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

In 2024, Japan imported $23.9 billion of chips (integrated circuits) (179 thousand tonnes), 2.4% of the world total. Taiwan sold 57% of the total, followed by China (7%) and the United States (7%). Japan was the world’s 10th-largest importer of chips (integrated circuits).

Summary

Value
$23.9billion
Tonnes
179thousand tonnes
Share of world total
2.4%
World rank
10th
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
Taiwan13.5Tonnes: 20,943USD per tonne: $643,76256.5%Air
China1.7Tonnes: 1,540USD per tonne: $1,103,1497.1%Air
United States1.7Tonnes: 26,424USD per tonne: $63,2467%Air
South Korea1.4Tonnes: 6,210USD per tonne: $218,7885.7%Air
Malaysia1.2Tonnes: 524USD per tonne: $2,346,1895.2%Air
Thailand0.98Tonnes: 3,668USD per tonne: $268,4494.1%Air
Singapore re-exports0.86Tonnes: 1,486USD per tonne: $579,2413.6%Air
Philippines0.61Tonnes: 2,404USD per tonne: $251,8582.5%Air
Germany0.52Tonnes: 1,202USD per tonne: $431,8532.2%Air
Israel0.34Tonnes: 883USD per tonne: $388,3711.4%Air
Ireland0.21Tonnes: 38USD per tonne: $5,646,8740.9%Air
Netherlands re-exports0.17Tonnes: 47,140USD per tonne: $3,5720.71%Sea
France0.1Tonnes: 1,187USD per tonne: $87,7340.44%Air
Indonesia0.08Tonnes: 1,403USD per tonne: $60,3180.35%Air
United Kingdom0.05Tonnes: 9,863USD per tonne: $5,4760.23%Sea
Vietnam0.05Tonnes: 1,364USD per tonne: $36,3710.21%Sea
Brazil0.05Tonnes: 6,874USD per tonne: $7,0610.2%Sea
Belgium re-exports0.03Tonnes: 193USD per tonne: $177,6060.14%Air
Mexico0.03Tonnes: 1,760USD per tonne: $17,1390.13%Sea
Poland0.03Tonnes: 5,679USD per tonne: $5,0160.12%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

Taiwan has been its main source since 2006

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

  • Taiwan 13.5
  • China 1.7
  • United States 1.7
  • South Korea 1.4
  • Malaysia 1.2

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Taiwan0.6713.5
China0.011.7
United States5.11.7
South Korea31.4
Malaysia0.371.2

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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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