From January to September 2020, Central American imports of pharmaceutical products totaled $2.625 billion, an amount that exceeds by just 0.4% what was reported in the same period of 2019.
Figures from the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption="Click to interact with the graph"]
In recent weeks, interest in the Central American markets for issues and products related to the chemical industry reported a clear upturn, with Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras recording the largest increases in consumer interactions with this issue.
Through a system monitoring in real time the changes in the interests and preferences of the consumers in the countries of Central America, developed by the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData, it is possible to project short and long term demand trends for the different products, sectors and markets operating in the region.
Reprico, Labymed, J.J. Cohen, Novartis and Nipro Medical Corporation are some of the firms supplying medicines to public health institutions in the region.
Figures from the information system, "Public Purchases in the Health Sector" developed by the Trade Intelligence area of CentralAmericaData, details the list of companies favored with contracts to provide pharmaceutical products and medical supplies in tenders published between July 2017 and June 2018, by the several Ministries of Health and Social Security of Central American countries.
In 2017, Central American countries imported $3.171 billion worth of pharmaceutical products, of which 44% were purchased by companies in Costa Rica and Guatemala.
Figures from the information system on the Pharmaceutical Products Market in Central America, compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption = "Click to interact with graph"]
In 2017, exports of chemical products from Guatemala to Mexico totaled $17 million.
Figures from the Information System on the Market of Diverse Products in the Chemical Industry in Central America, compiled by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAFICA caption = "Click to interact with graph"]