That dollar amount paid for overall international car exports results from a 34.6% increase compared to $728.2 billion five years earlier in 2021.
Year over year, worldwide spending on exported cars slowed to a 1.5% rise starting from $965.6 billion during 2024.
In 2025, cars represented the world’s second-most valuable exported product as measured by sales in US dollars. International purchases for exported cars trailed electronic integrated circuits but outpaced exports of crude oil, unwrought gold and refined petroleum oils.
Cars accounted for 3.8% of overall international spending on all exported products, down from 4% for 2024.
World’s Biggest Exporters of Cars by Value
The 5 leading exporters of cars during 2025 were Germany, mainland China, Japan, South Korea and Mexico. By value, that quintet of most lucrative automotive exporters generated over half (53%) of cars sold on international markets in 2025.
Applying a continental lens, European countries sold the highest dollar value worth of cars exported during 2025 with shipments totaling $488.6 billion or 49.9% of international car sales. In second place were suppliers based in Asia at 33.5% followed by automobile exporters located in North America at 14.4%.
Tinier percentages came from shippers in Africa (1.4%), Latin America (0.7%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, then Oceania (0.05%) led by Australia and New Zealand.
For research purposes, the 4-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix for cars is 8703.
Car Exports by Country
Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of cars in 2025.
- Germany: US$176.6 billion (18% of total exported cars)
- mainland China: $110.4 billion (11.3%)
- Japan: $105.4 billion (10.8%)
- South Korea: $68.5 billion (7%)
- Mexico: $58.6 billion (6%)
- United States: $53.5 billion (5.5%)
- Belgium: $44 billion (4.5%)
- Spain: $40.8 billion (4.2%)
- Czech Republic: $38.7 billion (4%)
- Slovakia: $34.9 billion (3.6%)
- United Kingdom: $30.5 billion (3.1%)
- Canada: $29.2 billion (3%)
- France: $24.2 billion (2.5%)
- Italy: $16.3 billion (1.7%)
- Sweden: $13.6 billion (1.4%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 86.2% of globally exported cars sold in 2025.
Among the top exporters, the fastest-growing international car suppliers since 2024 were: mainland China (up 22.4%), Czech Republic (up 12.7%), Slovakia (up 10%) and France (up 6.8%).
Those countries that posted declines in their exported cars sales were led by: United Kingdom (down -14.9% from 2024), Sweden (down -10.1%), United States of America (down -9.6%), Canada (down -8.3%) and Mexico (down -4.7%).
Searchable List of Car Exporting Countries in 2025
You can change the presentation order by clicking the triangle icon at the top of any of the columns below.
The right-most column shows the percentage change in the value of cars exported from each country in 2025 compared to 2024.
| Rank | Exporter | Car Exports (US$) | 2024-5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Germany | $176,559,520,000 | +0.5% |
| 2. | mainland China | $110,421,917,000 | +22.4% |
| 3. | Japan | $105,398,136,000 | -1.3% |
| 4. | South Korea | $68,462,018,000 | +0.2% |
| 5. | Mexico | $58,574,343,000 | -4.7% |
| 6. | United States | $53,494,759,000 | -9.6% |
| 7. | Belgium | $43,976,207,000 | +6% |
| 8. | Spain | $40,799,995,000 | +4.9% |
| 9. | Czech Republic | $38,738,681,000 | +12.7% |
| 10. | Slovakia | $34,908,757,000 | +10% |
| 11. | United Kingdom | $30,537,092,000 | -14.9% |
| 12. | Canada | $29,183,886,000 | -8.3% |
| 13. | France | $24,168,775,000 | +6.8% |
| 14. | Italy | $16,328,622,000 | +1.9% |
| 15. | Sweden | $13,623,561,000 | -10.1% |
| 16. | Türkiye | $13,360,919,000 | +3.6% |
| 17. | Hungary | $12,731,255,000 | -4% |
