Overall, the value of motorcycles exported by all countries rose by an average 50.9% for all exporting countries since 2018 when motorcycle shipments were valued at $28.5 billion.
Year over year, the value of exported motorcycles increased by 4.1% from $41.4 billion during 2021.
The 5 biggest exporters of motorcycles are mainland China, Germany, Japan, Thailand and India. Collectively, the 5 major motorcycle exporters generated almost three-fifths (56.6%) of the total value for international motorcycle sales in 2022.
Among continents, countries in Asia sold the highest dollar worth of exported motorcycles during 2022 with shipments valued at $26.1 billion or 60.6% of the global total. In second place were European exporters at 36% while another 2.7% of worldwide motorcycle shipments originated from North America.
Tinier percentages came from suppliers in Latin America (0.5%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, Africa (0.2%) and Oceania (0.1%) mostly Australia and New Zealand.
For research purposes, the 4-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix is 8711 for motorcycles including mopeds and cycles fitted with an auxiliary motor. This includes motorcycles with or without side-cars.
Motorcycle Exports by Country
Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of motorcycles during 2022.
- China: US$12 billion (27.8% of total exported motorcycles)
- Germany: $3.3 billion (7.8%)
- Japan: $3.2 billion (7.4%)
- Thailand: $3 billion (6.9%)
- India: $2.9 billion (6.8%)
- Italy: $2.43 billion (5.6%)
- Austria: $2.41 billion (5.6%)
- Netherlands: $2 billion (4.7%)
- Taiwan: $1.8 billion (4.2%)
- Indonesia: $1.6 billion (3.6%)
- Vietnam: $1.4 billion (3.2%)
- Belgium: $1.1 billion (2.6%)
- United States: $733.5 million (1.7%)
- France: $642.3 million (1.5%)
- Spain: $544 million (1.3%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 90.6% of global motorcycles exported in 2022.
Among the top exporters, the fastest-growing motorcycles exporters since 2021 were: Vietnam (up 19.1%), Taiwan (up 16.1%), Spain (up 15.1%) and Austria (up 13.3%).
Those countries that posted declines in their exported motorcycles sales were led by: United States of America (down -14.3% from 2021), Belgium (down -4.2%), mainland China (down -2.9%), Netherlands (down -2.3%) and Indonesia (down -2.1%).
Countries Generating Largest Trade Surpluses for Motorcycles
The following countries posted the highest positive net exports for motorcycles during 2022. 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 exported motorcycles and its import purchases for that same commodity.
- mainland China: US$10.8 billion (net export surplus down -4.1% since 2021)
- India: $2.9 billion (up 0.6%)
- Thailand: $2.6 billion (up 2.7%)
- Japan: $2.2 billion (up 22.7%)
- Taiwan: $1.6 billion (up 19.9%)
- Austria: $1.5 billion (up 7%)
- Indonesia: $1.4 billion (down -7.8%)
- Vietnam: $1 billion (up 20.6%)
- Italy: $873.7 million (up 34.8%)
- Bulgaria: $434.7 million (up 20.9%)
- Netherlands: $407.3 million (down -847.9%)
- Hungary: $401.4 million (up 17.2%)
- Germany: $124 million (down -19.2%)
- Brazil: $72.8 million (down -23.8%)
- Czech Republic: $65.5 million (up 103%)
Mainland China earned the highest surplus in the international trade of motorcycles. In turn, this positive cashflow confirms strong Chinese competitive advantages for this specific product category.
Countries Facing Worst Trade Deficits for Motorcycles
The following countries posted the highest negative net exports for motorcycles during 2022. 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 imported motorcycle purchases and its exports for that same commodity.
- United States: -US$4.4 billion (net export deficit up 55.6% since 2021)
- Philippines: -$1.85 billion (up 9.8%)
- France: -$1.73 billion (up 0.3%)
- United Kingdom: -$1.1 billion (up 71.8%)
- Australia: -$841.6 million (up 9.8%)
- Spain: -$718.1 million (down -5.9%)
- Canada: -$686.2 million (up 24.2%)
- Switzerland: -$591.1 million (up 2.2%)
- South Korea: -$580.2 million (up 9.4%)
- Nigeria: -$563.1 million (down -9.1%)
- Belgium: -$508.3 million (up 77.9%)
- Argentina: -$447.1 million (up 19.8%)
- Mexico: -$382.6 million (down -3.5%)
- Guatemala: -$314.1 million (up 3.8%)
- United Arab Emirates: -$307.1 million (up 411.1%)
The United States of America incurred the highest deficit in the international trade of motorcycles during 2022. In turn, this negative cashflow highlights America’s strong competitive disadvantages for this specific product category but also signals opportunities for motorcycle-supplying countries that help satisfy the powerful demand.
