That dollar amount reflects a 10.6% increase for all computer accessories shipped over the five-year period starting in 2018 when computer accessories shipments were valued at $142.5 billion.
Year over year, the overall value of exported computer accessories flatlined via a -1.3% drop compared to $159.6 billion for 2021.
The 5 biggest exporters of computer accessories by value are mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, United States of America, and Vietnam. Collectively, that quintet of leading suppliers approached three-quarters (72.9%) of globally exported computer accessories during 2022.
From a continental perspective, suppliers in Asian countries sold the highest dollar worth of exported computer accessories during 2022 with shipments valued at $122.5 billion or well over three-quarters (77.8%) of the global total. In second place were North American exporters at 12.5% while another 9.5% of worldwide computer accessories shipments originated from Europe.
Tinier percentages trace back to sellers in Oceania (0.12%) led by Australia and New Zealand, Latin America (0.08%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, then providers in Africa (0.05%).
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
Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of computer accessories during 2022.
- China: US$34.9 billion (22.2% of exported computer accessories)
- Hong Kong: $30 billion (19%)
- Taiwan: $19.4 billion (12.3%)
- United States: $17.2 billion (10.9%)
- Vietnam: $13.4 billion (8.5%)
- South Korea: $12.5 billion (8%)
- Singapore: $3.7 billion (2.4%)
- Germany: $3.5 billion (2.3%)
- Malaysia: $2.7 billion (1.7%)
- Netherlands: $2.4 billion (1.5%)
- Thailand: $2.2 billion (1.4%)
- Mexico: $1.94 billion (1.2%)
- Czech Republic: $1.9 billion (1.2%)
- Japan: $1.32 billion (0.8%)
- France: $1.31 billion (0.8%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 94.3% of globally exported computer accessories in 2022.
Among the top exporters, the fastest-growing exporters of computer accessories since 2021 were: Vietnam (up 99.4%), Czech Republic (up 27.3%), France (up 13.6%) and Mexico (up 11.2%).
Those countries that posted declines in their international sales of computer accessories were led by: Japan (down -25.9% from 2021), Netherlands (down -20.4%), Germany (down -18.3%), South Korea (down -17.4%) and Hong Kong (down -13%).
Searchable List of Computer Accessories Exporting Countries in 2022
The 100 key exporters showcased in the automated database below account for 99.99% of worldwide revenues collected for exports of computer accessories during 2022.
| Rank | Exporter | Computer Accessories | 2021-2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | China | $34,919,145,000 | -5.6% |
| 2. | Hong Kong | $29,997,082,000 | -13% |
| 3. | Taiwan | $19,433,683,000 | +10.1% |
| 4. | United States | $17,152,290,000 | +6.6% |
| 5. | Vietnam | $13,379,919,000 | +99.4% |
| 6. | South Korea | $12,540,939,000 | -17.4% |
| 7. | Singapore | $3,743,160,000 | -4.8% |
| 8. | Germany | $3,549,555,000 | -18.3% |
| 9. | Malaysia | $2,710,417,000 | +10.3% |
| 10. | Netherlands | $2,422,245,000 | -20.4% |
| 11. | Thailand | $2,242,114,000 | -12.4% |
| 12. | Mexico | $1,940,716,000 | +11.2% |
| 13. | Czech Republic | $1,900,451,000 | +27.3% |
| 14. | Japan | $1,319,536,000 | -25.9% |
| 15. | France | $1,310,538,000 | +13.6% |
| 16. | Philippines | $1,244,864,000 | -5.7% |
| 17. | Ireland | $1,213,803,000 | -2.9% |
| 18. | United Kingdom | $812,772,000 | -14.4% |
| 19. | Italy | $616,400,000 | -6.8% |
| 20. | Canada | $543,186,000 | +18.1% |
| 21. | Poland | $510,904,000 | -2.2% |
| 22. | Denmark | $506,085,000 | -1.7% |
| 23. | Hungary | $383,593,000 | -16.8% |
| 24. | India | $331,655,000 | +31.7% |
| 25. | Spain | $265,238,000 | -15.4% |
| 26. | Sweden | $245,401,000 | -9.4% |
| 27. | Indonesia | $221,323,000 | -18.1% |
| 28. | Belgium | $206,391,000 | +7.1% |
| 29. | Israel | $187,631,000 | +64% |
| 30. | Austria | $183,361,000 | +10.6% |
| 31. | Australia | $182,691,000 | -9.9% |
| 32. | Slovakia | $151,025,000 | +31.1% |
| 33. | Switzerland | $143,704,000 | +7.6% |
| 34. | Romania | $137,286,000 | -8.4% |
| 35. | Norway | $91,619,000 | -11.1% |
| 36. | Cambodia | $74,011,000 | -23.7% |
| 37. | Portugal | $71,662,000 | -39.3% |
| 38. | South Africa | $62,139,000 | -5.6% |
| 39. | Panama | $58,281,000 | -32.7% |
| 40. | Türkiye | $56,088,000 | +80.3% |
| 41. | Lithuania | $56,059,000 | -7.8% |
| 42. | Slovenia | $49,758,000 | -24.8% |
| 43. | United Arab Emirates | $46,546,000 | -90.4% |
| 44. | Finland | $42,148,000 | -47.5% |
| 45. | Bahrain | $36,301,000 | +258.7% |
| 46. | Brazil | $34,441,000 | +4% |
| 47. | Estonia | $28,952,000 | -37.4% |
| 48. | Bulgaria | $19,525,000 | -11.2% |
