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Where does the United States get its chips (integrated circuits)? Import sources 2024

In 2024, the United States imported $40.3 billion of chips (integrated circuits) (23 thousand tonnes), 4% of the world total. Its main sources were Taiwan (28%), Malaysia (23%) and Israel (10%). The United States was the world’s 8th-largest importer of chips (integrated circuits).

Summary

Value
$40.3billion
Tonnes
23thousand tonnes
Share of world total
4%
World rank
8th
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
Taiwan11.1Tonnes: 2,010USD per tonne: $5,533,37827.6%Air
Malaysia9.4Tonnes: 1,841USD per tonne: $5,126,57623.5%Air
Israel4.1Tonnes: 81USD per tonne: $50,768,35010.2%Air
South Korea2.3Tonnes: 722USD per tonne: $3,251,5545.8%Air
Ireland1.9Tonnes: 12USD per tonne: $160,842,4954.7%Air
Mexico1.8Tonnes: 7,947USD per tonne: $232,1104.6%Land
China1.6Tonnes: 1,289USD per tonne: $1,260,2484%Air
Vietnam1.4Tonnes: 140USD per tonne: $10,066,5813.5%Air
Thailand1.1Tonnes: 784USD per tonne: $1,362,3452.7%Air
Japan1Tonnes: 252USD per tonne: $4,028,2812.5%Air
Philippines0.99Tonnes: 442USD per tonne: $2,237,4342.5%Air
Costa Rica0.87Tonnes: 320USD per tonne: $2,718,5162.2%Air
Germany0.75Tonnes: 471USD per tonne: $1,597,3231.9%Air
Singapore re-exports0.41Tonnes: 342USD per tonne: $1,200,4851%Air
Canada0.33Tonnes: 2,553USD per tonne: $128,5980.82%Land
France0.2Tonnes: 403USD per tonne: $501,8880.5%Air
Malta0.11Tonnes: 17USD per tonne: $6,480,5630.27%Air
Austria0.1Tonnes: 119USD per tonne: $860,7550.26%Air
United Kingdom0.07Tonnes: 209USD per tonne: $359,0600.19%Air
Switzerland0.07Tonnes: 33USD per tonne: $2,180,7400.18%Air

Trend

Who it buys from

Taiwan has been its main source since 2024

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

  • Taiwan 11.1
  • Malaysia 9.4
  • Israel 4.1
  • South Korea 2.3
  • Ireland 1.9

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Taiwan2.811.1
Malaysia4.49.4
Israel0.074.1
South Korea6.92.3
Ireland0.811.9

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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