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Where does the United States get its mobile phones? Import sources 2024

In 2024, the United States imported $111.2 billion of mobile phones (283 thousand tonnes), 17.7% of the world total. Its main sources were China (45%), Vietnam (13%) and Mexico (8%). The United States was the world’s largest importer of mobile phones.

Summary

Value
$111.2billion
Tonnes
283thousand tonnes
Share of world total
17.7%
World rank
1st
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
China50.2Tonnes: 93,096USD per tonne: $539,03445.1%Air
Vietnam14Tonnes: 52,993USD per tonne: $264,53012.6%Air
Mexico9.1Tonnes: 39,605USD per tonne: $229,6088.2%Land
India8.7Tonnes: 11,562USD per tonne: $755,9527.9%Air
Thailand8.2Tonnes: 13,719USD per tonne: $597,6647.4%Air
Taiwan6.9Tonnes: 24,842USD per tonne: $279,7576.3%Air
Malaysia4.3Tonnes: 11,091USD per tonne: $390,3883.9%Air
Israel1.4Tonnes: 1,799USD per tonne: $792,1811.3%Air
Japan1.1Tonnes: 4,077USD per tonne: $275,1931%Air
Canada1.1Tonnes: 3,143USD per tonne: $346,8670.98%Land
Indonesia0.96Tonnes: 7,284USD per tonne: $131,2890.86%Air
Philippines0.74Tonnes: 4,784USD per tonne: $155,6520.67%Air
South Korea0.57Tonnes: 1,894USD per tonne: $299,2390.51%Air
Germany0.5Tonnes: 1,603USD per tonne: $312,2360.45%Air
Estonia0.32Tonnes: 1,369USD per tonne: $235,9110.29%Air
Singapore re-exports0.3Tonnes: 2,138USD per tonne: $142,6090.27%Air
Ireland0.27Tonnes: 77USD per tonne: $3,576,9010.25%Air
United Kingdom0.26Tonnes: 602USD per tonne: $425,2260.23%Air
Czechia0.25Tonnes: 842USD per tonne: $298,1180.23%Air
Hong Kong re-exports0.18Tonnes: 387USD per tonne: $453,0920.16%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 50.2
  • Vietnam 14
  • Mexico 9.1
  • India 8.7
  • Thailand 8.2

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
China0.6550.2
Vietnam014
Mexico0.219.1
India< 0.018.7
Thailand0.048.2

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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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