<p>When a ship is less than <span class="math-container">$12$</span> nautical miles from a country's coast, it's in that country's domestic territory, however, on the high seas, it's in the country in which it's registered. So if a sale is made on board, which country's GDP is it included in? How do we account for these sales? The contribution may seem small, but according to 2018 figures, it's a massive industry, with a value of over 45 billion dollars.</p>

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2022-11-21T16:55:37.807Z
I think you may be overestimating the precisions with which GDP is calculated. Can you give us a link to the $45B figure?
DJClayworth
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2022-11-21T17:00:01.723Z
https://www.fool.com/investing/2019/07/28/how-big-is-the-cruise-industry.aspx
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2022-11-21T17:23:46.747Z
That's a figure for the entire cruise market, not for goods sold on ships on the high seas.
DJClayworth
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2022-11-22T17:50:59.767Z
I don't have any other figures, sorry
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2022-11-22T17:52:28.367Z
https://www.statista.com/statistics/204545/cruise-revenue-per-passenger-2011-by-type/
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2022-11-22T17:53:46.267Z
according to this link , the average spending in 2015 onboard was ~$400, and  23 million travelled by cruise ships in 2015, which gives a figure of atleast 10 billion
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How are trades performed on ships at sea factored into GDP calculations?
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# How are trades performed on ships at sea factored into GDP calculations?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-11-21)

When a ship is less than $12$ nautical miles from a country's coast, it's in that country's domestic territory, however, on the high seas, it's in the country in which it's registered. So if a sale is made on board, which country's GDP is it included in? How do we account for these sales? The contribution may seem small, but according to 2018 figures, it's a massive industry, with a value of over 45 billion dollars.

**Tags:** macroeconomics, gdp, national-income

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: I think you may be overestimating the precisions with which GDP is calculated. Can you give us a link to the $45B figure?  
> **username_0**: https://www.fool.com/investing/2019/07/28/how-big-is-the-cruise-industry.aspx  
> **username_1**: That's a figure for the entire cruise market, not for goods sold on ships on the high seas.  
> **username_0**: I don't have any other figures, sorry  
> **username_0**: https://www.statista.com/statistics/204545/cruise-revenue-per-passenger-2011-by-type/  
> **username_0**: according to this link , the average spending in 2015 onboard was ~$400, and  23 million travelled by cruise ships in 2015, which gives a figure of atleast 10 billion  

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