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Where does Saudi Arabia get its medical instruments? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Saudi Arabia imported $1.7 billion of medical instruments (27 thousand tonnes), 1% of the world total. Its main sources were the United States (26%), Germany (18%) and Mexico (9%). Saudi Arabia was the world’s 23rd-largest importer of medical instruments.

Summary

Value
$1.7billion
Tonnes
27thousand tonnes
Share of world total
1%
World rank
23rd
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
United States434Tonnes: 3,400USD per tonne: $127,69425.5%Air
Germany312Tonnes: 1,993USD per tonne: $156,51918.3%Air
Mexico152Tonnes: 921USD per tonne: $164,4368.9%Air
China133Tonnes: 8,868USD per tonne: $15,0537.8%Sea
Ireland128Tonnes: 403USD per tonne: $317,8467.5%Air
Netherlands re-exports101Tonnes: 523USD per tonne: $192,1595.9%Air
Italy41.1Tonnes: 517USD per tonne: $79,4272.4%Air
France40Tonnes: 503USD per tonne: $79,4992.4%Air
Switzerland37.6Tonnes: 53USD per tonne: $707,4152.2%Air
Vietnam36Tonnes: 401USD per tonne: $89,8022.1%Air
Belgium re-exports33.3Tonnes: 562USD per tonne: $59,2902%Air
South Korea28.4Tonnes: 353USD per tonne: $80,6531.7%Air
Japan26.6Tonnes: 289USD per tonne: $91,8711.6%Air
United Kingdom25.8Tonnes: 382USD per tonne: $67,6471.5%Air
Singapore re-exports20.5Tonnes: 253USD per tonne: $81,0311.2%Air
India12.5Tonnes: 4,038USD per tonne: $3,0860.73%Sea
Costa Rica12Tonnes: 91USD per tonne: $132,3560.71%Air
Malaysia10.8Tonnes: 875USD per tonne: $12,3460.63%Air
Poland10.6Tonnes: 191USD per tonne: $55,3030.62%Sea
Dominican Republic10Tonnes: 45USD per tonne: $220,8620.59%Air

Trend

Who it buys from

The United States was its main source throughout the period

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

  • United States 434
  • Germany 312
  • Mexico 152
  • China 133
  • Ireland 128

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
United States43.4434
Germany18312
Mexico0.11152
China0.25133
Ireland4.7128

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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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