Germany vs United States: Electric car stocks

Germany
3.10 million cars
in 2025
United States
7.80 million cars
in 2025
Germany rank
3rd
United States rank
2nd

Electric car stocks over time

  • Germany
  • United States
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M201020172025

How they compare

United States currently reports 7.80 million cars against 3.10 million cars in Germany, a difference of 4.70 million cars.

That makes United States's figure about 2.5 times Germany's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 3rd and United States ranks 2nd of 43 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Electric car stocks
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
43 places, 604 data points, 2010–2025
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Car stocks represent the number of cars that are in use. It is the balance of cumulative sales over time and the number of cars that have been retired or taken off the road. Electric cars include fully battery-electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids.