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Where does Singapore get its solar panels and cells? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Singapore imported $1.8 billion of solar panels and cells (31 thousand tonnes), 2.3% of the world total. Its main sources were Taiwan (26%), France (21%) and Malaysia (20%). Singapore was the world’s 12th-largest importer of solar panels and cells.

Summary

Value
$1.8billion
Tonnes
31thousand tonnes
Share of world total
2.3%
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 millions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
Taiwan459Tonnes: 11USD per tonne: $42,094,31026.1%Air
France367Tonnes: 14USD per tonne: $26,000,30220.8%Air
Malaysia360Tonnes: 23USD per tonne: $15,666,60920.4%Air
China225Tonnes: 29,333USD per tonne: $7,65412.7%Sea
Thailand140Tonnes: 67USD per tonne: $2,083,6077.9%Air
United States78.5Tonnes: 17USD per tonne: $4,645,9944.5%Air
Philippines43.9Tonnes: 57USD per tonne: $774,1912.5%Air
Japan23.1Tonnes: 3USD per tonne: $6,977,5641.3%Air
Germany16.6Tonnes: 55USD per tonne: $303,2270.94%Air
Vietnam15.4Tonnes: 98USD per tonne: $157,4970.88%Air
South Korea7.3Tonnes: 29USD per tonne: $246,3800.41%Air
Indonesia6.7Tonnes: 690USD per tonne: $9,7270.38%Sea
Laos4.6Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —0.26%Sea
United Kingdom3.6Tonnes: 129USD per tonne: $28,1740.21%Sea
Mexico3.2Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $118,561,4070.18%Air
Italy2.5Tonnes: 13USD per tonne: $200,2690.14%Air
Hong Kong re-exports1.2Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $2,748,4360.07%Air
Belgium re-exports1.2Tonnes: 17USD per tonne: $72,4920.07%Air
Canada0.97Tonnes: 6USD per tonne: $171,4890.05%Air
Australia0.73Tonnes: 3USD per tonne: $266,3220.04%Air

Trend

Who it buys from

Taiwan has been its main source since 2024

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

  • Taiwan 459
  • France 367
  • Malaysia 360
  • China 225
  • Thailand 140

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Taiwan15459
France0.54367
Malaysia43.2360
China2.3225
Thailand5.1140

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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