International purchases of imported electric cars represent US$157.2 billion in total spending for 2025.

That dollar amount reflects a 148% increase from $63.4 billion worth of electric cars imported five years earlier during 2021.

Year over year, the cost of globally imported electric cars grew by 7.9% compared to $145.6 billion for 2024.

Imported electric cars represent 16.1% of all global purchases for all types of imported cars for 2025, compared to 14.8% for 2024 and 8.6% five years earlier in 2021.

From a continental perspective, buyers in European countries spent the most on imported electric cars during 2025 with purchases costing $102 billion or almost two-thirds (64.9%) of the global total. In second place were importers based in Asia at 16.7% while another 13.7% of electric cars imported worldwide was delivered to North America.

Smaller percentages went to customers in Oceania (2.3%) led by Australia and New Zealand, Latin America plus the Caribbean (1.9%), then Africa (0.7%).

For research purposes, the 6-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix for electric cars is 870380.

Electric Cars Imports by Country

Below are the 15 countries that imported the highest dollar value worth of electric cars during 2025.

1. United Kingdom: US$17.7 billion (11.3% of total imported electric cars)
2. United States: $16 billion (10.2%)
3. Belgium: $13.9 billion (8.9%)
4. Germany: $11.8 billion (7.5%)
5. France: $8.6 billion (5.5%)
6. Norway: $6.6 billion (4.2%)
7. Denmark: $6.5 billion (4.1%)
8. Türkiye: $5.4 billion (3.4%)
9. Netherlands: $5 billion (3.2%)
10. Sweden: $4.7 billion (3%)
11. Spain: $4.6 billion (2.9%)
12. Canada: $3.9 billion (2.5%)
13. Italy: $3.6 billion (2.3%)
14. Australia: $3.22 billion (2.1%)
15. South Korea: $3.18 billion (2%)

By value, the listed 15 countries purchased almost three-quarters (73%) of all electric cars imported in 2025.

Among the above countries, the fastest-growing markets for electric cars since 2024 were: Türkiye (up 95.1%), South Korea (up 67.8%), Denmark (up 39.8%) and Germany (up 39%).

Those countries that posted year-over-year declines in their imported electric cars purchases were: Canada (down -47.2%), United States of America (down -30.5%), Australia (down -5.6%) and Belgium (down -3.1%).

