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Where does Japan get its computers? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Japan imported $16.5 billion of computers (55 thousand tonnes), 3.9% of the world total. China sold 65% of the total, followed by the United States (13%) and Taiwan (5%). Japan was the world’s 5th-largest importer of computers.

Summary

Value
$16.5billion
Tonnes
55thousand tonnes
Share of world total
3.9%
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
China10.7Tonnes: 36,044USD per tonne: $297,58564.9%Air
United States2.2Tonnes: 7,297USD per tonne: $299,10513.2%Air
Taiwan0.83Tonnes: 2,645USD per tonne: $311,9615%Air
Singapore re-exports0.61Tonnes: 2,078USD per tonne: $294,8793.7%Air
Vietnam0.5Tonnes: 1,658USD per tonne: $302,6503%Air
Czechia0.33Tonnes: 782USD per tonne: $418,5812%Air
Malaysia0.32Tonnes: 1,052USD per tonne: $308,2222%Air
Germany0.26Tonnes: 864USD per tonne: $295,6911.6%Air
Mexico0.23Tonnes: 767USD per tonne: $295,1471.4%Air
Thailand0.17Tonnes: 538USD per tonne: $318,2401%Air
Hungary0.16Tonnes: 473USD per tonne: $330,4520.94%Air
Netherlands re-exports0.04Tonnes: 138USD per tonne: $289,3680.24%Air
United Kingdom0.03Tonnes: 99USD per tonne: $313,4340.19%Air
South Korea0.02Tonnes: 89USD per tonne: $229,8650.12%Air
Canada0.02Tonnes: 64USD per tonne: $288,6950.11%Air
France0.01Tonnes: 49USD per tonne: $275,0140.08%Air
Israel0.01Tonnes: 39USD per tonne: $296,8650.07%Air
Indonesia0.01Tonnes: 35USD per tonne: $288,2960.06%Air
Austria0.01Tonnes: 26USD per tonne: $328,7010.05%Air
Ireland0.01Tonnes: 26USD per tonne: $318,8290.05%Air

Trend

Who it buys from

China has been its main source since 2002

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

  • China 10.7
  • United States 2.2
  • Taiwan 0.83
  • Singapore 0.61
  • Vietnam 0.5

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
China0.2710.7
United States3.22.2
Taiwan1.50.83
Singapore2.30.61
Vietnam< 0.010.5

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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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