That dollar amount results from a flatlining 0.5% increase for all computer accessories shipped over the 5-year period starting in 2019 when computer accessories shipments were valued at $125.7 billion.
Year over year, the overall value of exported computer accessories fell via a -18.5% setback compared to $155 billion starting from 2022.
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 (71.6%) of globally exported computer accessories during 2023.
From a continental perspective, suppliers in Asian countries sold the highest dollar worth of exported computer accessories during 2023 with shipments valued at $95.6 billion or just over three-quarters (75.7%) of the global total. In second place were exporters located in North America at 13.3% while another 10.7% of worldwide computer accessories shipments originated from Europe.
Tinier percentages trace back to sellers in Oceania (0.14%) led by Australia and New Zealand, Latin America (0.11%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, then providers in Africa (0.04%).
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 2023.
- mainland China: US$28.8 billion (22.8% of exported computer accessories)
- Hong Kong: $21.8 billion (17.3%)
- Taiwan: $14.3 billion (11.4%)
- United States: $14.1 billion (11.1%)
- Vietnam: $11.4 billion (9%)
- South Korea: $9.1 billion (7.2%)
- Singapore: $2.9 billion (2.3%)
- Germany: $2.8 billion (2.2%)
- Netherlands: $2.5 billion (2%)
- Thailand: $2.3 billion (1.9%)
- Mexico: $2.12 billion (1.7%)
- Malaysia: $2.11 billion (1.7%)
- Czech Republic: $1.8 billion (1.5%)
- Ireland: $1.2 billion (0.9%)
- Japan: $958.3 million (0.8%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 93.6% of globally exported computer accessories in 2023.
Among the top exporters, growth exporters of computer accessories since 2022 were: Vietnam (up 12.9%), Mexico (up 9.4%), Netherlands (up 5.4%) and Thailand (up 4.7%).
Major suppliers that posted declines in their international sales of computer accessories were led by: South Korea (down -27.8% from 2022), Japan (down -27.4%), Hong Kong (down -27.2%), Taiwan (down -26.2%) and Singapore (down -22%).
Searchable List of Computer Accessories Exporting Countries in 2023
The 100 key exporters showcased in the automated database below account for 99.99% of worldwide revenues collected for exports of computer accessories during 2023.
| Rank | Exporter | Computer Accessories | 2022-3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | mainland China | $28,783,728,000 | -17.6% |
| 2. | Hong Kong | $21,842,860,000 | -27.2% |
| 3. | Taiwan | $14,347,761,000 | -26.2% |
| 4. | United States | $14,068,310,000 | -18% |
| 5. | Vietnam | $11,382,337,000 | +12.9% |
| 6. | South Korea | $9,053,549,000 | -27.8% |
| 7. | Singapore | $2,919,668,000 | -22% |
| 8. | Germany | $2,798,765,000 | -21.6% |
| 9. | Netherlands | $2,523,149,000 | +5.4% |
| 10. | Thailand | $2,346,730,000 | +4.7% |
| 11. | Mexico | $2,123,593,000 | +9.4% |
| 12. | Malaysia | $2,114,882,000 | -22% |
| 13. | Czech Republic | $1,834,938,000 | -10.8% |
| 14. | Ireland | $1,190,773,000 | -3.1% |
| 15. | Japan | $958,340,000 | -27.4% |
| 16. | France | $931,445,000 | -29% |
| 17. | Philippines | $904,834,000 | -27.3% |
| 18. | United Kingdom | $760,626,000 | -6.4% |
| 19. | Canada | $594,263,000 | +9.4% |
| 20. | Italy | $531,989,000 | -13.6% |
| 21. | Denmark | $418,798,000 | -16.5% |
| 22. | Poland | $409,525,000 | -19.8% |
| 23. | Hungary | $369,614,000 | -3.4% |
| 24. | Indonesia | $333,818,000 | +50.8% |
| 25. | India | $286,689,000 | -13.6% |
| 26. | Spain | $258,835,000 | -2.4% |
| 27. | Sweden | $245,256,000 | -0.6% |
| 28. | Belgium | $219,819,000 | +6.5% |
| 29. | Austria | $175,929,000 | +8% |
| 30. | Israel | $170,096,000 | -9.6% |
| 31. | Australia | $163,672,000 | -10.4% |
| 32. | Switzerland | $146,266,000 | +1.8% |
| 33. | Romania | $145,895,000 | +6.3% |
| 34. | Slovakia | $107,706,000 | -28.9% |
| 35. | Norway | $100,738,000 | +10% |
| 36. | Portugal | $86,815,000 | +23.2% |
| 37. | Panama | $70,801,000 | +21.5% |
| 38. | Finland | $61,325,000 | +39.4% |
| 39. | Cambodia | $49,165,000 | -33.6% |
| 40. | United Arab Emirates | $48,553,000 | -91.9% |
| 41. | Slovenia | $48,098,000 | -3.2% |
| 42. | Lithuania | $46,739,000 | -16.6% |
| 43. | Türkiye | $46,265,000 | -17.5% |
| 44. | South Africa | $43,564,000 | -29.9% |
