The overall value of computer device exports rose by an average 39.3% for all exporting countries compared to $382.4 billion five years earlier during 2020.
Year over year, worldwide exports of computer devices accelerated by 39.3% from $406.5 billion starting in 2023.
The 5 biggest exporters of computer devices in 2024 were mainland China, Taiwan, United States of America, Hong Kong and Mexico. Collectively, that handful of major computer device suppliers generated about two-thirds (67%) of global sales. That percentage indicates that computer devices are controlled by a concentrated cohort of international suppliers.
Among continents, international suppliers located in Asian countries sold the highest dollar worth of exported computer devices during 2024 worth overall $266.3 billion or more than two-thirds (68.9%) of the global total. In second place were exporters located in Europe at 16.4% while another 14.3% of international computer device sales originated from suppliers in North America.
Tinier percentages came from providers in Oceania (0.16%) led by Australia and New Zealand, Latin America (0.12%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, and Africa (0.06%).
For research purposes, the 4-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix for computer devices is 8471. The technical label for that product category is automatic data-processing machines including magnetic or optical readers.
Computer Device Exports by Country
Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of computer devices during 2024.
- mainland China: US$160.7 billion (30.2% of exported computer devices)
- Tauwan: $84.5 billion (15.9%)
- United States: $40.1 billion (7.5%)
- Hong Kong: $36.5 billion (6.9%)
- Mexico: $34.6 billion (6.5%)
- Vietnam: $33.7 billion (6.3%)
- Singapore: $18.7 billion (3.5%)
- Netherlands: $16.5 billion (3.1%)
- Germany: $15.6 billion (2.9%)
- Czech Republic: $15 billion (2.8%)
- Thailand: $15 billion (2.8%)
- Malaysia: $10.9 billion (2%)
- Poland: $7.6 billion (1.4%)
- Hungary: $6.8 billion (1.3%)
- United Kingdom: $4.3 billion (0.8%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 94% of all computer devices exported in 2024.
Among the top exporters, the fastest-growing computer devices exporters since 2023 were: Vietnam (up 207.5%), Taiwan (up 116.6%), Singapore (up 90.9%) and Malaysia (up 69.1%).
Those countries that posted the most modest increases in their export sales of computer devices were: United Kingdom (up 1.6% from 2023), Netherlands (up 2.7%), Germany (up 3.5%) and mainland China (up 7.2%).
Searchable List of Computer Device Exporting Countries in 2024
The 100 key suppliers showcased in the following automated database generated 99.99% of all exports of computer devices during 2024.
| Rank | Exporter | Computer Device Exports | 2023-4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | mainland China | $160,696,188,000 | +7.2% |
| 2. | Tauwan | $84,544,339,000 | +116.6% |
| 3. | United States | $40,096,674,000 | +31.2% |
| 4. | Hong Kong | $36,532,371,000 | +40.6% |
| 5. | Mexico | $34,613,186,000 | +17.7% |
| 6. | Vietnam | $33,692,476,000 | +207.5% |
| 7. | Singapore | $18,666,576,000 | +90.9% |
| 8. | Netherlands | $16,510,934,000 | +2.7% |
| 9. | Germany | $15,618,153,000 | +3.5% |
| 10. | Czech Republic | $15,010,756,000 | +24.6% |
| 11. | Thailand | $14,976,460,000 | +47.2% |
| 12. | Malaysia | $10,903,377,000 | +69.1% |
| 13. | Poland | $7,602,111,000 | +13.3% |
| 14. | Hungary | $6,806,223,000 | +43.3% |
| 15. | United Kingdom | $4,288,827,000 | +1.6% |
| 16. | Ireland | $4,206,194,000 | +29.9% |
| 17. | France | $2,523,672,000 | -0.2% |
| 18. | Belgium | $2,238,159,000 | +12% |
