That dollar amount reflects a 6.1% increase for all computer accessories shipped over the five-year period starting in 2015 when computer accessories shipments were valued at $121 billion. Year over year, the overall value of exported computer accessories decreased by -11.1% from 2018 to 2019.
From a continental perspective, suppliers in Asian countries sold the highest dollar worth of exported computer accessories during 2019 with shipments valued at $92.9 billion or almost three-quarters (72.4%) of the global total. In second place were North American exporters at 14.3% while 13.1% of worldwide computer accessories shipments originated from Europe.
Smaller percentages trace back to Oceania (0.14%) led by Australia, Africa (0.06%), Latin America (also 0.05%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean.
For research purposes, the 4-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix is 8473 for computer parts and accessories. Excluded are 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 2019.
- China: US$32.4 billion (25.3% of exported computer accessories)
- Hong Kong: $24 billion (18.7%)
- United States: $16.7 billion (13%)
- South Korea: $11.4 billion (8.9%)
- Taiwan: $10.5 billion (8.2%)
- Netherlands: $4.9 billion (3.8%)
- Singapore: $4.2 billion (3.3%)
- Germany: $3.5 billion (2.7%)
- Thailand: $2.4 billion (1.9%)
- Malaysia: $2.1 billion (1.6%)
- Vietnam: $2 billion (1.6%)
- Japan: $1.51 billion (1.2%)
- Philippines: $1.48 billion (1.2%)
- Ireland: $1.35 billion (1%)
- Czech Republic: $1.28 billion (1%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 93.2% of globally exported computer accessories in 2019.
Among the top exporters, the fastest-growing exporters of computer accessories since 2015 were: Vietnam (up 293.5%), South Korea (up 106.1%), Taiwan (up 93.7%) and Ireland (up 64.4%).
Those countries that posted declines in their international sales of computer accessories were led by: Malaysia (down -45.7%), Netherlands (down -43.6%), Thailand (down -28.5%), Philippines (down -24.1%) and Japan (down -18.9%).
Advantages
The following countries posted the highest positive net exports for computer accessories during 2019. 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$13 billion (net export surplus up 6.7% since 2015)
- Taiwan: $6.6 billion (up 67.4%)
- South Korea: $5.3 billion (up 67.9%)
- Hong Kong: $3.4 billion (down -50.6%)
- Netherlands: $689.8 million (down -88.1%)
- Vietnam: $435.4 million (reversing a -$636.8 million deficit)
- Thailand: $198.9 million (down -69.2%)
- Denmark: $135.7 million (up 282.1%)
- Malaysia: $106.5 million (down -90.6%)
- Romania: $17.8 million (up 199.7%)
- Slovenia: $11.9 million (up 2155.4%)
- Cambodia: $10.1 million (reversing a -$3.1 million deficit)
- Laos: $1.1 million (reversing a -$332,000 deficit)
- Palau: $995,000 (reversing a -$181,000 deficit)
- Rwanda: $680,000 (reversing a -$16 million deficit)
The People’s Republic of China generated 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 2019. 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.
- Mexico: -US$8.2 billion (net export deficit up 81.6% since 2015)
- United States: -$2.8 billion (up 86.8%)
- Germany: -$1.65 billion (up 15.9%)
- Japan: -$1.64 billion (up 107.6%)
- Singapore: -$1.51 billion (reversing a $4.4 million surplus)
- Poland: -$1.46 billion (up 85.7%)
- India: -$1.3 billion (up 8.9%)
- Czech Republic: -$1.2 billion (down -5.1%)
- United Kingdom: -$1.16 billion (up 2.6%)
- Russia: -$1.05 billion (up 36.8%)
- Brazil: -$1.03 billion (down -34.2%)
- Hungary: -$953.6 million (up 55.3%)
- Philippines: -$727.5 million (up 467.1%)
- Spain: -$672.7 million (up 8.9%)
- United Arab Emirates: -$414.5 million (reversing a $123.5 million surplus)
Overtaking the United States of America in 2019, Mexico incurred the highest deficit in the international trade of computer accessories. In turn, this negative cashflow highlights Mexico’s competitive disadvantage for this specific product category but also signals opportunities for computer accessories-supplying countries that help satisfy the powerful demand.
Companies
Computer Accessories Exporting Companies
Below are global computer accessories-processing businesses that manufacture computer peripherals and accessories including webcams. The home country for each corporation’s headquarters is shown within parenthesis.
