Overall exports of life-giving human and animal blood totaled US$3 billion in 2023. That dollar amount results from a -64.6% reduction for all blood shippers from 5 years earlier in 2019 when global blood shipments were worth $8.6 billion. Year over year, the value of blood exports shrank by -50.2% compared to $6.1 billion starting from 2022. The 5 biggest exporters of human … [Read more...] about Top Blood Exporters by Country
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Imports of Drugs and Medicines by Country
Worldwide purchases of imported pharmaceutical drugs and medicines cost a total US$498 billion in 2023. Overall spending on pharmaceutical drugs and medicine imports increased by an average 19.1% for all importer countries since 2019 when import purchases of drugs and medicines were valued at $418.1 billion. Year over year, international purchases of exported drugs and … [Read more...] about Imports of Drugs and Medicines by Country
Drugs and Medicine Exports by Country
Global sales from worldwide exports of drugs and medicines totaled US$466.9 billion in 2023. Overall the value of exported drugs and medicines delivered via international markets expanded by an average 22% for all exporting countries since 2019 when drugs and medicines shipments were valued at $382.7 billion. There was a flatlining 1.4% year-over-year gain compared to $460.6 … [Read more...] about Drugs and Medicine Exports by Country
Top Iodine Exports by Country Plus Unit Prices
Exports of iodine from all countries totaled US$1.12 billion in 2021. That dollar amount results from an average 62.7% increase for all iodine exporters over the 5-year period starting in 2017 when iodine exports were worth a total $686.4 million. Year over year, the value of iodine exports worldwide flatlined thanks to an average -1.4% reduction compared to $1.13 billion for … [Read more...] about Top Iodine Exports by Country Plus Unit Prices
Top Vaccines Exports by Country
Vaccines exported from all countries were worth a total US$119.2 billion in 2021. That dollar amount reflects a 389.6% acceleration in revenues for all vaccines exported over the five-year period starting in 2017 when globally exported vaccines amounted to $24.4 billion. Year over year, the value of exported vaccines intended for human medicine spiked by 287.1% compared to … [Read more...] about Top Vaccines Exports by Country