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Where does Singapore get its mobile phones? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Singapore imported $12.6 billion of mobile phones (27 thousand tonnes), 2% of the world total. China sold 55% of the total, followed by Malaysia (11%) and Thailand (8%). Singapore was the world’s 12th-largest importer of mobile phones.

Summary

Value
$12.6billion
Tonnes
27thousand tonnes
Share of world total
2%
World rank
12th
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
China6.9Tonnes: 13,659USD per tonne: $507,53155.2%Air
Malaysia1.3Tonnes: 3,340USD per tonne: $401,54910.7%Air
Thailand0.95Tonnes: 2,138USD per tonne: $445,3507.6%Air
Vietnam0.75Tonnes: 1,518USD per tonne: $492,4156%Air
Taiwan0.53Tonnes: 1,354USD per tonne: $390,3724.2%Air
United States0.48Tonnes: 1,427USD per tonne: $334,5263.8%Air
Indonesia0.39Tonnes: 872USD per tonne: $443,0693.1%Air
Mexico0.32Tonnes: 764USD per tonne: $414,4662.5%Air
Czechia0.15Tonnes: 417USD per tonne: $348,7221.2%Air
India0.11Tonnes: 255USD per tonne: $426,5000.86%Air
Hong Kong re-exports0.09Tonnes: 197USD per tonne: $455,2310.72%Air
Israel0.07Tonnes: 156USD per tonne: $447,5100.56%Air
Japan0.07Tonnes: 127USD per tonne: $544,8290.55%Air
Netherlands re-exports0.06Tonnes: 326USD per tonne: $170,6880.44%Air
Germany0.05Tonnes: 142USD per tonne: $386,6260.44%Air
South Korea0.05Tonnes: 60USD per tonne: $898,4870.43%Air
France0.04Tonnes: 90USD per tonne: $422,9090.3%Air
United Kingdom0.04Tonnes: 105USD per tonne: $357,0740.3%Air
Philippines0.03Tonnes: 86USD per tonne: $387,0270.27%Air
Australia0.01Tonnes: 55USD per tonne: $230,4650.1%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 6.9
  • Malaysia 1.3
  • Thailand 0.95
  • Vietnam 0.75
  • Taiwan 0.53

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
China< 0.016.9
Malaysia0.061.3
Thailand< 0.010.95
Vietnam< 0.010.75
Taiwan0.010.53

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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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