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Where does Mexico get its medicines? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Mexico imported $4.6 billion of medicines (46 thousand tonnes), 0.9% of the world total. Its main sources were the United States (28%), Germany (18%) and Switzerland (8%). Mexico was the world’s 25th-largest importer of medicines.

Summary

Value
$4.6billion
Tonnes
46thousand tonnes
Share of world total
0.9%
World rank
25th
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 States1.3Tonnes: 15,961USD per tonne: $79,85227.9%Land
Germany0.81Tonnes: 4,420USD per tonne: $182,83817.7%Air
Switzerland0.38Tonnes: 471USD per tonne: $814,4418.4%Air
France0.35Tonnes: 3,151USD per tonne: $111,3287.7%Air
Ireland0.33Tonnes: 896USD per tonne: $367,4507.2%Air
Italy0.27Tonnes: 2,534USD per tonne: $105,1955.8%Air
Spain0.23Tonnes: 2,540USD per tonne: $88,9304.9%Air
India0.21Tonnes: 5,769USD per tonne: $36,1114.6%Sea
Sweden0.13Tonnes: 750USD per tonne: $170,3382.8%Air
United Kingdom0.09Tonnes: 1,219USD per tonne: $73,3952%Air
Brazil0.07Tonnes: 1,501USD per tonne: $46,4411.5%Sea
Austria0.06Tonnes: 462USD per tonne: $122,1191.2%Air
Canada0.05Tonnes: 1,061USD per tonne: $46,7171.1%Sea
Belgium re-exports0.05Tonnes: 288USD per tonne: $163,0611%Air
Argentina0.04Tonnes: 542USD per tonne: $69,0850.82%Air
South Korea0.03Tonnes: 146USD per tonne: $216,4960.69%Air
Denmark0.02Tonnes: 17USD per tonne: $1,419,5150.54%Air
Netherlands re-exports0.02Tonnes: 287USD per tonne: $63,3430.4%Air
Finland0.02Tonnes: 6USD per tonne: $2,646,2140.34%Air
Latvia0.01Tonnes: 178USD per tonne: $80,1960.31%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 1.3
  • Germany 0.81
  • Switzerland 0.38
  • France 0.35
  • Ireland 0.33

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
United States0.051.3
Germany0.020.81
Switzerland0.020.38
France0.010.35
Ireland0.010.33

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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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