Fourth smallest market in the Middle East and Africa (MENA) region. Per capita spending of less than USD1 is the lowest in the MENA region. Moderate US dollar 2017-2022 CAGR, higher growth in local currency terms due to naira weakness Consumables is the largest product area. The orthopaedics & prosthetics market is particularly under-developed. Most requirements need to be imported as domestic production is negligible. Despite efforts to achieve universal health coverage and raise investment levels, the health sector is massively underfunded.

Small, underfunded market. Per capita medical device spending is below average for the MEA region. Market growth well above the global average forecast. Public hospital network is likely to be major purchaser due to out of date equipment. Universal health insurance system being implemented. Private sector set for a period of renewed growth as a result of moves to open up private clinics to commercial investors. Imports supply over 90% of the market. Capital investment projects rely on finance from sources outside Morocco. Training medical staff being prioritised.

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Small market in the Middle East and Africa region; it ranks outside the top-10. • Average per capita expenditure in the region. • Moderate market growth. • After other medical devices, diagnostic imaging has the largest market share. • Market heavily reliant on imports, particularly from Europe, the US and China. • Positive demographic drivers, including ageing population and increasing chronic diseases. • Healthcare infrastructure developments will also encourage market growth.

Fourth smallest market in the MENA region. Per capita spending is well below the MENA average. Other medical devices and diagnostic imaging have the largest market shares. Most requirements need to be imported as the small domestic production sector concentrates on low-cost items. COMESA and EAC membership has boosted regional trade; 75% of exports are shipped to other African countries. Capital injections from multinationals have made Kenya a hub for medical technologies and innovations. Health system reform is aided by international funding.

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Amongst the 40 largest medical device markets in the world. Among the top 20 in terms of per capita spending, although the level is below the regional average. Market 60% reliant upon imports. • Relatively high market growth supported by economic outperformance in Western Europe. Market is predominantly centred in Dublin and Cork, which account for one third of the population. Market is dominated by the public sector with a small private hospital sector largely restricted to religious charitable foundations. Major producer of medical devices due to the presence of US multinationals, which have relocated to take advantage of lower manufacturing costs. Fourth largest exporter of medical devices within the EU. Substantial re-export activity.

Largely poor population but rising health expenditure. Healthcare infrastructure in need of an overhaul. Private sector under-developed. • Sizeable medical device market in the Middle East and Africa region. Medical device market growth hindered by political instability and low oil prices. Medical device market heavily reliant on imports. Very little medical device production. Low per capita medical device expenditure.

Tenth largest market in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. Fourth lowest per capita spending in the APAC region. The market will grow by a high CAGR. • Other medical devices and diagnostic imaging have the largest market shares. The market remains heavily reliant on imports. Domestic production focuses mainly on the manufacture of basic items. Demand is centred in the capital, Jakarta and surrounding areas in Java, where the bulk of the country's best facilities will be found.