That dollar amount reflects an 8.2% increase for all computer accessories shippers over the five-year period starting in 2014 when computer accessories shipments were valued at $133.8 billion. Year over year, the overall value of exported computer accessories accelerated by 20.3% from 2017 to 2018.
From a continental perspective, Asian countries sold the highest dollar worth of exported computer accessories during 2018 with shipments valued at $106.8 billion or almost three-quarters (73.7%) of the global total. In second place were North American exporters at 13.7% while 12.2% of worldwide computer accessories shipments originated from Europe.
Smaller percentages trace back to Oceania (0.2%) led by Australia, Africa (0.1%), Latin America (also 0.1%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean.
The 4-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix is 8473 for computer parts and accessories other than covers and carrying cases.
Computer Accessories Exports by Country
Countries
Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of computer accessories during 2018.
- China: US$45.3 billion (31.3% of total computer accessories exports)
- Hong Kong: $26.8 billion (18.5%)
- United States: $18.3 billion (12.6%)
- South Korea: $12.1 billion (8.4%)
- Taiwan: $7.8 billion (5.4%)
- Netherlands: $4.9 billion (3.4%)
- Germany: $4.4 billion (3%)
- Singapore: $4 billion (2.7%)
- Thailand: $2.7 billion (1.9%)
- Malaysia: $2.7 billion (1.8%)
- Japan: $1.8 billion (1.2%)
- United Kingdom: $1.5 billion (1%)
- Philippines: $1.3 billion (0.9%)
- Vietnam: $1.3 billion (0.9%)
- France: $1.3 billion (0.9%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 94% of total exported computer accessories in 2018.
Among the top exporters, the fastest-growing computer accessories exporters since 2014 were: Vietnam (up 267.2%), South Korea (up 109.7%), China (up 45%) and Germany (up 34.8%).
Those countries that posted declines in their exported computer accessories sales were led by: Netherlands (down -53.5%), Malaysia (down -40.5%), Philippines (down -38.7%), Singapore (down -37.8%) and Thailand (down -26.2%).
Advantages
The following countries posted the highest positive net exports for computer accessories during 2018. Investopedia defines net exports as the value of a country’s total exports minus the value of its total imports. Thus, the statistics below present the surplus between the value of each country’s exported computer accessories and its import purchases for that same commodity.
- China: US$26.3 billion (net export surplus up 130.9% since 2014)
- South Korea: $7.4 billion (up 93.8%)
- Taiwan: $4.5 billion (up 0.3%)
- Hong Kong: $2.5 billion (down -64.9%)
- Thailand: $363.8 million (down -43.9%)
- Malaysia: $244.9 million (down -80.8%)
- Denmark: $120 million (up 2,683%)
- Israel: $81.5 million (reversing a -$16.2 million deficit)
- Indonesia: $65.8 million (reversing a -$189 million deficit)
- Vietnam: $53.2 million (reversing a -$651.8 million deficit)
- Namibia: $24.7 million (reversing a -$21.4 million deficit)
- Romania: $16.6 million (down -9.6%)
- Slovenia: $8.9 million (reversing a -$1.1 million deficit)
- Cambodia: $8.3 million (reversing a -$2.5 million deficit)
- Malta: $3.1 million (up 344.5%)
The People’s Republic of China has the highest surplus in the international trade of computer accessories. In turn, this positive cashflow confirms strong Chinese competitive advantage for this specific product category.
Opportunities
The following countries posted the highest negative net exports for computer accessories during 2018. Investopedia defines net exports as the value of a country’s total exports minus the value of its total imports. Thus, the statistics below present the deficit between the value of each country’s imported computer accessories purchases and its exports for that same commodity.
- United States: -US$9.8 billion (net export deficit up 465.7% since 2014)
- Mexico: -$7 billion (up 50.9%)
- Germany: -$1.9 billion (down -0.4%)
- Poland: -$1.8 billion (up 100.8%)
- Czech Republic: -$1.8 billion (up 54.6%)
- Japan: -$1.4 billion (up 58.8%)
- India: -$1.3 billion (down -1.5%)
- Russia: -$1.2 billion (up 398.2%)
- Hungary: -$1.1 billion (up 72.7%)
- Singapore: -$1.1 billion (reversing a $1 billion surplus)
- Brazil: -$1 billion (down -52%)
- United Kingdom: -$930.7 million (down -30.9%)
- Spain: -$764.3 million (up 30.3%)
- Philippines: -$517.4 million (reversing a $396.3 million surplus)
- France: -$405.6 million (down -55.6%)
The United States of America incurred the highest deficit in the international trade of computer accessories. In turn, this negative cashflow highlights America’s competitive disadvantage for this specific product category but also signals opportunities for computer accessories-supplying countries that help satisfy the powerful demand.