| 18. | Thailand | $9,882,300,000 | -18.8% |
| 19. | Romania | $9,581,280,000 | +19.7% |
| 20. | Slovenia | $9,024,665,000 | +23.9% |
| 21. | Austria | $8,678,185,000 | +6% |
| 22. | India | $8,574,471,000 | +22.8% |
| 23. | South Africa | $7,710,290,000 | +35.9% |
| 24. | Poland | $7,601,778,000 | +4.6% |
| 25. | Indonesia | $6,452,187,000 | +7.5% |
| 26. | Morocco | $6,327,756,000 | -7.5% |
| 27. | Brazil | $5,887,877,000 | +37.3% |
| 28. | Portugal | $5,346,010,000 | +22.3% |
| 29. | Netherlands | $4,603,321,000 | +46.7% |
| 30. | Denmark | $3,130,024,000 | +13.2% |
| 31. | Saudi Arabia | $1,823,534,000 | +77% |
| 32. | Finland | $1,465,374,000 | +28.5% |
| 33. | Argentina | $1,087,201,000 | -24.5% |
| 34. | Estonia | $1,040,629,000 | +16.1% |
| 35. | Serbia | $1,020,153,000 | +585.5% |
| 36. | Vietnam | $988,245,000 | +97.2% |
| 37. | Luxembourg | $919,893,000 | +13.5% |
| 38. | Switzerland | $899,965,000 | +10.3% |
| 39. | Lithuania | $848,082,000 | +11.7% |
| 40. | Taiwan | $784,652,000 | -11.4% |
| 41. | Latvia | $600,017,000 | +42.7% |
| 42. | Hong Kong | $552,823,000 | -16.3% |
| 43. | Malaysia | $465,577,000 | +36% |
| 44. | Bulgaria | $440,557,000 | +28.2% |
| 45. | Croatia | $432,144,000 | +36.8% |
| 46. | Singapore | $413,018,000 | +4.4% |
| 47. | Australia | $344,713,000 | +65.6% |
| 48. | Norway | $299,055,000 | +43.5% |
| 49. | Azerbaijan | $216,164,000 | +25.9% |
| 50. | Colombia | $188,352,000 | +9.5% |
| 51. | United Arab Emirates | $181,944,000 | -98.4% |
| 52. | Russia | $106,740,000 | +7.1% |
| 53. | Macao | $100,183,000 | +22464% |
| 54. | New Zealand | $97,894,000 | -0.1% |
| 55. | Chile | $91,473,000 | +15.6% |
| 56. | Kazakhstan | $55,236,000 | -23.8% |
| 57. | Greece | $50,870,000 | +10.2% |
| 58. | Egypt | $50,320,000 | +81.3% |
| 59. | Ireland | $40,786,000 | -45.6% |
| 60. | Gibraltar | $36,776,000 | +8.6% |
| 61. | Panama | $33,931,000 | +57.9% |
| 62. | Ukraine | $33,565,000 | +207.6% |
| 63. | Philippines | $26,872,000 | -22.4% |
| 64. | Israel | $20,882,000 | -27.4% |
| 65. | Iran | $18,213,000 | -15.5% |
| 66. | Kyrgyzstan | $15,734,000 | +6.8% |
| 67. | Guatemala | $15,648,000 | +11% |
| 68. | Andorra | $12,249,000 | -4.2% |
| 69. | Mongolia | $11,009,000 | -17.9% |
| 70. | Rwanda | $5,763,000 | +20.7% |
| 71. | Namibia | $5,580,000 | -33.9% |
| 72. | Faroe Islands | $4,816,000 | +35.2% |
| 73. | Bosnia/Herzegovina | $4,672,000 | -11.6% |
| 74. | Barbados | $4,397,000 | +141.5% |
| 75. | Jamaica | $4,323,000 | +40.6% |
| 76. | Qatar | $4,178,000 | -99.2% |
| 77. | Ivory Coast | $3,931,000 | +55.7% |
| 78. | Cyprus | $3,892,000 | +49.6% |
| 79. | Moldova | $3,889,000 | -53.9% |
| 80. | Ecuador | $3,855,000 | -7.1% |
| 81. | Iceland | $3,728,000 | +39% |
| 82. | Nigeria | $3,647,000 | 0% |
| 83. | El Salvador | $3,638,000 | +46.3% |
| 84. | British Virgin Islands | $3,495,000 | +2140% |
| 85. | Pakistan | $3,474,000 | +0.4% |
| 86. | Dominican Republic | $3,189,000 | +65.1% |
| 87. | Zimbabwe | $3,169,000 | +568.6% |
| 88. | Honduras | $3,056,000 | +141.6% |
| 89. | Montenegro | $2,963,000 | -39.8% |
| 90. | Malta | $2,606,000 | -11.7% |
| 91. | Oman | $2,188,000 | -98.9% |
| 92. | Uzbekistan | $2,142,000 | -24% |
| 93. | Kuwait | $2,137,000 | -99.8% |
| 94. | Peru | $1,967,000 | +17.6% |
| 95. | Uruguay | $1,962,000 | -13.1% |
| 96. | Tunisia | $1,944,000 | -88.1% |
| 97. | Algeria | $1,842,000 | 0% |
| 98. | Sri Lanka | $1,831,000 | -54.6% |
| 99. | North Korea | $1,820,000 | -85.9% |
| 100. | Zambia | $1,814,000 | -14.2% |
Expanding the scope to the 100 biggest car exporters, the fastest-growing exporters of cars were relatively smaller automobile suppliers Macao (up 22,464% from 2024), British Virgin Islands (up 2,140%), Serbia (up 585.5%), Zimbabwe (up 568.6%) then Ukraine (up 207.6%).
