The overall cost of imported hearing aids accelerated by an average 57.1% since 5 years earlier in 2020 when imported hearing aids purchased were valued at $4.64 billion.
Year over year, global spending on imported hearing aids slowed to a 2.1% advance compared to $7.14 billion during 2023.
The 5 biggest spenders on imported hearing aids in 2024 were the United States of America, Germany, Poland, Netherlands and France. Collectively, that quintet of leading importers were responsible for almost three-fifths (58.4%) of total spending on all hearing aids imported during 2024.
From a continental perspective, buyers in North America spent the most on imported hearing aids during 2024 with purchases totaling $3.18 billion or 43.7% of the world’s total. In second place were importers located in Europe at 38.3% while another 11.1% of the world’s imported hearing aids was delivered to buyers in Asia.
Smaller percentages went to customers in Latin America (3.2%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, Oceania (2.6%) led by New Zealand and Australia, then Africa (1%).
For research purposes, the 6-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix for hearing aids is 902140. That 6-digit code excludes parts and accessories for hearing aids.
Hearing Aids Importers by Country
Below are the 15 countries that spent the most on imported hearing aids during 2024.
- United States: US$2.7 billion (37% of imported hearing aids)
- Germany: $437.9 million (6%)
- Poland: $398.8 million (5.5%)
- Netherlands: $361.2 million (5%)
- France: $359.6 million (4.9%)
- Mexico: $294.9 million (4%)
- United Kingdom: $283.1 million (3.9%)
- Canada: $196.4 million (2.7%)
- Spain: $152.6 million (2.1%)
- Japan: $141.2 million (1.9%)
- Belgium: $129.3 million (1.8%)
- Brazil: $115.6 million (1.6%)
- New Zealand: $99 million (1.4%)
- Denmark: $92.9 million (1.3%)
- Australia: $91.5 million (1.3%)
By value, the listed 15 countries purchased four-fifths (80.3%) of all hearing aids imported in 2024.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing markets for hearing aids since 2023 were: Mexico (up 44.5%), Belgium (up 20.4%), Poland (up 19%) and Brazil (up 10.3%).
Listed buyer countries that posted declines in their imported hearing aids purchases were led by: Netherlands (down -17.4% from 2023), Australia (down -11.8%), France (down -11.2%) and Japan (down -10.1%).
Hearing Aids Imports into United States of America
America’s global purchases of imported hearing aids totaled US$2.69 billion in 2024. Below are the top 15 suppliers from which United States imported the highest dollar value worth of hearing aids during 2024. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country since 2023.
- Denmark: US$809.5 million (up 203.3% from 2023)
- Poland: $454.7 million (down -32.8%)
- Mexico: $347.5 million (down -11.6%)
- Australia: $321.9 million (up 3%)
- Vietnam: $285.7 million (down -15.8%)
- Switzerland: $200.4 million (down -5.9%)
- mainland China: $105.9 million (down -22.6%)
- Singapore: $84.2 million (down -18.7%)
- Malaysia: $51.8 million (down -24.9%)
- Sweden: $22 million (down -35%)
- Thailand: $3.9 million (up 36.5%)
- Israel: $2 million (up 49100%)
- Slovakia: $972,000 (2023 data unavailable)
- Philippines: $704,000 (up 11%)
- Panama: $404,000 (2023 data unavailable)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 99.96% of hearing aids imported by the United States of America in 2024.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of hearing aids to United States since 2023 were: Israel (up 49,100%), Denmark (up 203.3%), Thailand (up 36.5%) and the Philippines (up 11%).
Countries that experienced declines in the value of their hearing aids supplied to American importers included: Sweden (down -35%), Poland (down -32.8%), Malaysia (down -24.9%) and mainland China (down -22.6%).
Overall, the value of the United States’ imported hearing aids rose by an average 5.5% from all supplying countries since 2023 when hearing aids purchased cost $2.55 billion.
