The annual Global Leasing Report is the definitive guide to the world’s top 50 leasing markets. Continuing its 30-year history of tracking global leasing industry statistics the report is the leading analysis of country trading environments and trends in auto and equipment finance.
Brendan Gleeson, Group CEO at White Clarke Group, author of the report summarizes the tenor of the latest edition.
The report reveals a confident industry outlook, with the top 50 countries in 2016 reporting growth in new business volume of 9.40% rising from $1,005.30bn in 2015 to $1,099.77bn in 2016. The leasing industry has experienced significant growth and has introduced new and innovative ways to finance equipment for companies worldwide.
In the top five largest leasing markets the US remains in first place, however, according to the Survey of Equipment Finance Activity (SEFA), the US witnessed decelerated growth from 11.10% in 2015 to 2.54% in 2016 in new business volume.
China continued its rapid rise gaining on the US as the second largest leasing market, up a massive 61.9% to $ 206bn in 2016. The growth of the market has been remarkable and leasing is now seen as an important finance option in the domestic economy.
The United Kingdom and Germany are positioned as the third and fourth largest leasing markets in the world and remain the dominant players in Europe, accounting for 42% of the European market total. In 2016, the UK industry captured $81.77bn of new business registering a significant growth rate of 8.98% as compared with the previous year amid challenging economic conditions over the uncertainty of the Brexit negotiations. Germany registered positive growth of 3.42% in comparison to 2015 and with new business volume of $64.3bn
Japan experienced a small decrease in lease transaction volume in 2016 of -1.3%. However, it still remains the second largest market in Asia behind China.
Looking ahead, White Clarke Group group CEO Brendan Gleeson said: “The year 2016 has brought significant socioeconomic events, namely Brexit negotiations and tense political situations over the world. It is quite early to assess how these markets will react to these events, however the tone for 2017 figures is currently optimistic regardless of such instabilities in international economies.”
About the Global Leasing Report
The White Clarke Group Global Leasing Report features data on international leasing volume and growth by region, market penetration, GDP penetration ratios and market shares as well as a unique ranking of the top 50 leasing markets by size. The Global Leasing Report is prepared by White Clarke Group in association with the World Leasing Yearbook.
About the World Leasing Yearbook
This report is an extract from the complete Global Leasing Report, which is part of the 364 page World Leasing Yearbook. To obtain the full report, which contains seven additional tables and figures, you can purchase the book on the World Leasing Yearbook website or call +44 1206 579591.