Ever wonder which countries export the most cars? See the list, which also shows each exporter's percentage of global cars exports within parenthesis. In 2017, world cars exports were US$749.2 billion.
African Exporters
Africa exported $9.1 billion worth of cars led by the following countries:
1. South Africa: $5.7 billion
2. Morocco: $3.2 billion
3. Niger: $54 million
4. Namibia: $50 million
5. Uganda: $15.6 million
6. Tunisia: $12.6 million
7. Botswana: $10.6 million
8. Libya: $9.2 million
9. Senegal: $9 million
10. Kenya: $8 million
Asian Exporters
Asia exported $174 billion worth of cars led by the following countries:
1. Japan: $93.4 billion
2. South Korea: $38.8 billion
3. Turkey: $11.8 billion
4. Thailand: $10.9 billion
5. China: $7.2 billion
6. India: $6.6 billion
7. Indonesia: $3.1 billion
8. Taiwan: $715.1 million
9. Hong Kong: $591.2 million
10. Singapore: $245.6 million
European Union (EU) Exporters
EU exported $400.7 billion worth of cars led by the following EU members:
1. Germany: $157.4 billion
2. United Kingdom: $42 billion
3. Spain: $35.8 billion
4. Belgium: $33.1 billion
5. France: $22.2 billion
6. Czech Republic: $21.7 billion
7. Italy: $18 billion
8. Slovakia: $16.6 billion
9. Hungary: $11.3 billion
10. Sweden: $9 billion
Latin American and Caribbean Exporters
Latin America (excluding Mexico) and the Caribbean exported $8.9 billion worth of cars led by the following countries:
1. Brazil: $6.7 billion
2. Argentina: $1.5 billion
3. Colombia: $381.3 million
4. Chile: $212.5 million
5. Uruguay: $31.3 million
6. Saint Lucia: $12.9 million
7. Guatemala: $7.6 million
8. Panama: $4.6 million
9. El Salvador: $2.5 million
10. Peru: $2 million
Middle Eastern Exporters
Middle East exported $10.9 billion worth of cars led by the following countries:
1. United Arab Emirates: $8.4 billion
2. Saudi Arabia: $1.2 billion
3. Kuwait: $615.3 million
4. Lebanon: $605.6 million
5. Jordan: $58.2 million
6. Iran: $19.9 million
7. Qatar: $12.8 million
8. Israel: $9.6 million
9. Bahrain: $2.9 million
10. Iraq: $261,000
North American Exporters
North America exported $141.7 billion worth of cars led by the following countries:
1. United States: $53.5 billion
2. Canada: $46.5 billion
3. Mexico: $41.7 billion
Oceanian Exporters
Oceania exported $801 million worth of cars led by the following countries:
1. Australia: $732.6 million
2. New Zealand: $66.3 million
3. Fiji: $1 million
4. New Caledonia: $362,000
5. Papua New Guinea: $193,000
6. Solomon Islands: $138,000
7. Palau: $75,000
8. American Samoa: $70,000
9. Vanuatu: $51,000
10. Samoa: $48,000
The accompanying list identifies exporters with the fastest-growing international sales of cars from 2013 to 2017. Overall, the 5-year percentage gain for this exported product category was 10.6%.
Data source: Trade Map, International Trade Centre, www.intracen.org/marketanalysis
Top Cars Exporters 2017
Fastest-Growing Cars Export Countries
