TO THE ISSUE OF METHODOLOGY FOR ASSESSING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MARITIME ECONOMY IN THE WORLD AND IN RUSSIA

Abstract

The seas and oceans occupy more than 70% of the Earth's surface, and the World Wildlife Fund estimates their global value at 24 trillion US dollars. The recognition of the exceptional and increasing role of seas and oceans in the modern world economy is reflected in the active development of the “blue economy” concept – the systemic and sustainable development of industries related to the use of ocean resources. However, it is quite difficult to quantify the impact of the maritime economy on the economy of a country or another, as well as to make international comparisons due to terminological and sectoral differentiation in its understanding, as well as the lack of a unified methodological approach to assess the level of its development. At the same time, attempts to create such a unified approach have been made by scientists of developed countries of the world since the 1970s. The aim of the study is to substantiate the need to assess the development of Russia’s maritime economy and to determine the possibilities and conditions of using the relevant experience of the European Union for these purposes. The impact of maritime economy on macroeconomic indicators (in particular, GDP and employment) of the USA, China and a few countries of the European Union has been assessed. As for Russia, it has been proved that even though the country is the largest maritime power in the world, it is impossible to assess the contribution of maritime economy to the development of national economy – there is no official statistical base and approved methodology for such assessment; only statistical information on certain types of activities related to the sea is available (its fragments are given in the article). This fact prevents the development of effective state programs of strategic development of the “blue economy”, as well as the concepts of socio-economic development of the regions, the economy of which has one or another degree of dependence on the resources and capacity of the World Ocean. The experience of the European Union on implementing a unified methodological approach to the definition of the essence, sectors and industries of the maritime economy, as well as the system of evaluation indicators of its development, based on the use of relevant statistical databases has been studied. The authors note the readiness and expediency of using this methodological approach in Russia as a possibility of structuring the sub-sectors of the national maritime economy and the subsequent quantitative and qualitative assessment of its development, as well as of conducting cross-country comparative analysis and determining directions for improvement.

Keywords

types of economic activities related to the sea, maritime economy, maritime economy of the European Union, maritime sectors of Russia, “blue economy”

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About the Authors

Larisa V. Kokh – Dr. Sci. (Economics), Professor, Honored Worker of Education of the Russian Federation; Professor, State Marine Technical University, Saint Petersburg, Russia. E-mail: lkokh@mail.ru. SPIN РИНЦ 5665-9395. ORCID 0000-0001-9209-0098. ResearcherID E-2249-2017. Scopus Author ID 57202745294
Yuriy V. Kokh – Cand. Sci. (Engineering), Docent; Associated Professor, State Marine Technical University, Saint Petersburg, Russia. E-mail: y_kokh@mail.ru. SPIN РИНЦ 3198-1599. ORCID 0000-0002-4803-9540. ResearcherID E-1629-2017. Scopus Author ID 57224081361

For citation

Kokh L.V., Kokh Yu.V. To the Issue of Methodology for Assessing the Development of the Maritime Economy in the World and in Russia // BENEFICIUM. 2022. Vol. 2(43). Pp. 57-65. (In Russ.). DOI: 10.34680/BENEFICIUM.2022.2(43).57-65