Eighth largest market in the CEE region. Per capita spending is the fifth highest in the region. Market will record high single-digit CAGR. Consumables and orthopaedics & prosthetics have the largest market shares. The market is heavily reliant on imports in most sectors, as local manufacturing capacity is more geared to exports. Longstanding local production of dental apparatus. Comprehensive public health insurance system introduced in 1993. Relatively underdeveloped private sector.
Second smallest market in the CEE region. Per capita spending is well below the CEE average. Market will record moderate single-digit CAGR in local currency terms. Consumables and other medical devices have the largest market shares. Most requirements need to be imported; the US and Germany are major partners. Weak and undercapitalised domestic production sector. Relatively strong hospital sector, although the need for modernisation is great.
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