Companies
Computer Accessories Exporting Companies
Below are global computer accessories-processing businesses that manufacture computer peripherals and accessories including webcams. The home country for each corporation’s headquarters is shown within parenthesis.
- BTC Behavior Tech Computer (Taiwan)
- Canon Inc. (Japan)
- Creative Technology Limited (Singapore)
- KYE Systems Corp. (Taiwan)
- Hama GmbH & Co KG (Germany)
- HP Hewlett-Packard Company (United States)
- Lenovo Group Ltd. (China)
- Logitech International SA (Switzerland)
- Sabrent (United States)
Searchable List of Computer Accessories Exporting Countries in 2018
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| Rank | Exporter | Computer Accessories Exports (US$) | %World Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | China | $45.3 billion | 31.3% |
| 2. | Hong Kong | $26.8 billion | 18.5% |
| 3. | United States | $18.3 billion | 12.6% |
| 4. | South Korea | $12.1 billion | 8.4% |
| 5. | Taiwan | $7.8 billion | 5.4% |
| 6. | Netherlands | $4.9 billion | 3.4% |
| 7. | Germany | $4.4 billion | 3% |
| 8. | Singapore | $4 billion | 2.7% |
| 9. | Thailand | $2.7 billion | 1.9% |
| 10. | Malaysia | $2.7 billion | 1.8% |
| 11. | Japan | $1.8 billion | 1.2% |
| 12. | United Kingdom | $1.5 billion | 1% |
| 13. | Philippines | $1.3 billion | 0.9% |
| 14. | Vietnam | $1.3 billion | 0.9% |
| 15. | France | $1.3 billion | 0.9% |
| 16. | Ireland | $1.2 billion | 0.8% |
| 17. | Mexico | $1.1 billion | 0.8% |
| 18. | Czech Republic | $768.2 million | 0.5% |
| 19. | Poland | $533.8 million | 0.4% |
| 20. | Italy | $512.6 million | 0.4% |
| 21. | Canada | $484.7 million | 0.3% |
| 22. | Denmark | $483 million | 0.3% |
| 23. | Hungary | $356.3 million | 0.2% |
| 24. | Indonesia | $322.2 million | 0.2% |
| 25. | Israel | $307.8 million | 0.2% |
| 26. | Spain | $275.1 million | 0.2% |
| 27. | India | $265.9 million | 0.2% |
| 28. | Sweden | $242 million | 0.2% |
| 29. | Austria | $223.1 million | 0.2% |
| 30. | Belgium | $216.5 million | 0.1% |
| 31. | Australia | $196.3 million | 0.1% |
| 32. | Romania | $157.5 million | 0.1% |
| 33. | Slovakia | $120.8 million | 0.1% |
| 34. | Switzerland | $120.1 million | 0.1% |
| 35. | Norway | $84.2 million | 0.1% |
| 36. | Finland | $68.7 million | 0.05% |
| 37. | South Africa | $68.4 million | 0.05% |
| 38. | United Arab Emirates | $47.2 million | 0.03% |
| 39. | Slovenia | $46.3 million | 0.03% |
| 40. | Brazil | $45.9 million | 0.03% |
| 41. | Latvia | $45.7 million | 0.03% |
| 42. | Turkey | $32.8 million | 0.02% |
| 43. | Lithuania | $31.5 million | 0.02% |
| 44. | Namibia | $31.3 million | 0.02% |
| 45. | Cambodia | $30.1 million | 0.02% |
| 46. | Russia | $28.3 million | 0.02% |
| 47. | Portugal | $27.9 million | 0.02% |
| 48. | Bulgaria | $19.2 million | 0.01% |
| 49. | New Zealand | $19.2 million | 0.01% |
| 50. | Greece | $16 million | 0.01% |
| 51. | Sri Lanka | $15.9 million | 0.01% |
| 52. | Estonia | $15.3 million | 0.01% |
| 53. | Serbia | $14.1 million | 0.01% |
| 54. | Malta | $12.2 million | 0.01% |
| 55. | Luxembourg | $9.8 million | 0.01% |
| 56. | Myanmar (Burma) | $9.3 million | 0.01% |
| 57. | Chile | $7.9 million | 0.01% |
| 58. | Jordan | $5.9 million | 0.004% |
| 59. | Croatia | $5.3 million | 0.004% |
| 60. | Ukraine | $5.3 million | 0.004% |