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Rank	Importer	Electric Car Imports	2024-5
1	United Kingdom	$17,720,269,000	+18.7%
2	United States	$15,992,529,000	-30.5%
3	Belgium	$13,940,084,000	-3.1%
4	Germany	$11,794,083,000	+39%
5	France	$8,600,057,000	+5.2%
6	Norway	$6,643,175,000	+38.1%
7	Denmark	$6,497,323,000	+39.8%
8	Türkiye	$5,360,009,000	+95.1%
9	Netherlands	$5,009,426,000	+33.1%
10	Sweden	$4,734,860,000	+8.1%
11	Spain	$4,550,554,000	+34.2%
12	Canada	$3,946,874,000	-47.2%
13	Italy	$3,612,322,000	+15.1%
14	Australia	$3,224,928,000	-5.6%
15	South Korea	$3,179,299,000	+67.8%
16	Austria	$2,856,852,000	+37.3%
17	Portugal	$2,829,420,000	+76.8%
18	Indonesia	$2,601,601,000	+151.3%
19	Switzerland	$2,583,949,000	+11.9%
20	Thailand	$2,152,040,000	+29.4%
21	Finland	$1,842,692,000	+34.4%
22	Poland	$1,813,264,000	+88.4%
23	Malaysia	$1,761,912,000	+82%
24	Mexico	$1,520,420,000	+45.4%
25	United Arab Emirates	$1,430,300,000	-38.5%
26	Japan	$1,257,313,000	-2.8%
27	Taiwan	$1,192,461,000	-31.1%
28	Hong Kong	$1,172,822,000	-1.5%
29	Ireland	$1,080,281,000	+67.4%
30	Israel	$1,012,780,000	-50.8%
31	Brazil	$998,220,000	-37.4%
32	Hungary	$915,215,000	+133.3%
33	Singapore	$859,474,000	+63.8%
34	Ukraine	$817,581,000	-38.5%
35	Colombia	$661,335,000	+93.1%
36	Czech Republic	$502,036,000	+19.4%
37	Uzbekistan	$498,261,000	+121.6%
38	Philippines	$455,245,000	+67.6%
39	Slovakia	$454,778,000	+49.2%
40	Luxembourg	$449,597,000	-22.7%
41	Egypt	$413,456,000	+58.7%
42	Belarus	$396,320,000	+79.2%
43	Romania	$390,059,000	+44.2%
44	Jordan	$346,840,000	-74.9%
45	India	$328,990,000	+55.6%
46	New Zealand	$306,959,000	+15.8%
47	Uruguay	$304,693,000	+139.5%
48	Costa Rica	$294,838,000	-11.1%
49	Iceland	$267,931,000	+159.5%
50	Slovenia	$259,427,000	-49.5%
51	Tajikistan	$252,993,000	0%
52	mainland China	$245,971,000	-74.6%
53	Greece	$240,911,000	+13%
54	Kyrgyzstan	$211,217,000	-49.6%
55	Russia	$209,782,000	+34.6%
56	Nepal	$209,065,000	-17.1%
57	Cambodia	$205,475,000	+141.9%
58	Kazakhstan	$204,882,000	+243.3%
59	Djibouti	$192,579,000	+15.8%
60	Sri Lanka	$185,847,000	+402.4%
61	Chile	$159,437,000	+6%
62	Lithuania	$158,369,000	+52.7%
63	Armenia	$154,639,000	+112.7%
64	Albania	$142,571,000	+73.6%
65	Myanmar	$132,998,000	+46%
66	Pakistan	$118,402,000	+46.5%
67	Latvia	$115,046,000	+62.4%
68	Estonia	$113,300,000	-0.1%
69	Ecuador	$108,954,000	+36.5%
70	Macao	$108,715,000	+8.9%
71	Bulgaria	$107,388,000	+66.3%
72	Croatia	$98,057,000	+9.1%
73	Mauritius	$89,829,000	+9.9%
74	Laos	$73,019,000	-22.7%
75	Vietnam	$70,982,000	+84.7%
76	Trinidad/Tobago	$66,843,000	0%
77	Cyprus	$66,564,000	+35.9%
78	Azerbaijan	$62,486,000	-48.6%
79	Saudi Arabia	$61,839,000	+270.2%
80	Oman	$60,662,000	+100.2%
81	Morocco	$59,107,000	-3.9%
82	Qatar	$58,082,000	+1.4%
83	Tunisia	$55,989,000	+275.9%
84	Malta	$55,940,000	-25.9%
85	Ethiopia	$54,754,000	+7.1%
86	South Africa	$54,664,000	+59%
87	Barbados	$52,547,000	+56.8%
88	Nigeria	$50,988,000	+1195%
89	Argentina	$49,693,000	+119.4%
90	Bangladesh	$41,165,000	+2.4%
91	Panama	$41,115,000	+15.7%
92	Lebanon	$37,673,000	-8.7%
93	Palestine	$34,201,000	0%
94	Guatemala	$26,683,000	+18.5%
95	Kuwait	$25,065,000	+97.7%
96	Bolivia	$24,790,000	+478.4%
97	Peru	$24,314,000	+55.5%
98	Moldova	$23,768,000	-5.7%
99	Paraguay	$23,752,000	+21.7%
100	Rwanda	$22,545,000	+154%

Widening the scope to the top 100 importers of electric cars, the fastest growing markets were Nigeria (up 1,195% from 2024), Bolivia (up 478.4%), Sri Lanka (up 402.4%), Tunisia (up 275.9%), Saudi Arabia (up 270.2%) and Kazakhstan (up 243.3%).

