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Where does Thailand get its mobile phones? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Thailand imported $7.2 billion of mobile phones (21 thousand tonnes), 1.2% of the world total. China sold 72% of the total, followed by Vietnam (10%) and the United States (6%). Thailand was the world’s 22nd-largest importer of mobile phones.

Summary

Value
$7.2billion
Tonnes
21thousand tonnes
Share of world total
1.2%
World rank
22nd
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
China5.2Tonnes: 18,009USD per tonne: $289,25172%Air
Vietnam0.75Tonnes: 710USD per tonne: $1,060,74310.4%Air
United States0.44Tonnes: 206USD per tonne: $2,155,0206.2%Air
Taiwan0.27Tonnes: 280USD per tonne: $961,8213.7%Air
Singapore re-exports0.08Tonnes: 277USD per tonne: $295,1671.1%Air
Malaysia0.08Tonnes: 336USD per tonne: $241,5661.1%Land
Japan0.07Tonnes: 157USD per tonne: $471,9491%Air
India0.07Tonnes: 131USD per tonne: $529,8480.96%Air
Mexico0.04Tonnes: 83USD per tonne: $502,7000.58%Air
Indonesia0.04Tonnes: 40USD per tonne: $1,009,1450.55%Air
Hungary0.02Tonnes: 45USD per tonne: $534,3450.33%Air
Laos0.02Tonnes: 169USD per tonne: $129,8620.3%Land
Germany0.02Tonnes: 57USD per tonne: $317,0670.25%Air
South Korea0.01Tonnes: 18USD per tonne: $573,2120.14%Air
Philippines0.01Tonnes: 19USD per tonne: $532,9480.14%Air
Israel0.01Tonnes: 5USD per tonne: $2,011,9090.14%Air
Hong Kong re-exports0.01Tonnes: 47USD per tonne: $191,3050.12%Air
United Kingdom0.01Tonnes: 17USD per tonne: $453,8520.1%Air
Czechia0.01Tonnes: 24USD per tonne: $296,5000.1%Air
Switzerland0.01Tonnes: 2USD per tonne: $3,453,2210.08%Air

Trend

Who it buys from

China has been its main source since 2001

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

  • China 5.2
  • Vietnam 0.75
  • United States 0.44
  • Taiwan 0.27
  • Singapore 0.08

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
China< 0.015.2
Vietnam00.75
United States0.170.44
Taiwan< 0.010.27
Singapore0.010.08

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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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