The overall value of computer device exports rose by an average 14.9% for all exporting countries compared to $355.3 billion five years earlier during 2019.
Year over year, worldwide exports of computer devices fell by -6.9% from $438.3 billion starting in 2022.
The 5 biggest exporters of computer devices in 2023 were mainland China, Taiwan, United States of America, Mexico and Hong Kong. Collectively, that handful of major computer device suppliers generated over two-thirds (67.3%) of global sales. That percentage indicates that computer devices are controlled by an intensely concentrated cohort of international suppliers.
Among continents, international suppliers located in Asian countries sold the highest dollar worth of exported computer devices during 2023 worth overall $266.3 billion or nearly two-thirds (65.2%) of the global total. In second place were European exporters at 19.3% while another 15.1% of international computer device sales originated from North America.
Tinier percentages came from providers in Oceania (0.18%) led by Australia and New Zealand, Latin America (0.11%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, and Africa (0.08%).
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 2023.
- mainland China: US$149.9 billion (36.7% of exported computer devices)
- Taiwan: $39 billion (9.6%)
- United States: $30.6 billion (7.5%)
- Mexico: $29.4 billion (7.2%)
- Hong Kong: $26 billion (6.4%)
- Vietnam: $19.1 billion (4.7%)
- Netherlands: $16 billion (3.9%)
- Germany: $15 billion (3.7%)
- Czech Republic: $12.1 billion (3%)
- Thailand: $10.2 billion (2.5%)
- Singapore: $9.8 billion (2.4%)
- Poland: $6.7 billion (1.6%)
- Malaysia: $6.4 billion (1.6%)
- Hungary: $4.7 billion (1.2%)
- United Kingdom: $4.2 billion (1%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 92.9% of all computer devices exported in 2023.
Among the top exporters, the growth suppliers of computer devices since 2022 were: Vietnam (up 192.3%), Taiwan (up 156.2%), Netherlands (up 19.6%) and the United States of America (up 7%).
Those countries that posted declines in their export sales of computer devices were led by: Mexico (down -31.6% from 2022), mainland China (down -20.2%), Thailand (down -20.2%), Malaysia (down -16.1%) and Poland (down -15.3%).
Searchable List of Computer Device Exporting Countries in 2023
The 100 key suppliers showcased in the following automated database generated 99.98% of all exports of computer devices during 2023.
| Rank | Exporter | Computer Device Exports | 2022-3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | mainland China | $149,860,703,000 | -20.2% |
| 2. | Taiwan | $39,027,640,000 | +156.2% |
| 3. | United States | $30,553,167,000 | +7% |
| 4. | Mexico | $29,412,818,000 | -31.6% |
| 5. | Hong Kong | $25,979,869,000 | -4.4% |
| 6. | Vietnam | $19,136,829,000 | +192.3% |
| 7. | Netherlands | $16,041,008,000 | +19.6% |
| 8. | Germany | $15,019,801,000 | -9.1% |
| 9. | Czech Republic | $12,051,948,000 | -15% |
| 10. | Thailand | $10,172,538,000 | -20.2% |
| 11. | Singapore | $9,777,402,000 | -7.4% |
| 12. | Poland | $6,683,325,000 | -15.3% |
| 13. | Malaysia | $6,447,260,000 | -16.1% |
| 14. | Hungary | $4,748,906,000 | -2% |
| 15. | United Kingdom | $4,220,021,000 | -11.2% |
| 16. | Ireland | $3,239,118,000 | -9.3% |
| 17. | France | $2,512,888,000 | +8% |
| 18. | Belgium | $1,997,966,000 | +17.2% |
| 19. | Italy | $1,866,681,000 | -10.7% |
| 20. | Sweden | $1,860,575,000 | -7.6% |
| 21. | Canada | $1,588,629,000 | -4.6% |
| 22. | Japan | $1,508,936,000 | +1.5% |
| 23. | Austria | $1,465,528,000 | +91% |
| 24. | Denmark | $1,299,310,000 | -6.9% |
| 25. | Philippines | $1,286,981,000 | -44.7% |
| 26. | Slovakia | $1,127,013,000 | -0.5% |
| 27. | Spain | $899,101,000 | +5% |
| 28. | Greece | $810,334,000 | -11.2% |
| 29. | South Korea | $805,283,000 | +3.7% |
| 30. | Australia | $696,321,000 | -11.8% |
| 31. | Switzerland | $655,420,000 | +6.4% |
| 32. | Israel | $650,194,000 | +19.8% |
| 33. | India | $410,792,000 | +44.4% |
| 34. | Romania | $345,983,000 | +14.1% |
| 35. | Norway | $334,563,000 | +12.8% |
| 36. | United Arab Emirates | $329,173,000 | -95.7% |
| 37. | Finland | $310,921,000 | -4.6% |
| 38. | Lithuania | $269,134,000 | -18.9% |
| 39. | Indonesia | $262,709,000 | -10.7% |
| 40. | South Africa | $237,907,000 | +6% |
| 41. | Panama | $215,608,000 | -5.5% |
| 42. | Türkiye | $202,619,000 | +26.8% |
| 43. | Bulgaria | $200,515,000 | -29% |
| 44. | Latvia | $191,463,000 | -25.6% |
