"China Marine Development Index Report 2026" was released in Qingdao: the index will increase by 2.5% in 2025 compared with the previous year

China News Service, Qingdao, September 17 (Wang Yu, Zhang Xiaopeng) The "China Marine Development Index Report 2026" (referred to as the "Report") released in Qingdao, Shandong on the 17th showed that China's marine development index in 2025 was 132.3, an increase of 2.5% over the previous year. The high-quality development of the marine economy is steadily advancing, and the construction of a maritime power has achieved new results.

The China Marine Development Index is a comprehensive quantitative assessment of China's marine sector in six aspects including economy and people's livelihood, technological innovation, ecological environment, and resource utilization in a certain period. The index uses 2015 as the base period, and the base period index is set at 100.

The report shows that among the sub-sector indexes in 2025, the economic and people's livelihood index is 133.1, an increase of 2.9% over the previous year; the scientific and technological innovation index is 138.5, an increase of 2.5% over the previous year; the ecological environment index is 128.3, an increase of 2.9% over the previous year; An increase of 2.8% over the previous year; the resource utilization index was 132.8, an increase of 2.5% over the previous year; the openness level index was 129.2, an increase of 2.5% over the previous year; the comprehensive management index was 128.7, an increase of 2.0% over the previous year.

The report states that in 2025, China's marine economic development will make steady progress, social and people's livelihood will continue to improve, the efficiency of marine scientific and technological innovation will continue to increase, the marine ecological environment will be effectively managed, the quality and efficiency of marine resource development and utilization will steadily improve, international economic and trade cooperation in the marine field will develop steadily, high-level opening up will continue to deepen, and the level of comprehensive management of the marine field will steadily improve.

The report was prepared by the China National Ocean Information Center and the China Ocean Development Research Association. It aims to comprehensively assess China's ocean development level in 2025, guide social expectations, help improve ocean governance capabilities, and promote the high-quality development of the ocean economy and the construction of a maritime power.