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Where does the United Kingdom get its computers? Import sources 2024

In 2024, the United Kingdom imported $13.9 billion of computers (56 thousand tonnes), 3.3% of the world total. China sold 57% of the total, followed by Poland (7%) and the United States (7%). The United Kingdom was the world’s 7th-largest importer of computers.

Summary

Value
$13.9billion
Tonnes
56thousand tonnes
Share of world total
3.3%
World rank
7th
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
China7.9Tonnes: 33,726USD per tonne: $235,08257%Air
Poland0.98Tonnes: 4,920USD per tonne: $198,6697%Air
United States0.96Tonnes: 2,419USD per tonne: $394,9036.9%Air
Vietnam0.86Tonnes: 2,240USD per tonne: $384,8116.2%Air
Czechia0.67Tonnes: 2,329USD per tonne: $287,4144.8%Air
Hungary0.48Tonnes: 1,643USD per tonne: $294,9973.5%Air
Taiwan0.43Tonnes: 1,146USD per tonne: $373,6983.1%Air
Ireland0.41Tonnes: 1,248USD per tonne: $327,1922.9%Land
Netherlands re-exports0.3Tonnes: 1,442USD per tonne: $208,9852.2%Air
Germany0.2Tonnes: 1,095USD per tonne: $184,2391.5%Air
Thailand0.1Tonnes: 339USD per tonne: $306,6430.75%Air
Mexico0.08Tonnes: 395USD per tonne: $195,4430.56%Air
France0.07Tonnes: 388USD per tonne: $179,2140.5%Air
Italy0.06Tonnes: 172USD per tonne: $350,2420.43%Air
Malaysia0.05Tonnes: 175USD per tonne: $274,9060.35%Air
Japan0.05Tonnes: 279USD per tonne: $161,7040.32%Air
Sweden0.03Tonnes: 213USD per tonne: $159,4420.24%Air
Canada0.03Tonnes: 118USD per tonne: $272,8350.23%Air
Hong Kong re-exports0.03Tonnes: 155USD per tonne: $189,5540.21%Air
Switzerland0.02Tonnes: 119USD per tonne: $182,9280.16%Air

Trend

Who it buys from

China has been its main source since 2004

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

  • China 7.9
  • Poland 0.98
  • United States 0.96
  • Vietnam 0.86
  • Czechia 0.67

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
China0.157.9
Poland< 0.010.98
United States2.30.96
Vietnam< 0.010.86
Czechia< 0.010.67

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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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