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Where does the Netherlands get its medical instruments? Import sources 2024

In 2024, the Netherlands imported $14.6 billion of medical instruments (104 thousand tonnes), 8.4% of the world total. Its main sources were the United States (36%), Ireland (24%) and Germany (9%). The Netherlands was the world’s 2nd-largest importer of medical instruments.

Summary

Value
$14.6billion
Tonnes
104thousand tonnes
Share of world total
8.4%
World rank
2nd
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 States5.2Tonnes: 27,085USD per tonne: $193,81436%Air
Ireland3.4Tonnes: 16,539USD per tonne: $208,50523.6%Air
Germany1.3Tonnes: 12,137USD per tonne: $110,4949.2%Land
Costa Rica0.8Tonnes: 2,966USD per tonne: $268,9695.5%Air
China0.49Tonnes: 10,853USD per tonne: $44,7073.3%Sea
United Kingdom0.34Tonnes: 2,828USD per tonne: $120,3982.3%Air
Japan0.3Tonnes: 1,510USD per tonne: $195,8312%Air
Switzerland0.27Tonnes: 421USD per tonne: $631,4641.8%Air
Malaysia0.26Tonnes: 1,563USD per tonne: $167,8001.8%Air
Belgium re-exports0.22Tonnes: 4,052USD per tonne: $54,6111.5%Land
France0.21Tonnes: 1,574USD per tonne: $135,9801.5%Air
Singapore re-exports0.15Tonnes: 884USD per tonne: $167,3911%Air
Hong Kong re-exports0.13Tonnes: 743USD per tonne: $170,1330.87%Air
Israel0.13Tonnes: 322USD per tonne: $388,7220.86%Air
Italy0.12Tonnes: 1,779USD per tonne: $67,8170.83%Air
India0.12Tonnes: 1,140USD per tonne: $101,3800.79%Air
Mexico0.1Tonnes: 1,874USD per tonne: $51,4240.66%Air
Dominican Republic0.09Tonnes: 1,158USD per tonne: $75,4280.6%Air
Lithuania0.08Tonnes: 1,076USD per tonne: $69,7300.51%Air
Vietnam0.07Tonnes: 2,195USD per tonne: $33,1600.5%Sea

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 5.2
  • Ireland 3.4
  • Germany 1.3
  • Costa Rica 0.8
  • China 0.49

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
United States0.325.2
Ireland0.083.4
Germany0.111.3
Costa Rica< 0.010.8
China< 0.010.49

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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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