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

In 2024, Japan imported $13.4 billion of vaccines and blood products (5 thousand tonnes), 3.7% of the world total. Its main sources were the United States (32%), Ireland (17%) and Germany (13%). Japan was the world’s 6th-largest importer of vaccines and blood products.

Summary

Value
$13.4billion
Tonnes
5thousand tonnes
Share of world total
3.7%
World rank
6th
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 States4.3Tonnes: 3,210USD per tonne: $1,325,27031.7%Air
Ireland2.3Tonnes: 116USD per tonne: $19,701,63917%Air
Germany1.7Tonnes: 340USD per tonne: $5,042,19612.8%Air
Switzerland1.6Tonnes: 191USD per tonne: $8,318,11011.8%Air
Belgium re-exports1.4Tonnes: 128USD per tonne: $10,772,42610.3%Air
Netherlands re-exports0.34Tonnes: 163USD per tonne: $2,065,5072.5%Air
Sweden0.32Tonnes: 19USD per tonne: $16,765,6112.4%Air
United Kingdom0.32Tonnes: 79USD per tonne: $3,982,1242.4%Air
Italy0.3Tonnes: 40USD per tonne: $7,377,3842.2%Air
South Korea0.22Tonnes: 97USD per tonne: $2,289,4891.7%Air
Denmark0.17Tonnes: 132USD per tonne: $1,324,8651.3%Air
Singapore re-exports0.13Tonnes: 78USD per tonne: $1,685,0770.98%Air
Spain0.11Tonnes: 162USD per tonne: $692,7630.84%Air
France0.1Tonnes: 91USD per tonne: $1,146,2300.78%Air
China0.05Tonnes: 79USD per tonne: $637,9650.38%Air
Australia0.04Tonnes: 17USD per tonne: $2,620,6530.32%Air
Taiwan0.04Tonnes: 7USD per tonne: $6,068,3870.3%Air
Slovenia0.01Tonnes: 20USD per tonne: $631,5950.09%Air
Austria0.01Tonnes: 2USD per tonne: $5,104,0600.09%Air
India0.01Tonnes: 13USD per tonne: $512,0130.05%Air

Trend

Who it buys from

The United States has been its main source since 2020

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

  • United States 4.3
  • Ireland 2.3
  • Germany 1.7
  • Switzerland 1.6
  • Belgium 1.4

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
United States0.44.3
Ireland0.032.3
Germany0.091.7
Switzerland0.011.6
Belgium< 0.011.4

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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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