Major Shipbuilding Programs of the World (2016)
Countries |
Surface Warships |
Submarines |
Total |
Power Projection Ships |
Major Surface Combatants |
Minor Surface Combatants |
Aircraft Carriers |
Principal Amphibious Ships |
Cruisers |
Destroyers |
Frigates |
Corvettes |
Patrol and Coastal Combatants |
Mine Warfare Vessels |
Asia-Pacific |
4 |
10 |
0 |
90 |
45 |
162 |
27 |
104 |
442 |
Australia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
9 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
12 |
36 |
Bangladesh |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
10 |
0 |
2 |
14 |
China |
1 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
11 |
7 |
0 |
2 |
14 |
45 |
India |
2 |
4 |
0 |
5 |
11 |
10 |
31 |
12 |
23 |
98 |
Indonesia |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
0 |
12 |
25 |
Japan |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
11 |
Malaysia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
Myanmar |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
New
Zealand |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Pakistan |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
8 |
20 |
Philippines |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
33 |
0 |
0 |
38 |
Singapore |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
15 |
South Korea |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
11 |
0 |
35 |
5 |
19 |
75 |
Taiwan |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
8 |
0 |
11 |
6 |
4 |
33 |
Thailand |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
8 |
Vietnam |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
Europe |
2 |
3 |
1 |
23 |
76 |
19 |
62 |
13 |
59 |
258 |
Denmark |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
France |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
17 |
Finland |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
Germany |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
Greece |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
11 |
Italy |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
17 |
Netherlands |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
Norway |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
7 |
Poland |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
7 |
Portugal |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
Russia |
0 |
0 |
1 |
12 |
27 |
6 |
17 |
7 |
18 |
88 |
Spain |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
12 |
Sweden |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
0 |
2 |
20 |
Turkey |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
10 |
0 |
6 |
23 |
Ukraine |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
United
Kingdom |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
8 |
28 |
Americas |
2 |
10 |
0 |
66 |
4 |
125 |
0 |
38 |
245 |
Argentina |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
Brazil |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
25 |
0 |
7 |
41 |
Canada |
0 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
Chile |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
Colombia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
48 |
0 |
0 |
48 |
Mexico |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
37 |
0 |
0 |
37 |
Peru |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
United
States |
2 |
7 |
0 |
26 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
28 |
81 |
Uruguay |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
Venezuela |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
Africa |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
10 |
0 |
6 |
26 |
Algeria |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
Egypt |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
11 |
Nigeria |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
South Africa |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
Middle - East |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
7 |
36 |
0 |
11 |
63 |
Iran |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
10 |
19 |
Israel |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
Oman |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Saudi
Arabia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
25 |
0 |
0 |
35 |
United Arab Emirates |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Grand
Total |
8 |
24 |
1 |
272 |
76 |
395 |
40 |
218 |
1,034 |
Notes: Figures pertain to
surface warships and submarines that were under construction in 2016 as well as
those that had been ordered or were projected to be ordered in the coming
years. The table does not include figures on auxiliary non-combat ships, such
as auxiliary oil replenishment (AOR) ships, logistics and support ships,
amphibious landing ships and landing craft, hospital ships, research and survey
ships, training ships, rescue boats, diving tenders, harbour patrol craft,
fireboats, tugs, and other similar types of vessels.
Source: Table prepared using data from Stephen Saunders, ed., Jane’s Fighting Ships, 2016–2017,
IHS Global, 2016, pp. 2–1006.