Computers8471 (Harmonized System 1992 for 4-digit)
2019 World Trade: $282B, Rnk 10 / 1217
2019 Top Exporter | Top Importer: $141B | $81.9B, China | United States
2019 Product Complexity: 1.1, Rnk 123 / 961
2018 - 2019 Export Growth (CAGR): -2.08%, Rnk 551 / 1217
2018 Mean Tariff: 3.35%, Rnk 1101 / 1259
2019 Share of World Trade: 1.56%, Rnk 10 / 1217
Overview: This page contains the latest trade data of Computers. In 2019, Computers were the world's 10th most traded product, with a total trade of $282B. Between 2018 and 2019 the exports of Computers decreased by -2.08%, from $288B to $282B. Trade in Computers represent 1.56% of total world trade.
Exports: In 2019 the top exporters of Computers were China ($141B), Mexico ($32.4B), United States ($16.6B), Germany ($11.6B), and Netherlands ($10.7B).
Imports: In 2019 the top importers of Computers were United States ($81.9B), Germany ($18.9B), Netherlands ($18.1B), Hong Kong ($15.9B), and Japan ($12.7B).
Tariffs: In 2018 the average tariff for Computers was 3.35%, making it the 1101st lowest tariff using the HS4 product classification.
The countries with the highest import tariffs for Computers are Iran (27.2%), Bermuda (25%), Algeria (16.1%), Cuba (14.6%), and Mauritania (13%). The countries with the lowest tariffs are Egypt (0%), Kenya (0%), Mauritius (0%), Rwanda (0%), and Tanzania (0%).
Ranking: Computers ranks 123rd in the Product Complexity Index (PCI).
Description: Automatic data-processing machines are used to process information, and can be made from a variety of materials. They can be used in the production of other goods, such as computer hardware and software.
Trade By Country
Top Origin (2019): China, $141B
Top Destination (2019): United States, $81.9B
Computers are the world's 10th most traded product.
In 2019, the top exporters of Computers were China ($141B), Mexico ($32.4B), United States ($16.6B), Germany ($11.6B), and Netherlands ($10.7B).
In 2019, the top importers of Computers were United States ($81.9B), Germany ($18.9B), Netherlands ($18.1B), Hong Kong ($15.9B), and Japan ($12.7B).
Trade by country
Top Origin Growth (2018 - 2019): Chinese Taipei, $3.58B
Top Destination Growth (2018 - 2019): Japan, $1.49B
Between 2018 and 2019, the exports of Computers grew the fastest in Chinese Taipei ($3.58B), Mexico ($2.71B), United Kingdom ($558M), Poland ($426M), and Vietnam ($304M).
Between 2018 and 2019, the fastest growing importers of Computers were Japan ($1.49B), United States ($1.09B), Netherlands ($814M), Denmark ($395M), and Czechia ($356M).
Cumulative market share
This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Computers.
In 2019, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 3.07. This means that most of the exports of Computers are explained by 8 countries.
TOP NET EXPORTER (2019): China, $137B
TOP NET IMPORTER (2019): United States, $65.3B
This map shows which countries export or import more of Computers. Each country is colored based on the difference in exports and imports of Computers during 2019.
In 2019, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Computers were China ($137B), Mexico ($25.3B), Chinese Taipei ($6.17B), Czechia ($5.86B), and Vietnam ($3.33B).
In 2019, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Computers were United States ($65.3B), Hong Kong ($13.3B), Japan ($11.3B), United Kingdom ($7.61B), and Netherlands ($7.4B).
In 2019, the world most traded Computers, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Computer data storage units ($144B), Digital computer cpu with some of... ($80.4B), Automatic data processing machines and units,... ($44.4B), Digital computers with cpu and input-output... ($11.5B), and Computer input or output units ($2.34B)
In 2018, the average tariff for importing Computers was 3.35%. The countries with the highest tariffs for importing Computers were Iran (27.2%), Bermuda (25%), Algeria (16.1%), Cuba (14.6%), and Mauritania (13%).
The Complexity-Relatedness diagram compares the risk and the strategic value of a product's potential export opportunities. Relatedness is predictive of the probability that a country increases its exports in a product. Complexity, is associated with higher levels of income, economic growth potential, lower income inequality, and lower emissions.
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