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ICT goods exports by country
What share of a country's goods exports are computers, telecoms and electronics?
Hong Kong placed first of the 120 countries compared in 2024, at 61.45%, and 2 countries shared last place, at 0.00%. In the middle country the figure was 0.98%. Among the 93 countries measured in every edition since 2000, the middle one moved from 1.60% to 1.26%.
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ICT goods exports · 2024
Key statistic · Mobility & Trade
Highest of 120Hong Kong
61.45%012024 · position · derived
Who leads
The three countries at the highest end of 120 compared, the three at the other end, and the first on each continent.
1Photo: Base64 and Derivative work by Globe-trotter · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2Photo: Matthias Hiltner · CC BY 2.0, greyscale
3Photo: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
Highest on each continent
- Africa
- Americas
Cayman Islands21.32% - AsiaHong Kong61.45%
- Europe
Malta24.26% - Oceania
Samoa3.43% - Every region
02Every measured country
ICT goods exports on a map
Each country is shaded by its value, in five groups holding the same number of countries. Hover a country for its value, or select it to open its profile. Below the map, each continent’s middle country.
Darker is a higher value — the better end.
- 0.00–0.08%
- 0.09–0.58%
- 0.65–1.94%
- 2.06–5.66%
- 5.71–61.45%
- No reading in 2024 (71 measured in an earlier edition)
- Europe
2.96%
the middle country, of 37 measured · 49 members
Malta24.26%
Albania0.07%Highest and lowest reading in Europe.
- Asia
2.71%
the middle country, of 28 measured · 52 members
Hong Kong61.45%
Azerbaijan0.04%Highest and lowest reading in Asia.
- Oceania
1.01%
the middle country, of 5 measured · 21 members
Samoa3.43%
French Polynesia0.13%Highest and lowest reading in Oceania.
- Americas
0.29%
the middle country, of 27 measured · 48 members
Cayman Islands21.32%
Guyana0.01%Highest and lowest reading in Americas.
- Africa
0.07%
the middle country, of 23 measured · 55 members
Central African Republic3.47%2 share 0.00%
Highest and lowest reading in Africa.
- Every region
21 sub-regions, highest middle country first
- Eastern Asia
21.32%
the middle country, of 5 measured · 8 members
Hong Kong61.45%
Japan7.64%Highest and lowest reading in Eastern Asia.
- South-eastern Asia
9.76%
the middle country, of 8 measured · 11 members
Philippines43.57%
Brunei0.06%Highest and lowest reading in South-eastern Asia.
- Eastern Europe
4.71%
the middle country, of 8 measured · 10 members
Czechia16.20%
Moldova0.58%Highest and lowest reading in Eastern Europe.
- Northern Europe
3.93%
the middle country, of 10 measured · 13 members
Estonia8.38%
Iceland0.38%Highest and lowest reading in Northern Europe.
- Caribbean
3.06%
the middle country, of 6 measured · 24 members
Cayman Islands21.32%
Trinidad and Tobago0.08%Highest and lowest reading in Caribbean.
- Western Europe
2.96%
the middle country, of 7 measured · 9 members
Netherlands8.14%
Switzerland0.82%Highest and lowest reading in Western Europe.
- Western Asia
2.17%
the middle country, of 9 measured · 19 members
Israel17.66%Azerbaijan0.04%Highest and lowest reading in Western Asia.
- Southern Europe
1.71%
the middle country, of 12 measured · 17 members
Malta24.26%Albania0.07%Highest and lowest reading in Southern Europe.
- Central America
0.32%
the middle country, of 8 measured · 8 members
Mexico12.45%
Nicaragua0.05%Highest and lowest reading in Central America.
- South America
0.08%
the middle country, of 10 measured · 12 members
Colombia0.35%Guyana0.01%Highest and lowest reading in South America.
- Eastern Africa
0.07%
the middle country, of 8 measured · 19 members
Mauritius1.26%2 share 0.02%
Highest and lowest reading in Eastern Africa.
- Western Africa
0.01%
the middle country, of 9 measured · 16 members
Côte d’Ivoire0.26%2 share 0.00%
Highest and lowest reading in Western Africa.
- Australia and New Zealand
2 of 2 measured — too few for a middle: Australia, New Zealand.
New Zealand1.23%
Australia1.01%Highest and lowest reading in Australia and New Zealand.
- Central Asia
3 of 5 measured — too few for a middle: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan.
Kyrgyzstan2.76%
Uzbekistan0.35%Highest and lowest reading in Central Asia.
- Melanesia
1 of 5 measured — too few for a middle: Fiji.
Fiji0.81%Highest and lowest reading in Melanesia.
- Middle Africa
2 of 9 measured — too few for a middle: Angola, Central African Republic.
