In 2025, the United States of America imported US$183.8 billion worth of cars originating from a total 68 countries or territories.

The overall cost for all of America’s purchases of imported cars in 2025 grew by 24.2% compared to $148 billion five years earlier for 2021.

Year over year, US spending on imported cars declined by -16.3% from $219.5 billion during 2024.

From Where Does the United States Spend Most On Imported Cars?

Among suppliers in the latest reporting period, American importers spent the most on cars originating from Mexico (24.3% of US spending on imported cars), Japan (20.2%), South Korea (17.2%), Canada (13.7%) and Germany (11.4%).

Applying a continental lens, 38.5% of total US spending on imported cars in 2025 went to suppliers in Asia, just ahead of its neighboring North American trading partners Mexico and Canada at 38.1%.

The United States bought another 23% worth of cars imported from Europe. Germany (11.4%) generated nearly half of that percentage. All European Union members satisfied 19.2% of US demand for imported cars.

Smaller continental percentages for sources of US imported cars belong to suppliers in Africa (0.4%), Latin America (0.004%) excluding Mexico, and Oceania’s Australia and New Zealand only (0.002%).

Countries Exporting Cars to Buyers in America

America’s top 15 suppliers of imported cars in 2025 attracted 99.7% of US car purchases from foreign markets, with more than three-fifths (61.6%) of the overall value coming from Mexico, Japan and South Korea.

1. Mexico: US$44.7 billion (24.3% of total US imported cars)
2. Japan: $37.1 billion (20.2%)
3. South Korea: $31.5 billion (17.2%)
4. Canada: $25.3 billion (13.7%)
5. Germany: $21 billion (11.4%)
6. United Kingdom: $7 billion (3.8%)
7. Slovakia: $4.7 billion (2.6%)
8. Sweden: $3.1 billion (1.7%)
9. Italy: $2.3 billion (1.3%)
10. mainland China: $1.8 billion (1%)
11. Austria: $1.7 billion (0.9%)
12. Hungary: $1 billion (0.5%)
13. Belgium: $817.7 million (0.4%)
14. South Africa: $722.5 million (0.4%)
15. France: $505.6 million (0.3%)

The severest decliners among these top automotive suppliers were South Africa (down -66.5% from 2024), mainland China (down -53%), Hungary (down 43.1%), Italy (down -41.4%) then Belgium (down -40.3%).

The most modest year-over-year losers among the listed top US car suppliers were Japan (down -9%) and Austria (down -4.3%).

United States International Trade Deficits for Cars by Country

America is a major producer and seller of cars on international markets. In 2025, the United States shipped $53.5 billion worth of cars to its trade partners. Yet the reality is that American revenues from its exported cars equal just 30% of the $183.8 billion that the US spent importing cars from foreign suppliers.

The US trade deficit specific to cars equaled -US$130.3 billion for 2025. That amount of red ink reflects a 40% increase from America’s -$93.1 billion shortfall from the international trade of cars five years earlier during 2021. Year over year, there was a -18.7% reduction in the US trade deficit for cars from -$160.3 billion in 2024.

Below you will find the 15 countries that caused America’s highest negative subtotal (-$151.7 billion) from buying and selling cars on global markets in 2025.

1. Mexico: -US$40.7 billion (product deficit up 50.8% since 2015)
2. Japan: -$36.1 billion (up 10.8%)
3. South Korea: -$29.4 billion (up 100.6%)
4. Germany: -$13.2 billion (up 73.3%)
5. Canada: -$12.5 billion (up 10.3%)
6. United Kingdom: -$6 billion (down -0.2%)
7. Slovakia: -$4.7 billion (up 28.3%)
8. Sweden: -$2.8 billion (down -3%)
9. Italy: -$2.1 billion (down -26.7%)
10. Austria: -$1.7 billion (up 0.9%)
11. India: -$1.1 billion (reversing a $44.1 million surplus)
12. South Africa: -$585.9 million (down -13.1%)
13. Finland: -$634.3 million (reversing an $18.3 million surplus)
14. Vietnam: -$166.2 million (up 23.1%)
15. Thailand: -$104.2 million (down -52.1%)

America’s deficits for cars widened by at the greatest percentages compared to 2021 with: South Korea (up 100.6%), Germany (up 73.3%), Mexico (up 50.8%), Slovakia (up 28.3%) and Vietnam (up 23.1%).

The US was able to trim the size of its negative car trade balances with France (down -332.3% from 2021), Thailand (down -52.1%) and Finland (down -26.7%).

United States International Trade Surpluses for Cars by Country

The United States did generate surpluses from the global car trade with about 170 other countries, islands or territories. In general, many of these surplus-creating traders represent relatively small markets.

From the 15 trade partners below, America captured a subtotal $15.1 billion in positive cashflow during 2025.

