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Where does Taiwan get its computers? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Taiwan imported $7.4 billion of computers (14 thousand tonnes), 1.8% of the world total. China sold 53% of the total, followed by Mexico (18%) and the United States (8%). Taiwan was the world’s 15th-largest importer of computers.

Summary

Value
$7.4billion
Tonnes
14thousand tonnes
Share of world total
1.8%
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
China3.9Tonnes: 9,628USD per tonne: $410,12953.1%Air
Mexico1.3Tonnes: 329USD per tonne: $4,069,07018%Air
United States0.6Tonnes: 950USD per tonne: $631,0948.1%Air
Thailand0.48Tonnes: 792USD per tonne: $610,0306.5%Air
Vietnam0.32Tonnes: 227USD per tonne: $1,415,4034.3%Air
Malaysia0.29Tonnes: 694USD per tonne: $412,1753.8%Air
Singapore re-exports0.23Tonnes: 732USD per tonne: $318,8163.1%Air
Japan0.04Tonnes: 65USD per tonne: $614,5050.54%Air
Hungary0.03Tonnes: 105USD per tonne: $285,5050.4%Air
United Kingdom0.03Tonnes: 90USD per tonne: $295,1520.36%Air
Germany0.03Tonnes: 54USD per tonne: $469,5650.34%Air
Netherlands re-exports0.02Tonnes: 56USD per tonne: $289,3470.22%Air
Czechia0.02Tonnes: 23USD per tonne: $665,7090.21%Air
Israel0.02Tonnes: 17USD per tonne: $910,3170.21%Air
France0.01Tonnes: 10USD per tonne: $911,3330.13%Air
South Korea0.01Tonnes: 21USD per tonne: $395,7090.11%Air
Sweden0.01Tonnes: 7USD per tonne: $1,091,4360.1%Air
India0.01Tonnes: 3USD per tonne: $1,729,2700.08%Air
Canada< 0.01Tonnes: 9USD per tonne: $537,0820.07%Air
Hong Kong re-exports< 0.01Tonnes: 17USD per tonne: $193,9560.04%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 3.9
  • Mexico 1.3
  • United States 0.6
  • Thailand 0.48
  • Vietnam 0.32

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
China0.023.9
Mexico< 0.011.3
United States0.390.6
Thailand0.010.48
Vietnam00.32

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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