Electric Cars Exports by Country
Worldwide exports of electricity-powered automobiles were worth a total US$8.5 billion in 2017. That dollar amount represents a tiny 1.1% of the overall $743.5 billion for all subcategories of exported cars.
Among continents, European countries accounted for the highest dollar worth of exported electric cars during 2017 with shipments valued at $4 billion or 47.3% of the global total. In second place were North American exporters at 39.2% while 13.4% of international sales of electric cars originated from Asia.
Much smaller percentages came from Oceania (0.02%) specifically Australia and New Zealand, African exporters (0.005%) in South Africa, Ghana and Namibia, then Latin American nations (0.001%) Ecuador and Australia.
The 6-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix is 870380 for motor vehicles powered by electric motor only (also called electric smart cars). This is a relatively new HTS code and 2017 is the first year for which trade data specific to electric cars is available.
Top Electric Cars Exports by Country
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- United States: US$3.3 billion (39.2% of exported electric cars)
- Germany: $1.6 billion (18.3%)
- Netherlands: $1.3 billion (15.2%)
- Japan: $597.8 million (7%)
- France: $533.3 million (6.3%)
- South Korea: $421.2 million (5%)
- Belgium: $171.5 million (2%)
- Spain: $114 million (1.34%)
- China: $110.1 million (1.3%)
- United Kingdom: $105.2 million (1.2%)
- Slovakia: $93.3 million (1.1%)
- Austria: $49.5 million (0.6%)
- Sweden: $19.1 million (0.22%)
- Denmark: $17.7 million (0.21%)
- Slovenia: $16.4 million (0.19%)
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