ICT goods imports in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): ICT goods imports was 21.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
ICT goods imports in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 2000–2024
Source: UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in % total goods imports.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 21.1% for ict goods imports in 2024.
The figure is up 8.7% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ict goods imports in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 23.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 2011.
That places East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 2nd out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
ICT goods imports in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % total goods imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.0% | — |
| 2001 | 21.3% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 23.1% | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 22.8% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 22.3% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 23.1% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 23.5% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 22.2% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 18.9% | -15.0% |
| 2009 | 20.2% | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 18.7% | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 16.1% | -13.8% |
| 2012 | 17.7% | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 18.5% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 17.9% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 20.8% | +16.3% |
| 2016 | 21.2% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 20.6% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 20.5% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 20.4% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 22.9% | +12.4% |
| 2021 | 21.8% | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 20.7% | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 19.4% | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 21.1% | +8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.8% | 18.9% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.2% | 16.1% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.2% | 19.4% | 22.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
More infrastructure data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.79 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 131 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 185.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 8.7 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0874 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -6.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 185.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.32 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ict goods imports in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Ict goods imports in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 21.1% in 2024, according to UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest ict goods imports recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 23.5% in 2006.
- What is the lowest ict goods imports recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 2011.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for ict goods imports?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 2nd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is ict goods imports rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of ICT goods imports (% total goods imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).