Electric car exports vs Electric car sales in China

In 2025, electric car exports in China stood at 2.5 million, against 13 million for electric car sales.

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Electric car exports and Electric car sales

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Electric car exports and Electric car sales: ChinaElectric car exports and Electric car sales. 2 indicators on one axis: Electric car exports, Electric car sales. 4 observations from 2024 to 2025, ranging from 1.25 million to 13 million. Latest values: Electric car exports 2.5 million (2025); Electric car sales 13 million (2025). million 0 3 6 9 12 15 2024 2025 2.5 13 Electric car exports Electric car sales
Electric car exports and Electric car sales: ChinaElectric car exports and Electric car sales. 2 indicators on one axis: Electric car exports, Electric car sales. 4 observations from 2024 to 2025, ranging from 1.25 million to 13 million. Latest values: Electric car exports 2.5 million (2025); Electric car sales 13 million (2025). million 0 5 10 15 2024 2025 2.5 13 Electric car exports Electric car sales
Electric car exports and Electric car sales: ChinaElectric car exports and Electric car sales. 2 indicators on one axis: Electric car exports, Electric car sales. 4 observations from 2024 to 2025, ranging from 1.25 million to 13 million. Latest values: Electric car exports 2.5 million (2025); Electric car sales 13 million (2025). million 0 5 10 15 2024 2025 2.5 13 Electric car exports Electric car sales
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Electric car exports and Electric car sales: China
Indicator Period Type Value
Electric car exports 2025 Actual 2.5 million
Electric car exports 2024 Actual 1.25 million
Electric car sales 2025 Actual 13 million
Electric car sales 2024 Actual 11 million
Source: IEA · CC BY 4.0 · Electric car exports · Electric car sales

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Period Electric car exports Electric car sales
2024 1.25 million IEA 11 million IEA
2025 2.5 million IEA 13 million IEA

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Where these numbers come from

Electric car exports

Number of electric cars exported from the region during the calendar year.

2 observations charted in China · source organisations: IEA

Electric car sales

New battery-electric and plug-in hybrid electric passenger cars sold in the region during the calendar year.

2 observations charted in China · source organisations: IEA

Data published under CC BY 4.0. Series A as JSON · Series B as JSON

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