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Who buys China’s computers? Export destinations 2024

In 2024, China exported $162.3 billion of computers (702 thousand tonnes), 38.7% of the world total. Its main destinations were the United States (22%), Germany (8%) and Hong Kong (8%). China was the world’s largest exporter of computers.

Summary

Value
$162.3billion
Tonnes
702thousand tonnes
Share of world total
38.7%
World rank
1st
Routes to the main destinations. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Destinations

The 20 main destinations in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
United States34.9Tonnes: 122,040USD per tonne: $286,15521.5%Air
Germany13.5Tonnes: 53,780USD per tonne: $251,1438.3%Air
Hong Kong re-exports12.9Tonnes: 44,731USD per tonne: $288,3538%Land
Japan10.7Tonnes: 36,044USD per tonne: $297,5856.6%Air
United Kingdom7.9Tonnes: 33,726USD per tonne: $235,0824.9%Air
India6.4Tonnes: 22,336USD per tonne: $285,5573.9%Land
France5.4Tonnes: 24,526USD per tonne: $220,1173.3%Air
Netherlands re-exports4.6Tonnes: 36,887USD per tonne: $124,3882.8%Air
Australia4.1Tonnes: 12,629USD per tonne: $325,5552.5%Air
Taiwan3.9Tonnes: 9,628USD per tonne: $410,1292.4%Air
Canada3.9Tonnes: 13,342USD per tonne: $295,6502.4%Air
South Korea3.9Tonnes: 16,281USD per tonne: $236,8592.4%Air
Singapore re-exports3.4Tonnes: 11,313USD per tonne: $303,4712.1%Air
United Arab Emirates3.4Tonnes: 24,734USD per tonne: $137,0832.1%Air
Malaysia3.1Tonnes: 11,092USD per tonne: $279,4961.9%Air
Mexico3.1Tonnes: 10,661USD per tonne: $288,3031.9%Air
Russia2.8Tonnes: 17,434USD per tonne: $161,3231.7%Land
Thailand2.4Tonnes: 11,501USD per tonne: $209,8951.5%Air
Poland2.4Tonnes: 11,101USD per tonne: $214,0211.5%Air
Czechia2.2Tonnes: 14,933USD per tonne: $146,0621.3%Air

Trend

Who it sells to

The United States has been its main destination since 1997

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

  • United States 34.9
  • Germany 13.5
  • Hong Kong 12.9
  • Japan 10.7
  • United Kingdom 7.9

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
United States1.334.9
Germany0.2813.5
Hong Kong0.6712.9
Japan0.2710.7
United Kingdom0.157.9

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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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