Trailers and their load capacity, by permissible maximum gross weight by country

Countries reporting
34
Highest
7.47 million Number
Germany
Lowest
1,024 Number
Kosovo*
Median
178,536 Number
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
411

What the numbers show

Trailers and their load capacity, by permissible maximum gross weight is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 7.47 million Number in Germany; the lowest is 1,024 Number in Kosovo*.

The median across all reporting countries is 178,536 Number, and the mean is 582,082 Number.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7,292.

Over the past decade 27 countries rose and 4 fell. The largest increase was in Türkiye (up 248.7%), and the largest decrease in Kosovo* (down 65.8%).

Trailers and their load capacity, by permissible maximum gross weight: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Germany 7.47 million Number 2025 up 26.0% rising
2 Norway 1.33 million Number 2025 up 26.8% rising
3 France 1.26 million Number 2020 rising
4 Finland 1.21 million Number 2025 up 25.9% rising
5 Denmark 1.20 million Number 2025 up 23.3% rising
6 Sweden 1.16 million Number 2025 up 31.8% rising
7 Netherlands 1.12 million Number 2025 up 14.0% rising
8 Austria 836,624 Number 2025 up 25.6% rising
9 Hungary 535,529 Number 2025 up 29.8% rising
10 Romania 507,871 Number 2025 up 102.0% rising
11 Poland 480,718 Number 2024 down 24.2% falling
12 Czechia 442,026 Number 2025 up 8.9% rising
13 Slovak Republic 339,986 Number 2025 up 35.6% rising
14 Italy 338,592 Number 2025 up 34.2% rising
15 Switzerland 328,323 Number 2025 up 24.9% rising
16 Belgium 216,372 Number 2025 up 30.5% rising
17 Spain 178,796 Number 2025 up 3.6% rising
18 Portugal 178,277 Number 2021 falling
19 Estonia 151,080 Number 2025 up 66.6% rising
20 Serbia 105,714 Number 2024 rising
21 Latvia 87,250 Number 2025 up 67.0% rising
22 Moldova 83,155 Number 2025 up 68.7% rising
23 Croatia 46,754 Number 2025 up 79.0% rising
24 Türkiye 41,065 Number 2025 up 248.7% volatile
25 Luxembourg 33,380 Number 2025 up 33.9% rising
26 Slovenia 30,408 Number 2025 up 53.3% rising
27 Bosnia and Herzegovina 28,568 Number 2025 up 135.7% rising
28 Lithuania 22,586 Number 2025 up 51.0% rising
29 Bulgaria 18,158 Number 2025 down 11.6% falling
30 Cyprus 13,425 Number 2025 up 61.8% rising
31 Albania 3,650 Number 2024 down 51.3% falling
32 Liechtenstein 3,105 Number 2024 up 17.0% rising
33 Malta 3,075 Number 2025 up 83.4% rising
34 Kosovo* 1,024 Number 2025 down 65.8% rising

About this data

Indicator
Trailers and their load capacity, by permissible maximum gross weight
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
34 places, 411 data points, 2000–2025
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