
$645M Surge in Qatar's Mobile Phone Imports for 2023
Mobile Phone imports reached a peak of 3.3M units in 2016, but declined slightly from 2017 to 2023. In terms of value, Mobile Phone imports surged to $645M in 2023.
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Mobile Phone imports reached a peak of 3.3M units in 2016, but declined slightly from 2017 to 2023. In terms of value, Mobile Phone imports surged to $645M in 2023.

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During the analysis period, imports of Mobile Phones reached their highest at 1.1M units in January 2023. However, from February 2023 to October 2023, imports maintained a lower figure. In terms of value, the imports of Mobile Phones amounted to $593M in October 2023.

During the review period, the import of Mobile Phones reached its highest point in November 2022, with a total of 1.4 million units. However, from December 2022 to June 2023, imports remained at a lower level. In terms of value, the imports of Mobile Phones declined to $437 million in June 2023.

In June 2023, the Mobile Phone price increased by 6.7% to $322 per unit (FOB, India), compared to the previous month.

In April 2023, the price of Mobile Phone reached $220 per unit (CIF, Qatar), showing a 6.4% increase compared to the previous month.

In January 2023, the mobile phone price stood at $336 per unit (CIF, Mexico), picking up by 73% against the previous month.

In the first seven months of 2021, American mobile phone imports reached $29B, which was +21% higher than the figures of the same period of 2020. The U.S. constitutes the world’s leading importer of mobile phones. Last year, American imports dropped by -9.5% y-o-y to $49.5B. China remains the largest exporter of mobile phones to the U.S., supplying 79% of American imports in value terms. In the first half of 2021, Chinese exports to America grew by +45% to $20.5B compared to $14.1B recorded in the same period of 2020. The average mobile phone import price rose by +3.9% to $273 per unit in 2020.