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Where does Hong Kong get its medical instruments? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Hong Kong imported $1.6 billion of medical instruments (13 thousand tonnes), 0.9% of the world total. Its main sources were China (40%), the United States (21%) and Germany (6%). Hong Kong was the world’s 24th-largest importer of medical instruments.

Summary

Value
$1.6billion
Tonnes
13thousand tonnes
Share of world total
0.9%
World rank
24th
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
China638Tonnes: 4,299USD per tonne: $148,29040.1%Land
United States332Tonnes: 2,685USD per tonne: $123,01220.8%Air
Germany95.1Tonnes: 323USD per tonne: $294,0496%Air
Netherlands re-exports88.6Tonnes: 224USD per tonne: $394,9385.6%Air
Japan79.7Tonnes: 206USD per tonne: $387,1365%Air
Singapore re-exports71Tonnes: 2,415USD per tonne: $29,3764.5%Sea
Belgium re-exports42.4Tonnes: 115USD per tonne: $369,5212.7%Air
South Korea40.6Tonnes: 136USD per tonne: $297,3062.6%Air
Italy21Tonnes: 95USD per tonne: $220,6581.3%Air
Israel15.3Tonnes: 9USD per tonne: $266,4000.96%Sea
Taiwan15.1Tonnes: 176USD per tonne: $85,7540.95%Air
Malaysia14.5Tonnes: 704USD per tonne: $20,5680.91%Sea
United Kingdom13.5Tonnes: 96USD per tonne: $141,0250.85%Air
Ireland13.1Tonnes: 21USD per tonne: $635,5080.82%Air
France12.9Tonnes: 96USD per tonne: $133,4580.81%Air
Switzerland10.3Tonnes: 16USD per tonne: $662,2790.65%Air
Bulgaria8.9Tonnes: 26USD per tonne: $347,0980.56%Air
Denmark7.5Tonnes: 13USD per tonne: $558,0500.47%Air
Bahrain7Tonnes: 16USD per tonne: $389,7620.44%Air
Thailand6.3Tonnes: 441USD per tonne: $14,3370.4%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

China has been its main source since 2013

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

  • China 638
  • United States 332
  • Germany 95.1
  • Netherlands 88.6
  • Japan 79.7

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
China29.4638
United States109332
Germany2795.1
Netherlands2.788.6
Japan60.379.7

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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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