More broadly, the center of the global technology supply chain is located in East Asia. They produce everything from semiconductor chips and displays to printed circuit boards, smartphones and computers.

The infographic shows countries according to their share of global digital manufacturing capacity, as well as the largest electronics companies in key manufacturing centers. The visualization data was prepared by Ember and covers the years 2024-2025. naked-science.ru.

China alone accounts for almost three-fifths of the world's digital manufacturing capacity. Its production ecosystem covers the production of smartphones and computers, displays, printed circuit boards and other electronic components. China's share is 58.8%, almost six times more than Taiwan, which ranks second with 10.2%. China's production capacity also exceeds the combined share of all other countries represented in the ranking.

China continues to strengthen its position in the electronics industry as part of a new five-year plan that includes the development of semiconductors, artificial intelligence and other strategically important technologies. Special attention is being paid to the entire integrated circuit production chain, including the production of chips, as Beijing seeks to reduce dependence on Western technologies. By 2030, it is planned to increase the total operating revenue of industries related to these areas to $4.5 trillion.

Taiwan, South Korea and Japan account for another 21.7% of global capacity. Thus, the four leading countries together account for 80.5%. Each of them occupies an important place in the global technological supply chain. Taiwan is one of the largest centers for the production of semiconductors and assembly of electronic equipment, South Korea specializes, in particular, in the production of semiconductors and displays, and Japan has a long-established electronics industry. Collectively, these economies form a dense regional production chain encompassing the manufacture of semiconductors, electronic components and displays, as well as the production of finished machinery. Major companies headquartered in these markets include TSMC, Foxconn, Samsung, BOE, and Sony.

India ranks fifth outside the four leading East Asian countries, accounting for 3.8% of global production capacity. Vietnam is slightly behind with an indicator of 3.6%. This is followed by the USA — 2.9%.

The rating also includes several Southeast Asian countries. Thailand accounts for 1.3% of global capacity, Singapore — 0.7%, Malaysia — 0.6%, Indonesia — 0.3%. By comparison, Germany, the largest European country in the data set, accounts for only 0.7%.