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Where does the United Kingdom get its vaccines and blood products? Import sources 2024

In 2024, the United Kingdom imported $9.8 billion of vaccines and blood products (8 thousand tonnes), 2.7% of the world total. Its main sources were the United States (17%), Germany (16%) and Switzerland (16%). The United Kingdom was the world’s 10th-largest importer of vaccines and blood products.

Summary

Value
$9.8billion
Tonnes
8thousand tonnes
Share of world total
2.7%
World rank
10th
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 States1.7Tonnes: 1,967USD per tonne: $866,03917.4%Air
Germany1.6Tonnes: 586USD per tonne: $2,683,12916.1%Air
Switzerland1.6Tonnes: 241USD per tonne: $6,457,58115.9%Air
Belgium re-exports1.5Tonnes: 509USD per tonne: $2,974,80615.4%Air
Ireland1Tonnes: 993USD per tonne: $1,002,72410.2%Land
Spain0.49Tonnes: 748USD per tonne: $651,6295%Air
Italy0.34Tonnes: 222USD per tonne: $1,516,7093.4%Air
South Korea0.34Tonnes: 113USD per tonne: $2,982,3383.4%Air
Japan0.22Tonnes: 105USD per tonne: $2,131,5382.3%Air
France0.22Tonnes: 894USD per tonne: $248,5672.3%Air
Netherlands re-exports0.19Tonnes: 185USD per tonne: $1,010,9761.9%Air
Austria0.14Tonnes: 129USD per tonne: $1,067,8121.4%Air
China0.08Tonnes: 258USD per tonne: $306,3090.81%Air
Denmark0.07Tonnes: 251USD per tonne: $264,0020.68%Air
Singapore re-exports0.05Tonnes: 30USD per tonne: $1,701,9530.52%Air
Sweden0.05Tonnes: 21USD per tonne: $2,355,0650.5%Air
Iceland0.05Tonnes: 16USD per tonne: $2,908,5500.47%Air
Canada0.03Tonnes: 126USD per tonne: $259,9500.33%Air
Australia0.03Tonnes: 129USD per tonne: $241,4730.32%Air
India0.03Tonnes: 71USD per tonne: $385,3580.28%Air

Trend

Who it buys from

The United States has been its main source since 2023

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

  • United States 1.7
  • Germany 1.6
  • Switzerland 1.6
  • Belgium 1.5
  • Ireland 1

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
United States0.11.7
Germany0.031.6
Switzerland0.031.6
Belgium0.051.5
Ireland< 0.011

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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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