- BTC Behavior Tech Computer (Taiwan)
- Canon Inc. (Japan)
- Creative Technology Limited (Singapore)
- KYE Systems Corp. (Taiwan)
- Hama GmbH & Co KG (Germany)
- HP Hewlett-Packard Company (United States)
- Lenovo Group Ltd. (China)
- Logitech International SA (Switzerland)
- Sabrent (United States)
Searchable List of Computer Accessories Exporting Countries in 2019
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| Rank | Exporter | Exported Computer Accessories (US$) | 2018-9 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | China | $32,435,243,000 | -28.4% |
| 2. | Hong Kong | $24,035,703,000 | -10.4% |
| 3. | United States | $16,683,567,000 | -8.9% |
| 4. | South Korea | $11,388,005,000 | -6.1% |
| 5. | Taiwan | $10,484,847,000 | +33.9% |
| 6. | Netherlands | $4,921,395,000 | +2.5% |
| 7. | Singapore | $4,236,823,000 | +6.8% |
| 8. | Germany | $3,455,225,000 | -22.2% |
| 9. | Thailand | $2,383,060,000 | -11.6% |
| 10. | Malaysia | $2,080,767,000 | -22% |
| 11. | Vietnam | $2,028,478,000 | +315.6% |
| 12. | Japan | $1,509,475,000 | -14.5% |
| 13. | Philippines | $1,478,448,000 | +9.6% |
| 14. | Ireland | $1,345,458,000 | +12.9% |
| 15. | Czech Republic | $1,281,079,000 | +66.3% |
| 16. | Mexico | $1,176,591,000 | +6.1% |
| 17. | United Kingdom | $1,064,396,000 | -29.5% |
| 18. | France | $943,427,000 | -25.4% |
| 19. | Italy | $602,514,000 | +16.6% |
| 20. | Poland | $531,583,000 | -0.7% |
| 21. | Hungary | $496,745,000 | +35.5% |
| 22. | Canada | $467,151,000 | -3.9% |
| 23. | Denmark | $451,569,000 | -6.2% |
| 24. | India | $335,607,000 | +25.2% |
| 25. | Spain | $296,456,000 | +7.5% |
| 26. | Indonesia | $265,780,000 | -17.5% |
| 27. | Sweden | $214,543,000 | -11.4% |
| 28. | Belgium | $202,794,000 | -7.9% |
| 29. | Austria | $176,318,000 | -21.4% |
| 30. | Australia | $173,299,000 | -11.7% |
| 31. | Romania | $165,011,000 | +4.8% |
| 32. | Israel | $126,352,000 | -58.9% |
| 33. | Switzerland | $110,880,000 | -7.7% |
| 34. | Slovakia | $110,426,000 | -7.9% |
| 35. | Norway | $82,515,000 | -2.1% |
| 36. | South Africa | $55,182,000 | -19.6% |
| 37. | Latvia | $53,146,000 | +10.5% |
| 38. | Portugal | $52,062,000 | +89.4% |
| 39. | Finland | $49,848,000 | -28% |
| 40. | Lithuania | $49,266,000 | +55.4% |
| 41. | Slovenia | $48,238,000 | +5.4% |
| 42. | Brazil | $35,768,000 | -22.1% |
| 43. | Cambodia | $34,183,000 | +227,787% |
| 44. | Turkey | $33,890,000 | +3.3% |
| 45. | United Arab Emirates | $33,736,000 | -92.8% |
| 46. | Russia | $25,863,000 | -8.7% |
| 47. | Myanmar (Burma) | $20,449,000 | +307.8% |
| 48. | Bulgaria | $17,952,000 | -7.5% |
| 49. | Greece | $17,351,000 | +8.3% |
| 50. | Estonia | $16,508,000 | +9.4% |
| 51. | Serbia | $14,548,000 | +2.7% |
| 52. | Malta | $12,527,000 | +2.8% |
| 53. | Luxembourg | $10,770,000 | +8.9% |
| 54. | Tunisia | $9,320,000 | +79.5% |
| 55. | Chile | $8,802,000 | +18.6% |
| 56. | New Zealand | $7,978,000 | -7.7% |
| 57. | Laos | $7,964,000 | 0% |
| 58. | Croatia | $5,965,000 | +11.5% |
| 59. | Sri Lanka | $5,163,000 | -67.9% |
| 60. | Pakistan | $3,368,000 | +101% |
