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Who buys China’s medicines? Export destinations 2024

In 2024, China exported $11.1 billion of medicines (426 thousand tonnes), 2.3% of the world total. The United States bought 53% of the total, followed by Denmark (9%) and France (3%). China was the world’s 14th-largest exporter of medicines.

Summary

Value
$11.1billion
Tonnes
426thousand tonnes
Share of world total
2.3%
World rank
14th
Routes to the main destinations. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Destinations

The 20 main destinations in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
United States5.9Tonnes: 32,924USD per tonne: $179,79453.2%Air
Denmark0.98Tonnes: 2,078USD per tonne: $472,8188.8%Air
France0.39Tonnes: 2,410USD per tonne: $159,9053.5%Air
Germany0.31Tonnes: 2,768USD per tonne: $112,6572.8%Air
Hong Kong re-exports0.29Tonnes: 16,648USD per tonne: $17,4242.6%Land
United Kingdom0.29Tonnes: 7,739USD per tonne: $37,4292.6%Sea
Netherlands re-exports0.12Tonnes: 1,994USD per tonne: $60,3231.1%Air
Nigeria0.11Tonnes: 24,278USD per tonne: $4,4720.98%Sea
Philippines0.1Tonnes: 20,851USD per tonne: $4,9710.93%Sea
Japan0.1Tonnes: 7,796USD per tonne: $13,2820.93%Air
Poland0.1Tonnes: 747USD per tonne: $137,1830.92%Air
Uzbekistan0.09Tonnes: 5,095USD per tonne: $17,7370.81%Sea
Belgium re-exports0.09Tonnes: 511USD per tonne: $176,6860.81%Air
Italy0.09Tonnes: 894USD per tonne: $99,0280.8%Air
Turkey0.08Tonnes: 295USD per tonne: $262,8600.7%Air
Malaysia0.08Tonnes: 1,236USD per tonne: $62,4070.69%Air
Australia0.07Tonnes: 2,796USD per tonne: $25,8580.65%Sea
Brazil0.06Tonnes: 1,229USD per tonne: $50,0130.55%Sea
South Korea0.06Tonnes: 1,330USD per tonne: $44,5510.53%Sea
Peru0.06Tonnes: 7,922USD per tonne: $7,1610.51%Sea

Trend

Who it sells to

The United States has been its main destination since 2015

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

  • United States 5.9
  • Denmark 0.98
  • France 0.39
  • Germany 0.31
  • Hong Kong 0.29

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
United States0.015.9
Denmark< 0.010.98
France< 0.010.39
Germany0.010.31
Hong Kong0.050.29

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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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