New lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross weight by country
Countries reporting
39
Highest
387,888 Number
United Kingdom
Lowest
197 Number
Liechtenstein
Median
13,364 Number
Years covered
13
2013–2025
Data points
491
What the numbers show
New lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross weight is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 387,888 Number in United Kingdom; the lowest is 197 Number in Liechtenstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 13,364 Number, and the mean is 56,390 Number.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,969.
Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Kosovo* (up 1,422.2%), and the largest decrease in Switzerland (down 90.9%).
New lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross weigh: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom | 387,888 Number | 2024 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 2 | France | 367,595 Number | 2025 | up 13.6% | flat |
| 3 | Germany | 295,430 Number | 2025 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 4 | Türkiye | 264,882 Number | 2025 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 5 | Italy | 178,686 Number | 2025 | up 45.1% | rising |
| 6 | Spain | 136,317 Number | 2025 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 7 | Poland | 79,287 Number | 2025 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 8 | Belgium | 76,053 Number | 2025 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 9 | Sweden | 40,201 Number | 2025 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 10 | Austria | 36,936 Number | 2025 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 11 | Ireland | 33,989 Number | 2025 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 12 | Portugal | 33,495 Number | 2025 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 13 | Norway | 33,333 Number | 2025 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 14 | Czechia | 28,977 Number | 2025 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 15 | Denmark | 27,797 Number | 2025 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 16 | Netherlands | 23,792 Number | 2025 | down 61.2% | rising |
| 17 | Hungary | 23,665 Number | 2025 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 18 | Romania | 16,467 Number | 2025 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 19 | Kosovo* | 15,511 Number | 2025 | up 1,422.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Finland | 13,364 Number | 2025 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 21 | Greece | 11,613 Number | 2025 | up 91.8% | rising |
| 22 | Serbia | 11,360 Number | 2025 | up 45.8% | rising |
| 23 | Slovakia | 9,348 Number | 2025 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 24 | Slovenia | 7,911 Number | 2025 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 25 | Ukraine | 7,880 Number | 2025 | up 17.4% | flat |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 5,893 Number | 2025 | down 61.9% | falling |
| 27 | Croatia | 5,448 Number | 2025 | down 44.2% | falling |
| 28 | Luxembourg | 5,141 Number | 2025 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 29 | Lithuania | 4,272 Number | 2025 | up 57.0% | rising |
| 30 | Switzerland | 3,123 Number | 2025 | down 90.9% | falling |
| 31 | Latvia | 2,929 Number | 2025 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Estonia | 2,599 Number | 2025 | down 37.1% | flat |
| 33 | Cyprus | 2,333 Number | 2025 | up 57.8% | rising |
| 34 | Iceland | 1,874 Number | 2025 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 35 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,654 Number | 2025 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 36 | Montenegro | 805 Number | 2025 | up 110.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Malta | 785 Number | 2025 | up 32.2% | falling |
| 38 | Georgia | 365 Number | 2025 | up 93.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Liechtenstein | 197 Number | 2025 | down 24.8% | flat |