Posting the severest declines in their exported cars sales were Kuwait (down -99.8% from 2024), United Arab Emirates (down -98.4%), Oman (down -98.9%), United Arab Emirates (down -98.4%) and Tunisia (down -88.1%).
Countries Generating Biggest Surpluses from Global Trade of Cars
The following countries posted the highest positive net exports involving international car sales for 2025. Investopedia defines net exports as the value of a country’s total exports minus the value of its total imports. Thus, the statistics below present the surplus between the value of each country’s car exports and its import purchases for that same commodity.
- Germany: US$98.8 billion (net export surplus down -4.2% since 2024)
- Japan: $92.7 billion (down -2.9%)
- mainland China: $87.3 billion (up 68%)
- South Korea: $55.1 billion (down -2%)
- Mexico: $39.1 billion (down -10.6%)
- Czech Republic: $30.8 billion (up 11.6%)
- Slovakia: $30.1 billion (up 8.8%)
- Spain: $11.3 billion (down -27.1%)
- India: $7.6 billion (up 20.7%)
- Hungary: $7.4 billion (down -18.4%)
- Thailand: $6.8 billion (down -28.3%)
- Romania: $4.4 billion (up 35.7%)
- Indonesia: $2.9 billion (down -14.4%)
- Belgium: $2.8 billion (reversing a -$1.9 billion deficit)
- South Africa: $2.8 billion (up 30.3%)
Historically, Germany and Japan earn the highest surpluses in the international trade of cars. In turn, this positive cashflow confirms both countries’ strong competitive advantages for this specific product category.
Countries Incurring Worst Deficits from Global Trade of Cars
The following countries posted the highest negative net exports for cars during 2025. Investopedia defines net exports as the value of a country’s total exports minus the value of its total imports. Thus, the statistics below present the deficit between the value of each country’s car import purchases and its exports for that same commodity.
- United States: -US$130.3 billion (net export deficit down -18.7% since 2024)
- United Kingdom: -$31.2 billion (up 49.4%)
- United Arab Emirates: -$22.9 billion (up 35.6%)
- Australia: -$21.9 billion (down -6.5%)
- Italy: -$21.3 billion (up 9.1%)
- Saudi Arabia: -$19.3 billion (up 4.7%)
- France: -$18.1 billion (down -16.5%)
- Poland: -$13.4 billion (up 15.5%)
- Netherlands: -$13.2 billion (up 12%)
- Switzerland: -$12.6 billion (up 5%)
- Russia: -$10.9 billion (down -36.8%)
- Canada: -$9.1 billion (up 12.5%)
- Türkiye: -$9 billion (up 85.4%)
- Norway: -$7 billion (up 29.8%)
- Denmark: -$6.9 billion (up 35.9%)
By far, the United States of America incurred the highest deficit in the international trade of cars—albeit down from -$160.3 billion for 2024. In turn, its negative cashflow confirms America’s competitive disadvantage for this specific product category but also signals opportunities for improvement.
Major Car Exporting Companies
According to Forbes Global 2000 rankings, the following car and truck producing companies are among the top 100 largest companies in the world.
- Toyota Motor (Japan)
- Volkswagen Group (Germany)
- Daimler (Germany)
- Ford Motor (United States)
- BMW Group (Germany)
- General Motors (United States)
- Honda Motor (Japan)
- Hyundai Motor (South Korea)
- Nissan Motor (Japan)
- SAIC Motor (China)
The above corporations are presented in the same order as they appear in the Forbes listing.
Average Unit Prices for Exported Cars from Selected Countries
Below, you will find the average dollar value for each car exported from selected countries.
Only included in this sample are countries that report their respective average unit prices per exported car by weight, specifically tons.
- British Virgin Islands: US$47,877 per exported car (up 114.8% from 2024)
- Azerbaijan: $46,733 per exported car (up 52.9%)
- Uruguay: $46,714 per exported car (up 86.1%)
- Georgia: $36,875 per exported car (down -50.5%)
- Eritrea: $34,143 per exported car (up 3314.3%)
- Zimbabwe: $32,010 per exported car (up 332.2%)
- Namibia: $31,348 per exported car (up 73.8%)
- Seychelles: $30,333 per exported car (up 40.2%)
- Italy: $29,009 per exported car (up 9.7%)
- Mauritius: $27,535 per exported car (up 72.5%)
The average price per ton for cars exported from the above countries is $36,258 for 2025, down from an average $37,161 one year prior.
See also Electric Cars Exports by Country, US Exported & Imported Cars by State and Car Imports by Country
Research Sources:
Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook Field Listing: Exports – Commodities. Accessed on May 20, 2026
Forbes Global 2000 rankings, The World’s Biggest Public Companies. Accessed on May 20, 2026
International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on May 20, 2026
Investopedia, Net Exports Definition. Accessed on May 20, 2026
Wikipedia, Car. Accessed on May 20, 2026