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Where does Germany get its cars? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Germany imported $70.4 billion of cars (4.2 million tonnes), 7.3% of the world total. Its main sources were Spain (13%), Czechia (12%) and the United States (10%). Germany was the world’s 2nd-largest importer of cars.

Summary

Value
$70.4billion
Tonnes
4.2million tonnes
Share of world total
7.3%
World rank
2nd
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 20 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
Spain9.1Tonnes: 574,532USD per tonne: $15,86212.9%Sea
Czechia8.2Tonnes: 456,051USD per tonne: $17,90311.6%Land
United States7.3Tonnes: 376,291USD per tonne: $19,33810.3%Sea
Slovakia6.9Tonnes: 411,933USD per tonne: $16,7659.8%Sea
Mexico4Tonnes: 235,358USD per tonne: $16,9635.7%Sea
China3.6Tonnes: 230,018USD per tonne: $15,7015.1%Sea
South Africa3.3Tonnes: 210,038USD per tonne: $15,4984.6%Sea
United Kingdom3.1Tonnes: 104,561USD per tonne: $29,8424.4%Sea
France2.7Tonnes: 170,575USD per tonne: $15,5543.8%Land
Japan2.4Tonnes: 128,888USD per tonne: $18,8953.5%Sea
Italy2.3Tonnes: 98,235USD per tonne: $23,8363.3%Sea
Belgium re-exports2Tonnes: 131,354USD per tonne: $15,2472.8%Land
Hungary1.7Tonnes: 113,935USD per tonne: $15,0442.4%Sea
Sweden1.7Tonnes: 73,549USD per tonne: $22,6162.4%Sea
South Korea1.6Tonnes: 86,584USD per tonne: $18,0572.2%Sea
Turkey1.5Tonnes: 98,638USD per tonne: $14,8062.1%Sea
Poland1.3Tonnes: 99,948USD per tonne: $12,6511.8%Land
Austria1.2Tonnes: 49,569USD per tonne: $24,2571.7%Land
Portugal1.2Tonnes: 104,671USD per tonne: $11,2961.7%Sea
Romania1.1Tonnes: 91,660USD per tonne: $11,9591.6%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

Spain has been its main source since 2024

Value in USD billions. The five largest sources in 2024.

  • Spain 9.1
  • Czechia 8.2
  • United States 7.3
  • Slovakia 6.9
  • Mexico 4

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Spain2.89.1
Czechia0.178.2
United States0.637.3
Slovakia0.16.9
Mexico0.034

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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