Mexico Medical Gas and Equipment Market Overview,2030

The medical gas and equipment market in Mexico has transformed significantly in the past two decades, evolving from a fragmented supply chain to a regulated and technologically driven healthcare support system. Hospitals such as Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI in Mexico City and Hospital Civil de Guadalajara were among the first to adopt centralized oxygen and medical air delivery systems, replacing manual cylinder use with integrated pipelines to improve patient safety and efficiency. Medical gases are categorized under Mexico’s Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risk (COFEPRIS) regulations and are classified into oxygen, nitrous oxide, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and specialty gas mixtures used for anesthesia, respiratory support, and diagnostics. The rise in respiratory conditions, particularly asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease affecting over 7.5 million Mexicans as reported by the National Institute of Public Health, has intensified the demand for continuous oxygen therapy. This trend has been reinforced by an aging population and growing need for home-based healthcare solutions. Hospitals like Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias in Mexico City have expanded their oxygen infrastructure by installing on-site PSA generation systems, reducing reliance on external supply chains and mitigating shortages seen during the pandemic. Engineering and maintenance providers across Mexico are upgrading manifold systems and integrating alarm panels with building management systems to improve real-time gas flow monitoring and safety compliance. The installation of cryogenic tanks and liquid oxygen storage facilities in major cities such as Monterrey and Puebla reflects the modernization of hospital gas infrastructure. National standards now mandate strict adherence to safety and purity benchmarks equivalent to international pharmacopeia standards, supported by training programs for biomedical engineers and technicians. Environmental initiatives have begun to influence gas production as Mexican suppliers adopt cylinder recycling programs, emission reduction strategies, and safety audits to align operational practices with global sustainability standards in the healthcare sector.

According to the research report, ""Mexico Medical Gas and Equipment Market Overview, 2030,"" published by Bonafide Research, the Mexico Medical Gas and Equipment market is anticipated to grow at more than 7.52% CAGR from 2025 to 2030. The COVID-19 crisis exposed supply vulnerabilities but also accelerated innovation, with local manufacturers establishing on-site generation units at hospitals like Hospital General de México and Hospital Ángeles Pedregal to meet emergency oxygen demands. Telemedicine adoption has expanded the role of home oxygen therapy, supported by portable concentrator technologies supplied by companies like GCE Healthcare and Philips Respironics, which are now widely used for chronic respiratory patients. Key producers such as Infra Group, Praxair México, and Air Liquide México dominate the national supply chain, providing oxygen, nitrous oxide, and nitrogen to hospitals and clinics across states like Nuevo León, Jalisco, and Quintana Roo. The Ministry of Health’s investment in ICU expansion across the IMSS and ISSSTE networks has boosted demand for integrated pipeline systems, cryogenic storage units, and gas monitoring equipment. Partnerships between regional distributors and engineering firms such as Grupo Infra and Oxigasa have improved hospital maintenance and installation efficiency, while startups in Guadalajara’s biomedical cluster are developing affordable mobile concentrators and low-maintenance regulators. Logistics and supply operations have become more localized to support remote areas in Oaxaca and Chiapas, where bulk transportation faces terrain challenges. Mexican pharmaceutical companies like Liomont and Silanes utilize high-purity nitrogen and oxygen in drug manufacturing and cold chain processes, broadening industrial demand for medical-grade gases. Investment from the National Council of Science and Technology has also enhanced research applications in biomedicine, particularly in cryogenic gas systems used for vaccine storage. Public-private initiatives have focused on digitization and AI-enabled monitoring for leak detection and gas consumption tracking, promoting operational transparency and energy efficiency.

