China CT Market Insights from January to May 2025
This report aims to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the domestic CT market from January to May 2025 in terms of market size, brand landscape, and regional differential performance, and to gain insights into the market trend.
Ⅰ. Device updates drive the CT market to double year – on – year growth
Driven by the upsurge of medical equipment updates, the domestic sales volume of CT machines from January to May 2025 exceeded 1,340 units, a year-on-year increase of 92.53% (the low base caused by the medical anti-corruption campaign in the same period last year was also an important factor). Among them, high activity was shown in March and April.
Ⅱ. Centralized procurement brings an important opportunity for domestic CT to seize market share.
From January to May 2025, the domestic localization rate of the domestic CT market increased by 5.17 percentage points compared with the same period last year, reaching over 60%.From the perspective of brand competition, both Neusoft Medical and Anke won dozens of large orders in the centralized procurement. Neusoft Medical’s market share increased by 4.82 percentage points, ranking among the top two; Anke’s market share increased by 4.14 percentage points, ranking among the top five. United Imaging Healthcare, Neusoft Medical, GE Healthcare, and Siemens Healthineers, as the top four brands, have a market concentration (CR4) of 74.63%, which has decreased compared with the same period last year. The market share of mid – tier enterprises has increased, intensifying market competition. Among them, the procurement proportion of county – level hospitals increased by 1.56 percentage points, and the top two brands are Siemens Healthineers and United Imaging Healthcare in sequence.
Ⅲ. Domestic brands have become the main contributing force to the growth of the high – end CT market
In terms of the number of CT detector rows, the proportion of CT purchases with 64 rows or more has increased significantly (+10 percentage points), reaching around 33%.
i.64 rows and below
From January to May 2025, the competition pattern of domestic CT brands with 64 slices and below was similar to that of the overall CT market. During this period, the CR4 was approximately 69%, a year-on-year decrease of around 6 percentage points.
ii. 64 rows or more
From January to May 2025, in the domestic 64-slice and above CT market, the combined market share of United Imaging Healthcare and GE Healthcare accounted for 52%, and the market share of Neusoft Medical System increased significantly (+10.7 percentage points). During this period, the CR4 was approximately 81%, a decrease of around 10 percentage points year-on-year.
Ⅳ. The procurement of mid – end and mid – low – end CTs in the central and western regions is expanding, while the eastern region remains the main procurement center for high – end CTs.
i.64 rows and below
From January to May 2025, in the domestic CT market of 64 slices and below, the procurement proportion of the central and western regions [1] increased significantly.
[1] In the report, the eastern region includes 10 provinces (municipalities), namely Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Shandong, Guangdong and Hainan; the central region includes 6 provinces, namely Shanxi, Anhui, Jiangxi, Henan, Hubei and Hunan; the western region includes 12 provinces (autonomous regions, municipalities), namely Inner Mongolia, Guangxi, Chongqing, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Tibet, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia and Xinjiang; the northeastern region includes Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang.
In terms of brand market share, United Imaging ranks first in the eastern, central, and northeastern regions. Neusoft Medical is more active in the central region, while Anke stands out more in the western region. GE Healthcare has a relative advantage in the eastern region.
ii.64 rows or more
In terms of brand market share, United Imaging ranks first in the eastern, western and central regions. Canon performs more prominently in the northeastern region. GE Healthcare is more active in the central region. Neusoft Medical has a relative advantage in the western region.
Ⅴ . Mid – end and mid – low – end CT scanners remain the mainstream in primary – level medical institutions. The proportion of high – end CT scanners sold to tertiary hospitals has further increased.
i. 64 rows and below
From January to May 2025, the procurement share of tertiary hospitals in the domestic CT market with 64 slices or less increased slightly, but primary hospitals and other non – graded hospitals still dominated the market.
Among hospitals of various levels, the localization rate is the highest in first-level hospitals and other hospitals with undetermined levels (about 75%). Among them, Siemens Healthineers, GE Healthcare, and United Imaging Healthcare rank first in terms of market share in tertiary, secondary, first-level and other hospitals with undetermined levels respectively.
ii .64 rows or more
From January to May 2025, in the domestic CT market with 64 rows or more, the purchasing units were still mainly tertiary hospitals, with the proportion increasing by approximately 8 percentage points.
In tertiary and secondary hospitals, the localization rate of secondary hospitals is higher (about 65%). Among them, GE Healthcare and United Imaging Healthcare rank among the top two in terms of market share in tertiary hospitals, and their market shares are close. The market share of United Imaging Healthcare exceeds half in secondary hospitals.
Ⅵ. Conclusion
With the gradual implementation of medical equipment renewal projects across the country, CT, as a hot purchasing device, experienced explosive growth from January to May 2025, with the year-on-year sales growth rate exceeding 92%. From April 2024 to the end of May 2025, the number of CT equipment renewal-related approval projects exceeded 1,970. As of the end of May, the number of procurement intention projects and tender procurement projects was approximately 800 each. With the advancement of equipment renewal projects, the procurement demand continues to be released. The CT market is expected to continue its strong growth trend in the second half of 2025.
In the overseas market, from January to April 2025, the export value of China’s CT increased by 4.9% year-on-year. In order to seize more development opportunities, Chinese companies such as United Imaging have built factories overseas. Recently, GE Healthcare announced that its first manufacturing base in Indonesia dedicated to the production of high-end CT has officially started construction. In a complex and changeable market and competitive environment, increasing the layout in multiple national markets may become an important strategic measure for enterprises to achieve sustainable growth.
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Source： Mddi
Translated & edited：Bradyknown
