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Where does Malaysia get its mobile phones? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Malaysia imported $5.9 billion of mobile phones (19 thousand tonnes), 0.9% of the world total. China sold 52% of the total, followed by Singapore (10%) and Vietnam (10%). Malaysia was the world’s 25th-largest importer of mobile phones.

Summary

Value
$5.9billion
Tonnes
19thousand tonnes
Share of world total
0.9%
World rank
25th
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
China3.1Tonnes: 9,910USD per tonne: $309,63752.4%Air
Singapore re-exports0.6Tonnes: 2,234USD per tonne: $267,06810.2%Air
Vietnam0.59Tonnes: 1,242USD per tonne: $472,93410%Air
Hong Kong re-exports0.33Tonnes: 1,081USD per tonne: $303,2335.6%Air
United States0.3Tonnes: 779USD per tonne: $386,6365.2%Air
Taiwan0.28Tonnes: 1,747USD per tonne: $161,9084.8%Air
Indonesia0.13Tonnes: 141USD per tonne: $887,0432.1%Land
Japan0.1Tonnes: 664USD per tonne: $143,5261.6%Air
Thailand0.1Tonnes: 251USD per tonne: $380,0391.6%Land
South Korea0.08Tonnes: 164USD per tonne: $460,0811.3%Air
India0.07Tonnes: 137USD per tonne: $523,4501.2%Air
Mexico0.04Tonnes: 97USD per tonne: $420,8270.7%Air
Poland0.03Tonnes: 81USD per tonne: $386,3650.53%Air
Germany0.03Tonnes: 179USD per tonne: $142,4060.44%Air
Netherlands re-exports0.02Tonnes: 90USD per tonne: $240,4740.37%Air
Canada0.02Tonnes: 43USD per tonne: $352,2830.26%Air
Finland0.01Tonnes: 12USD per tonne: $1,186,0960.25%Air
Czechia0.01Tonnes: 13USD per tonne: $918,5200.21%Air
United Kingdom0.01Tonnes: 22USD per tonne: $387,3630.15%Air
Italy0.01Tonnes: 34USD per tonne: $209,7040.12%Air

Trend

Who it buys from

China has been its main source since 2015

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

  • China 3.1
  • Singapore 0.6
  • Vietnam 0.59
  • Hong Kong 0.33
  • United States 0.3

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
China< 0.013.1
Singapore0.020.6
Vietnam00.59
Hong Kong0.010.33
United States0.080.3

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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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