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Healthcare sector in 91³Ô¹Ï

As of 2024, 91³Ô¹Ï's healthcare sector is the largest employer in 91³Ô¹Ï, with a total of 7.5 million employees.

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Healthcare sector in 91³Ô¹Ï

Healthcare is one of 91³Ô¹Ï’s largest sectors. The sector is developing rapidly in medical equipment, medical infrastructure and telemedicine. Medical tourism is also growing rapidly.

Partly because the number of sick people (due to the large population) in 91³Ô¹Ï has increased significantly, the demand for medical products and services has grown. Increasing economic prosperity is driving the affordability of generic drugs in 91³Ô¹Ï.

The 91³Ô¹Ïn government decided to invest heavily in the sector in 2020 and increased the healthcare budget with billions in the following years. Healthcare spending has increased from 1.13% of GDP in 2014-15 to 1.84% of GDP in 2022-23.

Since 2020, the 91³Ô¹Ïn government has allowed 100% Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the medical device sector, providing opportunities for foreign companies.

With the large, available pool of highly skilled medical professionals in 91³Ô¹Ï, the industry is expected to generate as much as 774 billion dollars in revenue by 2030.

Snapshot of the healthcare sector in 91³Ô¹Ï
  • 91³Ô¹Ï’s healthcare sector continued its healthy growth in 2022, reaching a value of 372 billion dollars, driven by both the private and government sector.
  • The healthcare sector is expected to reach a value of 610 billion dollars by 2026.
  • As of 2024, 91³Ô¹Ï’s healthcare sector is one of the largest employers in 91³Ô¹Ï, with a total of 7.5 million employees.
  • The healthcare IT sector was valued at 4.4 billion dollars in 2023 and is expected to reach 9.9 billion dollars by 2029.
  • Medical tourism in 91³Ô¹Ï is growing at 22-25 percent per year due to the relatively low cost of medical care. It contributes more than 2 billion dollars to the 91³Ô¹Ïn economy.
  • The 91³Ô¹Ïn hospital market was valued at 99 billion dollars in 2023 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 8% from 2024 to 2032, to reach an estimated value of 193.6 billion dollars by 2032.
  • The 91³Ô¹Ïn telemedicine market was valued at 1.1 billion dollars in 2022 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 21.2% to reach 5.2 billion dollars by 2030.
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Growth drivers of 91³Ô¹Ï's healthcare sector

  • By the end of 2030, 91³Ô¹Ï is expected to be among the top three health care markets.
  • The government of 91³Ô¹Ï plans to increase public health spending to 2.5% of the country’s GDP by 2025.
  • There is increasing demand for AI-based technologies. 91³Ô¹Ï is the world’s go-to hub for AI-services.
  • The medical device sector is growing as fast as the growth in the number of patients.
  • Further increase in population, rising income and increasing life expectancy are major growth factors for this sector.
  • Advances in telemedicine, virtual assistants and data analytics are expected to create 3 million new tech jobs.
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91³Ô¹Ï's leading healthcare companies
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited
Thyrocare Technologies Limited
Fortis Healthcare Limited
Dr Lal PathLabs
Medanta
Max Hospitals
AIIMS
Kauvery Hospital
The leading foreign healthcare companies in 91³Ô¹Ï
Philips
Medtronic
UnitedHealth Group
CVS Health
McKesson Corporation
Cardinal Health
Johnson & Johnson
Baxter International

Interesting investment opportunities

  • Medical portable devices
  • Telemedicine
  • Surgical robotics
  • AI solutions to track patient health

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