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Where does Hong Kong get its mobile phones? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Hong Kong imported $62.8 billion of mobile phones (125 thousand tonnes), 10% of the world total. China sold 70% of the total, followed by the United States (7%) and Vietnam (7%). Hong Kong was the world’s 2nd-largest importer of mobile phones.

Summary

Value
$62.8billion
Tonnes
125thousand tonnes
Share of world total
10%
World rank
2nd
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
China43.9Tonnes: 78,017USD per tonne: $562,30069.9%Land
United States4.4Tonnes: 5,961USD per tonne: $740,4107%Air
Vietnam4.1Tonnes: 8,857USD per tonne: $466,2426.6%Air
Taiwan2.3Tonnes: 6,275USD per tonne: $364,0583.6%Air
India2.1Tonnes: 4,765USD per tonne: $434,0323.3%Air
Japan1.1Tonnes: 2,593USD per tonne: $432,5611.8%Air
Thailand0.93Tonnes: 1,623USD per tonne: $570,6191.5%Air
Singapore re-exports0.83Tonnes: 9,690USD per tonne: $85,2341.3%Air
Israel0.71Tonnes: 1,953USD per tonne: $364,1651.1%Air
Malaysia0.53Tonnes: 1,390USD per tonne: $378,0610.84%Air
South Korea0.3Tonnes: 697USD per tonne: $436,8880.49%Air
Netherlands re-exports0.21Tonnes: 355USD per tonne: $599,4630.34%Air
United Arab Emirates0.19Tonnes: 243USD per tonne: $780,3370.3%Air
Macao0.16Tonnes: 129USD per tonne: $1,276,6980.26%Air
Australia0.15Tonnes: 272USD per tonne: $567,1130.25%Air
United Kingdom0.15Tonnes: 257USD per tonne: $580,3210.24%Air
Hungary0.12Tonnes: 319USD per tonne: $380,9150.19%Air
Mexico0.1Tonnes: 290USD per tonne: $339,3270.16%Air
Germany0.09Tonnes: 346USD per tonne: $252,4330.14%Air
Canada0.06Tonnes: 72USD per tonne: $860,8040.1%Air

Trend

Who it buys from

China was its main source throughout the period

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

  • China 43.9
  • United States 4.4
  • Vietnam 4.1
  • Taiwan 2.3
  • India 2.1

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
China0.6243.9
United States0.454.4
Vietnam< 0.014.1
Taiwan0.042.3
India< 0.012.1

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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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