Healthcare logistics market seen topping $212 billion by 2030

The Business Research Company projects the global healthcare logistics market will reach $212.84 billion by 2030, up from 2025 levels on a 10% CAGR. Western Europe and the U.S. are forecast to be the biggest regional and country markets, while transportation remains the largest service segment.

Why it matters: - The healthcare logistics market is moving faster as drugmakers, hospitals and distributors lean harder on cold chain, tracking and cross-border delivery. - The market’s forecast growth points to rising demand for temperature-controlled transport, warehouse automation and digital monitoring across pharmaceutical and medical supply chains. - The sector is expected to represent about 12% of the parent support activities for transport market by 2030. - The healthcare logistics market is forecast to account for nearly 2% of the broader transport services industry by 2030.

What happened: - The Business Research Company projected the global healthcare logistics market will reach $212.84 billion by 2030. - The market is forecast to grow at a 10% compound annual growth rate from 2025 to 2030. - Western Europe is expected to be the largest regional market in 2030 at $69 billion. - The U.S. is projected to be the largest country market in 2030 at $60 billion. - Transportation is expected to be the largest service segment in 2030, with 52% of the market, or $111 billion. - The market is segmented by product into pharmaceutical products, medical devices and medical equipment. - The market is segmented by end user into pharmacies, healthcare facilities, and research and diagnostic laboratories. - The report includes a free sample request and a detailed report link: Request a free sample and access the detailed report.

The details: - Western Europe is forecast to rise from $43 billion in 2025 to $69 billion in 2030, a 10% CAGR. - Growth in Western Europe is tied to pharmaceutical manufacturing in Germany, France and Switzerland, rising demand for temperature-controlled transport of biologics and specialty drugs, higher healthcare spending, an aging population, centralized distribution networks, and stricter traceability rules. - The U.S. market is expected to grow from $38 billion in 2025 to $60 billion in 2030, also at a 10% CAGR. - U.S. growth is linked to biopharmaceutical and cell and gene therapy production, cold chain logistics demand, e-commerce pharmaceutical distribution, healthcare supply chain digitalization, warehouse automation and advanced transportation infrastructure. - Transportation will be supported by demand for rapid and secure delivery, cross-border trade in healthcare supplies, cold chain transport for vaccines and biologics, last-mile delivery and real-time shipment tracking. - The transportation segment is projected to add $42 billion from 2025 to 2030. - The warehousing segment is projected to add $40 billion over the same period. - Together, transportation and warehousing are expected to contribute more than $82 billion in market value by 2030. - The company said its 2026 market reports now include market attractiveness scoring, TAM analysis, company scoring matrices, Excel dashboards, market hotspot infographics, and updated graphics and tables.

Between the lines: - E-commerce and direct-to-patient healthcare delivery are becoming central to logistics strategy, not just add-ons. - The report estimates e-commerce adoption in healthcare distribution will contribute about 2.1% annual growth to the market. - Cross-border trade and collaboration are projected to contribute about 1.7% annual growth. - Software advances are projected to contribute about 1.6% annual growth, driven by AI, cloud platforms, predictive analytics and shipment monitoring. - The forecast suggests the most valuable opportunities sit in execution layers of the supply chain, especially transportation and warehousing, where compliance and visibility matter most. - The Business Research Company also positioned the report as part of a broader research offering across 30,000+ reports, 27 industries and 60+ geographies.

What's next: - The report expects continued investment in cold chain logistics, automated warehouses and real-time shipment visibility through 2030. - Logistics providers are likely to expand capacity and digital tools as demand grows for safer and faster delivery of sensitive healthcare products. - The company said future market activity will be shaped by healthcare’s push for better product safety, inventory control, delivery efficiency and regulatory compliance.

The bottom line: - Healthcare logistics is set to remain one of the faster-growing corners of transport services, with cold chain, digital tracking and last-mile delivery driving the next phase of expansion.