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Silicon wafers for electronics: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in silicon wafers for electronics totaled $18.1 billion (115 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were Japan (28%), China (23%) and the United States (10%); the top importers were Taiwan (16%), South Korea (14%) and China (14%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 16%.

Summary

World trade
$18.1billion
Tonnes
115thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$157,574
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Japan$5.1 billion · 28.3%
  2. China$4.1 billion · 22.6%
  3. United States$1.8 billion · 10%
  4. Taiwan$1.4 billion · 7.7%
  5. South Korea$1.1 billion · 6.3%
  6. Germany$1 billion · 5.8%
  7. Singapore$981 million · 5.4%
    re-exports
  8. France$671 million · 3.7%
  9. Vietnam$518 million · 2.9%
  10. Malaysia$300 million · 1.7%
  11. Czechia$266 million · 1.5%
  12. Italy$241 million · 1.3%
  13. United Kingdom$164 million · 0.91%
  14. Finland$82 million · 0.45%
  15. Thailand$40 million · 0.22%
  16. Netherlands$28 million · 0.16%
    re-exports
  17. Indonesia$27 million · 0.15%
  18. Belgium$25 million · 0.14%
    re-exports
  19. Sweden$24 million · 0.14%
  20. Denmark$20 million · 0.11%

Top importers

  1. Taiwan$3 billion · 16.4%
  2. South Korea$2.5 billion · 14.1%
  3. China$2.5 billion · 13.6%
  4. United States$1.6 billion · 8.6%
  5. Singapore$1.3 billion · 7.4%
    re-exports
  6. Japan$1.3 billion · 7%
  7. Malaysia$965 million · 5.4%
  8. Thailand$804 million · 4.5%
  9. Germany$707 million · 3.9%
  10. France$492 million · 2.7%
  11. Italy$404 million · 2.2%
  12. Austria$395 million · 2.2%
  13. Indonesia$326 million · 1.8%
  14. Vietnam$292 million · 1.6%
  15. Hong Kong$200 million · 1.1%
    re-exports
  16. India$188 million · 1%
  17. Israel$184 million · 1%
  18. Cambodia$166 million · 0.92%
  19. Turkey$159 million · 0.88%
  20. Czechia$114 million · 0.63%

Trend

Who sells it

Japan has been the top exporter since 2024

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

  • Japan 5.1
  • China 4.1
  • United States 1.8
  • Taiwan 1.4
  • South Korea 1.1

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Japan0.995.1
China0.024.1
United States0.91.8
Taiwan0.611.4
South Korea0.051.1

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 76% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $157,574

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$89,586
1996$105,286
1997$145,620
1998$189,934
1999$179,975
2000$164,721
2001$251,754
2002$215,055
2003$345,678
2004$211,494
2005$296,571
2006$146,441
2007$403,259
2008$344,670
2009$265,702
2010$258,521
2011$310,379
2012$276,576
2013$201,584
2014$179,933
2015$166,449
2016$253,532
2017$153,543
2018$177,542
2019$118,701
2020$140,179
2021$165,423
2022$152,336
2023$131,624
2024$157,574

What it includes

  • 3818 · Silicon wafers for electronics

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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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