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

In 2024, Hong Kong imported $222.8 billion of chips (integrated circuits) (74 thousand tonnes), 22.4% of the world total. Its main sources were China (34%), Taiwan (21%) and Singapore (16%). Hong Kong was the world’s largest importer of chips (integrated circuits).

Summary

Value
$222.8billion
Tonnes
74thousand tonnes
Share of world total
22.4%
World rank
1st
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
China74.7Tonnes: 32,445USD per tonne: $2,301,49933.5%Land
Taiwan46.9Tonnes: 11,236USD per tonne: $4,173,48721%Air
Singapore re-exports35.1Tonnes: 10,134USD per tonne: $3,465,13615.8%Air
South Korea22.6Tonnes: 6,442USD per tonne: $3,502,75010.1%Air
Malaysia13.5Tonnes: 3,725USD per tonne: $3,627,8016.1%Air
Vietnam8.2Tonnes: 297USD per tonne: $27,699,4333.7%Air
Japan7.2Tonnes: 2,963USD per tonne: $2,418,9403.2%Air
Philippines5.9Tonnes: 2,747USD per tonne: $2,154,9572.7%Air
United States3.2Tonnes: 1,222USD per tonne: $2,641,0821.5%Air
Thailand2.9Tonnes: 1,187USD per tonne: $2,405,8651.3%Air
Germany0.64Tonnes: 333USD per tonne: $1,915,8010.29%Air
Costa Rica0.41Tonnes: 9USD per tonne: $43,319,8540.18%Air
Mexico0.23Tonnes: 81USD per tonne: $2,833,1680.1%Air
Malta0.2Tonnes: 17USD per tonne: $12,195,9110.09%Air
Morocco0.17Tonnes: 30USD per tonne: $5,575,1690.07%Air
Netherlands re-exports0.12Tonnes: 210USD per tonne: $575,3970.05%Air
France0.11Tonnes: 50USD per tonne: $2,139,1140.05%Air
Italy0.1Tonnes: 49USD per tonne: $1,989,2000.04%Air
Belgium re-exports0.09Tonnes: 26USD per tonne: $3,538,4400.04%Air
Bulgaria0.08Tonnes: 36USD per tonne: $2,226,5230.04%Air

Trend

Who it buys from

China has been its main source since 2018

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

  • China 74.7
  • Taiwan 46.9
  • Singapore 35.1
  • South Korea 22.6
  • Malaysia 13.5

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
China0.3374.7
Taiwan1.346.9
Singapore2.135.1
South Korea1.222.6
Malaysia0.9313.5

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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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