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Where does Germany get its mobile phones? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Germany imported $27.4 billion of mobile phones (99 thousand tonnes), 4.4% of the world total. China sold 51% of the total, followed by Vietnam (9%) and Poland (5%). Germany was the world’s 5th-largest importer of mobile phones.

Summary

Value
$27.4billion
Tonnes
99thousand tonnes
Share of world total
4.4%
World rank
5th
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
China13.8Tonnes: 54,097USD per tonne: $255,73450.5%Air
Vietnam2.4Tonnes: 6,002USD per tonne: $393,7308.6%Air
Poland1.4Tonnes: 5,100USD per tonne: $280,1905.2%Land
Netherlands re-exports1.2Tonnes: 6,811USD per tonne: $170,9244.3%Land
Czechia1.1Tonnes: 4,946USD per tonne: $224,1324.1%Land
Taiwan1.1Tonnes: 3,888USD per tonne: $274,2063.9%Air
India0.95Tonnes: 823USD per tonne: $1,157,3863.5%Air
United States0.68Tonnes: 1,505USD per tonne: $453,6162.5%Air
Hungary0.64Tonnes: 2,580USD per tonne: $246,4142.3%Air
South Korea0.53Tonnes: 421USD per tonne: $1,268,4782%Air
Mexico0.4Tonnes: 1,034USD per tonne: $385,3821.5%Air
Malaysia0.39Tonnes: 820USD per tonne: $478,8921.4%Air
Thailand0.39Tonnes: 1,396USD per tonne: $280,4811.4%Air
Romania0.31Tonnes: 898USD per tonne: $340,1021.1%Air
United Kingdom0.25Tonnes: 943USD per tonne: $266,1330.92%Air
France0.23Tonnes: 1,029USD per tonne: $219,2150.82%Land
Austria0.17Tonnes: 727USD per tonne: $230,9680.61%Land
Belgium re-exports0.17Tonnes: 609USD per tonne: $271,9800.6%Land
Sweden0.13Tonnes: 635USD per tonne: $210,9190.49%Air
Singapore re-exports0.11Tonnes: 407USD per tonne: $277,1950.41%Air

Trend

Who it buys from

China has been its main source since 2016

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

  • China 13.8
  • Vietnam 2.4
  • Poland 1.4
  • Netherlands 1.2
  • Czechia 1.1

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
China0.0113.8
Vietnam02.4
Poland< 0.011.4
Netherlands0.021.2
Czechia< 0.011.1

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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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