International road freight transport - unloaded goods in reporting in Germany

Germany: International road freight transport - unloaded goods in reporting was 30,292 Thousand tonnes in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
30,292 Thousand tonnes
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
6th
of 40 countries
All-time high
58,153 Thousand tonnes
in 2008
All-time low
30,292 Thousand tonnes
in 2025
Years of data
18
2008–2025

International road freight transport - unloaded goods in reporting in Germany, 2008–2025

020.0k40.0k60.0k2008201620252008: 58.2k Thousand tonnes2009: 48.3k Thousand tonnes2010: 48.3k Thousand tonnes2011: 46.8k Thousand tonnes2012: 43.8k Thousand tonnes2013: 43.6k Thousand tonnes2014: 41.7k Thousand tonnes2015: 40.7k Thousand tonnes2016: 41.8k Thousand tonnes2017: 40.9k Thousand tonnes2018: 39.2k Thousand tonnes2019: 37.2k Thousand tonnes2020: 33.6k Thousand tonnes2021: 35.2k Thousand tonnes2022: 33.5k Thousand tonnes2023: 30.4k Thousand tonnes2024: 30.9k Thousand tonnes2025: 30.3k Thousand tonnes

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand tonnes.

Analysis

In 2025, international road freight transport - unloaded goods in reporting in Germany stood at 30,292 Thousand tonnes. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, international road freight transport - unloaded goods in reporting in Germany peaked at 58,153 Thousand tonnes in 2008 and was at its lowest, 30,292 Thousand tonnes, in 2025.

That places Germany 6th out of 40 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

International road freight transport - unloaded goods in reporting in Germany, year by year

Annual values for International road freight transport - unloaded goods in reporting country by country of loading, type of goods and type of transport (t) - annual data (from 2008 onwards) in Germany, 2008 to 2025.
Year Thousand tonnes Change
2008 58,153 Thousand tonnes
2009 48,257 Thousand tonnes -17.0%
2010 48,279 Thousand tonnes +0.0%
2011 46,844 Thousand tonnes -3.0%
2012 43,815 Thousand tonnes -6.5%
2013 43,607 Thousand tonnes -0.5%
2014 41,687 Thousand tonnes -4.4%
2015 40,715 Thousand tonnes -2.3%
2016 41,847 Thousand tonnes +2.8%
2017 40,891 Thousand tonnes -2.3%
2018 39,192 Thousand tonnes -4.2%
2019 37,192 Thousand tonnes -5.1%
2020 33,553 Thousand tonnes -9.8%
2021 35,184 Thousand tonnes +4.9%
2022 33,518 Thousand tonnes -4.7%
2023 30,363 Thousand tonnes -9.4%
2024 30,886 Thousand tonnes +1.7%
2025 30,292 Thousand tonnes -1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 53,205 Thousand tonnes 48,257 Thousand tonnes 58,153 Thousand tonnes 2
2010s 42,407 Thousand tonnes 37,192 Thousand tonnes 48,279 Thousand tonnes 10
2020s 32,299 Thousand tonnes 30,292 Thousand tonnes 35,184 Thousand tonnes 6

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 3 Netherlands 39,624 Thousand tonnes compare
  2. 3 Netherlands 39,624 Thousand tonnes compare
  3. 5 Spain 34,783 Thousand tonnes compare
  4. 7 Czechia 28,051 Thousand tonnes compare
  5. 8 France 17,688 Thousand tonnes compare
  6. 9 Belgium 17,190 Thousand tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 40 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is international road freight transport - unloaded goods in reporting in Germany?
International road freight transport - unloaded goods in reporting in Germany was 30,292 Thousand tonnes in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest international road freight transport - unloaded goods in reporting recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 58,153 Thousand tonnes in 2008.
What is the lowest international road freight transport - unloaded goods in reporting recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 30,292 Thousand tonnes in 2025.
How does Germany rank for international road freight transport - unloaded goods in reporting?
Germany ranks 6th out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
Is international road freight transport - unloaded goods in reporting rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Germany data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of International road freight transport - unloaded goods in reporting country by country of loading, type of goods and type of transport (t) - annual data (from 2008 onwards). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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International road freight transport - unloaded goods in reporting country by country of loading, type of goods and type of transport (t) - annual data (from 2008 onwards)
Unit
Thousand tonnes
Source
Eurostat
Licence
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Coverage
40 places, 688 data points, 2008–2025
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