India, China, Pakistan, and Vietnam are among the top five emerging markets that will drive tech devices sale in 2015, according to GfK.
The resarch firm has forecasted that the global technology device market will remain at US$1 trillion next year, just as it has been since 2011.
| Top 10 tech device growth markets in 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 2014 (U$b) | 2015 (U$b) | Percentage YoY | Growth (U$b) |
| India | 30.0 | 34.8 | 16% | 4.8 |
| China | 199.0 | 200.8 | 1% | 1.8 |
| Nigeria | 5.1 | 5.7 | 13% | 0.7 |
| Pakistan | 4.2 | 4.8 | 15% | 0.6 |
| Vietnam | 5.5 | 6.1 | 11% | 0.6 |
| Bangladesh | 3.3 | 3.8 | 13% | 0.4 |
| Brazil | 39.0 | 39.3 | 1% | 0.4 |
| Egypt | 4.6 | 5.0 | 8% | 0.3 |
| Indonesia | 12.4 | 12.7 | 3% | 0.3 |
| Philippines | 3.8 | 4.1 | 6% | 0.2 |
| TOTAL | 306.9 | 317.1 | 3% | 10.1 |
Source: GfK
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