Global pharmaceutical market

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Medicines and vaccines have helped deliver incredible improvements in health. When we invest in science and adopt and use new medicines we can eradicate disease and improve health outcomes. The tables below show how UK compares with global trends in healthcare investment and pharmaceutical markets.

Global health expenditure as a share of GDP

Global pharmaceutical expenditure as a share of health expenditure

Top 10 pharmaceutical markets by value (USD)

Top 10 pharmaceutical markets by value (USD) 2011-2017

Shares of the global pharmaceutical markets

Market shares for medicines launched in the previous 5 years