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Where does Canada get its mobile phones? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Canada imported $7.6 billion of mobile phones (22 thousand tonnes), 1.2% of the world total. Its main sources were China (30%), Vietnam (21%) and the United States (10%). Canada was the world’s 21st-largest importer of mobile phones.

Summary

Value
$7.6billion
Tonnes
22thousand tonnes
Share of world total
1.2%
World rank
21st
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
China2.3Tonnes: 8,488USD per tonne: $268,47530.1%Air
Vietnam1.6Tonnes: 3,014USD per tonne: $516,72020.6%Air
United States0.76Tonnes: 3,219USD per tonne: $236,80410.1%Land
Mexico0.65Tonnes: 1,666USD per tonne: $389,2258.6%Air
South Korea0.62Tonnes: 656USD per tonne: $944,7228.2%Air
Taiwan0.47Tonnes: 1,209USD per tonne: $385,3526.2%Air
Indonesia0.24Tonnes: 652USD per tonne: $372,1123.2%Air
Malaysia0.23Tonnes: 680USD per tonne: $340,5903.1%Air
Thailand0.21Tonnes: 481USD per tonne: $434,1022.8%Air
India0.1Tonnes: 285USD per tonne: $361,0571.4%Air
Philippines0.07Tonnes: 242USD per tonne: $281,4070.9%Air
Singapore re-exports0.05Tonnes: 131USD per tonne: $373,2760.65%Air
Germany0.05Tonnes: 139USD per tonne: $349,1710.64%Air
Japan0.04Tonnes: 178USD per tonne: $201,3490.47%Air
Czechia0.03Tonnes: 53USD per tonne: $540,0640.38%Air
Poland0.02Tonnes: 52USD per tonne: $438,6160.3%Air
United Kingdom0.02Tonnes: 68USD per tonne: $330,7850.3%Air
Israel0.02Tonnes: 48USD per tonne: $397,3040.25%Air
France0.02Tonnes: 38USD per tonne: $406,5310.21%Air
Romania0.01Tonnes: 23USD per tonne: $512,6770.16%Air

Trend

Who it buys from

China has been its main source since 2011

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

  • China 2.3
  • Vietnam 1.6
  • United States 0.76
  • Mexico 0.65
  • South Korea 0.62

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
China0.012.3
Vietnam01.6
United States0.340.76
Mexico< 0.010.65
South Korea0.030.62

Sources and methodology

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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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