| 61. | Costa Rica | $3,346,000 | +8.4% |
| 62. | Rwanda | $3,171,000 | +1,267% |
| 63. | Peru | $3,150,000 | -30.1% |
| 64. | Ukraine | $3,009,000 | -43.7% |
| 65. | Panama | $2,648,000 | -1% |
| 66. | Argentina | $2,607,000 | -2.6% |
| 67. | Kazakhstan | $2,274,000 | +16.1% |
| 68. | Cyprus | $1,826,000 | -51.9% |
| 69. | Belarus | $1,767,000 | +7.9% |
| 70. | Mauritius | $1,549,000 | -55.4% |
| 71. | Qatar | $1,503,000 | -65.7% |
| 72. | Guatemala | $1,451,000 | -29.3% |
| 73. | Bangladesh | $1,397,000 | +48.5% |
| 74. | Bosnia/Herzegovina | $1,248,000 | -18.8% |
| 75. | Morocco | $1,175,000 | -3.6% |
| 76. | Ecuador | $1,157,000 | -53.8% |
| 77. | Palau | $1,071,000 | 0% |
| 78. | Sudan | $866,000 | +26.8% |
| 79. | Belize | $848,000 | +10,500% |
| 80. | Macao | $756,000 | 0% |
| 81. | Zambia | $754,000 | +273.3% |
| 82. | North Macedonia | $692,000 | +75.2% |
| 83. | Namibia | $663,000 | -1.2% |
| 84. | El Salvador | $653,000 | +41% |
| 85. | Uruguay | $636,000 | -5.2% |
| 86. | Andorra | $542,000 | -15.6% |
| 87. | Iceland | $521,000 | -73.9% |
| 88. | Iraq | $518,000 | +6,375% |
| 89. | Colombia | $497,000 | -90.5% |
| 90. | Egypt | $479,000 | +274.2% |
| 91. | Moldova | $453,000 | +251.2% |
| 92. | Burkina Faso | $393,000 | 0% |
| 93. | Azerbaijan | $359,000 | -80.7% |
| 94. | Brunei Darussalam | $349,000 | -64.3% |
| 95. | Aruba | $348,000 | +112.2% |
| 96. | Venezuela | $347,000 | +179.8% |
| 97. | North Korea | $342,000 | +120.6% |
| 98. | Cameroon | $326,000 | -90.9% |
| 99. | Zimbabwe | $325,000 | +38.3% |
| 100. | Barbados | $306,000 | -2.9% |
| 101. | Chad | $292,000 | 0% |
| 102. | Bahrain | $287,000 | -71.7% |
| 103. | Angola | $277,000 | -42.8% |
| 104. | Jamaica | $256,000 | -70.1% |
| 105. | Armenia | $192,000 | +159.5% |
| 106. | Uzbekistan | $191,000 | +4,675% |
| 107. | Dominican Republic | $187,000 | -81.9% |
| 108. | Algeria | $179,000 | +11.9% |
| 109. | US Minor Outlying Is | $162,000 | -96.1% |
| 110. | Uganda | $161,000 | +62.6% |
| 111. | Kuwait | $156,000 | -95.5% |
| 112. | Guyana | $154,000 | +15,300% |
| 113. | Ghana | $152,000 | +53.5% |
| 114. | Georgia | $146,000 | -90.7% |
| 115. | Gibraltar | $142,000 | +163% |
| 116. | Tanzania | $138,000 | +42.3% |
| 117. | Lebanon | $136,000 | -92.7% |
| 118. | Eswatini | $128,000 | +312.9% |
| 119. | Honduras | $120,000 | +34.8% |
| 120. | Fiji | $119,000 | -84.3% |
| 121. | Paraguay | $115,000 | -45% |
| 122. | Kenya | $112,000 | -77% |
| 123. | South Sudan | $105,000 | 0% |
| 124. | British Virgin Is | $100,000 | -43.8% |
| 125. | Togo | $92,000 | +666.7% |
| 126. | Albania | $90,000 | +718.2% |
| 127. | Senegal | $84,000 | +20% |
| 128. | Iran | $83,000 | +8,200% |
| 129. | Mongolia | $81,000 | +3.8% |
| 130. | Maldives | $78,000 | 0% |
| 131. | New Caledonia | $78,000 | -89.4% |
| 132. | Oman | $73,000 | -95.7% |
| 133. | Afghanistan | $70,000 | 0% |
| 134. | Jordan | $67,000 | -98.9% |
| 135. | Sierra Leone | $62,000 | -94.8% |
| 136. | Cuba | $56,000 | -74% |
| 137. | Samoa | $51,000 | +920% |
| 138. | Tajikistan | $50,000 | 0% |
