
- 7 (Bahamas 1, China 1, Iran 1, Singapore 1, Syria 2, Taiwan 1) (2008)
total: 25 ships (1000 GRT or over) 73,877 GRT/110,148 DWT 23
by type: bulk carrier 1, cargo 12, 11, carrier 1, passenger/cargo 2, 1, petroleum tanker 9 7, refrigerated cargo 1, specialized tanker 1
foreign-owned: 9 (Argentina 7 (Bahamas 1, China 1, Egypt 1, Iran 1, Italy 1, Singapore 1, Syria 1, 2, Taiwan 1, Yemen 1) (2007) (2008)
- total:
- 23
- country comparison to the world:
- 93
- by type:
- bulk carrier 1, cargo 11, carrier 1, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 7, refrigerated cargo 1, specialized tanker 1
- foreign-owned:
- 7 (Bahamas 1, China 1, Iran 1, Singapore 1, Syria 2, Taiwan 1) (2008)
total:
23
country comparison to the world:
93
by type:
bulk carrier 1, cargo 11, carrier 1, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 7, refrigerated cargo 1, specialized tanker 1
foreign-owned:
7 (Bahamas 1, China 1, Iran 1, Singapore 1, Syria 2, Taiwan 1) (2008)
- total:
- 22
- country comparison to the world:
- 98
- by type:
- bulk carrier 3, cargo 11, carrier 1, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 2, roll on/roll off 3, specialized tanker 1
- foreign-owned:
- 7 (Bahamas 1, Ecuador 1, Iran 1, Syria 4) (2010)
total:23 22
country comparison to the world:93 98
by type:
bulk carrier 1, 3, cargo 11, carrier 1, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 7, refrigerated cargo 1, 2, roll on/roll off 3, specialized tanker 1
foreign-owned:
7 (Bahamas 1, China Ecuador 1, Iran 1, Singapore 1, Syria 2, Taiwan 1) (2008) 4) (2010)
- total:
- 22
- country comparison to the world:
- 99
- by type:
- bulk carrier 3, cargo 11, carrier 1, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 2, roll on/roll off 3, specialized tanker 1
- foreign-owned:
- 7 (Bahamas 1, Ecuador 1, Iran 1, Syria 4) (2010)
total:
22
country comparison to the world:98 99
by type:
bulk carrier 3, cargo 11, carrier 1, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 2, roll on/roll off 3, specialized tanker 1
foreign-owned:
7 (Bahamas 1, Ecuador 1, Iran 1, Syria 4) (2010)
The same text in 3 editions, 2012 to 2014.
- total:
- 18
- country comparison to the world:
- 98
- by type:
- bulk carrier 1, cargo 14, petroleum tanker 1, roll on/roll off 2
- foreign-owned:
- 5 (Syria 4, UK 1, (2010)
total:22 18
country comparison to the world:99 98
by type:
bulk carrier 3, cargo 11, carrier 1, passenger/cargo 1, cargo 14, petroleum tanker 2, 1, roll on/roll off 3, specialized tanker 1 2
foreign-owned:7 (Bahamas 1, Ecuador 1, Iran 5 (Syria 4, UK 1, Syria 4) (2010)
The same text in 3 editions, 2015 to 2017.
- total:
- 18
- by type:
- bulk carrier 1, cargo 14, petroleum tanker 1, roll on/roll off 2
- foreign-owned:
- 5 (Syria 4, UK 1, (2010)
- country comparison to the world:
- 98
total:country comparison to the world:by type:
98
foreign-owned:
country comparison to the world: 98
- total:
- 55 (2017)
- by type:
- general cargo 41, oil tanker 3, other 11 (2017)
Rewritten: too little of the 2017 text remains to mark the changes.
total: 55 (2017)
by type: general cargo 41, oil tanker 3, other 11 (2017)
- total:
- 49
- by type:
- general cargo 36, oil tanker 2, other 11 (2018)
total: 55 (2017) 49
by type: general cargo 41, 36, oil tanker 3, 2, other 11 (2017) (2018)
- total:
- 43
- by type:
- general cargo 27, oil tanker 2, other 14 (2019)
total: 49 43
by type: general cargo 36, 27, oil tanker 2, other 11 (2018) 14 (2019)
The same text in 2021 and 2022.
- total:
- 45
- by type:
- general cargo 29, oil tanker 2, other 14 (2021)
total: 43 45
by type: general cargo 27, 29, oil tanker 2, other 14 (2019) (2021)
- total:
- 46 (2022)
- by type:
- general cargo 29, oil tanker 3, other 14
total: 45 46 (2022)
by type: general cargo 29, oil tanker 2, 3, other 14 (2021)
The same text in 2024 and 2025.
- total:
- 50 (2023)
- by type:
- general cargo 30, oil tanker 2, other 18
total: 46 (2022) 50 (2023)
by type: general cargo 29, 30, oil tanker 3, 2, other 14 18
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Bolivia: Merchant marine.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/bolivia/merchant-marine.