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ICT goods imports (% total goods imports)

Compare ict goods imports (% total goods imports) across 122 countries using the latest fixed-year World Bank WDI observations for 2024.

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Key Insights

Global Average
6.6%
Median: 4.7%
Countries Covered
122
with available data
Highest
Hong Kong
55.9%
Lowest
Republic of The Gambia
0.6%
Top 5 Countries
1Hong Kong55.9%
2Singapore32.7%
3Malaysia28.3%
4People's Republic of China22.5%
5Thailand17.2%
By Region
Asia15.7%(17 countries)
North America10.4%(4 countries)
Oceania7.7%(2 countries)
Europe6.8%(32 countries)
South America6.6%(6 countries)
Key Findings
  • 122 ISO-mapped countries or territories have a finite fixed-year observation.
  • Hong Kong has the highest published value (55.89 %).
  • Republic of The Gambia has the lowest published value (0.6 %).

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.6%)High (55.9%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 6.6%)

Asia (17)
North America (4)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
South America (6)
Africa (4)
Other (57)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Information and communication technology goods imports include computers and peripheral equipment, communication equipment, consumer electronic equipment, electronic components, and other information and technology goods (miscellaneous).

Values use one fixed 2024 reference year from World Development Indicators series TM.VAL.ICTG.ZS.UN. MapTheory excludes aggregates, missing/non-finite values, and geographies without an ISO 3166-1 numeric mapping; it does not interpolate missing countries.

Methodology

Information and communication technology goods imports include computers and peripheral equipment, communication equipment, consumer electronic equipment, electronic components, and other information and technology goods (miscellaneous).

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Hong Kong55.9%
2Singapore32.7%
3Malaysia28.3%
4People's Republic of China22.5%
5Thailand17.2%
6Philippines16.4%
7Czech Republic16.4%
8South Korea16.4%
9Paraguay16.1%
10Mexico15.8%
11United Arab Emirates13.6%
12United States of America13.5%
13Macao12.5%
14Ireland12.5%
15Japan12.4%
16Hungary11.9%
17Netherlands11.1%
18Slovakia10.8%
19Israel10.3%
20Iceland10.0%
21India10.0%
22Malta10.0%
23Sweden9.1%
24Armenia8.4%
25Colombia8.3%
26Australia8.3%
27Indonesia8.1%
28Estonia8.0%
29Poland7.9%
30Germany7.8%
31Norway7.8%
32Latvia7.3%
33New Zealand7.1%
34Saudi Arabia7.0%
35Peru7.0%
36South Africa6.9%
37Costa Rica6.8%
38Romania6.8%
39Finland6.7%
40United Kingdom6.7%
41Brazil6.7%
42Denmark6.6%
43Chile6.4%
44Canada6.3%
45Lithuania6.2%
46Argentina6.0%
47Portugal6.0%
48Guatemala5.9%
49Kazakhstan5.8%
50Azerbaijan5.4%
51France5.3%
52Fiji5.2%
53Bulgaria5.2%
54El Salvador5.2%
55Ukraine5.1%
56Pakistan5.1%
57Ecuador5.0%
58Austria4.9%
59Georgia4.8%
60Mauritius4.8%
61Spain4.7%
62Panama4.6%
63Uzbekistan4.6%
64The Republic of North Macedonia4.6%
65Greece4.5%
66Italy4.4%
67Moldova, Republic of4.3%
68Honduras4.2%
69Montenegro4.2%
70Belgium4.0%
71Maldives4.0%
72Grenada3.9%
73Türkiye3.9%
74Croatia3.9%
75Cyprus3.7%
76Kyrgyzstan3.7%
77Serbia3.5%
78Sri Lanka3.5%
79Malawi3.4%
80Luxembourg3.3%
81Samoa3.3%
82Central African Republic3.2%
83Barbados3.2%
84Egypt3.2%
85United Republic of Tanzania3.1%
86Dominican Republic3.1%
87Switzerland3.0%
88French Polynesia3.0%
89Cayman Islands3.0%
90Togo3.0%
91Cape Verde2.7%
92Belize2.7%
93Slovenia2.7%
94Uganda2.7%
95Angola2.7%
96Zimbabwe2.7%
97Bosnia and Herzegovina2.6%
98Seychelles2.6%
99Namibia2.6%
100Bermuda2.5%
101Bolivia2.5%
102Trinidad and Tobago2.5%
103Suriname2.4%
104Benin2.4%
105Nigeria2.2%
106Antigua and Barbuda2.2%
107Albania2.1%
108Niger2.1%
109Senegal2.1%
110Mozambique2.1%
111Lebanon2.0%
112Lesotho2.0%
113Cambodia2.0%
114Nicaragua2.0%
115Guyana1.7%
116Cote d'Ivoire1.7%
117Zambia1.6%
118Burkina Faso1.4%
119Brunei Darussalam1.3%
120Mauritania1.2%
121Myanmar0.9%
122Republic of The Gambia0.6%
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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2024).

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