Note that an entry of 0% in the above table’s right-most column means that 2024 data was unavailable.

Electric Cars Imported into the United Kingdom

Britain’s global purchases of imported electric cars totaled US$17.7 billion in 2025. Below are the top 15 suppliers from which Great Britain imported the highest dollar value worth of electric cars during 2025.

1. Germany: US$7.7 billion (up 37.7% from 2024)
2. mainland China: $3.9 billion (up 6%)
3. South Korea: $1.34 billion (up 17.1%)
4. Czech Republic: $1.3 billion (up 39.1%)
5. France: $1.1 billion (up 32.2%)
6. Japan: $556.3 million (down -40.7%)
7. Romania: $385.7 million (up 51,325%)
8. Spain: $289.8 million (down -33.9%)
9. Slovakia: $237.8 million (up 4,781%)
10. Hungary: $236.2 million (down -22.3%)
11. United States: $174.9 million (up 155%)
12. Belgium: $148.1 million (down -62.2%)
13. Italy: $142.9 million (down -14.6%)
14. India: $67 million (up 121,767%)
15. Türkiye: $50.7 million (up 73.8%)

By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 99.3% of the United Kingdom’s electric cars imported in 2025.

Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of electric cars to United Kingdom since 2024 were: India (up 121,767%), Romania (up 51,325%), Slovakia (up 4,781%) and the United States of America (up 155%).

Countries that experienced year-over-year declines in the value of their electric cars supplied to UK importers included: Belgium (down -62.2%), Japan (down -40.7%), Spain (down -33.9%) and Hungary (down -22.3%).

Overall, the value of United Kingdom’s electric cars imports expanded by an average 18.7% from all supplying countries since 2024 when electric cars purchases were valued at $14.9 billion.

Electric Cars Imported into the United States

The United States of America’s global purchases of imported electric cars totaled US$16 billion in 2025. Below are the top 15 suppliers from which the US imported the highest dollar value worth of electric cars during 2025.

1. Mexico: US$8.3 billion (up 1.4% from 2024)
2. Germany: $4.4 billion (down -22.5%)
3. Japan: $1.5 billion (down -43.2%)
4. South Korea: $547 million (down -88.1%)
5. Canada: $431.7 million (up 330.7%)
6. Austria: $293.5 million (down -32.6%)
7. Belgium: $132.4 million (down -66%)
8. mainland China: $125.2 million (up 10.3%)
9. United Kingdom: $75.2 million (down -74.2%)
10. Hungary: $71 million (down -81.2%)
11. Vietnam: $67.3 million (down -47.8%)
12. Singapore: $9.9 million (down -21.7%)
13. Italy: $9.1 million (down -87.5%)
14. Türkiye: $8.4 million (up 8,530%)
15. Slovakia: $3.5 million (down -12.9%)

By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 99.97% of the United States of America’s electric cars imported in 2025.

Among the above countries, the growth suppliers of electric cars to the United States since 2024 were: Türkiye (up 8,530%), Canada (up 330.7%), mainland China (up 10.3%) and Mexico (up 1.4%).

Countries that experienced year-over-year declines in the value of their electric cars supplied to American importers included: South Korea (down -88.1%), Italy (down -87.5%), Hungary (down -81.2%) and the United Kingdom (down -74.2%).

Overall, the value of United States’s electric cars imports went down by an average -30.5% from all supplying countries since 2024 when electric cars purchases were valued at $23 billion.

Electric Cars Imported into Belgium

Belgium’s global purchases of imported electric cars totaled US$13.9 billion in 2025. Below are the top 15 suppliers from which Belgium imported the highest dollar value worth of electric cars during 2025.

