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Where does the Philippines get its electric cables? Import sources 2024

In 2024, the Philippines imported $1.5 billion of electric cables (160 thousand tonnes), 0.9% of the world total. Its main sources were China (44%), South Korea (12%) and Japan (11%). The Philippines was the world’s 32nd-largest importer of electric cables.

Summary

Value
$1.5billion
Tonnes
160thousand tonnes
Share of world total
0.9%
World rank
32nd
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 20 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD millions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
China639Tonnes: 100,453USD per tonne: $6,36443.9%Sea
South Korea168Tonnes: 16,027USD per tonne: $10,46711.5%Sea
Japan158Tonnes: 10,349USD per tonne: $15,29310.9%Sea
United States79.3Tonnes: 1,354USD per tonne: $58,5705.5%Air
Vietnam73.5Tonnes: 5,625USD per tonne: $13,0615.1%Sea
Malaysia67.1Tonnes: 5,333USD per tonne: $12,5894.6%Sea
Thailand66Tonnes: 6,741USD per tonne: $9,7924.5%Sea
Hong Kong re-exports61.2Tonnes: 2,623USD per tonne: $23,3334.2%Sea
Taiwan22.1Tonnes: 1,972USD per tonne: $11,1981.5%Sea
Indonesia20.8Tonnes: 2,049USD per tonne: $10,1261.4%Sea
Singapore re-exports18.5Tonnes: 859USD per tonne: $21,5021.3%Sea
Mexico16.6Tonnes: 872USD per tonne: $19,0471.1%Sea
Norway12.5Tonnes: 2,418USD per tonne: $5,1880.86%Sea
Belgium re-exports11.5Tonnes: 474USD per tonne: $24,3080.79%Sea
United Kingdom9.7Tonnes: 2,057USD per tonne: $4,6940.66%Sea
Germany9.2Tonnes: 215USD per tonne: $42,6140.63%Air
Switzerland2.6Tonnes: 33USD per tonne: $77,5880.18%Air
Denmark2Tonnes: 4USD per tonne: $487,5130.14%Air
India1.9Tonnes: 179USD per tonne: $10,4620.13%Sea
France1.9Tonnes: 96USD per tonne: $19,4810.13%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

China has been its main source since 2012

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

  • China 639
  • South Korea 168
  • Japan 158
  • United States 79.3
  • Vietnam 73.5

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
China1.5639
South Korea15.9168
Japan72.6158
United States50.479.3
Vietnam073.5

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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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