Hearing Aids Imports into Germany
Germany’s global purchases of imported hearing aids totaled US$437.9 million in 2024. Below are the top 15 suppliers from which Germany imported the highest dollar value worth of hearing aids during 2024. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country since 2023.
- Poland: US$110.8 million (up 1.1% from 2023)
- mainland China: $105.5 million (up 32.5%)
- Vietnam: $81.5 million (up 4%)
- Singapore: $38.5 million (down -39.2%)
- Denmark: $30.7 million (down -6.3%)
- United States: $28.9 million (up 14.5%)
- Mexico: $28.2 million (up 8.1%)
- Spain: $8.6 million (down -37.2%)
- Switzerland: $3.9 million (up 10.4%)
- Saudi Arabia: $319,000 (2023 data unavailable)
- Türkiye: $261,000 (up 6.1%)
- Australia: $125,000 (up 115.5%)
- Austria: $107,000 (up 55.1%)
- Egypt: $104,000 (2023 data unavailable)
- Israel: $98,000 (2023 data unavailable)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 99.96% of hearing aids imported by Germany in 2024.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of hearing aids to Germany since 2023 were: Australia (up 115.5%), Austria (up 55.1%), mainland China (up 32.5%) and the United States of America (up 14.5%).
Countries that experienced declines in the value of their hearing aids supplied to German importers were: Singapore (down -39.2%), Spain (down -37.2%) and Denmark (down -6.3%).
Overall, the value of Germany’s imported hearing aids slowed to an average 0.6% increase from all supplying countries since 2023 when hearing aids purchased cost $435.2 million.
Hearing Aids Imports into Poland
Poland’s global purchases of imported hearing aids totaled US$398.8 million in 2024. Below are the top 15 suppliers from which Poland imported the highest dollar value worth of hearing aids during 2024. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country since 2023.
- Singapore: US$134.2 million (up 14.4% from 2023)
- United States: $34.3 million (up 352.1%)
- Denmark: $22.8 million (down -16.4%)
- mainland China: $16.8 million (up 57.5%)
- Austria: $12.7 million (up 127.3%)
- Vietnam: $9.6 million (up 5.5%)
- Australia: $8.6 million (down -16.9%)
- Mexico: $6 million (up 5.4%)
- Norway: $2.9 million (down -34.7%)
- Spain: $2.8 million (down -0.9%)
- Switzerland: $2.6 million (up 234.2%)
- Germany: $2 million (up 17.6%)
- Netherlands: $1.4 million (2023 data unavailable)
- Israel: $988,000 (up 124%)
- Sweden: $922,000 (up 52.1%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 64.8% of hearing aids imported by Poland in 2024.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of hearing aids to Poland since 2023 were: United States of America (up 352.1%), Switzerland (up 234.2%), Austria (up 127.3%) and Israel (up 124%).
Countries that experienced declines in the value of their hearing aids supplied to Polish importers were: Norway (down -34.7% from 2023), Australia (down -16.9%), Denmark (down -16.4%) and Spain (down -0.9%).
Overall, the value of Poland’s imported hearing aids advanced by an average 19% from all supplying countries since 2023 when hearing aids purchased cost $335.3 million.
Hearing Aids Imports into France
France’s global purchases of imported hearing aids totaled US$359.6 million in 2024. Below are the top 15 suppliers from which France imported the highest dollar value worth of hearing aids during 2024. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country since 2023.
- Poland: US$104.3 million (up 4.9% from 2023)
- Singapore: $90.4 million (down -2.1%)
- mainland China: $82.6 million (up 1.3%)
- Vietnam: $37.1 million (down -22.3%)
- Mexico: $24 million (up 8.1%)
- Denmark: $15.5 million (up 1.4%)
- Switzerland: $2.2 million (down -23.8%)
- Spain: $1.7 million (down -28.6%)
- Philippines: $860,000 (up 136.3%)
- Germany: $158,000 (down -73.5%)
- United States: $154,000 (down -99.6%)
- France: $151,000 (up 420.7%)
- United Kingdom: $63,000 (up 10.5%)
- Colombia: $53,000 (up 1,225%)
- New Caledonia: $33,000 (down -2.9%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 95.6% of hearing aids imported by France in 2024.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of hearing aids to France since 2023 were: Colombia (up 1,225%), France (up 420.7%), Philippines (up 136.3%) and the United Kingdom (up 10.5%).