In Mexico the medical gases and equipment market is characterised by two distinct yet interlinked segments namely medical gases and the delivery and control equipment that supports them. On the gases side Mexican healthcare facilities receive supplies of oxygen, nitrous oxide, nitrogen and carbon dioxide produced by major industrial gas companies operating in Mexico such as those servicing hospitals in Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey where pipelines and high-pressure cylinders are common. The equipment side in Mexico involves medical gas delivery systems, cylinder manifolds, pressure regulators, flowmeters, vacuum stations and monitoring units meeting the standards of Mexico’s regulatory authority Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risks (COFEPRIS) and used in both urban and remote clinics. In regions such as the Yucatán Peninsula or Baja California where logistics challenge supply chains facilities often deploy mobile cylinder banks and smaller scale gas generation units to ensure uninterrupted access to medical oxygen or compressed medical air. Manufacturers and distributors in Mexico are increasingly offering compact or portable equipment suitable for ambulatory clinics and home therapy which addresses infrastructure constraints in less densely populated states such as Chiapas and Oaxaca. The two segments interact closely as high-purity medical gases require compatible storage, detection and delivery hardware, and equipment innovations like automatic switch-over manifold systems and digital pressure monitoring are gaining ground in Mexican tertiary care hospitals. Mexico’s product-type landscape spans from large-scale hospital central supply of gases to equipment used in outpatient and home settings, reflecting the nation’s drive to improve healthcare infrastructure across diverse geographic settings.

In Mexico the application of medical gases and equipment spans therapeutic, diagnostic, pharmaceutical industry and other specialised uses within the healthcare ecosystem. Therapeutically Mexican patients suffering from chronic respiratory conditions in states like Nuevo León and Veracruz utilise oxygen therapy supported by concentrators, cylinders or piped systems alongside ancillary delivery equipment in both hospitals and home settings. Diagnostically Mexican hospitals in cities such as Puebla and León use carbon dioxide for laparoscopic procedures and nitrous oxide in dental clinics and use helium in magnetic resonance imaging installations where cooling and gaseous media are necessary. Within the pharmaceutical industry Mexican manufacturing and biotechnology sites in cities such as Querétaro and Guadalajara use nitrogen and argon in drug production and packaging environments and medical-gas delivery equipment must adhere to stringent quality controls to support sterile manufacturing processes. Other applications include anaesthesia in outpatient care facilities in Cancún, use of vacuum systems for ambulances servicing rural communities in Sonora and portable gas equipment for field clinics in remote regions of Oaxaca and Tamaulipas. Regulatory oversight from Mexico’s Health Ministry ensures that gas purity, equipment calibration and safety standards are maintained in these applications which range from direct patient therapy to manufacturing and logistics support in the healthcare value chain.

In Mexico end-users of medical gases and associated equipment include hospitals, home healthcare providers, ambulatory surgical centres, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, as well as academic and research institutions each operating under distinct conditions across the country. Hospitals in Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey deploy comprehensive piped medical-gas systems, manifold banks, vacuum infrastructure and monitoring equipment to support intensive care units, emergency rooms and surgical suites. Home healthcare services across Mexico’s urbanising regions provide patients with portable oxygen concentrators and cylinder systems to manage long-term respiratory conditions outside hospital settings and address the needs of ageing populations in areas such as Jalisco and Yucatán. Ambulatory surgical centres in locations like Tijuana and Cancún rely on compact gas delivery and regulator equipment for outpatient procedures, enabling flexible care models outside large hospital systems. Pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies located in Mexico’s industrial corridors use ultra-high-purity gas supply and precision delivery equipment to maintain production, research and development workflows under GMP guidelines. Academic institutions and research hospitals affiliated with universities in Mexico City and Puebla incorporate custom pipeline installations, controlled gas storage and laboratory gas-handling systems to support clinical research and teaching. Each of these end-user segments in Mexico operates within a regulatory and logistical framework shaped by geography, infrastructure availability and healthcare policy.

Considered in this report
• Historic Year: 2019
• Base year: 2024
• Estimated year: 2025
• Forecast year: 2030

Aspects covered in this report
• Medical Gas and Equipment Market with its value and forecast along with its segments
• Various drivers and challenges
• On-going trends and developments
• Top profiled companies
• Strategic recommendation

By Product Type
• Medical Gases
• Medical Gas Equipment

By Application
• Therapeutic
• Diagnostic
• Pharmaceutical Industry
• Others

By End-User
• Hospitals
• Home Healthcare
• Ambulatory Surgical Centers
• Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology Companies
• Academic & Research Institutions Show more