Wedoany.com Report on Feb 3rd, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released the latest statistical data for the Chinese shipbuilding industry for the year 2025. The data shows that China continues to rank first globally in the three core indicators of shipbuilding completion, new orders received, and order book. This marks the 16th consecutive year that China has maintained the world's top position in these three metrics.

According to the shipbuilding industry data from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, from January to December 2025, China's shipbuilding completion volume was 53.69 million deadweight tons, representing an 11.4% increase compared to the same period last year and accounting for 56.1% of the global market share. During the same period, the volume of new orders received nationwide was 107.82 million deadweight tons, a decrease of 4.6% year-on-year, but its proportion in the global total orders reached 69.0%.

As of the end of December 2025, the order book of China's shipbuilding industry reached 274.42 million deadweight tons, an increase of 31.5% year-on-year, accounting for 66.8% of the global market share. This order book figure has once again set a new historical record, providing solid order security for the industry's subsequent development.

The report also shows that in 2025, ship exports played a significant role in China's shipbuilding industry. Among China's annual shipbuilding completion volume, new orders received, and order book, the proportion of export ships was 89.3%, 88.2%, and 92.4% respectively. The total export value of Chinese ships for the year was $55.08 billion.