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Printed circuit boards: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in printed circuit boards totaled $52.6 billion (698 thousand tonnes). China accounted for 50% of exports, followed by Taiwan (10%) and South Korea (9%); the top importers were Hong Kong (15%), China (10%) and Taiwan (9%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 17%.

Summary

World trade
$52.6billion
Tonnes
698thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$74,211
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$26.4 billion · 50.1%
  2. Taiwan$5 billion · 9.5%
  3. South Korea$4.5 billion · 8.6%
  4. Japan$4.1 billion · 7.8%
  5. Vietnam$2.1 billion · 3.9%
  6. Hong Kong$1.7 billion · 3.2%
    re-exports
  7. Thailand$1.7 billion · 3.2%
  8. Germany$921 million · 1.8%
  9. United States$788 million · 1.5%
  10. Singapore$647 million · 1.2%
    re-exports
  11. Malaysia$598 million · 1.1%
  12. Philippines$334 million · 0.64%
  13. Austria$311 million · 0.59%
  14. Romania$268 million · 0.51%
  15. Switzerland$259 million · 0.49%
  16. Spain$221 million · 0.42%
  17. Hungary$218 million · 0.42%
  18. Canada$216 million · 0.41%
  19. Italy$206 million · 0.39%
  20. United Kingdom$188 million · 0.36%

Top importers

  1. Hong Kong$7.9 billion · 14.9%
    re-exports
  2. China$5.4 billion · 10.3%
  3. Taiwan$4.7 billion · 9%
  4. Vietnam$4.6 billion · 8.8%
  5. Mexico$3 billion · 5.8%
  6. South Korea$2.9 billion · 5.5%
  7. United States$2.7 billion · 5.2%
  8. Thailand$2.7 billion · 5.1%
  9. Malaysia$2.6 billion · 4.9%
  10. Germany$1.8 billion · 3.3%
  11. Japan$1.4 billion · 2.8%
  12. India$1.4 billion · 2.7%
  13. Philippines$1.2 billion · 2.2%
  14. Hungary$1 billion · 1.9%
  15. Singapore$684 million · 1.3%
    re-exports
  16. Poland$605 million · 1.2%
  17. France$586 million · 1.1%
  18. Czechia$577 million · 1.1%
  19. Romania$529 million · 1%
  20. Indonesia$500 million · 0.95%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2004

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

  • China 26.4
  • Taiwan 5
  • South Korea 4.5
  • Japan 4.1
  • Vietnam 2.1

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.4426.4
Taiwan1.45
South Korea0.344.5
Japan1.64.1
Vietnam< 0.012.1

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 34% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $74,211

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$55,183
1996$26,184
1997$29,463
1998$41,499
1999$26,886
2000$62,571
2001$65,754
2002$66,765
2003$24,336
2004$36,367
2005$87,939
2006$85,569
2007$76,395
2008$56,056
2009$41,448
2010$55,457
2011$74,808
2012$72,784
2013$72,247
2014$53,734
2015$63,405
2016$58,091
2017$62,314
2018$71,581
2019$74,956
2020$79,255
2021$82,925
2022$87,893
2023$74,299
2024$74,211

What it includes

  • 8534 · Printed circuit boards

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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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