# HS 382530 Clinical Waste global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in clinical waste reached $35.7M in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +69.7%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $1.0M | -17.9% | -5.5% |
| 2014 | $1.2M | +24% | -1% |
| 2015 | $1.0M | -18.8% | -6.2% |
| 2016 | $2.8M | +180.6% | +41.3% |
| 2017 | $2.8M | -2.3% | +30.5% |
| 2018 | $1.5M | -46.6% | +13.5% |
| 2019 | $2.5M | +72.1% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | $3.6M | +43.7% | +9.7% |
| 2021 | $7.6M | +108.6% | +72.8% |
| 2022 | $21.1M | +176.8% | +102.4% |
| 2023 | $37.4M | +77.7% | +117.3% |
| 2024 | $35.7M | -4.5% | +67.5% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mexico | $30.3M | +425.6% | 18 |
| USA | $2.3M | +78.5% | 19 |
| Sweden | $1.1M | +94.4% | 4 |
| Philippines | $313.2K | -16.1% | 8 |
| Canada | $284.1K | +60.9% | 20 |
| Malaysia | $231.7K | +12.7% | 12 |
| China | $208.0K | -13.5% | 2 |
| Italy | $184.1K | +79.6% | 6 |
| Saudi Arabia | $64.2K | +725.1% | 2 |
| Republic of Moldova | $61.3K | +236.6% | 1 |
| Denmark | $59.7K | +18% | 5 |
| Singapore | $58.6K | +7.8% | 2 |

_Source: reported merchandise trade data. Updated 2026-08-14._