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Where does Japan get its mobile phones? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Japan imported $26.1 billion of mobile phones (49 thousand tonnes), 4.2% of the world total. China sold 76% of the total, followed by Vietnam (9%) and Thailand (3%). Japan was the world’s 6th-largest importer of mobile phones.

Summary

Value
$26.1billion
Tonnes
49thousand tonnes
Share of world total
4.2%
World rank
6th
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
China19.8Tonnes: 34,457USD per tonne: $573,65775.8%Air
Vietnam2.3Tonnes: 3,857USD per tonne: $602,6908.9%Air
Thailand0.89Tonnes: 2,076USD per tonne: $430,0753.4%Air
Taiwan0.73Tonnes: 2,030USD per tonne: $359,1592.8%Air
United States0.48Tonnes: 1,231USD per tonne: $390,2311.8%Air
India0.45Tonnes: 576USD per tonne: $775,1501.7%Air
Malaysia0.35Tonnes: 1,241USD per tonne: $284,7271.4%Air
Mexico0.32Tonnes: 849USD per tonne: $371,9381.2%Air
Czechia0.19Tonnes: 477USD per tonne: $400,1140.73%Air
South Korea0.18Tonnes: 643USD per tonne: $283,4110.7%Air
Germany0.06Tonnes: 121USD per tonne: $462,4140.21%Air
Philippines0.05Tonnes: 78USD per tonne: $644,9670.19%Air
Poland0.03Tonnes: 87USD per tonne: $380,7140.13%Air
Singapore re-exports0.03Tonnes: 131USD per tonne: $213,6590.11%Air
Israel0.03Tonnes: 70USD per tonne: $372,6290.1%Air
Canada0.02Tonnes: 52USD per tonne: $445,4290.09%Air
Indonesia0.02Tonnes: 113USD per tonne: $194,1310.08%Air
Netherlands re-exports0.02Tonnes: 96USD per tonne: $208,6400.08%Air
Sweden0.02Tonnes: 42USD per tonne: $412,5370.07%Air
Estonia0.02Tonnes: 43USD per tonne: $398,6720.07%Air

Trend

Who it buys from

China has been its main source since 2003

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

  • China 19.8
  • Vietnam 2.3
  • Thailand 0.89
  • Taiwan 0.73
  • United States 0.48

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
China0.0419.8
Vietnam02.3
Thailand< 0.010.89
Taiwan< 0.010.73
United States0.520.48

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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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