2023
Exports
$37.4BWorld Rnk 8 / 210
Flag Rnk 2 / 1212
2023
PRODUCT COMPLEXITY IN Cars
0.9Rnk 206 / 1025
2023
Imports
$38.2BWorld Rnk 6 / 225
Flag Rnk 1 / 1211
2023
ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY of Canada
0.9Rnk 30 / 132

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Exports In 2023, Canada exported $37.4B in Cars, making it the 8th largest exporter of Cars in the world. At the same year, Cars was the 2nd most exported product in Canada. The main destination of Cars exports from Canada are: United States ($35B), Mexico ($431M), China ($384M), United Arab Emirates ($249M), and Germany ($85.1M).

The fastest growing export markets for Cars of Canada between 2022 and 2023 were United States ($8.47B), United Arab Emirates ($58M), and Kazakhstan ($54.9M).

Imports In 2023, Canada imported $38.2B in Cars, becoming the 6th largest importer of Cars in the world. At the same year, Cars was the 1st most imported product in Canada. Canada imports Cars primarily from: United States ($15.8B), Mexico ($5.19B), Japan ($5.08B), South Korea ($4.5B), and Germany ($2.93B).

The fastest growing import markets in Cars for Canada between 2022 and 2023 were Japan ($2.01B), China ($1.48B), and Mexico ($1.34B).

Latest Trends

November 2024

Subnational Monthly Trade

Time Scale
Flow
Color
EXPORT GROWTH (November 2023 - November 2024)C$-997M(-21.9%)
IMPORT GROWTH (November 2023 - November 2024)C$-1.01B(-21.7%)
MAIN EXPORTER (November 2024)OntarioC$3.85B
MAIN DESTINATION (November 2024)United StatesC$3.37B

This section shows Cars's exports and imports data at subnational level for Canada. Click any date in the line plot, any subnational region in the geomap, or any destination or origin country to explore the exports or imports behavior of Cars over time.

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Historical Data

Trade Balance

Color
EXPORTS (2023)$37.4B
IMPORTS (2023)$38.2B
NET TRADE (2023)-$811M

In 2023, Canada exported $37.4B in Cars. The main destinations of Canada exports on Cars were United States ($35B), Mexico ($431M), China ($384M), United Arab Emirates ($249M), and Germany ($85.1M).

In 2023, Canada imported $38.2B in Cars, mainly from United States ($15.8B), Mexico ($5.19B), Japan ($5.08B), South Korea ($4.5B), and Germany ($2.93B).

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Export Destinations (2023)

Import Origins (2023)

Market Growth

Flow
THE FASTEST GROWING Cars EXPORT MARKETS FOR Canada WERE (2022 - 2023):
United States$8.47B (32%)
Kazakhstan$54.9M (11.7k%)
THE FASTEST DECLINING MARKETS FOR THE EXPORT OF Cars BY Canada WERE (2022 - 2023):
Germany-$82.4M (-49.2%)
Lebanon-$71.8M (-62.7%)
Ghana-$27.7M (-31.7%)

Change in Exports by Market (2022 - 2023)

Market Concentration

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Flow
Type
In 2023, Canada's main exporting competitors in Cars were:
Japan $119B
China $74.5B
In 2023, Canada's main importing competitors in Cars were:

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Trade Value of Cars by Exporters

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALUnited States+ $5.34B
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALGermany+ $777M

Cars’s highest export potential is United States. With an export gap of $5.34B.   Cars’s highest import potential is Germany with an import gap of $777M.

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