The Asia Pacific personal computer (PC) market is forecast to grow 20.3% in 2010, reaching 114.6 million unit shipments, with revenues projected to increase by 12.4% in 2010, according to a report by IT research and advisory company Gartner.
Gartner said that China and the South Asian markets had spearheaded the PC unit growth in 2009, with China accounting for 59% of all PCs shipped in the region, up from 54% in 2008. It expects China to represent 60% of all PCs shipped in Asia Pacific and 19% of PC shipments worldwide in 2010.
The market observer said that the Asia Pacific PC market will register a compound average growth rate (CAGR) of 15.7% between 2009 and 2014, with China and India leading the growth. It expects South Asian markets such as Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam to perform strongly.
According to the report, mobile PC units will grow 35.2% in 2010 reaching 53.2 million. In 2011, mobile PC shipments will take 51% share of all PCs shipped in Asia Pacific. Overall Asia Pacific desk-based PC unit shipments will increase 9.9% to 61.4 million units in 2010. Gartner expects China and India PC shipment to grow by 22.1% and19.4%, respectively.
Lillian Tay, principal research analyst at Gartner, said: "While overall growth in Asia Pacific was strong in 2009, at a country level India and the more mature markets with high PC penetration exhibited weak PC shipments. However, the improving worldwide economy should lead to better confidence to invest in 2010, especially in Taiwan, South Korea and Singapore.
"Similarly in India, PC buyers are now more confident to spend, with employment on the upswing. In the mature PC markets, we expect stronger growth for 2010 and 2011 as PC replacements gain momentum. This reflects an expectation of increased IT budgets and adoption of Windows 7 by organisations replacing PCs that are beyond their useful life."
