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Mobile phones: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in mobile phones totaled $627.8 billion (2.4 million tonnes). The top exporters were China (46%), Vietnam (13%) and Taiwan (4%); the top importers were the United States (18%), Hong Kong (10%) and China (7%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 46%.

Summary

World trade
$627.8billion
Tonnes
2.4million tonnes
Price per tonne
$262,686
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$290.4 billion · 46.3%
    see destinations
  2. Vietnam$82 billion · 13.1%
    see destinations
  3. Taiwan$27.9 billion · 4.5%
    see destinations
  4. India$27 billion · 4.3%
    see destinations
  5. South Korea$24.1 billion · 3.8%
    see destinations
  6. United States$23.8 billion · 3.8%
    see destinations
  7. Thailand$15.8 billion · 2.5%
    see destinations
  8. Mexico$14.6 billion · 2.3%
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  9. Hong Kong$14.3 billion · 2.3%
    re-exports · see destinations
  10. Netherlands$12.2 billion · 1.9%
    re-exports · see destinations
  11. Malaysia$11.6 billion · 1.8%
    see destinations
  12. Germany$8.9 billion · 1.4%
    see destinations
  13. Czechia$8.9 billion · 1.4%
    see destinations
  14. Saudi Arabia$6.5 billion · 1%
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  15. Japan$5.5 billion · 0.87%
    see destinations
  16. Singapore$5.1 billion · 0.82%
    re-exports · see destinations
  17. United Kingdom$4 billion · 0.63%
    see destinations
  18. Ireland$3.7 billion · 0.59%
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  19. Poland$3.6 billion · 0.57%
    see destinations
  20. Italy$3.2 billion · 0.5%
    see destinations

Top importers

  1. United States$111.2 billion · 17.7%
    see sources
  2. Hong Kong$62.8 billion · 10%
    re-exports · see sources
  3. China$45.9 billion · 7.3%
    see sources
  4. United Arab Emirates$28.2 billion · 4.5%
    see sources
  5. Germany$27.4 billion · 4.4%
    see sources
  6. Japan$26.1 billion · 4.2%
    see sources
  7. Vietnam$23.9 billion · 3.8%
    see sources
  8. Netherlands$22.8 billion · 3.6%
    re-exports · see sources
  9. Mexico$21.5 billion · 3.4%
    see sources
  10. United Kingdom$19.1 billion · 3%
    see sources
  11. Czechia$15.5 billion · 2.5%
    see sources
  12. Singapore$12.6 billion · 2%
    re-exports · see sources
  13. France$12.4 billion · 2%
    see sources
  14. Italy$10.6 billion · 1.7%
    see sources
  15. South Korea$9.7 billion · 1.6%
    see sources
  16. Poland$9.3 billion · 1.5%
    see sources
  17. India$8.9 billion · 1.4%
    see sources
  18. Saudi Arabia$8.9 billion · 1.4%
    see sources
  19. Australia$8.2 billion · 1.3%
    see sources
  20. Spain$7.8 billion · 1.3%
    see sources

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2005

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

  • China 290
  • Vietnam 82
  • Taiwan 27.9
  • India 27
  • South Korea 24.1

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China1.4290
Vietnam< 0.0182
Taiwan0.1327.9
India< 0.0127
South Korea0.724.1

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 73% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $262,686

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$151,809
1996$169,459
1997$189,708
1998$167,702
1999$162,758
2000$143,222
2001$150,330
2002$168,419
2003$227,137
2004$221,369
2005$245,361
2006$234,950
2007$217,416
2008$250,146
2009$298,884
2010$338,002
2011$332,667
2012$313,307
2013$435,251
2014$423,969
2015$413,656
2016$386,509
2017$355,564
2018$337,269
2019$301,212
2020$291,448
2021$310,137
2022$270,619
2023$289,788
2024$262,686

What it includes

In HS92 mobile phones fall under transmitters with built-in receivers, which include other radio equipment.

  • 852520 · subheading of heading 8525: Cameras and broadcast equipment

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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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