1. Germany: US$4.2 billion (down -0.7% from 2024)
2. mainland China: $4.1 billion (down -22.7%)
3. Spain: $1.13 billion (up 33.1%)
4. Netherlands: $1.09 billion (down -3.6%)
5. France: $871.8 million (up 22.1%)
6. United States: $612.2 million (up 80.3%)
7. Japan: $582.6 million (up 47.1%)
8. South Korea: $340.7 million (up 40.7%)
9. United Kingdom: $217.7 million (up 9.1%)
10. Italy: $177.2 million (down -13.4%)
11. Czech Republic: $154.1 million (down -38.1%)
12. Mexico: $113.5 million (down -64.2%)
13. Slovakia: $86.4 million (up 658.1%)
14. Romania: $57.3 million (up 42.6%)
15. Morocco: $50.7 million (up 113.3%)

By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 99% of Belgium’s electric cars imported in 2025.

Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of electric cars to Belgium since 2024 were: Slovakia (up 658.1%), Morocco (up 113.3%), United States of America (up 80.3%) and Japan (up 47.1%).

Countries that experienced year-over-year declines in the value of their electric cars supplied to Belgian importers included: Mexico (down -64.2%), Czech Republic (down -38.1%), mainland China (down -22.7%) and Italy (down -13.4%).

Overall, the value of Belgium’s electric cars imports fell by an average -3.1% from all supplying countries since 2024 when electric cars purchases were valued at $14.4 billion.

Electric Cars Imported into Germany

Germany’s global purchases of imported electric cars totaled US$11.8 billion in 2025. Below are the top 15 suppliers from which Germany imported the highest dollar value worth of electric cars during 2025.

1. mainland China: US$2.7 billion (up 2.9% from 2024)
2. Czech Republic: $2.3 billion (up 93.4%)
3. South Korea: $1.2 billion (up 60.2%)
4. Spain: $1.1 billion (up 76.1%)
5. United States: $830.9 million (down -30.9%)
6. France: $521.9 million (up 79.9%)
7. Hungary: $424.8 million (up 137.7%)
8. Italy: $395.9 million (up 347.5%)
9. Belgium: $387.8 million (down -35.7%)
10. Slovakia: $328.4 million (up 235.9%)
11. Japan: $326 million (up 20.2%)
12. Netherlands: $285.8 million (up 255.2%)
13. Türkiye: $235.4 million (up 217.4%)
14. United Kingdom: $227 million (up 1%)

By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 97.5% of Germany’s electric cars imported in 2025.

Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of electric cars to Germany since 2024 were: Italy (up 347.5%), Netherlands (up 255.2%), Slovakia (up 235.9%) and Türkiye (up 217.4%).

Countries that experienced year-over-year declines in the value of their electric cars supplied to German importers were: Romania (down 7,359%), Belgium (down -35.7%) and the United States of America (down -30.9%).

Overall, the value of Germany’s electric cars imports accelerated by an average 39% from all supplying countries since 2024 when electric cars purchases were valued at $8.5 billion.

Best-Selling Electric Car Models

Listed below are the world’s most popular plug-in electric car models based on annual sales according to hybridCARS.com, an online reviewer of cars. Shown within brackets is the automobile manufacturer for each electric car model.

• Leaf (Nissan)
• Model S (Tesla)
• Volt/Ampera (General Motors)
• Outlander PHEV (Mitsubishi)
• Prius PHV (Toyota)
• Qin (BYD)
• Zoe (Renault)
• i3 BEV and Rex (BMW)
• i-MiEV (Mitsubishi)
• Tang (BYD)

 

See also Electric Cars Exports by Country, Cars Exports by Country, Cars Imports by Country and US Exported & Imported Cars by State

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Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook Field Listing: Imports – Commodities. Accessed on June 26, 2026

hybridCARS, Global 10 Best-Selling Plug-In Cars Are Accelerating Forward. Accessed on June 26, 2026

Investopedia, Net Exports Definition. Accessed on June 26, 2026

Trade Map, International Trade Centre. Accessed on June 26, 2026

Wikipedia, List of electric cars currently available. Accessed on June 26, 2026