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Where does China get its medical instruments? Import sources 2024

In 2024, China imported $9.9 billion of medical instruments (62 thousand tonnes), 5.7% of the world total. Its main sources were the United States (31%), Mexico (14%) and Germany (11%). China was the world’s 4th-largest importer of medical instruments.

Summary

Value
$9.9billion
Tonnes
62thousand tonnes
Share of world total
5.7%
World rank
4th
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 20 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
United States3.1Tonnes: 9,231USD per tonne: $334,58631.2%Air
Mexico1.3Tonnes: 5,826USD per tonne: $230,49013.6%Air
Germany1.1Tonnes: 7,815USD per tonne: $145,47111.5%Air
Japan0.94Tonnes: 3,967USD per tonne: $235,9689.5%Air
Vietnam0.38Tonnes: 2,678USD per tonne: $140,9123.8%Land
Costa Rica0.35Tonnes: 544USD per tonne: $637,9333.5%Air
Ireland0.27Tonnes: 560USD per tonne: $482,6472.7%Air
Netherlands re-exports0.24Tonnes: 995USD per tonne: $239,5822.4%Air
Switzerland0.21Tonnes: 774USD per tonne: $267,7942.1%Air
South Korea0.2Tonnes: 1,160USD per tonne: $172,1142%Air
Israel0.19Tonnes: 389USD per tonne: $482,1591.9%Air
Dominican Republic0.18Tonnes: 2,088USD per tonne: $86,7501.8%Air
Malaysia0.14Tonnes: 7,900USD per tonne: $17,5011.4%Air
Italy0.12Tonnes: 1,911USD per tonne: $63,2261.2%Air
Singapore re-exports0.11Tonnes: 1,427USD per tonne: $80,3191.2%Air
France0.11Tonnes: 455USD per tonne: $242,5371.1%Air
United Kingdom0.09Tonnes: 1,328USD per tonne: $70,3530.94%Air
Belgium re-exports0.09Tonnes: 566USD per tonne: $164,4910.94%Air
Hong Kong re-exports0.09Tonnes: 31USD per tonne: $200,2110.92%Land
Thailand0.08Tonnes: 1,619USD per tonne: $47,4090.77%Air

Trend

Who it buys from

The United States was its main source throughout the period

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

  • United States 3.1
  • Mexico 1.3
  • Germany 1.1
  • Japan 0.94
  • Vietnam 0.38

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
United States0.073.1
Mexico01.3
Germany0.031.1
Japan0.070.94
Vietnam00.38

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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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