| 19. | Italy | $2,127,990,000 | +14% |
| 20. | Sweden | $1,965,899,000 | +5.6% |
| 21. | Philippines | $1,846,129,000 | +43.4% |
| 22. | Canada | $1,614,780,000 | +1.6% |
| 23. | Austria | $1,585,208,000 | +100.6% |
| 24. | Denmark | $1,270,467,000 | -2.2% |
| 25. | Japan | $1,263,541,000 | -16.3% |
| 26. | Slovakia | $1,057,183,000 | -6.2% |
| 27. | India | $1,012,584,000 | +146.3% |
| 28. | Spain | $961,993,000 | +7% |
| 29. | South Korea | $887,965,000 | +10.3% |
| 30. | Australia | $751,207,000 | +7.9% |
| 31. | Israel | $701,146,000 | +7.8% |
| 32. | Greece | $651,566,000 | -19.6% |
| 33. | Switzerland | $641,091,000 | -2.2% |
| 34. | Norway | $404,516,000 | +20.9% |
| 35. | United Arab Emirates | $402,213,000 | -94.4% |
| 36. | Panama | $354,133,000 | +64.2% |
| 37. | Romania | $344,036,000 | -0.6% |
| 38. | Lithuania | $316,142,000 | +17.5% |
| 39. | Finland | $285,270,000 | -10.8% |
| 40. | Indonesia | $222,989,000 | -15.1% |
| 41. | South Africa | $202,724,000 | -14.8% |
| 42. | Latvia | $194,485,000 | -0.9% |
| 43. | Türkiye | $184,438,000 | -9% |
| 44. | Bulgaria | $180,735,000 | -9.9% |
| 45. | Brazil | $150,971,000 | +24.5% |
| 46. | Saudi Arabia | $123,904,000 | +66.9% |
| 47. | Portugal | $108,397,000 | -18.3% |
| 48. | Slovenia | $104,687,000 | -5.7% |
| 49. | Kazakhstan | $97,688,000 | -42.4% |
| 50. | New Zealand | $90,156,000 | +82.1% |
| 51. | Armenia | $79,302,000 | -21.5% |
| 52. | Estonia | $76,903,000 | +0.5% |
| 53. | Serbia | $73,784,000 | -6.2% |
| 54. | Luxembourg | $73,011,000 | +116.4% |
| 55. | Chile | $71,923,000 | +12.1% |
| 56. | Croatia | $51,290,000 | -2.7% |
| 57. | Russia | $27,312,000 | -5.1% |
| 58. | Morocco | $22,657,000 | +215.8% |
| 59. | Egypt | $20,081,000 | +13% |
| 60. | Somalia | $15,423,000 | +64163% |
| 61. | Tunisia | $14,727,000 | +72.4% |
| 62. | Angola | $14,416,000 | +1356% |
| 63. | Costa Rica | $12,954,000 | +89.3% |
| 64. | Moldova | $12,426,000 | +25.6% |
| 65. | Ukraine | $12,393,000 | -23.1% |
| 66. | Macao | $12,353,000 | +117.3% |
| 67. | Iceland | $10,987,000 | +99.4% |
| 68. | Colombia | $9,462,000 | +7.4% |
| 69. | Senegal | $9,221,000 | +1858% |
| 70. | Belarus | $9,003,000 | -24% |
| 71. | Uzbekistan | $8,802,000 | -45.4% |
| 72. | Malta | $8,483,000 | +87.5% |
| 73. | North Macedonia | $7,217,000 | -13% |
| 74. | Cyprus | $7,213,000 | -23.7% |
| 75. | Mongolia | $6,442,000 | +3602% |
| 76. | Peru | $5,506,000 | -56.4% |
| 77. | Laos | $4,470,000 | +715.7% |
| 78. | Kenya | $4,462,000 | -37.6% |
| 79. | Lebanon | $4,271,000 | -65.9% |
| 80. | Georgia | $4,190,000 | -35.9% |
| 81. | Kyrgyzstan | $3,989,000 | -68.3% |
| 82. | Guatemala | $3,724,000 | -30.3% |
| 83. | Montserrat | $3,496,000 | +349500% |
| 84. | Mauritius | $3,484,000 | -10.4% |
| 85. | Bosnia/Herzegovina | $3,266,000 | -5.9% |
| 86. | Qatar | $3,245,000 | -89.2% |
| 87. | El Salvador | $3,179,000 | -17.7% |
| 88. | Kuwait | $3,048,000 | -35% |
| 89. | Uganda | $2,538,000 | -26% |
| 90. | Ecuador | $2,456,000 | +23.4% |
| 91. | Dominican Republic | $2,304,000 | -48.9% |
| 92. | Bangladesh | $2,242,000 | -71.4% |
| 93. | Ivory Coast | $2,189,000 | +64.8% |
| 94. | Albania | $2,094,000 | +39% |
| 95. | Azerbaijan | $2,078,000 | -82.2% |
| 96. | Botswana | $1,694,000 | -26.3% |
| 97. | Algeria | $1,491,000 | +868.2% |
| 98. | Pakistan | $1,468,000 | -56.7% |
| 99. | Bahrain | $1,421,000 | -97.7% |
| 100. | Cambodia | $1,412,000 | +392% |
Focusing on the 100 major exporters, the fastest growers are the suppliers located in the countries Montserrat (up 349,500% from 2023), Somalia (up 64,163%), Mongolia (up 3,602%), Senegal (up 1,858%), Angola (up 1,356%) and Algeria (up 868.2%).
