This statistic represents the percentage of expenditure on research and development of total revenue in 2015 and 2020, by industrial sector. The data were generated from the numbers of the 2,500 top companies worldwide. In 2020, spending on research and development accounted for more than 15 percent of the total revenue in the pharma and biotech industry.
Percentage of spending on research and development of total revenue in 2015 and 2020, by industrial sector*
EFPIA stands for European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations.
This statistic was assembled from two editions of this report. No value means no data was provided.
* Data relate to the top 2,500 companies with registered offices in the EU, Japan, the US, China, and the Rest of the World, ranked by total worldwide R&D investment.
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EFPIA. (June 28, 2021). Percentage of spending on research and development of total revenue in 2015 and 2020, by industrial sector* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 06, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/270324/expenditure-on-research-and-development-by-industry-sectors/
EFPIA. "Percentage of spending on research and development of total revenue in 2015 and 2020, by industrial sector*." Chart. June 28, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 06, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/270324/expenditure-on-research-and-development-by-industry-sectors/
EFPIA. (2021). Percentage of spending on research and development of total revenue in 2015 and 2020, by industrial sector*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 06, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/270324/expenditure-on-research-and-development-by-industry-sectors/
EFPIA. "Percentage of Spending on Research and Development of Total Revenue in 2015 and 2020, by Industrial Sector*." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/270324/expenditure-on-research-and-development-by-industry-sectors/
EFPIA, Percentage of spending on research and development of total revenue in 2015 and 2020, by industrial sector* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/270324/expenditure-on-research-and-development-by-industry-sectors/ (last visited July 06, 2022)
