Statistics & Market Research

This report details a wide range of economic indicators for the UK‘s marinas and moorings sector. 

Key data included in the report

• Revenue growth
• Employment
• Business and consumer confidence
• Boating participation
• Berths and moorings
• Capacity and occupancy
• Marina extensions and new developments

British Marine’s Key Performance Indicators for the Leisure, Superyacht & Small Commercial Marine Industry report is a biennial report that uses aggregated data shared by our members, combined with internal knowledge of non-members involved in the marine industry, to provide a robust economic audit of the industry. This report provides: Long-term trends for industry revenue and gross value added to UK Gross Domestic Product Data on revenue, exports, FTE employment an ...

ICOMIA’s large yacht fit market report presents data sourced from a survey of ICOMIA Superyacht Refit Group (ISYRG) members and supported by AIS data. ISYRG represents approximately 40% of global refit projects, consisting of 12 shipyards. The data is collected over the period of 31 August – 1 September each year, and we now have data for the years 2017/18 and 2018/19. Although currently a short time frame, ICOMIA will continue to collect this data each year so that trends in the i ...

In preparation for the review of the British Marine Scotland Business Plan, the British Marine Scotland Board carried out a survey, to identify members’ views on the issues and priorities relevant to the sector in Scotland.  The responses to the survey are now presented in this summary report prepared by British Marine. ...

The latest ICOMIA Recreational Boating Industry Statistics book (edition 2018) is the foremost annual tool the industry has to measure international activity in the recreational boating industry.  Please note, the download is a zipped folder containing the documents and a password to access to documents. ...

This report details a range of economic indicators for the UK‘s leisure boat manufacturing sector, including data on unit production, revenue growth, manufacturing costs, international trade, boat manufacturing business sentiment, boating participation and national and global boat ownership. Key data is also broken down by specific boat categories and sizes to provide the reader with detailed insight into UK production trends across a range of boat markets, including: sailing dinghies; sma ...

British Marine’s Industry Trends Survey is a sentiment survey measuring current business performance and trends in the marine industry over the last six months and outlook for the next six months. This report details a range of industry economic indicators, which includes: sentiment data on the growth of marine industry revenue, profits and operating costs; capital expenditures and other types of investments; staff recruitment; price growth; as well national figures for business and consum ...

In 2014 British Marine published its first report presenting the economic value of the UK’s boating tourism sector, with a view to evaluating the sector’s recovery from the recession and to represent the diverse and significant economic contribution of boating tourism-related business to the UK economy. Five years on, in light of the sector’s recovery from the recession and the uncertainty and opportunity created by Brexit, British Marine has updated this study. The UK’s ...

In 2014 British Marine published its first report presenting the economic value of the UK’s boating tourism sector, with a view to evaluating the sector’s recovery from the recession and to represent the diverse and significant economic contribution of boating tourism-related business to the UK economy. Five years on, in light of the sector’s recovery from the recession and the uncertainty and opportunity created by Brexit, British Marine has updated this study. The UK’s ...