You can change the presentation order by clicking the triangle icon at the top of the above table’s columns. An entry of 0% in the right-most column means that 2023 data is unavailable.
Countries Generating Largest Trade Surpluses from Computer Devices
The following countries posted the highest positive net exports for computer devices during 2024. 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 device and its import purchases for that same commodity.
- mainland China: US$104.2 billion (net export surplus down -8.7% since 2023)
- Taiwan: $71.6 billion (up 122.8%)
- Vietnam: $31.2 billion (up 324.2%)
- Mexico: $21.3 billion (up 9.4%)
- Thailand: $6.6 billion (up 36.6%)
- Czech Republic: $5.3 billion (up 41.9%)
- Hong Kong: $4.2 billion (down -22.2%)
- Hungary: $3.7 billion (up 48.1%)
- Poland: $1.8 billion (up 2.2%)
- Philippines: $667.2 million (up 97.5%)
- Malaysia: $659.4 million (down -72.5%)
- Montserrat: $3.2 million (reversing a -$641,000 deficit)
- North Korea: $502,000 (up 63%)
- Tokelau: $92,000 (reversing a -$39,000 deficit)
- French Southern/Antarctic Territories: $56,000 (down -92.8%)
Mainland China generated the greatest surplus in the international trade of computer device. In turn, this positive cashflow confirms China’s strong competitive advantage for this specific product category.
Countries Facing Worst Trade Deficits from Computer Devices
The following countries posted the highest negative net exports for computer devices during 2024. 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 device purchases and its exports for that same commodity.
- United States: -US$101.3 billion (net export deficit up 37.8% since 2023)
- Japan: -$17.8 billion (up 30.2%)
- Germany: -$12.9 billion (up 21.9%)
- United Kingdom: -$11.8 billion (up 7.2%)
- India: -$9.6 billion (up 7.5%)
- Canada: -$9 billion (up 6.4%)
- France: -$8.2 billion (up 10.1%)
- United Arab Emirates: -$7.9 billion (up 104.6%)
- Australia: -$7.6 billion (up 21.5%)
- South Korea: -$7.5 billion (up 12.9%)
- Netherlands: -$4.4 billion (down -839.7%)
- Russia: -$4.3 billion (down -2.7%)
- Italy: -$4.2 billion (up 1.8%)
- Sweden: -$3.7 billion (up 15.4%)
- Spain: -$3.6 billion (down -2.6%)
The United States of America accumulated the highest deficit in the international trade of computer devices. In turn, this negative cashflow confirms America’s competitive disadvantage for this specific product category but also signals opportunities for computer device-supplying countries that help satisfy the powerful demand.
Computer Device Exporting Companies
Below are global computer device-making businesses that represent established players engaged in the international computer device trade. The home country for each company is shown within parenthesis.
- AMAX Information Technologies (United States)
- Antec (United States)
- Aopen (Taiwan)
- ASRock (Taiwan)
- Chassis Plans (United States)
- Cooler Master (Taiwan)
- Corsair Components (United States)
- Deepcool (China)
- Dell (United States)
- Elitegroup Computer Systems (Taiwan)
- Foxconn Technology Group (Taiwan)
- Fractal Design (Sweden)
- Lenovo Group Ltd (China)
- Micro-Star International (Taiwan)
- Shuttle Inc (Taiwan)
- SilverStone Technology (Taiwan)
- Zalman (South Korea)
See also Electronic Circuit Component Exports by Country, Computer Accessories Exports by Country, Top Importers of Laptop Computers Ranked by Dollar Value and Top Video Games Exports by Country
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