Motorcycle Exporting Companies
Below are global motorcycle makers that represent established players engaged in the international motorcycle trade. The home country for each company’s headquarters are shown within parenthesis.
- Bajaj Auto (India)
- Baotian Motorcycle Company (China)
- BMW Motorrad (Germany)
- Ducati (Italy)
- Harley-Davidson (United States)
- Honda (Japan)
- Indian (United States)
- Janus Motorcycles (United States)
- Kawasawki (Japan)
- Suzuki (Japan)
- Yamaha (Japan)
- Zero Electric Motorcycles (United States)
Searchable List of Motorcycle Exporting Countries in 2022
The top 100 countries in the automated database below account for 99.997% of the overall international sales of motorcycles in 2022.
You can change the presentation order by clicking the triangle icon at the top of the above table’s columns. An entry of 0% in the right-most column means that no 2021 data is available.
| Rank | Exporter | Motorcycle Exports | 2021-2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | China | $11,956,707,000 | -2.9% |
| 2. | Germany | $3,343,858,000 | -0.9% |
| 3. | Japan | $3,173,452,000 | +13.2% |
| 4. | Thailand | $2,980,438,000 | +3.6% |
| 5. | India | $2,928,527,000 | -0.7% |
| 6. | Italy | $2,426,663,000 | +11.4% |
| 7. | Austria | $2,405,970,000 | +13.3% |
| 8. | Netherlands | $2,026,136,000 | -2.3% |
| 9. | Taiwan | $1,817,110,000 | +16.1% |
| 10. | Indonesia | $1,550,460,000 | -2.1% |
| 11. | Vietnam | $1,391,200,000 | +19.1% |
| 12. | Belgium | $1,120,419,000 | -4.2% |
| 13. | United States | $733,465,000 | -14.3% |
| 14. | France | $642,262,000 | +9.3% |
| 15. | Spain | $544,031,000 | +15.1% |
| 16. | Hungary | $515,166,000 | +14% |
| 17. | Bulgaria | $472,715,000 | +21.3% |
| 18. | Czech Republic | $371,097,000 | +20.9% |
| 19. | Poland | $343,611,000 | +278.5% |
| 20. | Portugal | $298,749,000 | +45.6% |
| 21. | Canada | $268,927,000 | +19.2% |
| 22. | Switzerland | $248,258,000 | +13.2% |
| 23. | Mexico | $160,117,000 | +114% |
| 24. | Brazil | $149,823,000 | +7.2% |
| 25. | Romania | $145,475,000 | +34.3% |
| 26. | Lithuania | $98,026,000 | +34.1% |
| 27. | United Kingdom | $83,241,000 | +16.3% |
| 28. | Slovakia | $81,255,000 | +34.3% |
| 29. | Finland | $77,590,000 | +365.2% |
| 30. | Türkiye | $75,667,000 | +17.4% |
| 31. | Cambodia | $67,020,000 | +227.6% |
| 32. | Sweden | $62,665,000 | +23.4% |
| 33. | Togo | $56,303,000 | -32.6% |
| 34. | Denmark | $55,964,000 | -22.4% |
| 35. | Panama | $40,703,000 | +93% |
| 36. | Singapore | $36,083,000 | -26.7% |
| 37. | Hong Kong | $33,660,000 | -66.2% |
| 38. | Slovenia | $30,076,000 | +27.9% |
| 39. | South Africa | $24,911,000 | +7.8% |
| 40. | Australia | $19,998,000 | -6.3% |
| 41. | Philippines | $17,031,000 | -22.7% |
| 42. | Estonia | $16,565,000 | +37.9% |
| 43. | Croatia | $15,068,000 | +21.4% |
| 44. | South Korea | $13,648,000 | -50.8% |
| 45. | Greece | $13,564,000 | -30.3% |
| 46. | Norway | $12,789,000 | -20.2% |
| 47. | Colombia | $12,066,000 | +6% |
| 48. | Malaysia | $11,910,000 | +0.5% |
| 49. | Sri Lanka | $11,887,000 | +339.3% |
