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Where does Egypt get its medicines? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Egypt imported $2.7 billion of medicines (20 thousand tonnes), 0.6% of the world total. Its main sources were Switzerland (25%), Germany (12%) and the United States (11%). Egypt was the world’s 33rd-largest importer of medicines.

Summary

Value
$2.7billion
Tonnes
20thousand tonnes
Share of world total
0.6%
World rank
33rd
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
Switzerland674Tonnes: 2,266USD per tonne: $297,56025.3%Air
Germany317Tonnes: 3,871USD per tonne: $81,76711.9%Air
United States293Tonnes: 2,314USD per tonne: $126,74511%Air
France213Tonnes: 1,601USD per tonne: $133,2028%Air
Sweden158Tonnes: 522USD per tonne: $303,2015.9%Air
Ireland143Tonnes: 564USD per tonne: $253,3785.4%Air
Italy111Tonnes: 2,537USD per tonne: $43,5934.1%Sea
Belgium re-exports105Tonnes: 641USD per tonne: $163,1103.9%Air
Denmark87.7Tonnes: 163USD per tonne: $119,3493.3%Sea
United Kingdom81.6Tonnes: 1,072USD per tonne: $76,1083.1%Air
Austria62.9Tonnes: 658USD per tonne: $94,5682.4%Air
Spain59.9Tonnes: 384USD per tonne: $156,1162.2%Air
Japan56.4Tonnes: 8USD per tonne: $6,779,4962.1%Air
Netherlands re-exports45Tonnes: 317USD per tonne: $141,6961.7%Air
India30Tonnes: 584USD per tonne: $51,4071.1%Air
Jordan28.6Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $58,0001.1%Sea
China27.3Tonnes: 148USD per tonne: $184,6891%Air
Singapore re-exports26.8Tonnes: 375USD per tonne: $71,4071%Air
Slovenia24.5Tonnes: 145USD per tonne: $153,0390.92%Air
Turkey18.2Tonnes: 361USD per tonne: $50,3270.68%Air

Trend

Who it buys from

Switzerland has been its main source since 2008

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

  • Switzerland 674
  • Germany 317
  • United States 293
  • France 213
  • Sweden 158

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Switzerland21674
Germany13.8317
United States3.7293
France13.1213
Sweden5.3158

Sources and methodology

Sources and licenses

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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