| 45. | Brazil | $28,415,000 | -17.5% |
| 46. | Serbia | $26,013,000 | +84.1% |
| 47. | Greece | $17,691,000 | +10.6% |
| 48. | Croatia | $15,945,000 | +100.3% |
| 49. | Bulgaria | $14,930,000 | -23.5% |
| 50. | Latvia | $14,578,000 | -3.4% |
| 51. | Kazakhstan | $13,374,000 | -22.6% |
| 52. | Estonia | $12,591,000 | -56.6% |
| 53. | Malta | $12,123,000 | +27.7% |
| 54. | Bahrain | $11,428,000 | -68.5% |
| 55. | Russia | $9,811,000 | +10.8% |
| 56. | Chile | $9,707,000 | -24.5% |
| 57. | Luxembourg | $9,462,000 | +48.1% |
| 58. | New Zealand | $8,999,000 | +27.6% |
| 59. | Costa Rica | $7,507,000 | -12.1% |
| 60. | Ukraine | $4,837,000 | -29% |
| 61. | Macao | $4,280,000 | +70.8% |
| 62. | Cyprus | $3,992,000 | +34.7% |
| 63. | Colombia | $3,392,000 | -18.5% |
| 64. | Bosnia/Herzegovina | $3,277,000 | +15.2% |
| 65. | Myanmar | $3,109,000 | +29.4% |
| 66. | Qatar | $2,601,000 | -23.8% |
| 67. | Peru | $2,296,000 | -29.7% |
| 68. | Saudi Arabia | $2,170,000 | -84.1% |
| 69. | Dominican Republic | $2,160,000 | +27.4% |
| 70. | Guatemala | $2,095,000 | +15% |
| 71. | Jordan | $1,671,000 | -7.9% |
| 72. | Egypt | $1,663,000 | -14.3% |
| 73. | Bangladesh | $1,568,000 | +31.7% |
| 74. | Mauritius | $1,371,000 | +3244% |
| 75. | Sri Lanka | $1,365,000 | +622.2% |
| 76. | Laos | $1,224,000 | -66.3% |
| 77. | Ecuador | $1,178,000 | -31.9% |
| 78. | Brunei Darussalam | $1,090,000 | -4.7% |
| 79. | Zambia | $1,074,000 | +468.3% |
| 80. | Kenya | $1,061,000 | +64.5% |
| 81. | Morocco | $938,000 | -8.1% |
| 82. | Armenia | $928,000 | +9.3% |
| 83. | El Salvador | $885,000 | -34.9% |
| 84. | Belarus | $842,000 | +39.9% |
| 85. | Tunisia | $782,000 | -59.3% |
| 86. | Ivory Coast | $732,000 | +105% |
| 87. | Moldova | $709,000 | +26.2% |
| 88. | Guyana | $699,000 | +1453% |
| 89. | Botswana | $654,000 | +12.8% |
| 90. | Nicaragua | $647,000 | +4.9% |
| 91. | Iceland | $591,000 | +137.3% |
| 92. | Ghana | $588,000 | -48.6% |
| 93. | Oman | $527,000 | -67.1% |
| 94. | Azerbaijan | $518,000 | +15.4% |
| 95. | Georgia | $516,000 | -41% |
| 96. | Bolivia | $515,000 | +59% |
| 97. | Uruguay | $513,000 | -11.2% |
| 98. | North Macedonia | $505,000 | +10.3% |
| 99. | Argentina | $482,000 | -27.7% |
| 100. | Greenland | $472,000 | +82.9% |
Focusing on the 100 major exporters, the fastest growers were Mauritius (up 3,244% from 2022), Guyana (up 1,453%), Sri Lanka (up 622.2%), Zambia (up 468.3%) and Iceland (up 137.3%).
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An entry of 0% in the above table’s right-most column means that 2022 data was unavailable.
Countries Enjoying Best Trade Surpluses from Computer Accessories
The following countries posted the highest positive net exports for computer accessories during 2023. 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.
- mainland China: US$13.6 billion (net export surplus up 11% since 2022)
- Taiwan: $9.5 billion (down -8.7%)
- Vietnam: $8.8 billion (up 0.4%)
- Hong Kong: $4.2 billion (down -8.4%)
- South Korea: $4.1 billion (down -35.8%)
- Denmark: $137.7 million (down -19.5%)
- Malaysia: $120.4 million (down -33.5%)
- Cambodia: $42.3 million (down -36%)
- Panama: $17.4 million (reversing a -$2.5 million deficit)
- Slovenia: $11.3 million (down -6%)
- Malta: $5.8 million (up 118.4%)
- Myanmar: $1.2 million (up 128%)
- Bahrain: $495,000 (down -97.6%)
- Kiribati: $225,000 (reversing a -$229,000 deficit)
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands: $81,000 (down -55%)
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 2023. 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$18.4 billion (net export deficit up 8.5% since 2022)
- Mexico: -$8.9 billion (down -26.8%)
- India: -$2.3 billion (down -8.3%)
- Poland: -$1.8 billion (down -17.8%)
- Japan: -$1.4 billion (up 18.6%)
- Singapore: -$1.2 billion (up 91.3%)
- Hungary: -$995.8 million (down -5.2%)
- Russia: -$981.2 million (up 48.1%)
- Netherlands: -$958.9 million (down -26.5%)
- Brazil: -$935 million (down -24.1%)
- Philippines: -$799.6 million (down -13.9%)
- Germany: -$705 million (down -46.3%)
- United Kingdom: -$603.6 million (down -22.8%)
- United Arab Emirates: -$455.8 million (reversing a $19.5 million surplus)
- Spain: -$446.1 million (down -20%)
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 November 25, 2024
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