The medical device industry in Asia Pacific region is growing due to growing healthcare needs of large population in Asia, supportive government policies, and advancements in technologies. As per the China National Bureau of Statistics, the medical device industry in China is one of the fastest growing sector and has double-digit growth for over a decade. In 2018, the medical device industry in China reached USD 78.81 billion, an increase of 22% from 2017. Over 70% of this growth is due to increase in hospital procurement.
Similarly, the medical device industry in India consists of international manufacturers and small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The Indian medical device market is estimated to reach US $50 bn by 2025. In the year 2018, India exported medical devices worth $2.1 bn and the number is expected to reach around US$10 bn by 2025.
Additionally, Japan's medical devices and materials market is among the world's largest medical device industry. As per the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) Annual Pharmaceutical Production Statistics, the medical devices and materials market in 2018 was approximately US $29.3 billion.
Thus, growing medical device industry in Asia pacific is likely to favor the growth of ultrasound transducer market during the forecast period.
Furthermore, Asia Pacific countries are expecting to witness huge challenge due to growing COVID-19. Due to outbreak of disease, healthcare industries has been affected badly, considering the economic conditions in current situation. Due to growing coronavirus cases, many seminars and international conference has been postponed. For instance, 9th Asia Pacific Breast Cancer Summit has been postponed after 13th to 15th march due to current growing coronavirus. After the first case in December in Wuhan, China, the COVID-19 virus, has spread to at least 180 countries and regions. In china the reported total cases of coronavirus is 83,022; in Japan it is 16,986; India is having 217,187 count. Restrictive measures have been taken to control the spread of this pandemic, however, in this measure Hospital, Clinics, Diagnostic Centers, Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs) not taking any radiologic patient on priority. Apart from overall health system, ultrasound transducers has been facing challenges due to coronavirus outbreak.
Report Attribute | Details |
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Market size in 2019 | US$ 776.12 Million |
Market Size by 2027 | US$ 1,058.38 Million |
Global CAGR (2020 - 2027) | 4.1% |
Historical Data | 2017-2018 |
Forecast period | 2020-2027 |
Segments Covered |
By Product
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Regions and Countries Covered | Asia-Pacific
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