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

In 2024, Singapore imported $93.7 billion of chips (integrated circuits) (15 thousand tonnes), 9.4% of the world total. Its main sources were Taiwan (48%), South Korea (16%) and Malaysia (14%). Singapore was the world’s 3rd-largest importer of chips (integrated circuits).

Summary

Value
$93.7billion
Tonnes
15thousand tonnes
Share of world total
9.4%
World rank
3rd
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
Taiwan45.4Tonnes: 1,437USD per tonne: $31,582,54348.4%Air
South Korea15.2Tonnes: 1,588USD per tonne: $9,550,50616.2%Air
Malaysia13Tonnes: 1,982USD per tonne: $6,562,27213.9%Air
China6.4Tonnes: 1,563USD per tonne: $4,080,3196.8%Air
Japan4.7Tonnes: 260USD per tonne: $17,894,7885%Air
Philippines2.4Tonnes: 250USD per tonne: $9,563,0232.6%Air
Thailand1.6Tonnes: 483USD per tonne: $3,299,3161.7%Air
United States0.9Tonnes: 323USD per tonne: $2,783,2580.96%Air
France0.82Tonnes: 51USD per tonne: $16,075,9430.87%Air
Italy0.74Tonnes: 199USD per tonne: $3,734,4010.79%Air
Germany0.71Tonnes: 3,909USD per tonne: $182,0790.76%Air
Vietnam0.5Tonnes: 48USD per tonne: $71,2940.53%Sea
Indonesia0.27Tonnes: 1,197USD per tonne: $225,1380.29%Air
Costa Rica0.21Tonnes: 3USD per tonne: $278,4280.22%Sea
Malta0.18Tonnes: 18USD per tonne: $10,314,4350.19%Air
Mexico0.14Tonnes: 72USD per tonne: $1,995,5030.15%Air
Portugal0.13Tonnes: 6USD per tonne: $22,681,0450.14%Air
Morocco0.11Tonnes: 6USD per tonne: $18,246,7670.12%Air
Austria0.09Tonnes: 15USD per tonne: $6,083,1950.1%Air
Hong Kong re-exports0.08Tonnes: 24USD per tonne: $3,422,0690.09%Air

Trend

Who it buys from

Taiwan has been its main source since 2008

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

  • Taiwan 45.4
  • South Korea 15.2
  • Malaysia 13
  • China 6.4
  • Japan 4.7

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Taiwan0.7545.4
South Korea2.615.2
Malaysia2.913
China0.036.4
Japan44.7

Sources and methodology

Sources and licenses

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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