Pharmaceutical products | Imports and Exports | 2022

In 2022, the world exports of "Pharmaceutical products" exceeded $813 billion (according to external trade statistics of 135 countries). It was $799 billion in the previous year (according to merchandise trade statistics of 138 countries).

There are no trade data (2022) for such exporters as Russia (0.315% of the world exports in 2021), Saudi Arabia (0.05%), Belarus (0.038%), State of Palestine (0.002%), Honduras (0.001%)

Top exporters of Pharmaceutical products in 2022

The world's largest exporters of this commodity group in 2022:

• Germany - 15.5% of the world exports ($126 billion)
• Switzerland - 12% ($98 billion)
• USA - 10.2% ($83 billion)
• Belgium - 9.37% ($76 billion)
• Ireland - 9.29% ($75 billion)

«Pharmaceutical products» accounted for a substantial share of total exports of

• Ireland - 34% of Ireland's total exports in 2022 ($75 billion of $219 billion)
• Slovenia - 27% ($15.2 billion of $55 billion)
• Switzerland - 24% ($98 billion of $400 billion)
• Belgium - 16.4% ($76 billion of $463 billion)
• Denmark - 15.3% ($19.8 billion of $129 billion)
• Malta - 11.7% ($381 million of $3.25 billion)

According to statistics provided by the major exporters, the largest flows of exports of «Pharmaceutical products» in 2022:

• Exports from Belgium to USA: (2.17% of the world exports, $17.6 billion according to external trade statistics of Belgium)
• Exports from Denmark to Special Categories: (2.14% of the world exports, $17.4 billion according to external trade statistics of Denmark)
• Exports from Germany to Italy: (1.37% of the world exports, $11.1 billion according to external trade statistics of Germany)
• Exports from Germany to USA: (3.25% of the world exports, $26 billion according to external trade statistics of Germany)
• Exports from Ireland to Belgium: (1.65% of the world exports, $13.4 billion according to external trade statistics of Ireland)
• Exports from Ireland to USA: (3.13% of the world exports, $25 billion according to external trade statistics of Ireland)
• Exports from Italy to Belgium: (1.27% of the world exports, $10.3 billion according to external trade statistics of Italy)
• Exports from Slovenia to Switzerland: (1.33% of the world exports, $10.8 billion according to external trade statistics of Slovenia)
• Exports from Spain to Belgium: (1.63% of the world exports, $13.2 billion according to external trade statistics of Spain)
• Exports from Switzerland to USA: (3.7% of the world exports, $30 billion according to external trade statistics of Switzerland)

In 2022, the world imports of "Pharmaceutical products" exceeded $816 billion (according to external trade statistics of 138 countries). It was $809 billion in the previous year (according to merchandise trade statistics of 139 countries).

There are no trade data (2022) for such importers as Russia (1.7% of the world imports in 2021), Saudi Arabia (0.855%), Belarus (0.121%), Honduras (0.084%), State of Palestine (0.04%), Congo (0.009%), Laos (0.009%), Swaziland (0.007%), Cayman Islands (0.004%), Seychelles (0.001%), Samoa (0.001%)

Top importers of Pharmaceutical products in 2022

The world's largest importers of this commodity group in 2022:

• USA - 20% of the world imports ($164 billion)
• Germany - 10% ($81 billion)
• Switzerland - 5.96% ($48 billion)
• Belgium - 5.91% ($48 billion)
• China - 4.88% ($39 billion)

«Pharmaceutical products» accounted for a substantial share of total imports of

• Slovenia - 15.1% of Slovenia's total imports in 2022 ($9 billion of $59 billion)
• Switzerland - 13.6% ($48 billion of $356 billion)
• Belgium - 10.4% ($48 billion of $464 billion)
• Central African Republic - 9.58% ($59 million of $623 million)
• Ireland - 7.82% ($11.6 billion of $148 billion)

According to statistics provided by the major importers, the largest flows of imports of «Pharmaceutical products» in 2022:

• Imports to Germany from Belgium (1.27% of the world imports, $10.4 billion according to external trade statistics of Germany)
• Imports to Germany from Ireland (1.33% of the world imports, $10.8 billion according to external trade statistics of Germany)
• Imports to Germany from Switzerland (1.27% of the world imports, $10.3 billion according to external trade statistics of Germany)
• Imports to Germany from USA (1.35% of the world imports, $11 billion according to external trade statistics of Germany)
• Imports to Italy from Germany (1.35% of the world imports, $11 billion according to external trade statistics of Italy)
• Imports to Switzerland from Germany (1.28% of the world imports, $10.5 billion according to external trade statistics of Switzerland)
• Imports to USA from China (1.27% of the world imports, $10.3 billion according to external trade statistics of USA)
• Imports to USA from Germany (2.18% of the world imports, $17.8 billion according to external trade statistics of USA)
• Imports to USA from Ireland (3.99% of the world imports, $32 billion according to external trade statistics of USA)
• Imports to USA from Switzerland (2.16% of the world imports, $17.6 billion according to external trade statistics of USA)