ICT goods imports in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: ICT goods imports was 24.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
ICT goods imports in East Asia & Pacific, 2000–2024
Source: UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in % total goods imports.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific recorded 24.2% for ict goods imports in 2024.
That represents a change of up 8.5% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ict goods imports in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 25.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 17.5%, in 2011.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 1st of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
ICT goods imports in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % total goods imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.3% | — |
| 2001 | 21.9% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 23.0% | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 22.8% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 22.6% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 21.2% | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 21.3% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 21.5% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 19.0% | -11.5% |
| 2009 | 20.5% | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 19.8% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 17.5% | -11.5% |
| 2012 | 18.2% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 18.5% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 18.9% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 21.7% | +14.7% |
| 2016 | 22.5% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 22.4% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 22.3% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 22.5% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 25.2% | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 24.4% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 23.5% | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 22.3% | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 24.2% | +8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.6% | 19.0% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 17.5% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.9% | 22.3% | 25.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
More infrastructure data for East Asia & Pacific
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 3.24 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 135.1 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 288.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 12 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1205 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 288.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.36 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?
- Ict goods imports in East Asia & Pacific was 24.2% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 25.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest ict goods imports recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.5% in 2011.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for ict goods imports?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 1st out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is ict goods imports rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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).