Emerging markets to propel global imaging market to $24B by 2016
The global market for diagnostic imaging will exceed $24.4 billion by 2016 with a compound annual growth rate of 6 percent from 2009 to 2016, according to a report published by GBI Research.
The market is expected to be driven by demand from the emerging economies of Brazil, India and China. As these countries focus on healthcare, the construction of and spending on hospitals in the public and private arena is set to double over the next seven years, stated the report, titled “Diagnostic Imaging Market to 2016 - Nuclear Imaging Systems and Ultrasound Systems to be the Key Revenue Generators."
A combination of increased government spending on healthcare and rising personal income is driving many facilities in the emerging economies to install advanced diagnostic imaging systems. Increased sales of high-end systems, catering to high-end hospitals and the expanding middle class in China, India and Brazil, is expected to spur growth in all three markets. Fueled by the increasing sales of advanced equipment, these emerging markets will grow from $2.1 billion to exceed $5.2 billion by 2016.
Industry players, such as Philips Healthcare, Siemens Healthcare and GE Healthcare, are focusing on India and China for double-digit growth rates for their diagnostic imaging products.
As lower reimbursement rates and healthcare budget cuts affect demand for diagnostic imaging in the U.S. and Europe, the emerging countries are viewed as key drivers for demand in the diagnostic imaging market, the U.K.-based firm explained.
In developed markets such as the U.S. and Europe, the focus is on new technologies that will bring greater efficiency and cost savings to budget-strapped hospitals and healthcare providers.
GE (23 percent), Philips (23 percent) and Siemens (22 percent) dominate the global diagnostic imaging market, the report noted. With the rapid growth of diagnostic imaging systems in emerging economies, these major players are increasingly looking at acquisitions in India, China and Brazil, the report added.
The market is expected to be driven by demand from the emerging economies of Brazil, India and China. As these countries focus on healthcare, the construction of and spending on hospitals in the public and private arena is set to double over the next seven years, stated the report, titled “Diagnostic Imaging Market to 2016 - Nuclear Imaging Systems and Ultrasound Systems to be the Key Revenue Generators."
A combination of increased government spending on healthcare and rising personal income is driving many facilities in the emerging economies to install advanced diagnostic imaging systems. Increased sales of high-end systems, catering to high-end hospitals and the expanding middle class in China, India and Brazil, is expected to spur growth in all three markets. Fueled by the increasing sales of advanced equipment, these emerging markets will grow from $2.1 billion to exceed $5.2 billion by 2016.
Industry players, such as Philips Healthcare, Siemens Healthcare and GE Healthcare, are focusing on India and China for double-digit growth rates for their diagnostic imaging products.
As lower reimbursement rates and healthcare budget cuts affect demand for diagnostic imaging in the U.S. and Europe, the emerging countries are viewed as key drivers for demand in the diagnostic imaging market, the U.K.-based firm explained.
In developed markets such as the U.S. and Europe, the focus is on new technologies that will bring greater efficiency and cost savings to budget-strapped hospitals and healthcare providers.
GE (23 percent), Philips (23 percent) and Siemens (22 percent) dominate the global diagnostic imaging market, the report noted. With the rapid growth of diagnostic imaging systems in emerging economies, these major players are increasingly looking at acquisitions in India, China and Brazil, the report added.