From 2019 to 2020, the overall value of exported computer accessories increased by a more modest 2.5%.
The 5 biggest exporters of computer accessories by value are China, Hong Kong, South Korea, United States and Taiwan. Collectively, that quintet of leading suppliers accounted for three-quarters (74.5%) of globally exported computer accessories during 2020.
From a continental perspective, suppliers in Asian countries sold the highest dollar worth of exported computer accessories during 2020 with shipments valued at $99.8 billion or well over three-quarters (77.5%) of the global total. In second place were North American exporters at 11.3% while another 11% of worldwide computer accessories shipments originated from Europe.
Tinier percentages trace back to Oceania (0.13%) led by Australia, then Africa (0.06%) and Latin America (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 2020.
- China: US$31.5 billion (24.5% of exported computer accessories)
- Hong Kong: $26.1 billion (20.3%)
- South Korea: $13.3 billion (10.3%)
- United States: $12.9 billion (10%)
- Taiwan: $12.1 billion (9.4%)
- Singapore: $4.1 billion (3.2%)
- Germany: $3.4 billion (2.7%)
- Vietnam: $3.1 billion (2.4%)
- Malaysia: $2.62 billion (2%)
- Netherlands: $2.57 billion (2%)
- Philippines: $2.3 billion (1.8%)
- Thailand: $2.1 billion (1.7%)
- Japan: $1.7 billion (1.3%)
- Czech Republic: $1.4 billion (1.1%)
- Mexico: $1.2 billion (0.9%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 93.6% of globally exported computer accessories in 2020.
Among the top exporters, the fastest-growing exporters of computer accessories since 2019 were: Vietnam (up 186.3%), Philippines (up 55.9%), Malaysia (up 26%) and South Korea (up 16.6%).
Those countries that posted declines in their international sales of computer accessories were led by: United States (down -22.7%), Thailand (down -10.3%), China (down -2.8%), Singapore (down -2.7%) and Germany (down -2%).
Advantages
The following countries posted the highest positive net exports for computer accessories during 2020. 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$11.7 billion (net export surplus down -10.1% since 2019)
- South Korea: $8.1 billion (up 53.9%)
- Taiwan: $6.8 billion (up 4.2%)
- Hong Kong: $5.5 billion (up 60.4%)
- Vietnam: $1.2 billion (reversing a -$319.4 million deficit)
- Malaysia: $903 million (up 748.1%)
- Denmark: $175.6 million (up 30.7%)
- Philippines: $166.6 million (reversing a -$727.5 million deficit)
- Cambodia: $90.1 million (up 93.7%)
- Romania: $12.7 million (down -28.3%)
- Italy: $11.2 million (reversing a -$53.1 million deficit)
- Azerbaijan: $5.9 million (reversing a -$10.4 million deficit)
- Malta: $2.5 million (up 284%)
- British Virgin Is: $2.2 million (reversing a -$541,000 deficit)
- Slovenia: $1 million (down -90.2%)
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 2020. 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-$10.9 billion (net export deficit up 286.9% since 2019)
- Mexico: -$8.1 billion (down -0.8%)
- Czech Republic: -$2.4 billion (up 91.9%)
- Germany: -$2.1 billion (up 21.8%)
- Poland: -$2 billion (up 33.7%)
- Singapore: -$1.3 billion (down -17%)
- India: -$1.2 billion (down -3.1%)
- Russia: -$1.2 billion (up 12.5%)
- Brazil: -$1.1 billion (up 7.6%)
- United Kingdom: -$1 billion (down -12.8%)
- Hungary: -$916.9 million (down -2.8%)
- Ireland: -$815.1 million (up 236.2%)
- Netherlands: -$741.4 million (up 220.5%)
- Japan: -$723.3 million (down -55.9%)
- Spain: -$687.1 million (up 3%)
Overtaking Mexico in 2020, the United States of America incurred the highest deficit in the international trade of computer accessories. In turn, this negative cashflow highlights America’s competitive disadvantage for this specific product category but also signals opportunities for computer accessories-supplying countries that help satisfy the powerful demand.
Companies
Computer Accessories Exporting Companies
Below are global computer accessories-processing businesses that manufacture computer peripherals and accessories including webcams. The home country for each corporation’s headquarters is shown within parenthesis.
- BTC Behavior Tech Computer (Taiwan)
- Canon Inc. (Japan)
- Creative Technology Limited (Singapore)
- KYE Systems Corp. (Taiwan)
- Hama GmbH & Co KG (Germany)
- HP Hewlett-Packard Company (United States)
- Lenovo Group Ltd. (China)
- Logitech International SA (Switzerland)
- Sabrent (United States)
Searchable List of Computer Accessories Exporting Countries in 2020
The 100 key exporters showcased in the automated database below account for 99.99% of worldwide revenues collected for exports of computer accessories during 2020.