1. United Arab Emirates: US$3.4 billion (product surplus up 86.7% since 2021)
2. Saudi Arabia: $1.9 billion (up 28.3%)
3. Georgia: $1.6 billion (up 292.6%)
4. Lithuania: $1.02 billion (up 173%)
5. Australia: $1.01 billion (down -21%)
6. Netherlands: $1.01 billion (up 205.7%)
7. Nigeria: $973.3 million (up 5.7%)
8. Dominican Republic: $702.8 million (up 6.9%)
9. Belgium: $614.4 million (down -59.3%)
10. Oman: $583.3 million (up 49.3%)
11. Jordan: $561.8 million (up 93%)
12. mainland China: $474.7 million (down -90.1%)
13. Kuwait: $448 million (down -17.9%)
14. Taiwan: $424.5 million (down -19.3%)
15. Israel: $366.2 million (up 38.8%)

The United States grew its individual trade surpluses at the fastest pace since 2021 at the expense of Georgia (up 292.6%), Netherlands (up 205.7%), Lithuania (up 173%), Jordan (up 93%) and the United Arab Emirates (up 86.7%).

In contrast, American surpluses from buying and selling cars reduced at the severest rate trading with: mainland China (down -90.1% from 2021), Belgium (down -59.3%) and Australia (down -21%).
 

Searchable List of US Imported Cars Suppliers

The table below shows the dollar amount for cars sold to the US in 2025 by country. Also shown is the percentage value change for each supplier since 2024.

You can change presentation order by clicking the triangle icon at the top of a column.

Rank	Supplier	Car Imports	YoY
1.	Mexico	$44,699,959,000	-10.6%
2.	Japan	$37,077,850,000	-9%
3.	South Korea	$31,533,875,000	-17.1%
4.	Canada	$25,271,388,000	-11%
5.	Germany	$21,041,009,000	-17.8%
6.	United Kingdom	$6,961,677,000	-29.1%
7.	Slovakia	$4,705,157,000	-25.4%
8.	Sweden	$3,081,234,000	-22.5%
9.	Italy	$2,336,269,000	-41.4%
10.	mainland China	$1,796,540,000	-53%
11.	Austria	$1,733,294,000	-4.3%
12.	Hungary	$1,005,125,000	-43.1%
13.	Belgium	$817,730,000	-40.3%
14.	South Africa	$722,526,000	-66.5%
15.	France	$505,614,000	-17.3%
16.	Vietnam	$185,200,000	9.8%
17.	Thailand	$113,755,000	-73.3%
18.	Finland	$107,124,000	-41.4%
19.	Taiwan	$78,568,000	-15.1%
20.	Türkiye	$10,428,000	7.4%
21.	Singapore	$9,930,000	-21.7%
22.	India	$7,230,000	-55%
23.	Brazil	$6,945,000	0.9%
24.	Netherlands	$2,977,000	-95.1%
25.	Australia	$2,786,000	9%
26.	Spain	$2,429,000	-97.7%
27.	Ukraine	$2,008,000	-37.8%
28.	Poland	$1,859,000	-57.9%
29.	Malaysia	$1,005,000	766.4%
30.	Switzerland	$861,000	-25.1%
31.	Czech Republic	$600,000	-73.1%
32.	Romania	$509,000	241.6%
33.	Portugal	$388,000	-3.7%
34.	Morocco	$332,000	#DIV/0!
35.	Cambodia	$288,000	#DIV/0!
36.	Ireland	$248,000	19.8%
37.	United Arab Emirates	$243,000	-28.1%
38.	Israel	$234,000	-57.1%
39.	Jordan	$181,000	-72.7%
40.	Dominican Republic	$142,000	44.9%
41.	Indonesia	$137,000	-84.9%
42.	Denmark	$131,000	-90.5%
43.	Costa Rica	$125,000	-18.8%
44.	New Zealand	$114,000	-92.2%
45	Saudi Arabia	$112,000	-54.5%
46	Panama	$111,000	692.9%
47	Colombia	$108,000	-47.6%
48	Russia	$108,000	-4.4%
49	Latvia	$83,000	-66.4%
50	Philippines	$82,000	256.5%
51	Slovenia	$70,000	75%
52	Venezuela	$70,000	-32%
53	Argentina	$59,000	-60.9%
54	Kuwait	$47,000	0%
55	Guatemala	$35,000	40%
56	Yemen	$34,000	-80.8%
57	Serbia	$28,000	-3.4%
58	Peru	$23,000	-25.8%
59	Ghana	$17,000	-92.8%
60	Lithuania	$15,000	-83.1%
61	Tanzania	$15,000	0%
62	Central African Republic	$14,000	-78.8%
63	Nicaragua	$12,000	-29.4%
64	Saint Lucia	$12,000	0%
65	Albania	$11,000	-73.2%
66	Oman	$10,000	-71.4%
67	Jamaica	$6,000	-86.4%
68	Antigua/Barbuda	$4,000	0%

An entry of 0% in the far-right column means that 2024 data was unavailable.

See also United States Top 10 Imports, US Exported & Imported Cars by State, America’s Top Trading Partners, Car Imports by Country and Top Cars Exporters by Country

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