IndexBox has just published a new report: ‘EU – Bicycles And Other Cycles (Not Motorized) – Market Analysis, Forecast, Size, Trends and Insights‘. Here is a summary of the report’s key findings.

European bicycle imports grew from $3.4B in 2019 to $3.6B in 2020, while in physical terms, imports slightly decreased by -3% y-o-y to 14M units. The supplies to the Netherlands, Germany and France comprise 58% of bicycles imported in the EU, while Austria recorded the highest import value growth last year. In 2020, the average bicycle import price in the EU grew by +3.9% y-o-y to $262 per unit.

Bicycle Imports in the EU

Bicycle imports in the EU dropped slightly to 14M units in 2020, decreasing by -3% in 2019. In value terms, bicycle imports grew from $3.4B in 2019 to $3.6B (IndexBox estimates) in 2020.

The Netherlands (3.5M units), Germany (2.7M units) and France (1.9M units) represented roughly 58% of total imports of bicycles and other cycles in 2020. They were distantly followed by Spain (1M units), which accounted for 7.2% of total imports. Poland (597K units), Austria (472K units), Sweden (469K units), Italy (456K units), Belgium (392K units), Denmark (352K units), the Czech Republic (280K units), Finland (263K units) and Ireland (233K units) followed a long way behind the leaders.

In value terms, the largest bicycle importing markets in the EU were Germany ($791M), the Netherlands ($768M) and France ($438M), together comprising 55% of total imports. Austria, Spain, Belgium, Italy, Sweden, Denmark, the Czech Republic, Poland, Finland and Ireland lagged somewhat behind, together accounting for a further 38%. In terms of the main importing countries, Austria (+86.4% per year) saw the highest growth rate of the value of imports last year.

In 2020, the bicycle import price in the EU amounted to $262 per unit, picking up by +3.9% against the previous year. There were significant differences in the average prices amongst the major importing countries. In 2020, the country with the highest price was Austria ($567 per unit), while Ireland ($156 per unit) was amongst the lowest. In 2020, the most notable rate of growth in terms of prices was attained by France, while the other leaders experienced more modest paces of growth.

Source: IndexBox Platform