New lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross in Germany

Germany: New lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross was 295,430 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
295,430
Change on year
down 6.7%
World rank
3rd
of 39 countries
All-time high
343,638
in 2019
All-time low
253,785
in 2022
Years of data
13
2013–2025

New lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross in Germany, 2013–2025

0100.0k200.0k300.0k2013201920252013: 253.9k2014: 264.6k2015: 274.8k2016: 295.8k2017: 306.6k2018: 321.8k2019: 343.6k2020: 295.1k2021: 293.2k2022: 253.8k2023: 290.5k2024: 316.8k2025: 295.4k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2025, new lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross in Germany stood at 295,430.

The figure is down 6.7% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, new lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross in Germany peaked at 343,638 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 253,785, in 2022.

That places Germany 3rd out of 39 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 294,450 253,932 343,638 7
2020s 290,808 253,785 316,760 6

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 1 United Kingdom 387,888 compare
  2. 2 France 367,595 compare
  3. 4 Türkiye 264,882 compare
  4. 5 Italy 178,686 compare
  5. 6 Spain 136,317 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is new lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross in Germany?
New lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross in Germany was 295,430 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest new lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 343,638 in 2019.
What is the lowest new lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 253,785 in 2022.
How does Germany rank for new lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross?
Germany ranks 3rd out of 39 countries with data for 2025.
Is new lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Germany data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of New lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross weight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
New lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross weight
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
40 places, 491 data points, 2013–2025
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