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Discs and storage media: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in discs and storage media totaled $63.3 billion (348 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were South Korea (17%), Taiwan (13%) and China (12%); the top importers were the United States (30%), Hong Kong (10%) and China (10%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 30%.

Summary

World trade
$63.3billion
Tonnes
348thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$181,595
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. South Korea$11 billion · 17.4%
  2. Taiwan$8.2 billion · 12.9%
  3. China$7.8 billion · 12.3%
  4. Malaysia$7.6 billion · 12%
  5. Singapore$4.8 billion · 7.5%
    re-exports
  6. Vietnam$4 billion · 6.3%
  7. United States$3.2 billion · 5.1%
  8. Philippines$2 billion · 3.1%
  9. Japan$2 billion · 3.1%
  10. Germany$1.9 billion · 3.1%
  11. Thailand$1.4 billion · 2.2%
  12. Mexico$1.1 billion · 1.7%
  13. Ireland$1 billion · 1.6%
  14. Netherlands$966 million · 1.5%
    re-exports
  15. Austria$898 million · 1.4%
  16. Hong Kong$747 million · 1.2%
    re-exports
  17. France$702 million · 1.1%
  18. Czechia$646 million · 1%
  19. United Kingdom$621 million · 0.98%
  20. Poland$468 million · 0.74%

Top importers

  1. United States$19 billion · 30%
  2. Hong Kong$6.6 billion · 10.4%
    re-exports
  3. China$6.1 billion · 9.6%
  4. Mexico$4.6 billion · 7.3%
  5. Thailand$2.7 billion · 4.2%
  6. Singapore$2.3 billion · 3.7%
    re-exports
  7. Germany$2 billion · 3.1%
  8. South Korea$1.7 billion · 2.7%
  9. Netherlands$1.6 billion · 2.5%
    re-exports
  10. Taiwan$1.5 billion · 2.3%
  11. Japan$1.3 billion · 2%
  12. France$1.1 billion · 1.7%
  13. United Kingdom$1 billion · 1.7%
  14. Malaysia$991 million · 1.6%
  15. India$900 million · 1.4%
  16. Canada$775 million · 1.2%
  17. Poland$724 million · 1.1%
  18. Ireland$581 million · 0.92%
  19. Czechia$551 million · 0.87%
  20. Spain$524 million · 0.83%

Trend

Who sells it

South Korea has been the top exporter since 2024

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

  • South Korea 11
  • Taiwan 8.2
  • China 7.8
  • Malaysia 7.6
  • Singapore 4.8

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
South Korea0.9511
Taiwan0.218.2
China0.677.8
Malaysia0.227.6
Singapore0.254.8

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 1,786% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $181,595

Source: CEPII BACI

Show the numbers
YearUSD per tonne
1995$9,628
1996$9,596
1997$9,888
1998$9,580
1999$9,078
2000$8,914
2001$8,096
2002$8,096
2003$7,599
2004$9,021
2005$11,287
2006$13,689
2007$25,734
2008$33,080
2009$37,689
2010$56,688
2011$84,156
2012$56,896
2013$61,894
2014$37,882
2015$56,790
2016$70,500
2017$78,517
2018$96,833
2019$81,154
2020$137,444
2021$120,997
2022$108,085
2023$122,859
2024$181,595

What it includes

  • 8523 · Discs and storage media

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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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