| 50. | Guatemala | $11,743,000 | +58.8% |
| 51. | Qatar | $9,510,000 | +55.4% |
| 52. | Latvia | $9,044,000 | -4.7% |
| 53. | Russia | $9,023,000 | -49.8% |
| 54. | Pakistan | $8,260,000 | +91.8% |
| 55. | Serbia | $6,834,000 | -11.4% |
| 56. | Luxembourg | $6,078,000 | -13% |
| 57. | Kazakhstan | $5,226,000 | +3743% |
| 58. | Andorra | $3,148,000 | +269.1% |
| 59. | Equatorial Guinea | $2,916,000 | +97100% |
| 60. | United Arab Emirates | $2,886,000 | -90.3% |
| 61. | Chile | $2,839,000 | +47.1% |
| 62. | Armenia | $2,523,000 | +749.5% |
| 63. | Ireland | $2,305,000 | +154.1% |
| 64. | Kenya | $2,240,000 | -41.6% |
| 65. | Tunisia | $1,758,000 | +5962% |
| 66. | New Zealand | $1,369,000 | +84.3% |
| 67. | Congo | $1,309,000 | +21717% |
| 68. | Benin | $1,008,000 | -43.3% |
| 69. | Senegal | $701,000 | +860.3% |
| 70. | Tanzania | $689,000 | +19.2% |
| 71. | Bahrain | $665,000 | -29.3% |
| 72. | Egypt | $622,000 | +2.8% |
| 73. | Ukraine | $601,000 | +373.2% |
| 74. | Cameroon | $559,000 | +1065% |
| 75. | Belarus | $516,000 | -95.7% |
| 76. | St Vincent/Grenadines | $499,000 | +12375% |
| 77. | Bangladesh | $399,000 | -52.6% |
| 78. | Nauru | $396,000 | +167.6% |
| 79. | Malta | $379,000 | +426.4% |
| 80. | Moldova | $357,000 | 0% |
| 81. | Lebanon | $288,000 | -58.4% |
| 82. | Macao | $281,000 | -65% |
| 83. | Kyrgyzstan | $272,000 | +132.5% |
| 84. | Grenada | $269,000 | +26800% |
| 85. | North Macedonia | $246,000 | +22.4% |
| 86. | Israel | $243,000 | -7.6% |
| 87. | New Caledonia | $222,000 | -6.3% |
| 88. | Uruguay | $203,000 | 0% |
| 89. | Cyprus | $192,000 | -26.7% |
| 90. | Uganda | $186,000 | -99.3% |
| 91. | Nepal | $178,000 | 0% |
| 92. | Ghana | $167,000 | -98.7% |
| 93. | Georgia | $147,000 | +61.5% |
| 94. | Dominican Republic | $147,000 | -66.6% |
| 95. | Saint Lucia | $143,000 | +2283% |
| 96. | Zambia | $136,000 | +466.7% |
| 97. | El Salvador | $132,000 | -41.6% |
| 98. | Namibia | $126,000 | +147.1% |
| 99. | Ecuador | $125,000 | +278.8% |
| 100. | French Polynesia | $118,000 | +81.5% |
Drilling down on the international sales for these top 100 exporters, 62 increased the value of motorcycles exported from 2021 to 2022.
Year over year, the fastest percentage gains for selling exported motorcycles belong to Equatorial Guinea (up 97,100% from 2021), Grenada (up 26,800%), Congo (up 21,717%), Saint Vincent/Grenadines (up 12,735%), Tunisia (up 5,962%), Kazakhstan (up 3,743%), Saint Lucia (up 2,283%) and Cameroon (up 1,065%).
See also Top Electric Cars Exports by Country, Car Exports by Country, Truck Exports by Country and Bicycles Exports by Country
Research Sources:
Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook Field Listing: Exports – Commodities. Accessed on August 13, 2023
Forbes Global 2000 rankings, The World’s Biggest Public Companies. Accessed on August 13, 2023
International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on August 13, 2023
Investopedia, Net Exports Definition. Accessed on August 13, 2023
Wikipedia, List of motorcycle manufacturers. Accessed on August 13, 2023
