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Where does Switzerland get its medicines? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Switzerland imported $47.4 billion of medicines (55 thousand tonnes), 9.8% of the world total. Its main sources were Slovenia (41%), Italy (18%) and Germany (15%). Switzerland was the world’s 2nd-largest importer of medicines.

Summary

Value
$47.4billion
Tonnes
55thousand tonnes
Share of world total
9.8%
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
Slovenia19.2Tonnes: 3,687USD per tonne: $5,215,75640.5%Air
Italy8.5Tonnes: 10,455USD per tonne: $810,44917.9%Land
Germany6.9Tonnes: 17,500USD per tonne: $393,66014.5%Land
Spain3.7Tonnes: 5,440USD per tonne: $675,8257.8%Air
Austria2.8Tonnes: 1,471USD per tonne: $1,924,6196%Land
Singapore re-exports1.4Tonnes: 63USD per tonne: $22,939,8403%Air
United States1Tonnes: 856USD per tonne: $1,172,7732.1%Air
Romania0.62Tonnes: 205USD per tonne: $3,039,4741.3%Air
Japan0.46Tonnes: 61USD per tonne: $7,487,4190.96%Air
Ireland0.41Tonnes: 983USD per tonne: $417,5260.87%Air
France0.4Tonnes: 7,129USD per tonne: $56,2620.85%Land
United Kingdom0.33Tonnes: 1,187USD per tonne: $280,3910.7%Air
Belgium re-exports0.27Tonnes: 799USD per tonne: $333,9430.56%Air
Denmark0.26Tonnes: 310USD per tonne: $837,2250.55%Air
Canada0.24Tonnes: 43USD per tonne: $5,672,7260.51%Air
Netherlands re-exports0.19Tonnes: 823USD per tonne: $235,7800.41%Air
Sweden0.13Tonnes: 201USD per tonne: $659,4360.28%Air
Turkey0.11Tonnes: 1,081USD per tonne: $102,3520.23%Air
Australia0.1Tonnes: 33USD per tonne: $3,048,9730.21%Air
Poland0.07Tonnes: 347USD per tonne: $198,8690.15%Air

Trend

Who it buys from

Slovenia has been its main source since 2022

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

  • Slovenia 19.2
  • Italy 8.5
  • Germany 6.9
  • Spain 3.7
  • Austria 2.8

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Slovenia< 0.0119.2
Italy0.218.5
Germany0.96.9
Spain0.023.7
Austria0.012.8

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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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