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Gauze, bandages and dressings: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in gauze, bandages and dressings totaled $10.7 billion (640 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were China (27%), the United States (11%) and Germany (8%); the top importers were the United States (18%), Germany (10%) and the Netherlands (7%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 29%.

Summary

World trade
$10.7billion
Tonnes
640thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$16,627
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$2.9 billion · 27.5%
  2. United States$1.2 billion · 10.9%
  3. Germany$854 million · 8%
  4. United Kingdom$827 million · 7.8%
  5. Finland$371 million · 3.5%
  6. Czechia$366 million · 3.4%
  7. France$364 million · 3.4%
  8. Hungary$337 million · 3.2%
  9. Netherlands$324 million · 3%
    re-exports
  10. Japan$306 million · 2.9%
  11. Mexico$258 million · 2.4%
  12. Belgium$256 million · 2.4%
    re-exports
  13. Spain$214 million · 2%
  14. Italy$205 million · 1.9%
  15. South Korea$182 million · 1.7%
  16. Ireland$161 million · 1.5%
  17. Poland$148 million · 1.4%
  18. Sweden$115 million · 1.1%
  19. Dominican Republic$102 million · 0.96%
  20. India$80 million · 0.75%

Top importers

  1. United States$1.9 billion · 17.9%
  2. Germany$1 billion · 9.7%
  3. Netherlands$734 million · 6.9%
    re-exports
  4. France$526 million · 4.9%
  5. Mexico$511 million · 4.8%
  6. United Kingdom$433 million · 4.1%
  7. China$308 million · 2.9%
  8. Spain$268 million · 2.5%
  9. Italy$257 million · 2.4%
  10. Canada$250 million · 2.3%
  11. Japan$238 million · 2.2%
  12. Belgium$229 million · 2.2%
    re-exports
  13. Australia$218 million · 2%
  14. Austria$169 million · 1.6%
  15. Poland$161 million · 1.5%
  16. South Korea$159 million · 1.5%
  17. Sweden$151 million · 1.4%
  18. Denmark$144 million · 1.4%
  19. Saudi Arabia$133 million · 1.3%
  20. Hong Kong$132 million · 1.2%
    re-exports

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2005

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

  • China 2.9
  • United States 1.2
  • Germany 0.85
  • United Kingdom 0.83
  • Finland 0.37

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.162.9
United States0.31.2
Germany0.260.85
United Kingdom0.180.83
Finland0.030.37

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 12% since 1995

Current US dollars per tonne: value over the weight reported by BACI.

  • 2024: $16,627

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$14,792
1996$12,734
1997$10,846
1998$10,222
1999$6,503
2000$11,385
2001$11,867
2002$12,550
2003$12,282
2004$12,058
2005$13,047
2006$12,201
2007$13,285
2008$14,286
2009$13,357
2010$13,146
2011$14,419
2012$13,309
2013$14,168
2014$15,666
2015$14,740
2016$14,973
2017$15,245
2018$15,328
2019$15,367
2020$15,557
2021$15,627
2022$16,764
2023$16,968
2024$16,627

What it includes

  • 3005 · Gauze, bandages and dressings

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Sources and methodology

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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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