Central African Republic3.47%
Angola0.05%Highest and lowest reading in Middle Africa.
- Northern Africa
1 of 6 measured — too few for a middle: Egypt.
Egypt2.27%Highest and lowest reading in Northern Africa.
- Northern America
3 of 4 measured — too few for a middle: Bermuda, Canada, United States.
United States9.05%
Bermuda0.73%Highest and lowest reading in Northern America.
- Polynesia
2 of 7 measured — too few for a middle: French Polynesia, Samoa.
Samoa3.43%French Polynesia0.13%Highest and lowest reading in Polynesia.
- Southern Africa
3 of 5 measured — too few for a middle: Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa.
South Africa0.89%
Lesotho0.05%Highest and lowest reading in Southern Africa.
- Southern Asia
3 of 9 measured — too few for a middle: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka.
India5.71%
Pakistan0.06%Highest and lowest reading in Southern Asia.
03The whole field at once
The spread
120 countries, one dot each, on one scale — further right is a higher value. Half the countries are above 0.98%; a quarter are above 3.92%, and a quarter below 0.17%. The bar in each row marks that continent’s middle country.
04All 191 ever measured
Every country
In order, highest value first. “=” marks a position shared with another country. UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. It is a share of GOODS exports only, so a country that exports mostly services can read low while running a large technology sector — Ireland and India are the obvious cases. It also rewards assembly as much as invention: a country that screws together imported components scores like one that designed them.
Showing 25 of 191 countries
Values for 2024. The change column compares 2024 with 2023 only; the sparkline covers the recent editions.
052000–2024 · 25 reference years
Over time
Each point is one reference year from 2000.
- the middle country
- the middle half of countries
- the middle of the 93 countries measured every time
- each continent’s middle country
The same, year by year
| Year | Countries | Middle country | Middle half | Measured every time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 120 | 0.98% | 0.17% – 3.92% | 1.26% |
| 2023 | 158 | 0.69% | 0.09% – 3.11% | 1.12% |
| 2022 | 162 | 0.57% | 0.08% – 2.81% | 1.24% |
| 2021 | 164 | 0.55% | 0.09% – 2.74% | 1.04% |
| 2020 | 163 | 0.68% | 0.09% – 2.89% | 1.02% |
| 2019 | 166 | 0.63% | 0.10% – 2.99% | 1.05% |
| 2018 | 170 | 0.48% | 0.11% – 2.98% | 1.14% |
| 2017 | 171 | 0.63% | 0.11% – 3.00% | 1.08% |
| 2016 | 168 | 0.87% | 0.13% – 3.29% | 1.34% |
| 2015 | 165 | 0.79% | 0.14% – 3.61% | 1.54% |
| 2014 | 161 | 0.76% | 0.12% – 3.18% | 1.07% |
| 2013 | 162 | 0.65% | 0.10% – 3.11% | 1.21% |
| 2012 | 162 | 0.63% | 0.12% – 3.66% | 1.13% |
| 2011 | 160 | 0.54% | 0.11% – 3.42% | 1.09% |
| 2010 | 161 | 0.56% | 0.12% – 3.61% | 1.48% |
| 2009 | 161 | 0.78% | 0.18% – 3.80% | 1.57% |
| 2008 | 156 | 0.60% | 0.14% – 3.78% | 1.37% |
| 2007 | 157 | 0.66% | 0.16% – 4.49% | 1.53% |
| 2006 | 156 | 0.45% | 0.13% – 4.58% | 1.55% |
| 2005 | 156 | 0.57% | 0.13% – 4.63% | 1.76% |
| 2004 | 154 | 0.53% | 0.10% – 3.80% | 1.69% |
| 2003 | 152 | 0.53% | 0.12% – 3.72% | 1.51% |
| 2002 | 148 | 0.51% | 0.13% – 3.97% | 1.50% |
| 2001 | 144 | 0.49% | 0.10% – 4.37% | 1.81% |
| 2000 | 145 | 0.43% | 0.10% – 4.52% | 1.60% |
062023 → 2024
Who rose and fell
The biggest changes in value between the two newest editions — reference years recalculated in one report, not two separate publications. Places are shown second, because they also move when other countries do.
Improved most
before → after- Cayman Islands14.48% → 21.32% · 14th → 7th+6.84
South Korea22.83% → 28.33% · 7th → 5th+5.50
Antigua and Barbuda0.47% → 5.24% · 88th → 27th+4.77- Central African Republic0.20% → 3.47% · 105th → 33rd+3.27
Singapore31.74% → 34.65% · 5th → 4th+2.91
Declined most
before → after- Malta29.50% → 24.26% · 6th → 6th−5.24
- Philippines47.40% → 43.57% · 2nd → 2nd−3.83
Armenia11.60% → 8.28% · 16th → 19th−3.32
Macau22.24% → 19.61% · 8th → 9th−2.63- Bermuda3.29% → 0.73% · 39th → 67th−2.56
119 countries were measured in both 2023 and 2024. The field changed from 158 to 120 countries, so a place can move for reasons that have nothing to do with the country itself.