| 45. | Kazakhstan | $169,643,000 | -54.8% |
| 46. | Portugal | $132,674,000 | -10.1% |
| 47. | Brazil | $121,233,000 | +44.9% |
| 48. | Slovenia | $111,057,000 | +9% |
| 49. | Armenia | $100,963,000 | +31.8% |
| 50. | Serbia | $78,656,000 | -12.7% |
| 51. | Estonia | $76,483,000 | -1.5% |
| 52. | Chile | $64,185,000 | -11.5% |
| 53. | Bahrain | $62,555,000 | -13.5% |
| 54. | Croatia | $52,700,000 | -17.6% |
| 55. | New Zealand | $49,512,000 | +10% |
| 56. | Luxembourg | $33,743,000 | -44.2% |
| 57. | Russia | $26,772,000 | -23.5% |
| 58. | Egypt | $17,767,000 | +55% |
| 59. | Ukraine | $16,125,000 | -36.1% |
| 60. | Peru | $12,621,000 | +2.7% |
| 61. | Kyrgyzstan | $12,265,000 | +52% |
| 62. | Uzbekistan | $12,250,000 | +11.8% |
| 63. | Azerbaijan | $11,646,000 | -34.4% |
| 64. | Belarus | $10,947,000 | +9.4% |
| 65. | Moldova | $9,892,000 | +69% |
| 66. | Jordan | $9,533,000 | -20.3% |
| 67. | Cyprus | $9,455,000 | -29.9% |
| 68. | Colombia | $8,809,000 | -11% |
| 69. | Saudi Arabia | $8,723,000 | -83.5% |
| 70. | Tunisia | $8,543,000 | +74.1% |
| 71. | North Macedonia | $8,294,000 | +29.4% |
| 72. | Ghana | $7,980,000 | +363.7% |
| 73. | Bangladesh | $7,818,000 | +468.6% |
| 74. | Iran | $7,394,000 | +7523% |
| 75. | Morocco | $7,174,000 | +1.9% |
| 76. | Kenya | $7,145,000 | +65.9% |
| 77. | Costa Rica | $6,844,000 | +24.7% |
| 78. | Georgia | $6,540,000 | +34.6% |
| 79. | Lebanon | $6,130,000 | +34% |
| 80. | Macao | $5,684,000 | +45.8% |
| 81. | Iceland | $5,509,000 | -30.7% |
| 82. | Guatemala | $5,345,000 | -20.7% |
| 83. | US Minor Outlying Is | $5,122,000 | +219.9% |
| 84. | Malta | $4,525,000 | +18% |
| 85. | Dominican Republic | $4,511,000 | -71.5% |
| 86. | Curaçao | $4,305,000 | +965.6% |
| 87. | Mauritius | $3,873,000 | +3852% |
| 88. | El Salvador | $3,865,000 | +32.8% |
| 89. | Bosnia/Herzegovina | $3,471,000 | +69.1% |
| 90. | Qatar | $3,469,000 | -82.4% |
| 91. | Uganda | $3,432,000 | +12.6% |
| 92. | Pakistan | $3,392,000 | +66% |
| 93. | Botswana | $2,222,000 | +39.1% |
| 94. | Ecuador | $1,991,000 | -9.4% |
| 95. | Laos | $1,835,000 | +169.5% |
| 96. | Tanzania | $1,789,000 | +66% |
| 97. | Argentina | $1,395,000 | -34.4% |
| 98. | Fiji | $1,367,000 | -6.8% |
| 99. | Ivory Coast | $1,328,000 | -25.3% |
| 100. | Tajikistan | $1,306,000 | +412.2% |
Focusing on the 100 major exporters, the fastest growers are the suppliers located in the countries Iran (up 7,523% from 2022), Mauritius (up 3,852%), Iran (up 11,619%), Curaçao (up 965.6%), Bangladesh (up 468.6%) and Tajikistan (up 412.2%).
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Countries Generating Largest Trade Surpluses from Computer Devices
The following countries posted the highest positive net exports for computer devices 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 device and its import purchases for that same commodity.
- mainland China: US$114.1 billion (net export surplus down -25.6% since 2022)
- Taiwan: $32.1 billion (up 234%)
- Mexico: $19.4 billion (down -37.6%)
- Vietnam: $17.1 billion (up 538.6%)
- Hong Kong: $5.5 billion (up 62.7%)
- Thailand: $4.8 billion (down -47.3%)
- Czech Republic: $3.7 billion (up 0.2%)
- Hungary: $2.5 billion (up 20.5%)
- Malaysia: $2.4 billion (down -41.7%)
- Poland: $1.8 billion (down -33.5%)
- Singapore: $981.5 million (up 52.8%)
- Philippines: $337.8 million (down -67.6%)
- US Minor Outlying Is: $3.2 million (reversing a -$926,000 deficit)
- French Southern/Antarctic Terr: $783,000 (reversing a -$526,000 deficit)
- Christmas Island: $365,000 (reversing a -$884,000 deficit)
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 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 device purchases and its exports for that same commodity.
- United States: -US$73.5 billion (net export deficit down -22.8% since 2022)
- Japan: -$13.7 billion (down -16%)
- United Kingdom: -$11 billion (up 21.7%)
- Germany: -$10.3 billion (down -19.9%)
- India: -$8.9 billion (down -17.2%)
- Canada: -$8.4 billion (down -13.5%)
- France: -$7.4 billion (down -13.6%)
- United Arab Emirates: -$7.1 billion (up 202%)
- South Korea: -$6.6 billion (down -23.8%)
- Australia: -$6.3 billion (down -19.8%)
- Italy: -$4.1 billion (down -7.4%)
- Russia: -$3.9 billion (down -12.7%)
- Spain: -$3.7 billion (down -11.7%)
- Türkiye: -$3.3 billion (up 14.6%)
- Sweden: -$3.2 billion (up 13.1%)
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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