Overall the cost of hearing aids imported by all purchasing countries increased by an average 44.3% since 2017 when imported hearing aids purchased were valued at $4.33 billion.
Year over year, globally imported hearing aids accelerated in revenues by 35.1% compared to $4.63 billion during 2020.
The 5 biggest spenders on imported hearing aids in 2021 were the United States of America, France, Germany, Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. Collectively, that quintet of leading importers were responsible for almost three-fifths (58.6%) of total spending on all hearing aids imported during 2021.
From a continental perspective, buyers in Europe spent the most on imported hearing aids during 2021 with purchases costing $2.8 billion or 44.9% of the global total. In second place were North American importers at 34.6% while another 14.2% of the world’s imported hearing aids were delivered to Asia.
Smaller percentages went to customers in Latin America (2.8%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, Oceania (2.5%) led by Australia and New Zealand, 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 2021.
- United States: US$2 billion (31.3% of imported hearing aids)
- France: $529.1 million (8.5%)
- Germany: $512.2 million (8.2%)
- Netherlands: $383.6 million (6.1%)
- United Kingdom: $280 million (4.5%)
- Poland: $257.9 million (4.1%)
- Canada: $168.2 million (2.7%)
- Japan: $165.7 million (2.6%)
- Singapore: $130.3 million (2.1%)
- Spain: $126.2 million (2%)
- Australia: $113 million (1.8%)
- Vietnam: $107.6 million (1.7%)
- Belgium: $102.3 million (1.6%)
- Denmark: $84 million (1.3%)
- Switzerland: $79.2 million (1.3%)
By value, the listed 15 countries purchased 79.9% of all hearing aids imported in 2021.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing markets for hearing aids since 2020 were: Vietnam (up 260.3%), Denmark (up 133.6%), France (up 44.7%), then the United States of America (up 41.7%).
Switzerland was the lone top buyer to post a decline in its purchases of imported hearing aids dragged down by an -18% reduction.
Hearing Aids Imports into United States of America
America’s global purchases of imported hearing aids totaled US$1.96 billion in 2021. Below are the top 15 suppliers from which United States imported the highest dollar value worth of hearing aids during 2021. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country since 2020.
- Vietnam: US$435.7 million (up 56% from 2020)
- Poland: $412.4 million (up 21.6%)
- Australia: $273.5 million (up 27.8%)
- Mexico: $205.3 million (up 55.4%)
- Switzerland: $161.2 million (up 121.4%)
- Denmark: $158.2 million (up 96.9%)
- China: $121 million (up 55.2%)
- Singapore: $117.5 million (down -15.6%)
- Sweden: $37.7 million (up 29.3%)
- Germany: $23.4 million (up 6864%)
- Thailand: $6.1 million (up 197.7%)
- Malaysia: $5.5 million (down -56.1%)
- Canada: $638,000 (up 27.6%)
- Philippines: $339,000 (up 429.7%)
- Taiwan: $80,000 (down -4.8%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 99.99% of hearing aids imported by the United States of America in 2021.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of hearing aids to the United States since 2020 were: Germany (up 6,864%), Philippines (up 429.7%), Thailand (up 197.7%) and Switzerland (up 121.4%).
A trio of major providers experienced declines in the value of their hearing aids supplied to American importers namely Malaysia (down -56.1%), Singapore (down -15.6%) and Taiwan (down -4.8%).
Overall, the value of America’s imported hearing aids rose by an average 41.7% from all supplying countries since 2020 when hearing aids purchased cost $1.4 billion.
Hearing Aids Imports into France
France’s global purchases of imported hearing aids totaled US$529.1 million in 2021. Below are the top 15 suppliers from which France imported the highest dollar value worth of hearing aids during 2021. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country since 2020.
- Singapore: US$151 million (up 46.4% from 2020)
- Poland: $102.9 million (up 57.4%)
- United States: $69.8 million (up 31.4%)
- Vietnam: $67 million (down -2.5%)
- China: $66.6 million (up 88.7%)
- Mexico: $26.4 million (up 168.3%)
- Denmark: $24.2 million (up 71.2%)
- Spain: $3.2 million (up 62.8%)
- Switzerland: $3 million (down -74.9%)
- Germany: $1 million (up 1,522%)
- United Kingdom: $949,000 (down -16.8%)
- Brazil: $663,000 (2020 data unavailable)
- Australia: $300,000 (2020 data unavailable)
- Italy: $280,000 (up 27,900%)
- Kazakhstan: $204,000 (2020 data unavailable)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 69.3% of hearing aids imported by France in 2021.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of hearing aids to France since 2020 were: Italy (up 27,900%), Germany (up 1,522%), Mexico (up 168.3%), then mainland China (up 88.7%).
Three major providers experienced declines in the value of their hearing aids supplied to French importers namely Switzerland (down -74.9%), United Kingdom (down -16.8%), and Vietnam (down -2.5%).
Overall, the value of France’s imported hearing aids expanded by an average 44.7% from all supplying countries since 2020 when hearing aids purchased cost $365.7 million.
