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Where does Australia get its mobile phones? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Australia imported $8.2 billion of mobile phones (2 thousand tonnes), 1.3% of the world total. China sold 57% of the total, followed by Vietnam (14%) and the United States (8%). Australia was the world’s 19th-largest importer of mobile phones.

Summary

Value
$8.2billion
Tonnes
2thousand tonnes
Share of world total
1.3%
World rank
19th
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 20 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
China4.6Tonnes: 452USD per tonne: $10,221,10756.7%Air
Vietnam1.1Tonnes: 6USD per tonne: $174,094,00513.7%Air
United States0.66Tonnes: 228USD per tonne: $2,888,5988.1%Air
Taiwan0.39Tonnes: 61USD per tonne: $6,307,9284.8%Air
Mexico0.29Tonnes: 25USD per tonne: $11,843,1493.6%Air
Malaysia0.25Tonnes: 33USD per tonne: $7,395,2593%Air
Thailand0.13Tonnes: 46USD per tonne: $2,776,3601.6%Air
Indonesia0.1Tonnes: 115USD per tonne: $836,5561.2%Air
India0.09Tonnes: 9USD per tonne: $9,899,7911%Air
United Kingdom0.08Tonnes: 77USD per tonne: $1,044,3110.99%Air
Singapore re-exports0.06Tonnes: 61USD per tonne: $899,1420.68%Air
Germany0.04Tonnes: 31USD per tonne: $1,265,6830.48%Air
Estonia0.02Tonnes: 47USD per tonne: $517,5760.3%Air
Finland0.02Tonnes: 2USD per tonne: $12,657,5330.3%Air
Canada0.02Tonnes: 12USD per tonne: $1,956,3560.28%Air
Netherlands re-exports0.02Tonnes: 33USD per tonne: $656,0770.27%Air
South Korea0.02Tonnes: 26USD per tonne: $814,9430.26%Air
France0.02Tonnes: 49USD per tonne: $400,7840.24%Air
Czechia0.02Tonnes: 3USD per tonne: $6,199,7940.23%Air
Japan0.02Tonnes: 8USD per tonne: $2,031,7700.21%Air

Trend

Who it buys from

China has been its main source since 2002

Value in USD billions. The five largest sources in 2024.

  • China 4.6
  • Vietnam 1.1
  • United States 0.66
  • Taiwan 0.39
  • Mexico 0.29

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
China0.014.6
Vietnam01.1
United States0.190.66
Taiwan< 0.010.39
Mexico< 0.010.29

Sources and methodology

Sources and licenses

Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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