Lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross weight by country
Countries reporting
41
Highest
5.60 million Number
Türkiye
Lowest
3,500 Number
Liechtenstein
Median
359,442 Number
Years covered
13
2013–2025
Data points
521
What the numbers show
Lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross weight is currently reported for 41 countries. The highest value is 5.60 million Number in Türkiye; the lowest is 3,500 Number in Liechtenstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 359,442 Number, and the mean is 1.09 million Number.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,599.
Over the past decade 36 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Montenegro (up 86.5%), and the largest decrease in Poland (down 20.7%).
Lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross weight: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 5.60 million Number | 2025 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 2 | France | 5.42 million Number | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 5.00 million Number | 2024 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 4 | Italy | 4.66 million Number | 2025 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 5 | Spain | 3.90 million Number | 2025 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 6 | Germany | 3.89 million Number | 2025 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 7 | Poland | 2.46 million Number | 2025 | down 20.7% | flat |
| 8 | Portugal | 1.41 million Number | 2025 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 9 | Greece | 1.18 million Number | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 10 | Romania | 1.15 million Number | 2025 | up 46.5% | rising |
| 11 | Netherlands | 1.09 million Number | 2025 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 12 | Belgium | 999,519 Number | 2025 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 13 | Czechia | 788,633 Number | 2025 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 14 | Finland | 725,138 Number | 2025 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 15 | Sweden | 704,461 Number | 2025 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 16 | Hungary | 598,429 Number | 2025 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 17 | Austria | 581,119 Number | 2025 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 18 | Norway | 574,013 Number | 2025 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 19 | Switzerland | 491,961 Number | 2025 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 20 | Denmark | 373,122 Number | 2025 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 21 | Ireland | 359,442 Number | 2025 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 22 | Bulgaria | 359,004 Number | 2025 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 23 | Slovakia | 327,212 Number | 2024 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 24 | Serbia | 319,618 Number | 2025 | up 60.6% | rising |
| 25 | Croatia | 250,689 Number | 2025 | up 83.2% | rising |
| 26 | Moldova | 234,589 Number | 2025 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 27 | Estonia | 130,435 Number | 2025 | up 43.4% | rising |
| 28 | Slovenia | 130,099 Number | 2025 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 29 | Georgia | 129,125 Number | 2025 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 30 | Cyprus | 128,667 Number | 2025 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 31 | Lithuania | 125,911 Number | 2025 | up 61.2% | rising |
| 32 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 95,616 Number | 2025 | up 54.9% | rising |
| 33 | Kosovo* | 93,817 Number | 2025 | up 79.1% | rising |
| 34 | Latvia | 87,345 Number | 2025 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 35 | North Macedonia | 57,168 Number | 2025 | up 72.0% | rising |
| 36 | Malta | 56,160 Number | 2025 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 37 | Luxembourg | 51,367 Number | 2025 | up 46.5% | rising |
| 38 | Iceland | 37,640 Number | 2025 | up 52.7% | rising |
| 39 | Montenegro | 24,573 Number | 2025 | up 86.5% | rising |
| 40 | Albania | 16,556 Number | 2024 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 41 | Liechtenstein | 3,500 Number | 2024 | up 23.0% | rising |