07Across every edition
ICT goods exports in records
The extremes of the statistic. A record reached by more than one country names none of them.
Highest reading on record
63.64%
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
Lowest reading on record
Reached 98 times by 38 countries — shared, so no holder is named
0.00%
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
Biggest improvement between editions
+23.56
2.40% → 25.96%
Biggest decline between editions
−32.67
59.27% → 26.60%
Most improved since first measured
+36.77
24.68% → 61.45%
At the top most often
18 of 25
editions, alone at the first-listed end
08The measure
About ICT goods exports
ICT goods exports are computers, telecoms equipment, electronic components and their parts as a share of everything a country sells abroad. It is a rough read on how technologically sophisticated an export basket is — rough being the operative word.
What the number is: ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports).
What it does not measure
It measures what a country exports, not what it designs: an assembly plant counts the same as a research lab, and exports of software and digital services are left out.
09Where it fits
Connections
Its part in the Country Index, the statistics whose values line up most closely with it across countries, and others on the same subject.
In the Country Index
A key statistic for Mobility & Trade
“How far a country is plugged into global technology trade.”
- Edition used
- 2024 (data 2024)
- Countries
- 120
- Licence
- CC BY 3.0 IGO
Moves with
Where ICT goods exports is higher, these tend to be higher too.
- Economic Complexity IndexKeyGrowth Lab at Harvard University · 99 countries in commonρ 0.85
- Global Innovation IndexWorld Intellectual Property Organization · 107 countries in commonρ 0.78
- Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 111 countries in commonρ 0.76
Moves against
Where ICT goods exports is higher, these tend to be lower.
- Commodity Export DependenceUNCTAD · 115 countries in commonρ −0.71
- Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Food InsecurityFAO · 100 countries in commonρ −0.65
- Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19)UN DESA Population Division · 120 countries in commonρ −0.65
Rank correlation (ρ, from −1 to 1) across countries, on each statistic’s newest edition, out of 319 statistics sharing at least 80 countries with this one. Two statistics that move together do not cause each other.
11Keep reading
Explore further
12Questions
ICT goods exports: questions and answers
Which country has the highest ICT goods exports?
Hong Kong, at 61.45%, among the 120 countries compared in 2024.
Which country has the lowest ICT goods exports?
2 countries share the lowest reading, 0.00%, among the 120 compared in 2024, so no single country is named.
How many countries does the ICT Goods Exports cover?
120 in 2024, and 191 at least once across all editions. The number measured varies from 120 to 171 between editions.
What is the world average ICT goods exports?
This site does not calculate a world average, which would depend on how countries are weighted. In the middle country of the 120 compared in 2024, the figure was 0.98%.
Is this UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)’s own ranking?
No. UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) publishes the values but ranks nobody; the position on this page is derived by Nations Inquiry by ordering the published values, and equal values share a position.
How often is the ICT Goods Exports published?
This site holds 25 reference years, 2000–2024, all recalculated in UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)’s 2026 report on one method — not 25 separate publications.
Where does the data come from, and can I download it?
From UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), under CC BY 3.0 IGO. From UNCTADstat via the World Bank’s indicator API (TX.VAL.ICTG.ZS.UN). Every edition is on this site’s Datasets pages as a full table, and downloads as a CSV file with every value unrounded.
13Method
Sources, method and citation
Source
ICT Goods Exports — UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
From UNCTADstat via the World Bank’s indicator API (TX.VAL.ICTG.ZS.UN).
Newest edition
Report year 2024Data year 2024
Cite the source as: UN Trade and Development. UNCTADstat. Geneva: UNCTAD.
Licence: CC BY 3.0 IGO, checked 2026-09-07.
How this page reads the numbers
- UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) ranks nobody on this measure. The position is derived by Nations Inquiry by ordering the published values; equal values share a position.
- Which end is better follows the publisher’s own reading of the measure.
- A country is named at an end only when it holds that value alone. Where several share it, the page says how many and names none first.
- Values are stored exactly as published and trimmed only for display. “The middle country” is the median of the countries measured, not a world average.
The file itself, column by column — where it came from, what each column holds, and every edition as a CSV — is on its dataset page.
Photographs
The countries at the top of this statistic, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Hong Kong — Base64 and Derivative work by Globe-trotter, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Philippines — Matthias Hiltner, CC BY 2.0
- Malaysia — Bjørn Christian Tørrissen, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). ICT goods exports by country: ICT Goods Exports, data from UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD). https://nationsinquiry.com/statistics/ict-goods-exports