Hearing Aids Imports into Germany
Germany’s global purchases of imported hearing aids totaled US$512.2 million in 2021. Below are the top 15 suppliers from which Germany imported the highest dollar value worth of hearing aids during 2021. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country since 2020.
- China: US$113 million (up 47.6% from 2020)
- Singapore: $101.8 million (up 11.8%)
- Poland: $83.5 million (down -4.6%)
- Vietnam: $74.7 million (up 12.7%)
- United States: $31.9 million (up 25.7%)
- Denmark: $28.7 million (down -31.5%)
- Mexico: $27.4 million (up 29.8%)
- United Kingdom: $23.7 million (up 1,922%)
- Spain: $23 million (up 135.9%)
- Switzerland: $4 million (down -59.7%)
- Turkey: $145,000 (up 52.6%)
- Australia: $123,000 (down -90.2%)
- Czech Republic: $86,000 (2020 data unavailable)
- Austria: $62,000 (up 19.2%)
- Norway: $52,000 (up 4%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 99.97% of hearing aids imported by Germany in 2021.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of hearing aids to Germany since 2020 were: United Kingdom (up 1,922%), Spain (up 135.9%), Turkey (up 52.6%), then mainland China (up 47.6%).
Leading providers that experienced declines in the value of their hearing aids supplied to German importers were: Australia (down -90.2%), Switzerland (down -59.7%), Denmark (down -31.5%) and Poland (down -4.6%).
Overall, the value of Germany’s imported hearing aids grew by an average 18.3% from all supplying countries since 2020 when hearing aids purchased cost $432.9 million.
Hearing Aids Imports into the Netherlands
Netherlands’ global purchases of imported hearing aids totaled US$383.6 million in 2021. Below are the top 15 suppliers from which the Netherlands imported the highest dollar value worth of hearing aids during 2021. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country since 2020.
- China: US$186.7 million (up 87.9% from 2020)
- Vietnam: $115.5 million (up 1.2%)
- Poland: $47.3 million (up 29.2%)
- Switzerland: $6.4 million (down -61.7%)
- Germany: $5.7 million (up 41.3%)
- Norway: $4.9 million (up 59.8%)
- Italy: $2.7 million (up 136,150%)
- Spain: $1.8 million (up 104.8%)
- France: $901,000 (2020 data unavailable)
- United States: $453,000 (up 48%)
- Japan: $430,000 (up 1,129%)
- Belgium: $255,000 (up 507.1%)
- Hong Kong: $76,000 (up 985.7%)
- South Africa: $43,000 (up 1,333%)
- Malaysia: $38,000 (up 153.3%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 97.3% of hearing aids imported by the Netherlands in 2021.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of hearing aids to Netherlands since 2020 were: Italy (up 136,150%), South Africa (up 1,333%), Japan (up 1,129%), then Hong Kong (up 985.7%).
Switzerland was the lone top supplier to experience a decline in the value of its hearing aids supplied to Dutch importers, weighed down by a -61.7% reduction year over year.
Overall, the value of Netherlands’ imported hearing aids advanced by an average 33.2% from all supplying countries since 2020 when hearing aids purchased cost $288 million.
Searchable List of Hearing Aids Importing Countries in 2021
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 | 2020-1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | United States | $1,958,747,000 | +41.7% |
| 2. | France | $529,084,000 | +44.7% |
| 3. | Germany | $512,247,000 | +18.3% |
| 4. | Netherlands | $383,585,000 | +33.2% |
| 5. | United Kingdom | $279,954,000 | +36.7% |
| 6. | Poland | $257,930,000 | +30.1% |
| 7. | Canada | $168,237,000 | +28.3% |
| 8. | Japan | $165,658,000 | +6.2% |
| 9. | Singapore | $130,284,000 | +11.5% |
| 10. | Spain | $126,202,000 | +30% |
| 11. | Australia | $113,048,000 | +23.3% |
| 12. | Vietnam | $107,558,000 | +260.3% |
| 13. | Belgium | $102,254,000 | +28% |
| 14. | Denmark | $84,033,000 | +133.6% |
| 15. | Switzerland | $79,227,000 | -18% |
| 16. | Brazil | $76,366,000 | +42.5% |
| 17. | Italy | $71,317,000 | +14.4% |
| 18. | Austria | $67,662,000 | +44.1% |
| 19. | China | $66,875,000 | +24.2% |