| 61. | Tunisia | $5.3 million | 0.004% |
| 62. | Colombia | $5.2 million | 0.004% |
| 63. | Peru | $4.5 million | 0.003% |
| 64. | Cyprus | $3.8 million | 0.003% |
| 65. | Cameroon | $3.6 million | 0.002% |
| 66. | Mauritius | $3.4 million | 0.002% |
| 67. | Costa Rica | $3.1 million | 0.002% |
| 68. | Ecuador | $2.5 million | 0.002% |
| 69. | Argentina | $2.5 million | 0.002% |
| 70. | Rwanda | $2.1 million | 0.001% |
| 71. | Iceland | $2 million | 0.001% |
| 72. | Kazakhstan | $2 million | 0.001% |
| 73. | Lebanon | $1.9 million | 0.001% |
| 74. | Kenya | $1.8 million | 0.001% |
| 75. | Niger | $1.7 million | 0.001% |
| 76. | Pakistan | $1.7 million | 0.001% |
| 77. | Belarus | $1.6 million | 0.001% |
| 78. | Bosnia/Herzegovina | $1.5 million | 0.001% |
| 79. | Georgia | $1.5 million | 0.001% |
| 80. | Saudi Arabia | $1.3 million | 0.001% |
| 81. | Laos | $1.2 million | 0.001% |
| 82. | Morocco | $1.2 million | 0.001% |
| 83. | Macao | $955,000 | 0.001% |
| 84. | Bangladesh | $932,000 | 0.001% |
| 85. | Qatar | $932,000 | 0.001% |
| 86. | Palau | $895,000 | 0.001% |
| 87. | Panama | $815,000 | 0.001% |
| 88. | Fiji | $753,000 | 0.001% |
| 89. | New Caledonia | $734,000 | 0.001% |
| 90. | Sudan | $671,000 | 0.0005% |
| 91. | Uruguay | $671,000 | 0.0005% |
| 92. | Albania | $565,000 | 0.0004% |
| 93. | Dominican Republic | $475,000 | 0.0003% |
| 94. | El Salvador | $463,000 | 0.0003% |
| 95. | Andorra | $455,000 | 0.0003% |
| 96. | North Macedonia | $395,000 | 0.0003% |
| 97. | Bahrain | $384,000 | 0.0003% |
| 98. | Iran | $376,000 | 0.0003% |
| 99. | Barbados | $315,000 | 0.0002% |
| 100. | US Minor Outlying Is | $313,000 | 0.0002% |
| 101. | Mali | $296,000 | 0.0002% |
| 102. | Brunei Darussalam | $287,000 | 0.0002% |
| 103. | Sierra Leone | $269,000 | 0.0002% |
| 104. | Curaçao | $240,000 | 0.0002% |
| 105. | Zimbabwe | $235,000 | 0.0002% |
| 106. | Ethiopia | $231,000 | 0.0002% |
| 107. | Azerbaijan | $228,000 | 0.0002% |
| 108. | Eswatini | $216,000 | 0.0001% |
| 109. | Cuba | $215,000 | 0.0001% |
| 110. | Montenegro | $214,000 | 0.0001% |
| 111. | Afghanistan | $213,000 | 0.0001% |
| 112. | Paraguay | $209,000 | 0.0001% |
| 113. | Jamaica | $208,000 | 0.0001% |
| 114. | Zambia | $207,000 | 0.0001% |
| 115. | Solomon Islands | $193,000 | 0.0001% |
| 116. | Samoa | $163,000 | 0.0001% |
| 117. | Guatemala | $157,000 | 0.0001% |
| 118. | Oman | $157,000 | 0.0001% |
| 119. | Algeria | $152,000 | 0.0001% |
| 120. | Angola | $151,000 | 0.0001% |
| 121. | North Korea | $148,000 | 0.0001% |
| 122. | Honduras | $145,000 | 0.0001% |
| 123. | British Virgin Islands | $136,000 | 0.0001% |
| 124. | Moldova | $129,000 | 0.0001% |
| 125. | Egypt | $128,000 | 0.0001% |
| 126. | Kuwait | $127,000 | 0.0001% |
| 127. | Venezuela | $125,000 | 0.0001% |
| 128. | French Polynesia | $112,000 | 0.0001% |
| 129. | Senegal | $105,000 | 0.0001% |
| 130. | Uganda | $99,000 | 0.0001% |
| 131. | Ghana | $99,000 | 0.0001% |
| 132. | Benin | $98,000 | 0.0001% |
| 133. | Tanzania | $97,000 | 0.0001% |
| 134. | Seychelles | $97,000 | 0.0001% |
| 135. | Madagascar | $92,000 | 0.0001% |
| 136. | Christmas Island | $88,000 | 0.0001% |
| 137. | Trinidad/Tobago | $83,000 | 0.0001% |
| 138. | Armenia | $74,000 | 0.0001% |
| 139. | Ivory Coast | $74,000 | 0.0001% |
| 140. | Mozambique | $56,000 | 0.00004% |
| 141. | Central African Rep | $56,000 | 0.00004% |