| Rank | Exporter | Computer Accessories (US$) | 2019-20 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | China | $31,536,476,000 | -2.8% |
| 2. | Hong Kong | $26,093,304,000 | +8.6% |
| 3. | South Korea | $13,279,934,000 | +16.6% |
| 4. | United States | $12,893,764,000 | -22.7% |
| 5. | Taiwan | $12,119,753,000 | +15.6% |
| 6. | Singapore | $4,124,327,000 | -2.7% |
| 7. | Germany | $3,416,740,000 | -2% |
| 8. | Vietnam | $3,111,827,000 | +186.3% |
| 9. | Malaysia | $2,621,434,000 | +26% |
| 10. | Netherlands | $2,565,998,000 | -1% |
| 11. | Philippines | $2,305,305,000 | +55.9% |
| 12. | Thailand | $2,137,937,000 | -10.3% |
| 13. | Japan | $1,703,244,000 | +12.8% |
| 14. | Czech Republic | $1,424,900,000 | +9% |
| 15. | Mexico | $1,186,415,000 | -0.8% |
| 16. | Ireland | $1,066,859,000 | -21.5% |
| 17. | United Kingdom | $976,184,000 | -8.9% |
| 18. | France | $899,733,000 | -4.6% |
| 19. | Italy | $599,795,000 | -0.5% |
| 20. | Poland | $570,763,000 | +7.4% |
| 21. | Denmark | $471,641,000 | +4.6% |
| 22. | Canada | $433,647,000 | -7.2% |
| 23. | Hungary | $420,457,000 | -14.8% |
| 24. | Spain | $303,400,000 | +6.2% |
| 25. | Indonesia | $224,795,000 | -7.5% |
| 26. | India | $222,390,000 | -35.4% |
| 27. | Sweden | $222,330,000 | +3.6% |
| 28. | Romania | $172,508,000 | +6.2% |
| 29. | Australia | $165,697,000 | -4.4% |
| 30. | Switzerland | $152,767,000 | +37.8% |
| 31. | Austria | $148,778,000 | +1.1% |
| 32. | Israel | $119,298,000 | -5.6% |
| 33. | Belgium | $116,050,000 | -19.8% |
| 34. | Slovakia | $108,725,000 | -0.4% |
| 35. | Cambodia | $95,235,000 | +90% |
| 36. | Norway | $85,830,000 | +4% |
| 37. | Latvia | $76,945,000 | +47.3% |
| 38. | Lithuania | $68,294,000 | -11.5% |
| 39. | Portugal | $63,172,000 | +17.9% |
| 40. | South Africa | $59,209,000 | +7.3% |
| 41. | Slovenia | $45,189,000 | +1.2% |
| 42. | Finland | $43,413,000 | -12.9% |
| 43. | Turkey | $40,591,000 | +17.8% |
| 44. | United Arab Emirates | $31,877,000 | -93.1% |
| 45. | Brazil | $27,191,000 | -24% |
| 46. | Russia | $19,441,000 | -24.8% |
| 47. | Estonia | $18,833,000 | +12.6% |
| 48. | Greece | $18,579,000 | +7.1% |
| 49. | Bulgaria | $16,050,000 | -9.2% |
| 50. | Serbia | $14,087,000 | -3.2% |
| 51. | Malta | $12,293,000 | -1.9% |
| 52. | Azerbaijan | $12,117,000 | +3275% |
| 53. | Croatia | $10,557,000 | +79.8% |
| 54. | Chile | $8,494,000 | -3.5% |
| 55. | Ukraine | $8,176,000 | +65.3% |
| 56. | Luxembourg | $7,081,000 | +8.1% |
| 57. | New Zealand | $6,900,000 | -13.5% |
| 58. | Iceland | $6,135,000 | +1078% |
| 59. | Costa Rica | $4,677,000 | +39.8% |
| 60. | Tunisia | $4,257,000 | +321.5% |
| 61. | Colombia | $4,015,000 | -3.5% |
| 62. | Myanmar | $3,356,000 | -58.7% |
| 63. | British Virgin Is | $3,044,000 | +2944% |
| 64. | Qatar | $2,567,000 | -22.7% |
| 65. | Panama | $2,481,000 | -9.5% |
| 66. | Bahrain | $2,471,000 | -42.5% |
| 67. | Bosnia/Herzegovina | $2,461,000 | +97.2% |
| 68. | Jordan | $2,331,000 | -73.5% |
| 69. | Peru | $2,202,000 | -30.1% |
| 70. | Macao | $2,067,000 | +173.4% |
| 71. | Belarus | $1,977,000 | +7.9% |
| 72. | Kazakhstan | $1,824,000 | -19.8% |
| 73. | Laos | $1,776,000 | 0% |
| 74. | Egypt | $1,721,000 | +195.7% |
| 75. | Guatemala | $1,517,000 | +4.5% |
| 76. | Bangladesh | $1,460,000 | +3.4% |
| 77. | Rwanda | $1,358,000 | +3780% |
| 78. | Argentina | $1,348,000 | -48.3% |
| 79. | Lebanon | $1,287,000 | -61.5% |
| 80. | Sri Lanka | $1,170,000 | -17.5% |
| 81. | Cyprus | $1,076,000 | -40.6% |
| 82. | Morocco | $1,032,000 | -11.9% |
| 83. | Kyrgyzstan | $989,000 | +2726% |
| 84. | Ecuador | $946,000 | -18.2% |
| 85. | Dominican Rep | $845,000 | +1.3% |
| 86. | Mauritius | $790,000 | -48.9% |
| 87. | Greenland | $643,000 | +12760% |
| 88. | Nicaragua | $528,000 | +45.5% |
| 89. | Uruguay | $519,000 | -18.4% |
| 90. | Pakistan | $457,000 | -62.4% |
| 91. | North Macedonia | $448,000 | -35.3% |
| 92. | El Salvador | $437,000 | -33.1% |
| 93. | Moldova | $433,000 | +78.2% |
| 94. | Samoa | $365,000 | +36400% |
| 95. | Kenya | $347,000 | -10.6% |
| 96. | Cameroon | $341,000 | -30.4% |
| 97. | Namibia | $321,000 | -51.6% |
| 98. | Sudan | $260,000 | -70% |
| 99. | Ethiopia | $225,000 | +3650% |
| 100. | Kiribati | $221,000 | 0% |
You can change the presentation order by clicking the triangle icon at the top of the columns. An entry of 0% in the right-most column means that 2019 data was unavailable.
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 October 14, 2021
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