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Overall exports of life-giving human and animal blood totaled US$2.64 billion in 2025.

That dollar amount results from an -82.1% plunge for all blood shippers from 5 years earlier in 2021 when global blood shipments were worth $14.8 billion.

Year over year, the value of blood exports slowed to a -1.7% drop compared to $2.69 billion starting from 2024.

The 5 biggest exporters of human or animal blood are the United States of America, United Kingdom, Belgium, Hungary and Australia. That quintet of major blood exporters approached three-quarters (70.4%) of blood exported in 2025. That percentage suggests a relatively concentrated cohort of blood exporting nations.

Among continents, suppliers in North America sold the highest dollar worth of exported blood during 2025 with shipments valued at $1.16 billion or 43.7% of worldwide blood exports. In second place were exporters located in Europe at 43% trailed by those in Asia at 7.3%.

Smaller percentages came from sellers in Oceania (3.8%) led by Australia and New Zealand, Africa (1.3%) then Latin America (0.8%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean.

For research purposes, the 6-digit Harmonized Tariff System code is 300290 which covers both human blood and animal blood for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic uses.

Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of blood during 2025.

1. United States: US$1.1 billion (42.1% of total blood exports)
2. United Kingdom: $414.2 million (15.7%)
3. Belgium: $153.6 million (5.8%)
4. Hungary: $94.7 million (3.6%)
5. Australia: $85.7 million (3.2%)
6. South Korea: $83.8 million (3.2%)
7. France: $83.7 million (3.2%)
8. Switzerland: $79.6 million (3%)
9. Ireland: $55 million (2.1%)
10. Poland: $52.9 million (2%)
11. Germany: $43.3 million (1.6%)
12. Austria: $38.2 million (1.4%)
13. Denmark: $32.8 million (1.2%)
14. Canada: $32.2 million (1.2%)
15. India: $30.5 million (1.2%)

Countries Generating Best Surpluses from Global Blood Trade

The following countries posted the highest positive net exports for blood during 2025. Investopedia defines net exports as the value of a country’s total exports minus the value of its total imports. Thus, the statistics below present the surplus between the value of each country’s exported blood and its import purchases for that same commodity.

1. Hungary: US$94.1 million (net export surplus down -11.5% since 2024)
2. United Kingdom: $78.4 million (reversing a -$94.9 million deficit)
3. South Korea: $51.2 million (up 9.4%)
4. France: $50 million (down -11.1%)
5. Poland: $48.1 million (down -8.7%)
6. Ireland: $44 million (up 146.7%)
7. Switzerland: $29.6 million (down -35.2%)
8. Austria: $27.7 million (up 33.2%)
9. Denmark: $22.6 million (up 40%)
10. Germany: $18.3 million (reversing a -$3.4 million deficit)
11. Czech Republic: $16.95 million (up 6.7%)
12. mainland China: $12.94 million (up 19.2%)
13. Japan: $10 million (down -6.2%)
14. Georgia: $8.9 million (up 388.4%)
15. Netherlands: $8.5 million (reversing a -$4.6 million deficit)

Hungary generated the highest surplus in the international trade of blood. In turn, this positive cashflow confirms strong Hungarian competitive advantages for this specific product category.

Countries Causing Largest Deficits from Global Blood Trade

The following countries recorded the biggest negative net exports for blood during 2025. Investopedia defines net exports as the value of a country’s total exports minus the value of its total imports. Thus, the statistics below present the deficit between the value of each country’s imported blood purchases and its exports for that same commodity.

1. Canada: -US$104.1 million (net export deficit down -3.2% since 2024)
2. Brazil: -$89 million (up 13.1%)
3. Guatemala: -$88.4 million (up 3.2%)
4. Dominican Republic: -$69.8 million (up 14.8%)
5. Italy: -$46 million (up 26.5%)
6. Spain: -$45 million (up 6.5%)
7. Malaysia: -$32.4 million (up 14.4%)
8. Russia: -$29.9 million (up 33.8%)
9. Mauritania: -$29.5 million (up 3904.6%)
10. United States: -$28.9 million (reversing a $371.8 million surplus)
11. Belgium: -$28.1 million (down -35%)
12. Thailand: -$23.5 million (down -0.7%)
13. Singapore: -$20.2 million (down -17.9%)
14. Ecuador: -$19.4 million (down -38.5%)
15. Peru: -$17.5 million (down -20.2%)

Canada incurred the highest deficit in the international trade of blood. In turn, this negative cashflow highlights Canada’s competitive disadvantage for this specific product category but also signals opportunities for blood-supplying countries that help satisfy the powerful worldwide demand.

Blood-Equipment Exporting Companies

According to global trading platform Alibaba, the following suppliers are examples of export companies that engage in the international trade of blood giving equipment and supplies including blood transfusion sets.

• Alredwan International Trading (Turkey)
• Angi Plast Private Limited (India)
• Anhui Tiankang Medical Technology (China)
• Daddy D Pro (Pakistan)
• Medicfit Technology Sdn. BHD (Malaysia)
• Ultra for Medical Products Ultramed UMIC (Egypt)