Countries that experienced declines in the value of their hearing aids supplied to French importers included: United States of America (down -99.6% from 2023), Germany (down -73.5%), Spain (down -28.6%) and Switzerland (down -23.8%).
Overall, the value of France’s imported hearing aids fell by an average -11.2% from all supplying countries since 2023 when hearing aids purchased cost $405.2 million.
Searchable List of Hearing Aids Importing Countries in 2024
The 100 leading import nations showcased in the automated database below spent 99.9% of the total amount for globally imported hearing aids.
| Rank | Importer | Hearing Aid Imports | 2023-4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | United States | $2,692,769,000 | +5.5% |
| 2. | Germany | $437,852,000 | +0.6% |
| 3. | Poland | $398,809,000 | +19% |
| 4. | Netherlands | $361,155,000 | -17.4% |
| 5. | France | $359,624,000 | -11.2% |
| 6. | Mexico | $294,881,000 | +44.5% |
| 7. | United Kingdom | $283,111,000 | +8.8% |
| 8. | Canada | $196,373,000 | -8.7% |
| 9. | Spain | $152,614,000 | -2.6% |
| 10. | Japan | $141,199,000 | -10.1% |
| 11. | Belgium | $129,293,000 | +20.4% |
| 12. | Brazil | $115,579,000 | +10.3% |
| 13. | New Zealand | $98,999,000 | -3.7% |
| 14. | Denmark | $92,920,000 | +2% |
| 15. | Australia | $91,470,000 | -11.8% |
| 16. | India | $85,383,000 | -12.7% |
| 17. | Austria | $83,348,000 | +30.5% |
| 18. | Türkiye | $78,969,000 | +19.7% |
| 19. | Switzerland | $71,066,000 | +1.2% |
| 20. | China | $70,272,000 | +33.2% |
| 21. | Italy | $69,880,000 | +4% |
| 22. | Singapore | $67,781,000 | -42.2% |
| 23. | Norway | $56,421,000 | -0.6% |
| 24. | Israel | $55,910,000 | -21.3% |
| 25. | Saudi Arabia | $46,544,000 | +53.3% |
| 26. | Malaysia | $43,441,000 | +101.1% |
| 27. | South Korea | $41,949,000 | -3.4% |
| 28. | Sweden | $40,975,000 | -2.6% |
| 29. | Argentina | $36,411,000 | +21.7% |
| 30. | Philippines | $35,157,000 | -60.6% |
| 31. | Czech Republic | $34,680,000 | +12.9% |
| 32. | Portugal | $31,975,000 | +7.2% |
| 33. | South Africa | $27,736,000 | -5.1% |
| 34. | Ireland | $25,973,000 | +15.7% |
| 35. | Taiwan | $25,300,000 | +13.4% |
| 36. | Finland | $25,225,000 | -7.7% |
| 37. | Chile | $20,218,000 | +7.3% |
| 38. | Russia | $18,226,000 | -35% |
| 39. | Colombia | $17,372,000 | -15.3% |
| 40. | Iran | $16,600,000 | -20.2% |
| 41. | Romania | $16,492,000 | +47.3% |
| 42. | Slovakia | $15,306,000 | +18.8% |
| 43. | Hungary | $14,832,000 | +12.6% |
| 44. | Egypt | $14,237,000 | -27.8% |
| 45. | Kazakhstan | $12,210,000 | -9.7% |
| 46. | Vietnam | $11,760,000 | +46.9% |
| 47. | Pakistan | $11,656,000 | +117.1% |
| 48. | Morocco | $10,967,000 | -6% |
| 49. | Uzbekistan | $9,620,000 | +44.5% |
| 50. | Ecuador | $9,465,000 | +8.9% |