| 20. | Norway | $66,294,000 | +19.9% |
| 21. | Israel | $58,787,000 | +24.2% |
| 22. | India | $55,367,000 | +82.3% |
| 23. | New Zealand | $43,540,000 | +45.3% |
| 24. | Sweden | $43,160,000 | +37.2% |
| 25. | South Korea | $40,923,000 | +56.2% |
| 26. | Philippines | $40,424,000 | +68.5% |
| 27. | Mexico | $39,556,000 | -8.9% |
| 28. | Saudi Arabia | $39,349,000 | +221.8% |
| 29. | Turkey | $37,352,000 | +30.3% |
| 30. | Russian Federation | $35,261,000 | +16.9% |
| 31. | Portugal | $34,546,000 | +44.9% |
| 32. | Iran | $24,703,000 | +35.7% |
| 33. | Argentina | $23,817,000 | +90.8% |
| 34. | Czech Republic | $23,605,000 | +16.4% |
| 35. | South Africa | $21,913,000 | +30.5% |
| 36. | Colombia | $18,961,000 | +64.1% |
| 37. | Taiwan | $18,311,000 | +11.9% |
| 38. | Ireland | $17,927,000 | +40.7% |
| 39. | Malaysia | $17,899,000 | -0.6% |
| 40. | Chile | $15,954,000 | +50.8% |
| 41. | Hong Kong | $15,930,000 | +60.7% |
| 42. | Panama | $15,731,000 | -6.9% |
| 43. | Iraq | $14,930,000 | +975.6% |
| 44. | Egypt | $14,533,000 | +85.2% |
| 45. | Finland | $13,888,000 | +4.4% |
| 46. | Hungary | $12,116,000 | +96% |
| 47. | Romania | $11,712,000 | -0.2% |
| 48. | United Arab Emirates | $11,315,000 | +135.2% |
| 49. | Morocco | $9,437,000 | +55% |
| 50. | Ukraine | $7,375,000 | -3.2% |
| 51. | Greece | $7,248,000 | +62.1% |
| 52. | Uzbekistan | $6,855,000 | +494% |
| 53. | Croatia | $6,137,000 | +58.4% |
| 54. | Thailand | $6,021,000 | +17.6% |
| 55. | Algeria | $5,700,000 | -27.6% |
| 56. | Peru | $4,752,000 | +50.4% |
| 57. | Slovakia | $4,643,000 | +93.7% |
| 58. | Ecuador | $4,607,000 | +87.7% |
| 59. | Kazakhstan | $4,354,000 | -30.9% |
| 60. | Pakistan | $4,175,000 | +30.6% |
| 61. | Costa Rica | $3,893,000 | +74.2% |
| 62. | Luxembourg | $3,788,000 | +12.6% |
| 63. | Slovenia | $3,561,000 | +13.9% |
| 64. | Lithuania | $3,505,000 | +29.1% |
| 65. | Iceland | $3,224,000 | +10.4% |
| 66. | Jordan | $3,190,000 | +43% |
| 67. | Uruguay | $2,955,000 | +19.7% |
| 68. | Serbia | $2,891,000 | +48% |
| 69. | Sri Lanka | $2,840,000 | +56.6% |
| 70. | Tunisia | $2,700,000 | +7.4% |
| 71. | Belarus | $2,639,000 | -23.2% |
| 72. | Guatemala | $2,567,000 | +154.4% |
| 73. | Bulgaria | $2,231,000 | +45.5% |
| 74. | Cyprus | $2,115,000 | +109% |
| 75. | Indonesia | $1,743,000 | +93.5% |
| 76. | Kuwait | $1,641,000 | +26.7% |
| 77. | Azerbaijan | $1,543,000 | +82.2% |
| 78. | Bolivia | $1,416,000 | +55.4% |
| 79. | Dominican Republic | $1,327,000 | +77.9% |
| 80. | Qatar | $1,264,000 | +124.1% |
| 81. | Lebanon | $1,263,000 | +5.4% |
| 82. | Oman | $1,081,000 | +24.5% |
| 83. | Estonia | $1,041,000 | +1.6% |
| 84. | Libya | $975,000 | +163.5% |
| 85. | Armenia | $887,000 | -1.8% |
| 86. | Cuba | $859,000 | -36.4% |
| 87. | Kenya | $804,000 | +55.8% |
| 88. | Faroe Islands | $778,000 | +9.9% |
| 89. | North Macedonia | $778,000 | -23.2% |
| 90. | Bangladesh | $751,000 | -43.8% |
| 91. | Moldova | $736,000 | -36.1% |
| 92. | Mongolia | $699,000 | +79.2% |
| 93. | Bosnia/Herzegovina | $698,000 | +0.1% |
| 94. | Mauritius | $642,000 | +14.2% |
| 95. | Aruba | $579,000 | +116.9% |
| 96. | Latvia | $569,000 | -6% |
| 97. | El Salvador | $553,000 | +49.9% |
| 98. | Namibia | $548,000 | -13.3% |
| 99. | Zambia | $532,000 | +2028% |
| 100. | Paraguay | $463,000 | +122.6% |
Among these leading importers of hearing aids, the fastest growers from 2020 to 2021 were Zambia (up 2,028%), Iraq (up 975.6%), Uzbekistan (up 494%), Vietnam (up 260.3%), Saudi Arabia (up 221.8%) and Libya (up 163.5%).
You can change the presentation order by clicking the triangle icon at the top of any of the columns. An entry of 0% in the right-most column means 2020 data was unavailable.
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Research Sources:
Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook Field Listing: Exports – Commodities. Accessed on October 10, 2022
Investopedia, Net Exports Definition. Accessed on October 10, 2022
International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on October 10, 2022
