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Where does Mexico get its medical instruments? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Mexico imported $5.1 billion of medical instruments (1.2 million tonnes), 2.9% of the world total. The United States sold 69% of the total, followed by China (10%) and Germany (4%). Mexico was the world’s 7th-largest importer of medical instruments.

Summary

Value
$5.1billion
Tonnes
1.2million tonnes
Share of world total
2.9%
World rank
7th
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 States3.5Tonnes: 1,198,752USD per tonne: $2,93369%Land
China0.51Tonnes: 12,405USD per tonne: $41,38410.1%Air
Germany0.21Tonnes: 2,434USD per tonne: $87,8604.2%Air
Japan0.1Tonnes: 2,406USD per tonne: $40,0921.9%Air
Ireland0.07Tonnes: 338USD per tonne: $200,2021.3%Air
Italy0.06Tonnes: 1,804USD per tonne: $34,9561.2%Sea
Israel0.06Tonnes: 153USD per tonne: $279,5321.1%Air
Pakistan0.06Tonnes: 2,984USD per tonne: $19,1201.1%Sea
Malaysia0.06Tonnes: 498USD per tonne: $111,5471.1%Air
India0.05Tonnes: 5,981USD per tonne: $8,2440.97%Sea
Brazil0.05Tonnes: 668USD per tonne: $73,6630.97%Air
South Korea0.04Tonnes: 387USD per tonne: $106,4520.81%Air
Singapore re-exports0.03Tonnes: 959USD per tonne: $34,8340.66%Sea
Costa Rica0.03Tonnes: 105USD per tonne: $253,6730.52%Air
France0.02Tonnes: 176USD per tonne: $136,8150.47%Air
Switzerland0.02Tonnes: 34USD per tonne: $699,1210.47%Air
United Kingdom0.02Tonnes: 84USD per tonne: $273,1350.45%Air
Vietnam0.02Tonnes: 322USD per tonne: $46,8400.43%Sea
Poland0.02Tonnes: 333USD per tonne: $64,1560.42%Air
Dominican Republic0.02Tonnes: 252USD per tonne: $63,6710.32%Air

Trend

Who it buys from

The United States was its main source throughout the period

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

  • United States 3.5
  • China 0.51
  • Germany 0.21
  • Japan 0.1
  • Ireland 0.07

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
United States0.143.5
China< 0.010.51
Germany0.020.21
Japan0.010.1
Ireland< 0.010.07

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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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