| 51. | Hong Kong | $9,234,000 | -13.3% |
| 52. | Faroe Islands | $9,131,000 | +1306.9% |
| 53. | Greece | $9,087,000 | +7.7% |
| 54. | Algeria | $8,976,000 | -15% |
| 55. | United Arab Emirates | $7,876,000 | -15.2% |
| 56. | Thailand | $6,811,000 | -17.8% |
| 57. | Ukraine | $6,586,000 | -4.5% |
| 58. | Peru | $5,974,000 | +13.3% |
| 59. | Croatia | $5,781,000 | -32% |
| 60. | Luxembourg | $5,505,000 | +46.8% |
| 61. | Panama | $5,383,000 | -63.4% |
| 62. | Costa Rica | $5,327,000 | +12.8% |
| 63. | Lithuania | $5,205,000 | -38.2% |
| 64. | Iraq | $5,174,000 | +291.1% |
| 65. | Iceland | $4,965,000 | +19.8% |
| 66. | Slovenia | $4,689,000 | -6% |
| 67. | Serbia | $4,532,000 | +31.6% |
| 68. | Jordan | $4,384,000 | +43.3% |
| 69. | Bulgaria | $3,870,000 | +2.5% |
| 70. | Cyprus | $3,721,000 | +33.8% |
| 71. | Guatemala | $3,610,000 | -8.8% |
| 72. | Libya | $3,346,000 | +264.9% |
| 73. | Uruguay | $3,156,000 | +4.1% |
| 74. | Indonesia | $3,003,000 | +12.8% |
| 75. | Sri Lanka | $2,908,000 | +58% |
| 76. | Lebanon | $2,668,000 | +5.5% |
| 77. | Cuba | $2,539,000 | +3241% |
| 78. | Kuwait | $2,177,000 | +19.9% |
| 79. | Tunisia | $2,143,000 | -26.5% |
| 80. | Armenia | $1,930,000 | +1.6% |
| 81. | Oman | $1,872,000 | +47.9% |
| 82. | Moldova | $1,765,000 | +56.6% |
| 83. | Dominican Republic | $1,724,000 | +35.6% |
| 84. | Bangladesh | $1,573,000 | +10.1% |
| 85. | Belarus | $1,546,000 | -64.4% |
| 86. | North Macedonia | $1,486,000 | -3.4% |
| 87. | Estonia | $1,353,000 | +17.7% |
| 88. | Kyrgyzstan | $1,224,000 | +35.5% |
| 89. | Bosnia/Herzegovina | $1,144,000 | -16.7% |
| 90. | Namibia | $1,097,000 | +57.6% |
| 91. | Bolivia | $1,004,000 | -25.8% |
| 92. | Qatar | $973,000 | -28.7% |
| 93. | Venezuela | $959,000 | +3896% |
| 94. | Kenya | $875,000 | +64.5% |
| 95. | El Salvador | $873,000 | +29.3% |
| 96. | Mauritius | $849,000 | +12.2% |
| 97. | Albania | $826,000 | +11% |
| 98. | Syria | $772,000 | +0.9% |
| 99. | Latvia | $754,000 | -24.6% |
| 100. | Trinidad/ Tobago | $730,000 | +0.3% |
Among this more comprehensive list importers of hearing aids, the fastest growers from 2023 to 2024 were Venezuela (up 3,896%), Cuba (up 3,241%), Faroe Islands (up 1,307%), Iraq (up 291.1%), Libya (up 264.9%) and Pakistan (up 117.1%).
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An entry of 0% in the right-most column means 2023 data was unavailable.
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Research Sources:
Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook Field Listing: Exports – Commodities. Accessed on January 14, 2026
Investopedia, Net Exports Definition. Accessed on January 14, 2026
International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on January 14, 2026