| 139. | Trinidad/Tobago | $46,000 | -58.9% |
| 140. | Montenegro | $46,000 | -70.1% |
| 141. | Haiti | $45,000 | +95.7% |
| 142. | Bolivia | $45,000 | 0% |
| 143. | Ethiopia | $44,000 | -81.1% |
| 144. | Christmas Island | $42,000 | -51.7% |
| 145. | Saint Kitts/Nevis | $42,000 | +600% |
| 146. | Mozambique | $41,000 | -26.8% |
| 147. | Cayman Islands | $40,000 | -13% |
| 148. | Mali | $39,000 | -87% |
| 149. | Botswana | $38,000 | -87.6% |
| 150. | Liberia | $36,000 | +800% |
| 151. | French Polynesia | $36,000 | -64.7% |
| 152. | Kyrgyzstan | $35,000 | -25.5% |
| 153. | Malawi | $35,000 | +483.3% |
| 154. | Marshall Islands | $33,000 | +371.4% |
| 155. | Gabon | $32,000 | +45.5% |
| 156. | Ivory Coast | $31,000 | -58.1% |
| 157. | Bahamas | $31,000 | -78.2% |
| 158. | Lesotho | $30,000 | -31.8% |
| 159. | Turkmenistan | $25,000 | +316.7% |
| 160. | Nicaragua | $24,000 | -95.2% |
| 161. | Cabo Verde | $24,000 | 0% |
| 162. | Benin | $22,000 | -26.7% |
| 163. | Turks/Caicos Is | $20,000 | -28.6% |
| 164. | Curaçao | $19,000 | -92.3% |
| 165. | Cocos (Keeling) Is | $18,000 | +63.6% |
| 166. | Madagascar | $16,000 | -82.6% |
| 167. | Papua New Guinea | $16,000 | -66.7% |
| 168. | Br. Indian Ocean Terr | $15,000 | 0% |
| 169. | Mauritania | $14,000 | 0% |
| 170. | Saudi Arabia | $13,000 | -99.9% |
| 171. | Seychelles | $11,000 | +22.2% |
| 172. | Micronesia | $11,000 | -71.1% |
| 173. | Libya | $11,000 | 0% |
| 174. | Cook Islands | $11,000 | +450% |
| 175. | Falkland Is (Malvinas) | $10,000 | -79.2% |
| 176. | Guinea | $10,000 | -33.3% |
| 177. | Suriname | $10,000 | 0% |
| 178. | Saint Lucia | $9,000 | -50% |
| 179. | Faroe Islands | $9,000 | -70% |
| 180. | Democr. Rep. Congo | $9,000 | -55% |
| 181. | S Vincent/Grenadines | $8,000 | +166.7% |
| 182. | Bonaire/St Eustatius/Saba | $7,000 | +250% |
| 183. | Niger | $7,000 | 0% |
| 184. | Congo | $6,000 | -50% |
| 185. | Djibouti | $6,000 | +500% |
| 186. | Montserrat | $6,000 | -25% |
| 187. | Greenland | $5,000 | 0% |
| 188. | Comoros | $5,000 | -85.7% |
| 189. | Equatorial Guinea | $5,000 | 0% |
| 190. | Yemen | $5,000 | 0% |
| 191. | Norfolk Island | $4,000 | 0% |
| 192. | Bhutan | $4,000 | -50% |
| 193. | Grenada | $4,000 | 0% |
| 194. | Nepal | $3,000 | -81.3% |
| 195. | Bermuda | $3,000 | -75% |
| 196. | Burundi | $3,000 | -93.5% |
| 197. | Somalia | $3,000 | -66.7% |
| 198. | Syria | $3,000 | -88.9% |
| 199. | Guinea-Bissau | $2,000 | 0% |
| 200. | Gambia | $2,000 | -66.7% |
| 201. | Central African Rep | $1,000 | 0% |
| 202. | Timor-Leste | $1,000 | -66.7% |
| 203. | Saint Helena | $1,000 | -96% |
| 204. | St Maarten (Dutch) | $1,000 | 0% |
| 205. | Tonga | $1,000 | -85.7% |
| 206. | Sao Tome/Principe | $1,000 | 0% |
See also Electronic Circuit Component Exports by Country, Computer Device Exports by Country and US Imported Mobile Phone Purchases
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Forbes Global 2000 rankings, The World’s Biggest Public Companies. Accessed on May 28, 2020
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