International road freight transport - unloaded goods in reporting in Germany

Germany: International road freight transport - unloaded goods in reporting was 7,192 Thousand tonnes in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
7,192 Thousand tonnes
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
7th
of 41 countries
All-time high
14,989 Thousand tonnes
in 2007
All-time low
7,192 Thousand tonnes
in 2025
Years of data
27
1999–2025

International road freight transport - unloaded goods in reporting in Germany, 1999–2025

05.0k10.0k15.0k1999201220251999: 9.9k Thousand tonnes2000: 10.3k Thousand tonnes2001: 9.8k Thousand tonnes2002: 9.6k Thousand tonnes2003: 12.1k Thousand tonnes2004: 12.5k Thousand tonnes2005: 12.5k Thousand tonnes2006: 14.7k Thousand tonnes2007: 15.0k Thousand tonnes2008: 12.9k Thousand tonnes2009: 11.9k Thousand tonnes2010: 11.8k Thousand tonnes2011: 10.7k Thousand tonnes2012: 10.3k Thousand tonnes2013: 10.3k Thousand tonnes2014: 10.0k Thousand tonnes2015: 10.5k Thousand tonnes2016: 10.3k Thousand tonnes2017: 9.6k Thousand tonnes2018: 9.5k Thousand tonnes2019: 9.1k Thousand tonnes2020: 9.2k Thousand tonnes2021: 8.2k Thousand tonnes2022: 8.3k Thousand tonnes2023: 7.7k Thousand tonnes2024: 7.4k Thousand tonnes2025: 7.2k Thousand tonnes

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand tonnes.

Analysis

In 2025, international road freight transport - unloaded goods in reporting in Germany stood at 7,192 Thousand tonnes. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.

The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 31.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, international road freight transport - unloaded goods in reporting in Germany peaked at 14,989 Thousand tonnes in 2007 and was at its lowest, 7,192 Thousand tonnes, in 2025.

Germany ranks 7th of 41 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 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 and type of transport (t, tkm) - quarterly data in Germany, 1999 to 2025.
Year Thousand tonnes Change
1999 9,879 Thousand tonnes
2000 10,289 Thousand tonnes +4.2%
2001 9,770 Thousand tonnes -5.0%
2002 9,649 Thousand tonnes -1.2%
2003 12,118 Thousand tonnes +25.6%
2004 12,506 Thousand tonnes +3.2%
2005 12,527 Thousand tonnes +0.2%
2006 14,656 Thousand tonnes +17.0%
2007 14,989 Thousand tonnes +2.3%
2008 12,927 Thousand tonnes -13.8%
2009 11,867 Thousand tonnes -8.2%
2010 11,786 Thousand tonnes -0.7%
2011 10,686 Thousand tonnes -9.3%
2012 10,331 Thousand tonnes -3.3%
2013 10,318 Thousand tonnes -0.1%
2014 10,004 Thousand tonnes -3.0%
2015 10,525 Thousand tonnes +5.2%
2016 10,334 Thousand tonnes -1.8%
2017 9,564 Thousand tonnes -7.5%
2018 9,501 Thousand tonnes -0.7%
2019 9,145 Thousand tonnes -3.7%
2020 9,174 Thousand tonnes +0.3%
2021 8,156 Thousand tonnes -11.1%
2022 8,273 Thousand tonnes +1.4%
2023 7,694 Thousand tonnes -7.0%
2024 7,366 Thousand tonnes -4.3%
2025 7,192 Thousand tonnes -2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9,879 Thousand tonnes 9,879 Thousand tonnes 9,879 Thousand tonnes 1
2000s 12,130 Thousand tonnes 9,649 Thousand tonnes 14,989 Thousand tonnes 10
2010s 10,219 Thousand tonnes 9,145 Thousand tonnes 11,786 Thousand tonnes 10
2020s 7,976 Thousand tonnes 7,192 Thousand tonnes 9,174 Thousand tonnes 6

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 5 Spain 9,411 Thousand tonnes compare
  2. 6 Czechia 7,582 Thousand tonnes compare
  3. 8 France 4,584 Thousand tonnes compare
  4. 9 Belgium 4,317 Thousand tonnes compare
  5. 10 Hungary 2,786 Thousand tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 41 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 7,192 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 14,989 Thousand tonnes in 2007.
What is the lowest international road freight transport - unloaded goods in reporting recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 7,192 Thousand tonnes in 2025.
How does Germany rank for international road freight transport - unloaded goods in reporting?
Germany ranks 7th out of 41 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 31.7%. 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 and type of transport (t, tkm) - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
International road freight transport - unloaded goods in reporting country by country of loading and type of transport (t, tkm) - quarterly data
Unit
Thousand tonnes
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
41 places, 947 data points, 1999–2025
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