Number of new cars sold, by type by country

Electric cars include fully battery-electric and plug-in hybrids.

Countries reporting
56
Highest
13.30 million cars
China
Lowest
100 cars
Seychelles
Median
66,750 cars
Years covered
16
2010–2025
Data points
752

What the numbers show

Number of new cars sold, by type is currently reported for 56 countries. The highest value is 13.30 million cars in China; the lowest is 100 cars in Seychelles.

The median across all reporting countries is 66,750 cars, and the mean is 370,096 cars.

Number of new cars sold, by type: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 13.30 million cars 2025 up 6,203.3% volatile
2 United States 1.53 million cars 2025 up 1,242.1% volatile
3 Germany 860,000 cars 2025 up 3,639.1% volatile
4 United Kingdom 700,000 cars 2025 up 2,313.8% volatile
5 France 450,000 cars 2025 up 1,790.8% volatile
6 Turkey 237,000 cars 2025 up 102,943.0% volatile
7 Spain 230,000 cars 2025 up 10,957.7% volatile
8 Netherlands 228,000 cars 2025 up 1,380.5% volatile
9 South Korea 217,000 cars 2025 up 6,377.6% volatile
10 Italy 193,000 cars 2025 up 8,516.1% volatile
11 Vietnam 180,077 cars 2025 up 6,002,470.0% volatile
12 Belgium 180,000 cars 2025 up 4,515.4% volatile
13 Brazil 178,000 cars 2025 up 199,900.0% volatile
14 Sweden 173,000 cars 2025 up 1,888.5% volatile
15 Norway 172,800 cars 2025 up 409.7% volatile
16 India 170,100 cars 2025 up 37,700.0% volatile
17 Canada 168,000 cars 2025 up 2,370.6% volatile
18 Thailand 138,000 cars 2025 up 372,873.0% volatile
19 Denmark 134,700 cars 2025 up 2,753.8% volatile
20 Australia 133,000 cars 2025 up 7,456.8% volatile
21 Indonesia 115,300 cars 2025 up 5,764,900.0% volatile
22 Japan 102,000 cars 2025 up 325.0% volatile
23 Mexico 90,000 cars 2025 up 90,809.1% volatile
23 Austria 90,000 cars 2025 up 3,114.3% volatile
23 Israel 90,000 cars 2025 up 132,253.0% volatile
26 Portugal 86,000 cars 2025 up 7,718.2% volatile
27 Poland 84,000 cars 2025 up 38,081.8% volatile
28 Switzerland 79,000 cars 2025 up 1,286.0% volatile
29 Malaysia 54,500 cars 2025 up 147,197.0% volatile
31 Finland 42,000 cars 2025 up 6,263.6% volatile
32 United Arab Emirates 37,000 cars 2025 up 43,429.4% volatile
33 Russia 31,000 cars 2025 up 18,687.9% volatile
34 Philippines 30,000 cars 2025 up 187,400.0% volatile
35 Czechia 25,000 cars 2025 up 8,233.3% volatile
36 Colombia 21,700 cars 2025 up 51,566.7% volatile
37 Greece 20,900 cars 2025 up 36,566.7% volatile
38 Singapore 20,580 cars 2025 up 1,028,900.0% volatile
39 Hungary 18,100 cars 2025 up 13,307.4% volatile
41 Nepal 13,063 cars 2025 volatile
42 Costa Rica 12,190 cars 2025 up 101,483.0% volatile
43 New Zealand 11,600 cars 2025 up 2,220.0% volatile
44 Iceland 10,200 cars 2025 up 1,721.4% volatile
45 Romania 8,800 cars 2025 up 36,566.7% volatile
46 Chile 8,700 cars 2025 up 24,066.7% volatile
47 Slovakia 8,500 cars 2025 up 16,246.2% volatile
48 Slovenia 8,300 cars 2025 up 4,362.4% volatile
49 Lithuania 7,600 cars 2025 up 20,440.5% volatile
50 Latvia 4,300 cars 2025 up 16,438.5% volatile
51 Cambodia 4,210 cars 2025 volatile
52 Croatia 3,800 cars 2025 up 1,378.6% volatile
52 South Africa 3,800 cars 2025 up 1,483.3% volatile
54 Bulgaria 2,970 cars 2025 up 14,042.9% volatile
55 Jordan 2,941 cars 2025 up 1,255.3% volatile
56 Cyprus 2,270 cars 2025 up 9,769.6% volatile
56 Estonia 2,270 cars 2025 up 6,576.5% volatile
58 Seychelles 100 cars 2023 up 3,233.3% volatile

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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