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Where does Singapore get its medical instruments? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Singapore imported $2.5 billion of medical instruments (153 thousand tonnes), 1.4% of the world total. Its main sources were the United States (30%), Malaysia (16%) and Mexico (10%). Singapore was the world’s 17th-largest importer of medical instruments.

Summary

Value
$2.5billion
Tonnes
153thousand tonnes
Share of world total
1.4%
World rank
17th
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 States752Tonnes: 53,247USD per tonne: $14,13030%Sea
Malaysia408Tonnes: 11,587USD per tonne: $35,18116.3%Air
Mexico262Tonnes: 4,483USD per tonne: $58,47410.5%Air
China168Tonnes: 3,644USD per tonne: $46,0686.7%Air
Indonesia131Tonnes: 44,033USD per tonne: $2,9705.2%Sea
Japan122Tonnes: 16,288USD per tonne: $7,4774.9%Sea
Germany80.5Tonnes: 1,850USD per tonne: $43,5193.2%Sea
Costa Rica76.8Tonnes: 669USD per tonne: $114,8493.1%Air
Ireland75.4Tonnes: 776USD per tonne: $97,2073%Air
South Korea48.6Tonnes: 238USD per tonne: $204,2641.9%Air
India40.7Tonnes: 736USD per tonne: $55,3301.6%Air
Saudi Arabia35.8Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $30,343,7771.4%Air
Netherlands re-exports34Tonnes: 312USD per tonne: $109,0301.4%Air
Hungary32.5Tonnes: 1,378USD per tonne: $23,5951.3%Sea
United Kingdom31Tonnes: 3,458USD per tonne: $8,9511.2%Sea
Dominican Republic20.6Tonnes: 277USD per tonne: $74,2950.82%Air
France20.1Tonnes: 1,392USD per tonne: $14,4530.8%Sea
Switzerland20Tonnes: 215USD per tonne: $92,9080.8%Air
Australia15.1Tonnes: 2,168USD per tonne: $6,9520.6%Air
Italy14.8Tonnes: 203USD per tonne: $72,9240.59%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 752
  • Malaysia 408
  • Mexico 262
  • China 168
  • Indonesia 131

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
United States116752
Malaysia7.6408
Mexico0.29262
China2.2168
Indonesia2.1131

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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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