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

In 2024, Germany imported $37.5 billion of vaccines and blood products (38 thousand tonnes), 10.4% of the world total. Its main sources were the United States (22%), Switzerland (21%) and Ireland (13%). Germany was the world’s 2nd-largest importer of vaccines and blood products.

Summary

Value
$37.5billion
Tonnes
38thousand tonnes
Share of world total
10.4%
World rank
2nd
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 States8.1Tonnes: 14,135USD per tonne: $572,52021.6%Air
Switzerland7.7Tonnes: 1,930USD per tonne: $4,014,21820.7%Land
Ireland4.7Tonnes: 682USD per tonne: $6,872,61212.5%Air
Netherlands re-exports3.6Tonnes: 1,500USD per tonne: $2,402,1339.6%Land
Belgium re-exports3Tonnes: 1,673USD per tonne: $1,818,4578.1%Land
France2.4Tonnes: 3,913USD per tonne: $616,5346.4%Land
Austria2Tonnes: 3,567USD per tonne: $549,2735.2%Land
Sweden0.99Tonnes: 1,359USD per tonne: $729,2162.7%Air
Italy0.94Tonnes: 1,136USD per tonne: $828,9802.5%Air
South Korea0.9Tonnes: 45USD per tonne: $20,152,6552.4%Air
Singapore re-exports0.38Tonnes: 31USD per tonne: $12,102,5091%Air
United Kingdom0.36Tonnes: 460USD per tonne: $773,8720.95%Air
Hungary0.33Tonnes: 1,083USD per tonne: $302,8680.88%Air
Spain0.32Tonnes: 1,057USD per tonne: $303,7620.86%Air
Denmark0.3Tonnes: 2,664USD per tonne: $114,3470.81%Land
Japan0.26Tonnes: 69USD per tonne: $3,833,0340.71%Air
Poland0.23Tonnes: 197USD per tonne: $1,146,4980.6%Land
Czechia0.18Tonnes: 367USD per tonne: $478,9730.47%Land
Australia0.12Tonnes: 175USD per tonne: $672,1270.31%Air
China0.12Tonnes: 39USD per tonne: $2,953,1510.31%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 8.1
  • Switzerland 7.7
  • Ireland 4.7
  • Netherlands 3.6
  • Belgium 3

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
United States0.448.1
Switzerland0.097.7
Ireland< 0.014.7
Netherlands0.033.6
Belgium0.033

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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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