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Where does Israel get its medicines? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Israel imported $2.1 billion of medicines (27 thousand tonnes), 0.4% of the world total. Its main sources were Switzerland (19%), Denmark (14%) and the United Kingdom (10%). Israel was the world’s 37th-largest importer of medicines.

Summary

Value
$2.1billion
Tonnes
27thousand tonnes
Share of world total
0.4%
World rank
37th
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
Switzerland388Tonnes: 426USD per tonne: $909,76718.8%Air
Denmark280Tonnes: 92USD per tonne: $348,68713.6%Sea
United Kingdom214Tonnes: 1,116USD per tonne: $191,41210.4%Air
Germany188Tonnes: 9,527USD per tonne: $19,6849.1%Sea
United States168Tonnes: 705USD per tonne: $238,3428.2%Air
Netherlands re-exports156Tonnes: 237USD per tonne: $659,2267.6%Air
Austria129Tonnes: 650USD per tonne: $198,3046.3%Air
Belgium re-exports116Tonnes: 2,157USD per tonne: $53,6115.6%Sea
France93.8Tonnes: 624USD per tonne: $150,2964.6%Air
Ireland89.6Tonnes: 77USD per tonne: $1,146,9384.4%Air
Sweden65Tonnes: 98USD per tonne: $660,8693.2%Air
Spain33Tonnes: 6,574USD per tonne: $5,0221.6%Sea
Italy23.5Tonnes: 2,069USD per tonne: $11,3361.1%Sea
Canada18Tonnes: 301USD per tonne: $51,8990.87%Air
Croatia13.7Tonnes: 30USD per tonne: $453,0220.66%Air
Hungary12.3Tonnes: 163USD per tonne: $75,3700.6%Air
India10.8Tonnes: 223USD per tonne: $48,1770.52%Sea
Malta10.6Tonnes: 24USD per tonne: $421,9880.51%Air
Greece10.1Tonnes: 695USD per tonne: $14,4900.49%Sea
Slovenia8.3Tonnes: 59USD per tonne: $140,3690.4%Air

Trend

Who it buys from

Switzerland has been its main source since 2024

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

  • Switzerland 388
  • Denmark 280
  • United Kingdom 214
  • Germany 188
  • United States 168

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Switzerland69.6388
Denmark9.9280
United Kingdom73.2214
Germany67.1188
United States38.9168

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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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