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Where does South Korea get its mobile phones? Import sources 2024

In 2024, South Korea imported $9.7 billion of mobile phones (54 thousand tonnes), 1.6% of the world total. China sold 65% of the total, followed by Vietnam (20%) and Taiwan (5%). South Korea was the world’s 15th-largest importer of mobile phones.

Summary

Value
$9.7billion
Tonnes
54thousand tonnes
Share of world total
1.6%
World rank
15th
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
China6.3Tonnes: 40,025USD per tonne: $157,89065%Air
Vietnam1.9Tonnes: 5,871USD per tonne: $330,35619.9%Air
Taiwan0.47Tonnes: 4,281USD per tonne: $110,6324.9%Air
United States0.16Tonnes: 300USD per tonne: $549,1331.7%Air
Japan0.15Tonnes: 1,188USD per tonne: $124,3721.5%Air
Mexico0.13Tonnes: 297USD per tonne: $452,6121.4%Air
Thailand0.09Tonnes: 162USD per tonne: $533,6430.89%Air
Malaysia0.08Tonnes: 137USD per tonne: $618,9780.87%Air
Indonesia0.08Tonnes: 868USD per tonne: $93,5050.83%Air
Germany0.05Tonnes: 62USD per tonne: $777,4480.5%Air
Singapore re-exports0.03Tonnes: 127USD per tonne: $229,2800.3%Air
Israel0.02Tonnes: 23USD per tonne: $974,4830.23%Air
Czechia0.02Tonnes: 18USD per tonne: $1,198,8330.22%Air
Hungary0.02Tonnes: 110USD per tonne: $189,9640.21%Air
India0.02Tonnes: 52USD per tonne: $395,7900.21%Air
Estonia0.02Tonnes: 84USD per tonne: $230,3660.2%Air
Hong Kong re-exports0.02Tonnes: 236USD per tonne: $75,2090.18%Air
Netherlands re-exports0.02Tonnes: 298USD per tonne: $50,7240.16%Air
Canada0.01Tonnes: 9USD per tonne: $1,529,7010.14%Air
United Kingdom0.01Tonnes: 24USD per tonne: $492,6750.12%Air

Trend

Who it buys from

China has been its main source since 2005

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

  • China 6.3
  • Vietnam 1.9
  • Taiwan 0.47
  • United States 0.16
  • Japan 0.15

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
China< 0.016.3
Vietnam01.9
Taiwan< 0.010.47
United States0.50.16
Japan0.030.15

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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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