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Where does South Africa get its computers? Import sources 2024

In 2024, South Africa imported $1.9 billion of computers (7 thousand tonnes), 0.5% of the world total. China sold 57% of the total, followed by the United States (12%) and the Netherlands (9%). South Africa was the world’s 34th-largest importer of computers.

Summary

Value
$1.9billion
Tonnes
7thousand tonnes
Share of world total
0.5%
World rank
34th
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
China1.1Tonnes: 4,085USD per tonne: $267,90156.9%Air
United States0.22Tonnes: 556USD per tonne: $403,85911.7%Air
Netherlands re-exports0.17Tonnes: 638USD per tonne: $267,2608.9%Air
Poland0.09Tonnes: 589USD per tonne: $148,6524.6%Air
Czechia0.07Tonnes: 221USD per tonne: $305,7933.5%Air
Vietnam0.05Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —2.6%Sea
Hungary0.05Tonnes: 183USD per tonne: $252,4462.4%Air
Mexico0.04Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —2%Sea
Thailand0.03Tonnes: 238USD per tonne: $141,4421.8%Air
Taiwan0.02Tonnes: 141USD per tonne: $138,9001%Air
Germany0.02Tonnes: 100USD per tonne: $181,5530.95%Air
Ireland0.02Tonnes: 76USD per tonne: $218,3300.87%Air
United Kingdom0.01Tonnes: 97USD per tonne: $133,6940.67%Air
France0.01Tonnes: 18USD per tonne: $378,3530.35%Air
South Korea< 0.01Tonnes: 7USD per tonne: $637,0480.22%Air
Hong Kong re-exports< 0.01Tonnes: 341USD per tonne: $9,1190.16%Air
Italy< 0.01Tonnes: 4USD per tonne: $790,2550.16%Air
Malaysia< 0.01Tonnes: 2USD per tonne: $1,435,2250.15%Air
Canada< 0.01Tonnes: 13USD per tonne: $195,8690.14%Air
Japan< 0.01Tonnes: 6USD per tonne: $346,3150.1%Air

Trend

Who it buys from

China has been its main source since 2002

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

  • China 1.1
  • United States 0.22
  • Netherlands 0.17
  • Poland 0.09
  • Czechia 0.07

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
China< 0.011.1
United States0.140.22
Netherlands0.050.17
Poland00.09
Czechia< 0.010.07

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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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