EU member states exported COVID-19 vaccines worth a total of 20.1 billion euros during 2021, according to data released by Eurostat, the EU’s statistical service. According to the same data, the value of the total number of COVID-19 vaccines imported by EU member states during the same year amounted to 7.8 billion euro.
Extra-EU imports of COVID-19 vaccines came mainly from Switzerland (65%) and the United States (29%), followed by China (3%), South Africa (2%) and the United Kingdom (1%).
Extra-EU exports went predominantly to Japan (21%), the United Kingdom (14%) and South Korea (6%), followed by Turkey (5%) and Australia (5%). A total of 24% of extra-EU exports went to other Asian countries, 7% went to African countries, 6% went to North American countries and 5% went to South American countries.
The largest exporters of COVID-19 vaccines among the member states (both to other member states as well as to non-member states) in 2021 were Belgium (61% of EU total exports), Germany (21%) and Spain (11%).
The main importers, both from other member states as well as from countries outside the EU, were Germany (30% of EU total imports) Spain (21%) and Belgium (14%).
Source: Cyprus News Agency