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Where does South Korea get its computers? Import sources 2024

In 2024, South Korea imported $7.1 billion of computers (23 thousand tonnes), 1.7% of the world total. China sold 54% of the total, followed by Vietnam (16%) and Malaysia (7%). South Korea was the world’s 16th-largest importer of computers.

Summary

Value
$7.1billion
Tonnes
23thousand tonnes
Share of world total
1.7%
World rank
16th
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
China3.9Tonnes: 16,281USD per tonne: $236,85954.3%Air
Vietnam1.1Tonnes: 2,224USD per tonne: $502,82615.7%Air
Malaysia0.5Tonnes: 733USD per tonne: $683,6717.1%Air
United States0.41Tonnes: 636USD per tonne: $649,2945.8%Air
Singapore re-exports0.41Tonnes: 1,452USD per tonne: $282,9325.8%Air
Taiwan0.26Tonnes: 568USD per tonne: $452,4403.6%Air
Mexico0.09Tonnes: 184USD per tonne: $505,0541.3%Air
Japan0.09Tonnes: 139USD per tonne: $620,1841.2%Air
Germany0.07Tonnes: 123USD per tonne: $599,9641%Air
Czechia0.06Tonnes: 59USD per tonne: $1,015,4310.84%Air
Thailand0.03Tonnes: 29USD per tonne: $1,149,8240.47%Air
Israel0.03Tonnes: 13USD per tonne: $2,318,3820.43%Air
Hungary0.03Tonnes: 77USD per tonne: $362,0720.39%Air
Netherlands re-exports0.02Tonnes: 55USD per tonne: $437,6250.34%Air
United Kingdom0.02Tonnes: 60USD per tonne: $391,1880.33%Air
Ireland0.02Tonnes: 8USD per tonne: $2,121,1760.25%Air
France0.02Tonnes: 12USD per tonne: $1,355,9200.23%Air
Hong Kong re-exports0.01Tonnes: 64USD per tonne: $207,6380.19%Air
Luxembourg0.01Tonnes: 141USD per tonne: $64,9450.13%Air
Canada0.01Tonnes: 15USD per tonne: $527,9780.11%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 3.9
  • Vietnam 1.1
  • Malaysia 0.5
  • United States 0.41
  • Singapore 0.41

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
China0.023.9
Vietnam< 0.011.1
Malaysia0.040.5
United States0.890.41
Singapore0.390.41

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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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