South Korea vs Vietnam: Number of new cars sold, by type

South Korea
217,000 cars
in 2025
Vietnam
180,077 cars
in 2025
South Korea rank
9th
Vietnam rank
11th

Number of new cars sold, by type over time

  • South Korea
  • Vietnam
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k201020172025

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 217,000 cars against 180,077 cars in Vietnam, a difference of 36,923 cars.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.2 times Vietnam's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

South Korea ranks 9th and Vietnam ranks 11th of 58 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of new cars sold, by type
Unit
cars
Source
International Energy Agency. Global EV Outlook 2025. – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
58 places, 752 data points, 2010–2025
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