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Where does Germany get its chips (integrated circuits)? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Germany imported $18.4 billion of chips (integrated circuits) (43 thousand tonnes), 1.9% of the world total. Its main sources were Taiwan (21%), Malaysia (14%) and China (11%). Germany was the world’s 13th-largest importer of chips (integrated circuits).

Summary

Value
$18.4billion
Tonnes
43thousand tonnes
Share of world total
1.9%
World rank
13th
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
Taiwan3.9Tonnes: 1,419USD per tonne: $2,716,42220.9%Air
Malaysia2.6Tonnes: 2,176USD per tonne: $1,200,36714.2%Air
China2.1Tonnes: 3,003USD per tonne: $686,87411.2%Air
Philippines1.5Tonnes: 689USD per tonne: $2,208,2988.3%Air
Thailand1.3Tonnes: 763USD per tonne: $1,701,8357.1%Air
South Korea1.2Tonnes: 435USD per tonne: $2,834,0636.7%Air
United States0.78Tonnes: 1,342USD per tonne: $581,1204.2%Air
Japan0.77Tonnes: 537USD per tonne: $1,424,7924.2%Air
Netherlands re-exports0.56Tonnes: 4,558USD per tonne: $122,8963%Land
Ireland0.51Tonnes: 1,707USD per tonne: $298,4582.8%Air
Singapore re-exports0.4Tonnes: 117USD per tonne: $3,413,6162.2%Air
Malta0.38Tonnes: 250USD per tonne: $1,511,8432.1%Air
United Kingdom0.3Tonnes: 2,173USD per tonne: $137,7591.6%Air
Portugal0.3Tonnes: 1,289USD per tonne: $231,3311.6%Air
France0.22Tonnes: 1,070USD per tonne: $204,1451.2%Land
Austria0.16Tonnes: 738USD per tonne: $217,3520.87%Land
Belgium re-exports0.15Tonnes: 662USD per tonne: $222,2950.8%Land
Vietnam0.14Tonnes: 118USD per tonne: $1,225,3030.79%Air
Morocco0.13Tonnes: 142USD per tonne: $879,2600.68%Air
Czechia0.12Tonnes: 2,736USD per tonne: $43,7360.65%Land

Trend

Who it buys from

Taiwan has been its main source since 2015

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

  • Taiwan 3.9
  • Malaysia 2.6
  • China 2.1
  • Philippines 1.5
  • Thailand 1.3

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Taiwan0.343.9
Malaysia0.332.6
China0.012.1
Philippines0.131.5
Thailand0.151.3

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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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