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Video game consoles and games: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in video game consoles and games totaled $32.7 billion (1.1 million tonnes). China accounted for 58% of exports, followed by Japan (7%) and the United States (5%); the top importers were the United States (28%), Germany (7%) and Japan (6%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 20%.

Summary

World trade
$32.7billion
Tonnes
1.1million tonnes
Price per tonne
$30,638
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$19.1 billion · 58.5%
  2. Japan$2.2 billion · 6.7%
  3. United States$1.7 billion · 5.3%
  4. Germany$1.1 billion · 3.3%
  5. Vietnam$1.1 billion · 3.2%
  6. Netherlands$991 million · 3%
    re-exports
  7. United Kingdom$480 million · 1.5%
  8. Czechia$480 million · 1.5%
  9. Poland$393 million · 1.2%
  10. Australia$362 million · 1.1%
  11. Malaysia$358 million · 1.1%
  12. Spain$357 million · 1.1%
  13. Belgium$356 million · 1.1%
    re-exports
  14. Austria$340 million · 1%
  15. Mexico$328 million · 1%
  16. Taiwan$284 million · 0.87%
  17. South Korea$243 million · 0.74%
  18. France$218 million · 0.67%
  19. Hong Kong$207 million · 0.63%
    re-exports
  20. Singapore$178 million · 0.54%
    re-exports

Top importers

  1. United States$9.1 billion · 27.9%
  2. Germany$2.4 billion · 7.3%
  3. Japan$2 billion · 6.2%
  4. United Kingdom$1.9 billion · 5.9%
  5. France$1.7 billion · 5.2%
  6. Canada$1.3 billion · 4%
  7. Netherlands$1.2 billion · 3.7%
    re-exports
  8. United Arab Emirates$915 million · 2.8%
  9. Australia$800 million · 2.5%
  10. Spain$725 million · 2.2%
  11. Italy$659 million · 2%
  12. Hong Kong$638 million · 2%
    re-exports
  13. Poland$627 million · 1.9%
  14. Mexico$462 million · 1.4%
  15. Singapore$417 million · 1.3%
    re-exports
  16. Austria$370 million · 1.1%
  17. Sweden$355 million · 1.1%
  18. China$346 million · 1.1%
  19. South Korea$332 million · 1%
  20. Philippines$309 million · 0.94%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2002

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

  • China 19.1
  • Japan 2.2
  • United States 1.7
  • Germany 1.1
  • Vietnam 1.1

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China1.619.1
Japan2.32.2
United States1.11.7
Germany0.221.1
Vietnam< 0.011.1

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 92% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $30,638

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$15,946
1996$17,303
1997$16,584
1998$19,484
1999$15,651
2000$13,576
2001$18,280
2002$18,691
2003$16,807
2004$15,478
2005$18,068
2006$20,208
2007$25,009
2008$35,734
2009$33,425
2010$36,062
2011$34,831
2012$32,592
2013$28,667
2014$27,422
2015$27,586
2016$25,522
2017$30,593
2018$33,094
2019$28,867
2020$31,926
2021$36,133
2022$35,918
2023$40,590
2024$30,638

What it includes

  • 9504 · Video game consoles and games

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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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