Global electronic product manufacturing capacity ranking: China ranks first with 58.8%, followed by Taiwan with 10.2%

The global electronic product manufacturing capacity ranking is released, with Taiwan ranking second with 10.2%. (Bloomberg file photo)

[Financial Channel/Comprehensive Report] Which countries are the global electronic products manufactured in? From semiconductors and displays to smartphones, computers and printed circuit boards (PCBs), the hardware manufacturing that supports the operation of the global technology industry is mainly concentrated in a few Asian countries. According to statistics, China accounts for nearly 60% of global digital hardware manufacturing capacity and ranks first, with Taiwan ranking second and South Korea ranking third.

"Visual Capitalist" reported that this statistic was analyzed by Ember, and data sources include SEMI, DSCC, Prismark, Counterpoint Research, TrendForce, IEA, BNEF and GWEC.

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The analysis covers semiconductor manufacturing, displays, printed circuit boards, smartphones, computers and other related electronics manufacturing capacity. According to the ranking, the top five are China (58.8%), Taiwan (10.2%), South Korea (6.7%), Japan (4.8%) and India (3.8%).

Ranking 6th to 10th are Vietnam (3.6%), the United States (2.9%), Thailand (1.3%), Mexico (1.2%) and Germany (0.7%).

Data shows that China accounts for 58.8% of global digital hardware manufacturing capacity, even exceeding the combined production capacity of all other countries covered by the data.

The report pointed out that the reason why China has huge electronic manufacturing capacity is related to its complete manufacturing base, with large-scale production of terminal electronic products, displays, PCBs and various components. A large number of factories and dense supplier clusters are interconnected, making China an important hub for global hardware manufacturing.

In addition to China, East Asia remains the core of the global electronics supply chain. Taiwan, South Korea and Japan together account for 21.7% of global digital hardware production capacity. Among them, Taiwan plays an important role in semiconductor manufacturing and electronic product assembly; South Korea has huge chip and display production capacity; Japan continues to play an important role in the fields of electronic products, components and related technologies.

Looking further at other countries, although the United States has many global technology giants and chip design companies and plays an important role in the fields of semiconductor design and technological innovation, if we look only at physical digital hardware manufacturing capacity, its global share is relatively limited.

The report pointed out that this ranking also highlights a major phenomenon in the global technology industry: the location of the headquarters of technology companies is not exactly the same as the actual location of hardware production. Although the United States is home to many of the world's largest technology and chip design companies, in terms of actual manufacturing capacity, the global electronic product supply chain is still highly concentrated in Asia.

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