| 49. | Kazakhstan | $17,286,000 | +571.8% |
| 50. | Greece | $15,994,000 | -32.1% |
| 51. | Latvia | $15,069,000 | -70.5% |
| 52. | Serbia | $14,131,000 | +44% |
| 53. | Chile | $12,853,000 | +85.5% |
| 54. | Malta | $9,503,000 | -6.9% |
| 55. | Russia | $8,688,000 | -83.5% |
| 56. | Costa Rica | $8,542,000 | -24% |
| 57. | Croatia | $7,962,000 | -51% |
| 58. | New Zealand | $7,052,000 | -21.3% |
| 59. | Ukraine | $6,809,000 | -20.5% |
| 60. | Tunisia | $6,696,000 | +705.8% |
| 61. | Luxembourg | $6,093,000 | -35% |
| 62. | Colombia | $4,162,000 | -12.9% |
| 63. | Laos | $3,632,000 | 0% |
| 64. | Qatar | $3,414,000 | -7.3% |
| 65. | Peru | $3,172,000 | +22.7% |
| 66. | Cyprus | $2,964,000 | -8.1% |
| 67. | Bosnia/Herzegovina | $2,845,000 | -13.7% |
| 68. | Saudi Arabia | $2,571,000 | +85600% |
| 69. | Macao | $2,506,000 | +126.6% |
| 70. | Lebanon | $2,498,000 | +16.1% |
| 71. | Myanmar | $2,402,000 | -77.9% |
| 72. | Egypt | $2,026,000 | +123.9% |
| 73. | Free Zones | $1,857,000 | +16.4% |
| 74. | Guatemala | $1,841,000 | +1.6% |
| 75. | Ecuador | $1,730,000 | +54.7% |
| 76. | Dominican Republic | $1,696,000 | +38.4% |
| 77. | El Salvador | $1,359,000 | +127.3% |
| 78. | Samoa | $1,301,000 | +130000% |
| 79. | Jordan | $1,287,000 | -24.2% |
| 80. | Bangladesh | $1,185,000 | +1.3% |
| 81. | Brunei Darussalam | $1,144,000 | +45% |
| 82. | Nigeria | $1,092,000 | +333.3% |
| 83. | Morocco | $1,021,000 | +2.3% |
| 84. | Tanzania | $1,005,000 | +1951% |
| 85. | Georgia | $874,000 | +213.3% |
| 86. | Armenia | $849,000 | +164.5% |
| 87. | Equatorial Guinea | $837,000 | +6875% |
| 88. | Oman | $806,000 | -38.7% |
| 89. | Argentina | $667,000 | -45.7% |
| 90. | Kenya | $645,000 | +193.2% |
| 91. | Nicaragua | $617,000 | +4% |
| 92. | Botswana | $578,000 | +88.3% |
| 93. | Uruguay | $578,000 | -2% |
| 94. | Moldova | $562,000 | +13.8% |
| 95. | Namibia | $543,000 | -0.7% |
| 96. | Belarus | $506,000 | -88.9% |
| 97. | Venezuela | $493,000 | +365.1% |
| 98. | North Macedonia | $458,000 | -29.5% |
| 99. | Azerbaijan | $449,000 | -31.2% |
| 100. | Trinidad/Tobago | $427,000 | +48.8% |
Focusing on the 100 major exporters, the fastest growers were Samoa (up 130,000% from 2021), Saudi Arabia (up 85,600%), Equatorial Guinea (up 6,875%), Tanzania (up 1,951%), Tunisia (up 705.8%) and Kazakhstan (up 571.8%).
You can change the presentation order by clicking the triangle icon at the top of the columns. An entry of 0% in the above table’s right-most column means that 2021 data was unavailable.
Countries Enjoying Best Trade Surpluses from Computer Accessories
The following countries posted the highest positive net exports for computer accessories during 2022. 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$12.3 billion (net export surplus up 13.5% since 2021)
- Vietnam: $11.7 billion (up 123.4%)
- Taiwan: $10.4 billion (up 2.9%)
- South Korea: $6.4 billion (down -37.2%)
- Hong Kong: $4.6 billion (down -38.2%)
- Malaysia: $181.1 million (down -69.9%)
- Denmark: $178.1 million (up 13.9%)
- Cambodia: $66.1 million (down -27.5%)
- Bahrain: $20.6 million (reversing a -$4.1 million deficit)
- Slovenia: $11.8 million (down -43%)
- Malta: $2.64 million (down -22.3%)
- Malta: $2.64 million (down -22.3%)
- Samoa: $1.1 million (reversing a -$344,000 deficit)
- Myanmar: $540,000 (down -92.7%)
- Equatorial Guinea: $243,000 (down -163.8%)
Mainland 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.
Countries Incurring Worst Trade Deficits from Computer Accessories
The following countries posted the highest negative net exports for computer accessories during 2022. 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$17 billion (net export deficit up 18.4% since 2021)
- Mexico: -$12.1 billion (up 29.3%)
- India: -$2.5 billion (up 31.7%)
- Poland: -$2.2 billion (up 9.5%)
- Germany: -$1.3 billion (down -7.7%)
- Netherlands: -$1.28 billion (up 77.9%)
- Brazil: -$1.23 billion (down -25.6%)
- Japan: -$1.17 billion (up 36.6%)
- Czech Republic: -$1.17 billion (down -53.7%)
- Hungary: -$1.06 billion (up 20.5%)
- Philippines: -$928.2 million (down -29.1%)
- Ireland: -$893.7 million (up 105.2%)
- United Kingdom: -$781.3 million (up 28.9%)
- Russia: -$646.2 million (down -51.6%)
- Singapore: -$606.6 million (down -39.5%)
The United States of America and Mexico incurred the highest deficits in the international trade of computer accessories. In turn, these negative cashflows highlight both countries’ competitive disadvantage for this specific product category. They also signal opportunities for international suppliers of computer accessories by helping to satisfy the powerful business and consumer demand.
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)
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 9, 2023
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