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Where does France get its medical instruments? Import sources 2024

In 2024, France imported $6.5 billion of medical instruments (102 thousand tonnes), 3.7% of the world total. Its main sources were the United States (26%), Germany (11%) and the Netherlands (7%). France was the world’s 6th-largest importer of medical instruments.

Summary

Value
$6.5billion
Tonnes
102thousand tonnes
Share of world total
3.7%
World rank
6th
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 States1.7Tonnes: 12,004USD per tonne: $139,05425.7%Air
Germany0.72Tonnes: 11,116USD per tonne: $64,68711.1%Land
Netherlands re-exports0.43Tonnes: 3,814USD per tonne: $113,6926.7%Air
China0.39Tonnes: 11,866USD per tonne: $33,0426%Sea
Mexico0.38Tonnes: 6,336USD per tonne: $59,3755.8%Air
Ireland0.29Tonnes: 2,421USD per tonne: $119,2754.4%Air
Italy0.27Tonnes: 5,860USD per tonne: $46,6534.2%Land
Japan0.23Tonnes: 2,203USD per tonne: $104,4793.5%Air
United Kingdom0.21Tonnes: 7,257USD per tonne: $29,0983.3%Sea
Switzerland0.21Tonnes: 1,112USD per tonne: $189,6533.2%Land
Hungary0.21Tonnes: 3,627USD per tonne: $56,8463.2%Air
Belgium re-exports0.16Tonnes: 3,595USD per tonne: $44,9952.5%Land
Denmark0.12Tonnes: 2,362USD per tonne: $49,8811.8%Air
Costa Rica0.11Tonnes: 497USD per tonne: $220,4351.7%Air
Israel0.09Tonnes: 389USD per tonne: $237,7741.4%Air
Spain0.08Tonnes: 3,201USD per tonne: $23,4761.2%Land
Tunisia0.06Tonnes: 2,937USD per tonne: $21,2920.96%Sea
Dominican Republic0.06Tonnes: 1,046USD per tonne: $58,3040.94%Air
South Korea0.06Tonnes: 338USD per tonne: $167,7890.87%Air
Malaysia0.06Tonnes: 475USD per tonne: $117,7700.86%Air

Trend

Who it buys from

The United States has been its main source since 2023

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

  • United States 1.7
  • Germany 0.72
  • Netherlands 0.43
  • China 0.39
  • Mexico 0.38

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
United States0.451.7
Germany0.240.72
Netherlands0.040.43
China< 0.010.39
Mexico0.010.38

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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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