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Where does the United Kingdom get its medical instruments? Import sources 2024

In 2024, the United Kingdom imported $4.9 billion of medical instruments (77 thousand tonnes), 2.8% of the world total. Its main sources were the United States (20%), Ireland (12%) and Germany (11%). The United Kingdom was the world’s 8th-largest importer of medical instruments.

Summary

Value
$4.9billion
Tonnes
77thousand tonnes
Share of world total
2.8%
World rank
8th
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 States961Tonnes: 9,380USD per tonne: $102,41819.6%Air
Ireland567Tonnes: 6,302USD per tonne: $89,96011.5%Land
Germany521Tonnes: 5,613USD per tonne: $92,74810.6%Air
China413Tonnes: 15,597USD per tonne: $26,4978.4%Sea
Mexico322Tonnes: 2,127USD per tonne: $151,4776.6%Air
Netherlands re-exports221Tonnes: 3,043USD per tonne: $72,6314.5%Air
Japan205Tonnes: 624USD per tonne: $329,0624.2%Air
Malaysia143Tonnes: 3,235USD per tonne: $44,3422.9%Air
France137Tonnes: 1,360USD per tonne: $101,0722.8%Air
Switzerland127Tonnes: 399USD per tonne: $318,1802.6%Air
Italy106Tonnes: 1,939USD per tonne: $54,8722.2%Air
Hungary106Tonnes: 1,173USD per tonne: $90,2652.2%Air
Israel76.7Tonnes: 177USD per tonne: $433,3741.6%Air
Singapore re-exports72.5Tonnes: 1,370USD per tonne: $52,9301.5%Air
Finland67.8Tonnes: 370USD per tonne: $183,3351.4%Air
Austria65.4Tonnes: 1,309USD per tonne: $49,9851.3%Air
Poland63.8Tonnes: 1,778USD per tonne: $35,9041.3%Sea
Taiwan53.8Tonnes: 834USD per tonne: $64,4771.1%Air
South Korea52.3Tonnes: 379USD per tonne: $137,9331.1%Air
Denmark51.7Tonnes: 309USD per tonne: $167,1551.1%Air

Trend

Who it buys from

The United States has been its main source since 2022

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

  • United States 961
  • Ireland 567
  • Germany 521
  • China 413
  • Mexico 322

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
United States360961
Ireland42.8567
Germany128521
China0.68413
Mexico0.05322

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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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