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Where does China get its vaccines and blood products? Import sources 2024

In 2024, China imported $19.7 billion of vaccines and blood products (15 thousand tonnes), 5.5% of the world total. Its main sources were Ireland (26%), the United States (22%) and Switzerland (17%). China was the world’s 3rd-largest importer of vaccines and blood products.

Summary

Value
$19.7billion
Tonnes
15thousand tonnes
Share of world total
5.5%
World rank
3rd
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
Ireland5Tonnes: 1,284USD per tonne: $3,921,61525.5%Air
United States4.4Tonnes: 5,890USD per tonne: $745,76422.3%Air
Switzerland3.3Tonnes: 1,304USD per tonne: $2,540,50716.8%Air
Germany1.9Tonnes: 1,468USD per tonne: $1,319,0779.8%Air
Singapore re-exports1.6Tonnes: 383USD per tonne: $4,199,9008.2%Air
France0.81Tonnes: 461USD per tonne: $1,747,4714.1%Air
Belgium re-exports0.58Tonnes: 202USD per tonne: $2,889,9363%Air
Austria0.52Tonnes: 1,924USD per tonne: $272,2462.7%Air
Sweden0.49Tonnes: 245USD per tonne: $2,009,8702.5%Air
Spain0.19Tonnes: 467USD per tonne: $405,3640.96%Air
United Kingdom0.14Tonnes: 115USD per tonne: $1,226,1400.72%Air
Japan0.14Tonnes: 76USD per tonne: $1,835,1860.71%Air
Italy0.12Tonnes: 148USD per tonne: $834,6800.62%Air
Denmark0.12Tonnes: 365USD per tonne: $320,1660.59%Air
South Korea0.07Tonnes: 219USD per tonne: $326,0300.36%Air
Netherlands re-exports0.06Tonnes: 191USD per tonne: $329,8020.32%Air
Australia0.05Tonnes: 81USD per tonne: $658,6740.27%Air
New Zealand0.04Tonnes: 72USD per tonne: $568,0810.21%Air
Finland0.02Tonnes: 7USD per tonne: $2,748,6430.09%Air
Poland0.02Tonnes: 15USD per tonne: $982,8280.08%Air

Trend

Who it buys from

Ireland has been its main source since 2022

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

  • Ireland 5
  • United States 4.4
  • Switzerland 3.3
  • Germany 1.9
  • Singapore 1.6

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Ireland05
United States< 0.014.4
Switzerland< 0.013.3
Germany0.011.9
Singapore< 0.011.6

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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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