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

In 2024, the United States imported $40.9 billion of medical instruments (1 million tonnes), 23.4% of the world total. Its main sources were Mexico (29%), Costa Rica (11%) and Germany (10%). The United States was the world’s largest importer of medical instruments.

Summary

Value
$40.9billion
Tonnes
1million tonnes
Share of world total
23.4%
World rank
1st
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
Mexico12Tonnes: 542,392USD per tonne: $22,16929.4%Land
Costa Rica4.4Tonnes: 30,286USD per tonne: $145,05710.7%Air
Germany4.3Tonnes: 42,999USD per tonne: $99,06710.4%Air
Ireland3Tonnes: 23,543USD per tonne: $125,5117.2%Air
China2.4Tonnes: 59,016USD per tonne: $40,6245.9%Sea
Japan2.1Tonnes: 28,327USD per tonne: $74,6765.2%Air
Dominican Republic1.7Tonnes: 31,203USD per tonne: $53,8024.1%Sea
Malaysia1.4Tonnes: 16,565USD per tonne: $78,7273.3%Air
Israel1.1Tonnes: 11,651USD per tonne: $94,0632.8%Air
Switzerland1Tonnes: 8,779USD per tonne: $119,0712.6%Air
Canada1Tonnes: 5,167USD per tonne: $179,7592.5%Land
United Kingdom0.6Tonnes: 6,472USD per tonne: $93,2491.5%Air
Thailand0.59Tonnes: 15,798USD per tonne: $37,2391.4%Sea
Taiwan0.54Tonnes: 5,521USD per tonne: $98,4671.3%Air
Italy0.54Tonnes: 5,196USD per tonne: $104,4991.3%Air
South Korea0.52Tonnes: 12,888USD per tonne: $40,5791.3%Air
Singapore re-exports0.48Tonnes: 22,258USD per tonne: $21,4281.2%Air
France0.45Tonnes: 9,000USD per tonne: $49,4561.1%Sea
India0.31Tonnes: 45,590USD per tonne: $6,4780.77%Sea
Netherlands re-exports0.27Tonnes: 4,288USD per tonne: $63,9560.67%Air

Trend

Who it buys from

Mexico has been its main source since 2005

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

  • Mexico 12
  • Costa Rica 4.4
  • Germany 4.3
  • Ireland 3
  • China 2.4

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Mexico0.3712
Costa Rica0.044.4
Germany0.584.3
Ireland0.043
China0.062.4

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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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