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Who buys South Korea’s mobile phones? Export destinations 2024

In 2024, South Korea exported $24.1 billion of mobile phones (117 thousand tonnes), 3.8% of the world total. Its main destinations were Vietnam (46%), China (23%) and Slovakia (4%). South Korea was the world’s 5th-largest exporter of mobile phones.

Summary

Value
$24.1billion
Tonnes
117thousand tonnes
Share of world total
3.8%
World rank
5th
Routes to the main destinations. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Destinations

The 20 main destinations in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
Vietnam11.1Tonnes: 16,070USD per tonne: $687,67545.9%Air
China5.6Tonnes: 28,738USD per tonne: $196,08123.4%Air
Slovakia1Tonnes: 1,252USD per tonne: $832,0724.3%Air
Mexico0.88Tonnes: 2,451USD per tonne: $359,6433.7%Air
Canada0.62Tonnes: 656USD per tonne: $944,7222.6%Air
United States0.57Tonnes: 1,894USD per tonne: $299,2392.4%Air
Germany0.53Tonnes: 421USD per tonne: $1,268,4782.2%Air
India0.48Tonnes: 1,806USD per tonne: $267,7292%Air
United Kingdom0.43Tonnes: 398USD per tonne: $1,087,1791.8%Air
Israel0.4Tonnes: 56,406USD per tonne: $7,0951.7%Sea
Hong Kong re-exports0.3Tonnes: 697USD per tonne: $436,8881.3%Air
France0.26Tonnes: 285USD per tonne: $926,4661.1%Air
Netherlands re-exports0.25Tonnes: 693USD per tonne: $367,4291.1%Air
Poland0.21Tonnes: 602USD per tonne: $352,8930.88%Air
Hungary0.18Tonnes: 625USD per tonne: $293,1230.76%Air
Japan0.18Tonnes: 643USD per tonne: $283,4110.76%Air
Austria0.16Tonnes: 82USD per tonne: $1,966,6920.67%Air
Czechia0.15Tonnes: 298USD per tonne: $507,0970.63%Air
United Arab Emirates0.11Tonnes: 258USD per tonne: $430,6030.46%Air
Brazil0.1Tonnes: 461USD per tonne: $219,3840.42%Air

Trend

Who it sells to

Vietnam has been its main destination since 2023

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

  • Vietnam 11.1
  • China 5.6
  • Slovakia 1
  • Mexico 0.88
  • Canada 0.62

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Vietnam< 0.0111.1
China< 0.015.6
Slovakia< 0.011
Mexico< 0.010.88
Canada0.030.62

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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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