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Where does Chile get its medicines? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Chile imported $1.4 billion of medicines (52 thousand tonnes), 0.3% of the world total. Its main sources were India (14%), Germany (13%) and the United States (12%). Chile was the world’s 52nd-largest importer of medicines.

Summary

Value
$1.4billion
Tonnes
52thousand tonnes
Share of world total
0.3%
World rank
52nd
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 20 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD millions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
India202Tonnes: 10,520USD per tonne: $19,24914.1%Sea
Germany191Tonnes: 2,365USD per tonne: $80,97113.4%Air
United States177Tonnes: 1,158USD per tonne: $152,64012.3%Air
Mexico93.1Tonnes: 5,297USD per tonne: $17,5706.5%Sea
France63.2Tonnes: 672USD per tonne: $94,0714.4%Air
Switzerland61.3Tonnes: 66USD per tonne: $924,0414.3%Air
Denmark55.4Tonnes: 43USD per tonne: $1,287,2833.9%Air
Italy54.6Tonnes: 442USD per tonne: $123,4333.8%Air
Spain53.7Tonnes: 1,472USD per tonne: $36,4753.7%Sea
Brazil52.6Tonnes: 2,873USD per tonne: $18,3193.7%Sea
Canada40.4Tonnes: 58USD per tonne: $690,9912.8%Air
Argentina37.5Tonnes: 626USD per tonne: $59,9392.6%Land
Ireland36.8Tonnes: 436USD per tonne: $84,4352.6%Air
China31.8Tonnes: 2,037USD per tonne: $15,6112.2%Sea
United Kingdom30Tonnes: 396USD per tonne: $75,9002.1%Air
Austria29.2Tonnes: 458USD per tonne: $63,7272%Air
Poland27.2Tonnes: 88USD per tonne: $308,3791.9%Air
Belgium re-exports25.6Tonnes: 127USD per tonne: $201,2731.8%Air
Colombia24.5Tonnes: 18,422USD per tonne: $1,3291.7%Sea
Netherlands re-exports17.3Tonnes: 104USD per tonne: $166,3071.2%Air

Trend

Who it buys from

India has been its main source since 2024

Value in USD millions. The five largest sources in 2024.

  • India 202
  • Germany 191
  • United States 177
  • Mexico 93.1
  • France 63.2

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
India1.4202
Germany10.9191
United States6.2177
Mexico4.493.1
France4.163.2

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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