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Where does Germany get its medicines? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Germany imported $32.7 billion of medicines (357 thousand tonnes), 6.7% of the world total. Its main sources were Ireland (14%), Switzerland (11%) and the United States (11%). Germany was the world’s 3rd-largest importer of medicines.

Summary

Value
$32.7billion
Tonnes
357thousand tonnes
Share of world total
6.7%
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
Ireland4.6Tonnes: 15,549USD per tonne: $294,06414%Air
Switzerland3.6Tonnes: 25,972USD per tonne: $137,46610.9%Land
United States3.5Tonnes: 3,516USD per tonne: $993,32410.7%Air
Italy3.3Tonnes: 39,657USD per tonne: $83,68510.2%Air
Netherlands re-exports2.8Tonnes: 23,918USD per tonne: $118,1758.6%Land
France2.3Tonnes: 84,414USD per tonne: $26,8416.9%Land
United Kingdom2.1Tonnes: 4,732USD per tonne: $449,3746.5%Air
Spain1.7Tonnes: 41,501USD per tonne: $41,2915.2%Sea
Belgium re-exports0.97Tonnes: 8,912USD per tonne: $108,5613%Land
Sweden0.95Tonnes: 10,124USD per tonne: $93,7762.9%Air
Denmark0.9Tonnes: 2,232USD per tonne: $402,5622.8%Land
Czechia0.67Tonnes: 3,777USD per tonne: $177,2282.1%Land
Austria0.59Tonnes: 14,576USD per tonne: $40,4651.8%Land
India0.54Tonnes: 11,373USD per tonne: $47,5971.7%Air
Hungary0.53Tonnes: 1,465USD per tonne: $364,1011.6%Air
Canada0.44Tonnes: 191USD per tonne: $2,297,5711.3%Air
Poland0.4Tonnes: 11,329USD per tonne: $35,5151.2%Land
Greece0.32Tonnes: 11,676USD per tonne: $27,4440.98%Sea
China0.31Tonnes: 2,768USD per tonne: $112,6570.95%Air
Portugal0.27Tonnes: 6,612USD per tonne: $41,5020.84%Air

Trend

Who it buys from

Ireland has been its main source since 2021

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

  • Ireland 4.6
  • Switzerland 3.6
  • United States 3.5
  • Italy 3.3
  • Netherlands 2.8

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Ireland0.234.6
Switzerland0.583.6
United States0.223.5
Italy0.363.3
Netherlands0.182.8

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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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