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Where does Ireland get its medical instruments? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Ireland imported $2.1 billion of medical instruments (24 thousand tonnes), 1.2% of the world total. Its main sources were the United States (37%), Germany (9%) and the United Kingdom (8%). Ireland was the world’s 19th-largest importer of medical instruments.

Summary

Value
$2.1billion
Tonnes
24thousand tonnes
Share of world total
1.2%
World rank
19th
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
United States778Tonnes: 8,483USD per tonne: $91,71737.4%Air
Germany188Tonnes: 1,887USD per tonne: $99,7689%Air
United Kingdom174Tonnes: 3,391USD per tonne: $51,4208.4%Land
Mexico169Tonnes: 870USD per tonne: $193,7508.1%Air
Switzerland131Tonnes: 1,143USD per tonne: $114,5046.3%Air
Netherlands re-exports116Tonnes: 876USD per tonne: $132,8765.6%Air
France114Tonnes: 1,430USD per tonne: $79,7695.5%Air
Costa Rica62.1Tonnes: 110USD per tonne: $564,1383%Air
China43.7Tonnes: 1,046USD per tonne: $41,8052.1%Sea
Japan43.4Tonnes: 83USD per tonne: $525,9782.1%Air
Italy34.3Tonnes: 933USD per tonne: $36,8021.7%Air
Singapore re-exports29.4Tonnes: 110USD per tonne: $268,3531.4%Air
Austria27.5Tonnes: 205USD per tonne: $134,3581.3%Air
Belgium re-exports26.4Tonnes: 652USD per tonne: $40,4771.3%Air
Spain23.7Tonnes: 211USD per tonne: $111,9731.1%Air
Poland15.7Tonnes: 159USD per tonne: $99,0080.75%Air
Denmark11.7Tonnes: 115USD per tonne: $101,9400.56%Air
Thailand10.6Tonnes: 108USD per tonne: $98,1360.51%Air
Canada9.4Tonnes: 25USD per tonne: $371,6450.45%Air
Taiwan8.8Tonnes: 102USD per tonne: $86,9000.42%Air

Trend

Who it buys from

The United States was its main source throughout the period

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

  • United States 778
  • Germany 188
  • United Kingdom 174
  • Mexico 169
  • Switzerland 131

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
United States111778
Germany12.8188
United Kingdom48.1174
Mexico0.4169
Switzerland1.3131

Sources and methodology

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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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