Orthopaedic appliances, including crutches, surgical belts and trusses; splints and other fracture appliances; artificial parts of the body; hearing aids and other appliances which are worn or carried, or implanted in the body, to compensate for a defect or disability | Imports and Exports | 2023

In 2023, the world imports of "Orthopaedic appliances, including crutches, surgical belts and trusses; splints and other fracture appliances; artificial parts of the body; hearing aids and other appliances which are worn or carried, or implanted in the body, to compensate for a defect or disability." exceeded $73 billion (according to external trade statistics of 134 countries). It was $71 billion in the previous year (according to merchandise trade statistics of 140 countries).

There are no trade data (2023) for such importers as Japan (4.09% of the world imports in 2022), Korea (1.42%), Vietnam (0.517%), Angola (0.013%), State of Palestine (0.013%), Mongolia (0.013%), Nepal (0.012%), Trinidad and Tobago (0.008%), Bermuda (0.007%), Rwanda (0.001%), Albania (0.001%), Cambodia (0.001%)

Top importers of Orthopaedic appliances, including crutches, surgical belts and trusses; splints and other fracture appliances; artificial parts of the body; hearing aids and other appliances which are worn or carried, or implanted in the body, to compensate for a defect or disability. in 2023

The world's largest importers of this commodity group in 2023:

• USA - 24% of the world imports ($18.1 billion)
• Netherlands - 12.5% ($9.17 billion)
• Germany - 7.39% ($5.41 billion)
• China - 6.09% ($4.45 billion)
• United Kingdom - 4.89% ($3.57 billion)

«Orthopaedic appliances, including crutches, surgical belts and trusses; splints and other fracture appliances; artificial parts of the body; hearing aids and other appliances which are worn or carried, or implanted in the body, to compensate for a defect or disability.» accounted for a substantial share of total imports of

• Netherlands - 1.38% of Netherlands's total imports in 2023 ($9.17 billion of $664 billion)
• Ireland - 1.11% ($1.68 billion of $150 billion)
• Belgium - 0.729% ($3.02 billion of $415 billion)
• Costa Rica - 0.714% ($160 million of $22 billion)
• New Zealand - 0.649% ($327 million of $50 billion)

According to statistics provided by the major importers, the largest flows of imports of «Orthopaedic appliances, including crutches, surgical belts and trusses; splints and other fracture appliances; artificial parts of the body; hearing aids and other appliances which are worn or carried, or implanted in the body, to compensate for a defect or disability.» in 2023:

• Imports to China from USA (1.83% of the world imports, $1.34 billion according to external trade statistics of China)
• Imports to France from Netherlands (1.57% of the world imports, $1.15 billion according to external trade statistics of France)
• Imports to Germany from USA (2.08% of the world imports, $1.52 billion according to external trade statistics of Germany)
• Imports to Netherlands from Ireland (1.78% of the world imports, $1.3 billion according to external trade statistics of Netherlands)
• Imports to Netherlands from Switzerland (1.7% of the world imports, $1.24 billion according to external trade statistics of Netherlands)
• Imports to Netherlands from USA (3.51% of the world imports, $2.57 billion according to external trade statistics of Netherlands)
• Imports to USA from Costa Rica (1.64% of the world imports, $1.2 billion according to external trade statistics of USA)
• Imports to USA from Ireland (7.59% of the world imports, $5.55 billion according to external trade statistics of USA)
• Imports to USA from Mexico (2.43% of the world imports, $1.77 billion according to external trade statistics of USA)
• Imports to USA from Switzerland (2.85% of the world imports, $2.08 billion according to external trade statistics of USA)

In 2023, the world exports of "Orthopaedic appliances, including crutches, surgical belts and trusses; splints and other fracture appliances; artificial parts of the body; hearing aids and other appliances which are worn or carried, or implanted in the body, to compensate for a defect or disability." exceeded $74 billion (according to external trade statistics of 117 countries). It was $68 billion in the previous year (according to merchandise trade statistics of 122 countries).

There are no trade data (2023) for such exporters as Korea (1.34% of the world exports in 2022), Vietnam (0.397%), State of Palestine (0.002%)

Top exporters of Orthopaedic appliances, including crutches, surgical belts and trusses; splints and other fracture appliances; artificial parts of the body; hearing aids and other appliances which are worn or carried, or implanted in the body, to compensate for a defect or disability. in 2023

The world's largest exporters of this commodity group in 2023:

• USA - 17.4% of the world exports ($13 billion)
• Netherlands - 16.7% ($12.5 billion)
• Switzerland - 10% ($7.51 billion)
• Ireland - 8.79% ($6.57 billion)
• Germany - 7.99% ($5.97 billion)
• Belgium - 4.74% ($3.54 billion)

«Orthopaedic appliances, including crutches, surgical belts and trusses; splints and other fracture appliances; artificial parts of the body; hearing aids and other appliances which are worn or carried, or implanted in the body, to compensate for a defect or disability.» accounted for a substantial share of total exports of

• Costa Rica - 8.94% of Costa Rica's total exports in 2023 ($1.61 billion of $18.1 billion)
• Andorra - 7.29% ($18.4 million of $252 million)
• Iceland - 4.09% ($278 million of $6.8 billion)
• Ireland - 3.09% ($6.57 billion of $212 billion)
• Switzerland - 1.78% ($7.51 billion of $419 billion)
• Netherlands - 1.68% ($12.5 billion of $741 billion)
• Belgium - 0.902% ($3.54 billion of $393 billion)
• Poland - 0.762% ($2.7 billion of $354 billion)

According to statistics provided by the major exporters, the largest flows of exports of «Orthopaedic appliances, including crutches, surgical belts and trusses; splints and other fracture appliances; artificial parts of the body; hearing aids and other appliances which are worn or carried, or implanted in the body, to compensate for a defect or disability.» in 2023:

• Exports from Ireland to Netherlands: (1.82% of the world exports, $1.36 billion according to external trade statistics of Ireland)
• Exports from Ireland to USA: (3.72% of the world exports, $2.78 billion according to external trade statistics of Ireland)
• Exports from Mexico to USA: (2.55% of the world exports, $1.91 billion according to external trade statistics of Mexico)
• Exports from Netherlands to France: (1.54% of the world exports, $1.15 billion according to external trade statistics of Netherlands)
• Exports from Netherlands to Germany: (2.69% of the world exports, $2.01 billion according to external trade statistics of Netherlands)
• Exports from Singapore to USA: (1.65% of the world exports, $1.23 billion according to external trade statistics of Singapore)
• Exports from Switzerland to Netherlands: (1.73% of the world exports, $1.29 billion according to external trade statistics of Switzerland)
• Exports from Switzerland to USA: (2.62% of the world exports, $1.96 billion according to external trade statistics of Switzerland)
• Exports from USA to Canada: (1.52% of the world exports, $1.13 billion according to external trade statistics of USA)
• Exports from USA to Netherlands: (3.81% of the world exports, $2.85 billion according to external trade statistics of USA)