2023
Exports
$10.6BWorld Rnk 20 / 225
Flag Rnk 12 / 96
2023
PRODUCT COMPLEXITY IN Pharmaceutical products
1.25Rnk 89 / 1025
2023
Imports
$18BWorld Rnk 12 / 226
Flag Rnk 7 / 96
2023
ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY of Canada
0.9Rnk 30 / 132

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Exports In 2023, Canada exported $10.6B in Pharmaceutical products, making it the 20th largest exporter of Pharmaceutical products in the world. At the same year, Pharmaceutical products was the 12th most exported product in Canada. The main destination of Pharmaceutical products exports from Canada are: United States ($5.91B), Japan ($814M), Germany ($446M), Belgium ($366M), and China ($299M).

The fastest growing export markets for Pharmaceutical products of Canada between 2022 and 2023 were United Kingdom ($175M), Germany ($116M), and Japan ($108M).

Imports In 2023, Canada imported $18B in Pharmaceutical products, becoming the 12th largest importer of Pharmaceutical products in the world. At the same year, Pharmaceutical products was the 7th most imported product in Canada. Canada imports Pharmaceutical products primarily from: United States ($5.2B), Germany ($2B), Portugal ($1.77B), Switzerland ($1.7B), and Denmark ($1.11B).

The fastest growing import markets in Pharmaceutical products for Canada between 2022 and 2023 were Portugal ($841M), Denmark ($437M), and France ($49.4M).

Latest Trends

December 2024

Subnational Monthly Trade

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Flow
Color
EXPORT GROWTH (December 2023 - December 2024)C$236M(41.8%)
IMPORT GROWTH (December 2023 - December 2024)C$-71.5M(-3.28%)
MAIN EXPORTER (December 2024)
MAIN DESTINATION (December 2024)United StatesC$553M

This section shows Pharmaceutical products's exports and imports data at subnational level for Canada. Click any date in the line plot, any subnational region in the geomap, or any destination or origin country to explore the exports or imports behavior of Pharmaceutical products over time.

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Historical Data

Trade Balance

Color
EXPORTS (2023)$10.6B
IMPORTS (2023)$18B
NET TRADE (2023)-$7.38B

In 2023, Canada exported $10.6B in Pharmaceutical products. The main destinations of Canada exports on Pharmaceutical products were United States ($5.91B), Japan ($814M), Germany ($446M), Belgium ($366M), and China ($299M).

In 2023, Canada imported $18B in Pharmaceutical products, mainly from United States ($5.2B), Germany ($2B), Portugal ($1.77B), Switzerland ($1.7B), and Denmark ($1.11B).

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Export Destinations (2023)

Import Origins (2023)

Market Growth

Flow
THE FASTEST GROWING Pharmaceutical products EXPORT MARKETS FOR Canada WERE (2022 - 2023):
United Kingdom$175M (233%)
Germany$116M (35%)
Japan$108M (15.3%)
THE FASTEST DECLINING MARKETS FOR THE EXPORT OF Pharmaceutical products BY Canada WERE (2022 - 2023):
Netherlands-$319M (-76%)
Australia-$293M (-77.6%)
Belgium-$157M (-30%)

Change in Exports by Market (2022 - 2023)

Market Concentration

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In 2023, Canada's main exporting competitors in Pharmaceutical products were:
In 2023, Canada's main importing competitors in Pharmaceutical products were:

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Trade Value of Pharmaceutical products by Exporters

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALUnited States+ $3.11B
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALUnited States+ $2.17B

Pharmaceutical products’s highest export potential is United States. With an export gap of $3.11B.   Pharmaceutical products’s highest import potential is United States with an import gap of $2.17B.

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