| 142. | Uzbekistan | $54,000 | 0.00004% |
| 143. | Gibraltar | $54,000 | 0.00004% |
| 144. | Kyrgyzstan | $47,000 | 0.00003% |
| 145. | Mongolia | $46,000 | 0.00003% |
| 146. | Botswana | $46,000 | 0.00003% |
| 147. | Lesotho | $45,000 | 0.00003% |
| 148. | Papua New Guinea | $43,000 | 0.00003% |
| 149. | Cayman Islands | $39,000 | 0.00003% |
| 150. | Micronesia | $38,000 | 0.00003% |
| 151. | Maldives | $37,000 | 0.00003% |
| 152. | Comoros | $35,000 | 0.00002% |
| 153. | Faroe Islands | $31,000 | 0.00002% |
| 154. | Pitcairn | $31,000 | 0.00002% |
| 155. | Antigua/Barbuda | $29,000 | 0.00002% |
| 156. | Kiribati | $27,000 | 0.00002% |
| 157. | Syrian Arab Republic | $27,000 | 0.00002% |
| 158. | Saint Helena | $25,000 | 0.00002% |
| 159. | Nauru | $25,000 | 0.00002% |
| 160. | Turks/Caicos Islands | $22,000 | 0.00002% |
| 161. | Gabon | $20,000 | 0.00001% |
| 162. | Democr. Rep. Congo | $20,000 | 0.00001% |
| 163. | Suriname | $19,000 | 0.00001% |
| 164. | St Vincent/Grenadines | $16,000 | 0.00001% |
| 165. | Nicaragua | $15,000 | 0.00001% |
| 166. | Nepal | $14,000 | 0.00001% |
| 167. | Congo | $12,000 | 0.00001% |
| 168. | Bermuda | $12,000 | 0.00001% |
| 169. | Togo | $12,000 | 0.00001% |
| 170. | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | $11,000 | 0.00001% |
| 171. | Aruba | $10,000 | 0.00001% |
| 172. | Malawi | $9,000 | 0.00001% |
| 173. | Montserrat | $9,000 | 0.00001% |
| 174. | Iraq | $9,000 | 0.00001% |
| 175. | Somalia | $9,000 | 0.00001% |
| 176. | Falkland Is (Malvinas) | $8,000 | 0.00001% |
| 177. | Bhutan | $8,000 | 0.00001% |
| 178. | Bahamas | $8,000 | 0.00001% |
| 179. | Belize | $8,000 | 0.00001% |
| 180. | Tonga | $7,000 | 0.000005% |
| 181. | Marshall Islands | $7,000 | 0.000005% |
| 182. | Saint Kitts/Nevis | $6,000 | 0.000004% |
| 183. | Turkmenistan | $6,000 | 0.000004% |
| 184. | American Samoa | $6,000 | 0.000004% |
| 185. | Gambia | $6,000 | 0.000004% |
| 186. | Guinea | $5,000 | 0.000003% |
| 187. | Greenland | $5,000 | 0.000003% |
| 188. | Tokelau | $5,000 | 0.000003% |
| 189. | Liberia | $4,000 | 0.000003% |
| 190. | Vanuatu | $4,000 | 0.000003% |
| 191. | Dominica | $4,000 | 0.000003% |
| 192. | Sao Tome/Principe | $3,000 | 0.000002% |
| 193. | Timor-Leste | $3,000 | 0.000002% |
| 194. | Northern Mariana Is | $2,000 | 0.000001% |
| 195. | Tuvalu | $2,000 | 0.000001% |
| 196. | Cook Islands | $2,000 | 0.000001% |
| 197. | Bonaire/St Eustatius/Saba | $2,000 | 0.000001% |
| 198. | Nigeria | $2,000 | 0.000001% |
| 199. | Guam | $2,000 | 0.000001% |
| 200. | Guyana | $1,000 | 0.000001% |
| 201. | Niue | $1,000 | 0.000001% |
| 202. | St Maarten (Dutch) | $1,000 | 0.000001% |
| 203. | Djibouti | $1,000 | 0.000001% |
| 204. | Wallis and Futuna Islands | $1,000 | 0.000001% |
See also Electronic Circuit Component Exports by Country, Computer Device Exports by Country and US Imported Mobile Phone Purchases
Research Sources:
Forbes Global 2000 rankings, The World’s Biggest Public Companies. Accessed on May 17, 2019
Investopedia, Net Exports Definition. Accessed on May 17, 2019
The World Factbook, Field Listing: Exports – Commodities, Central Intelligence Agency. Accessed on May 17, 2019
Trade Map, International Trade Centre. Accessed on May 14, 2019
Wikipedia, List of computer hardware manufacturers. Accessed on June 11, 2018