Durable Medical Equipment Market Report 2026

Durable Medical Equipment Market Overview

• Durable Medical Equipment market size has reached to $229.95 billion in 2025 • Expected to grow to $334.08 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.7% • Growth Driver: Surgical Procedure Surge Is A Catalyst For Durable Medical Equipment Market Growth • Market Trend: Strategic Partnerships To Expand Capabilities • North America was the largest region in 2025.

What Is Covered Under Durable Medical Equipment Market?

Durable medical equipment (DME) refers to any medical device or supplies that are necessary to maintain a person’s health and can be used on a long-term basis. These are ordered by a doctor, a qualified nurse practitioner, a physician assistant, or a clinical nurse specialist for a patient's routine, long-term use. The main durable medical equipment product types are personal mobility devices, bathroom safety devices and medical furniture, monitoring and therapeutic devices, and others. Personal mobility devices refer to medical devices that assist walking and improve the mobility of people with physical and mobility impairments. The various payer modes are public, private, and out-of-pocket. The durable medical equipment is used in hospitals, nursing homes, home healthcare, and others.

What Is The Durable Medical Equipment Market Growth Forecast?

The durable medical equipment market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $334.08 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.7%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to increasing demand for home healthcare solutions, rising adoption of connected medical devices, expansion of value-based care models, growing focus on patient-centric care delivery, increasing investments in digital health infrastructure. Major trends in the forecast period include increasing adoption of home-based medical equipment, rising demand for remote patient monitoring devices, growing focus on long-term care solutions, expansion of smart and connected dme products, enhanced emphasis on patient mobility and independence.

Global Durable Medical Equipment Market Segmentation

1) By Product: Personal Mobility Devices, Bathroom Safety Devices And Medical Furniture, Monitoring And Therapeutic Devices 2) By Payer: Public, Private, Out-Of-Pocket 3) By End-Use: Nursing Homes, Home Healthcare, Other End-Uses Subsegments: 1) By Personal Mobility Devices: Wheelchairs, Scooters, Walkers And Canes 2) By Bathroom Safety Devices And Medical Furniture: Grab Bars, Shower Chairs, Commodes, Hospital Beds 3) By Monitoring And Therapeutic Devices: Blood Pressure Monitors, Nebulizers, CPAP Machines

What Is The Driver Of The Durable Medical Equipment Market?

The increasing number of surgical procedures is expected to propel the growth of the durable medical equipment market going forward. Surgical procedures refer to medical interventions that involve making incisions or using minimally invasive techniques to treat, repair, remove, or diagnose a condition within the body. Durable medical equipment (DME) plays a crucial role in various surgical procedures, offering support and comfort for patients, mobility assistance, safety and stability, infection control, enhanced surgical outcomes, and reduced hospitalization time. For instance, in June 2024, according to the report published by the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, a US-based professional body for board-certified aesthetic plastic surgeons, total surgical and non-surgical procedures rose by 3.4% in 2023, reaching 34.9 million. Face and head procedures saw significant growth, totaling over 6.5 million, with a 19.6% increase from the previous year. Therefore, the increasing number of surgical procedures is driving the growth of the durable medical equipment industry.

Key Players In The Global Durable Medical Equipment Market

Major companies operating in the durable medical equipment market are Invacare Corporation, GF Health Products Inc., Hill-Rom Holdings Inc., Koninklijke Philips NV, Sunrise Medical Inc., Drive Medical, ArjoHuntleigh, Permobil AB, ResMed Inc., OMRON Corporation, Medline Industries Inc., Compass Health Brands, Pride Mobility, Stryker Corporation, Masimo Corporation, Getinge AB, Nihon Kohden Corporation, Mindray Medical International Limited, Abbott, GE Electric Company

Global Durable Medical Equipment Market Trends and Insights

Major companies operating in the durable medical equipment market are focusing strategic partnerships to expand capabilities. Strategic partnerships refer to a process in which companies leverage each other's strengths and resources to achieve mutual benefits and success. For instance, in November 2023, Humana Inc., a Kentucky-based for-profit American health insurance company, partnered with two national durable medical equipment (DME) organizations, AdaptHealth Corp. and Rotech Healthcare Inc., to provide DME services for its Medicare Advantage HMO members. The collaborations are intended to improve members' access to durable medical equipment, provide higher value, and streamline the experience for individuals who need to manage their health at home. AdaptHealth Corp. is a Pennsylvania-based home healthcare equipment company. Rotech Healthcare Inc. is a Florida-based provider of ventilators, oxygen, sleep apnea treatment, wound care solutions, and home medical equipment.

What Are Latest Mergers And Acquisitions In The Durable Medical Equipment Market?

In June 2024, Strive Medical LLC, a US–based healthcare supplies company, acquired ProMed DME LLC for an undisclosed amount. With this acquisition, Strive Medical LLC aims to expand into the diabetic supplies market and enhance its product portfolio, particularly continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) offerings, to grow its patient base and strengthen its position as a leading independent, specialty distributor of home medical supplies. ProMed DME LLC is a US–based durable medical equipment provider that specializes in supplying diabetes, urology, and wound care products.

Regional Outlook

North America was the largest region in the durable medical equipment market in 2025. The regions covered in this market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in this market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain

What Defines the Durable Medical Equipment Market?

The durable medical equipment market consists of sales of wheelchairs, scooters, walkers, and rollators. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

How is Market Value Defined and Measured?

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified). The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.