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Computers: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in computers totaled $419.6 billion (1.6 million tonnes). The top exporters were China (39%), Taiwan (14%) and Mexico (13%); the top importers were the United States (30%), Hong Kong (6%) and Germany (6%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 47%.

Summary

World trade
$419.6billion
Tonnes
1.6million tonnes
Price per tonne
$258,168
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$162.3 billion · 38.7%
    see destinations
  2. Taiwan$59.7 billion · 14.2%
    see destinations
  3. Mexico$52.8 billion · 12.6%
    see destinations
  4. Vietnam$29.5 billion · 7%
    see destinations
  5. United States$25 billion · 6%
    see destinations
  6. Netherlands$13.3 billion · 3.2%
    re-exports · see destinations
  7. Malaysia$9.6 billion · 2.3%
    see destinations
  8. Czechia$8.8 billion · 2.1%
    see destinations
  9. Germany$8.7 billion · 2.1%
    see destinations
  10. Thailand$7.9 billion · 1.9%
    see destinations
  11. Singapore$6.5 billion · 1.6%
    re-exports · see destinations
  12. Poland$6.2 billion · 1.5%
    see destinations
  13. Hungary$5.1 billion · 1.2%
    see destinations
  14. Hong Kong$2.9 billion · 0.69%
    re-exports · see destinations
  15. Ireland$2.8 billion · 0.67%
    see destinations
  16. United Kingdom$2.6 billion · 0.62%
    see destinations
  17. France$1.4 billion · 0.34%
    see destinations
  18. Japan$1.1 billion · 0.27%
  19. Sweden$1.1 billion · 0.26%
  20. Belgium$1.1 billion · 0.26%
    re-exports

Top importers

  1. United States$126.8 billion · 30.2%
    see sources
  2. Hong Kong$26.2 billion · 6.2%
    re-exports · see sources
  3. Germany$23.9 billion · 5.7%
    see sources
  4. Netherlands$18.2 billion · 4.3%
    re-exports · see sources
  5. Japan$16.5 billion · 3.9%
    see sources
  6. Singapore$15.5 billion · 3.7%
    re-exports · see sources
  7. United Kingdom$13.9 billion · 3.3%
    see sources
  8. China$11.9 billion · 2.8%
    see sources
  9. India$9.4 billion · 2.3%
    see sources
  10. France$9.4 billion · 2.2%
    see sources
  11. Canada$9.2 billion · 2.2%
    see sources
  12. Malaysia$8.5 billion · 2%
    see sources
  13. Australia$7.6 billion · 1.8%
    see sources
  14. United Arab Emirates$7.5 billion · 1.8%
    see sources
  15. Taiwan$7.4 billion · 1.8%
    see sources
  16. South Korea$7.1 billion · 1.7%
    see sources
  17. Thailand$7.1 billion · 1.7%
    see sources
  18. Mexico$6.5 billion · 1.6%
    see sources
  19. Italy$5.4 billion · 1.3%
    see sources
  20. Sweden$5.1 billion · 1.2%
    see sources

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2002

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

  • China 162
  • Taiwan 59.7
  • Mexico 52.8
  • Vietnam 29.5
  • United States 25

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China3.4162
Taiwan10.659.7
Mexico1.852.8
Vietnam< 0.0129.5
United States26.125

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 569% since 1995

Current US dollars per tonne: value over the weight reported by BACI.

  • 2024: $258,168

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$38,603
1996$41,038
1997$39,936
1998$33,856
1999$28,713
2000$53,547
2001$54,612
2002$52,276
2003$60,048
2004$44,543
2005$66,658
2006$67,336
2007$69,917
2008$89,264
2009$79,787
2010$91,705
2011$101,330
2012$71,391
2013$77,917
2014$84,877
2015$85,539
2016$83,804
2017$134,157
2018$165,939
2019$170,112
2020$179,998
2021$196,940
2022$228,127
2023$224,597
2024$258,168

What it includes

Laptops, desktops, servers and their units.

  • 8471 · Computers

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Sources and methodology

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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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