Lok Sabha Question No. 3451 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-13
Subject: Import and  Export  of Medical Devices
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Dr. Sharmila Sarkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACEUTICALS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3451 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 13 TH  MARCH 2026

## Import and Export of Medical Device s

## 345 1. D r. Sharmila Sarkar :

Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state:

the details of imports and exports of medical devices, both in volume and value (in Rs.) during the last eleven years, country-wise and year-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY  OF  CHEMICALS  AND FERTILIZERS

(SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

Total exports and imports (value in Rs Crores) of medical devices, year-wise since 2014-15 to 2025-26 (last eleven Years) along with the details in respect of 5 major countries is Annexed.

## Annexure referred to in the reply to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question Number 3451 to be answered on 13.03.2026

The details of exports and imports (value) of medical devices, year-wise since 2014-15 to 2025-26 (last eleven Years)

| Financial Year    | Export   | (In Rs. Crore) Import   |
|-------------------|----------|-------------------------|
| 2014-15           | 20,426   | 53,949                  |
| 2015-16           | 20,999   | 67,442                  |
| 2016-17           | 23,033   | 67,831                  |
| 2017-18           | 23,960   | 65,107                  |
| 2018-19           | 30,568   | 99,977                  |
| 2019-20           | 26,915   | 84,929                  |
| 2020-21           | 22,461   | 70,604                  |
| 2021-22           | 39,784   | 120,631                 |
| 2022-23           | 44,257   | 142,101                 |
| 2023-24           | 41,030   | 134,701                 |
| 2024-25           | 42,360   | 137,088                 |
| 2025-26 (Apr-Dec) | 28,106   | 94,664                  |

Source: DGCIS

## Annexure

The details of exports and imports (value) of medical devices, year-wise since 2014-15 to 2025-26 (last eleven Years) in respect of 5 major countries:

(In Rs. Crore)

| Financial Year   |   USA Export |   USA Import |   Germany Export |   Germany Import |   France Export |   France Import |   China Export |   China Import |   Netherlands Export |   Netherlands Import |
|------------------|--------------|--------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------------|----------------------|
| 2014-15          |         2640 |         6582 |             1050 |             3880 |             620 |             940 |            820 |           4980 |                  580 |                 1340 |
| 2015-16          |         2780 |         7104 |             1080 |             4020 |             640 |             990 |            850 |           5620 |                  600 |                 1420 |
| 2016-17          |         2945 |         7318 |             1120 |             4230 |             690 |            1030 |            880 |           5940 |                  640 |                 1480 |
| 2017-18          |         3120 |         7845 |             1205 |             4510 |             710 |            1120 |            910 |           6420 |                  670 |                 1590 |
| 2018-19          |         3988 |         9442 |             1590 |             5620 |             940 |            1480 |           1120 |           7990 |                  910 |                 2340 |
| 2019-20          |         3654 |         8917 |             1410 |             5030 |             820 |            1320 |           1010 |           7540 |                  820 |                 2040 |
| 2020-21          |         3240 |         7980 |             1320 |             4420 |             770 |            1210 |            950 |           7020 |                  770 |                 1910 |
| 2021-22          |         5010 |        11204 |             2010 |             6520 |            1160 |            1690 |           1220 |           8820 |                 1060 |                 2780 |
| 2022-23          |         6245 |        13420 |             2420 |             7980 |            1380 |            1980 |           1420 |          10340 |                 1240 |                 3460 |
| 2023-24          |         6390 |        12856 |             2360 |             7540 |            1340 |            1890 |           1310 |           9780 |                 1210 |                 3320 |
| 2024-25          |         6608 |        12021 |             2483 |             7776 |            1400 |            1901 |           1341 |           9925 |                 1245 |                 3673 |

Source: DGCIS

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