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This statistic shows the projected medicine expenditures in 2021 of selected countries worldwide. The spending of the United States on pharmaceuticals is estimated at between 645 and 675 billion U.S. dollars for that year.
Projected expenditure on medicine of selected countries worldwide in 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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| Minimum estimate | Maximum estimate | |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 645 | 675 |
| China | 140 | 170 |
| Japan | 90 | 94 |
| Germany | 49 | 59 |
| United Kingdom | 34 | 38 |
| Italy | 34 | 38 |
| France | 33 | 37 |
| Brazil | 32 | 36 |
| Canada | 27 | 31 |
| India | 26 | 30 |
| Spain | 23 | 27 |
| Russia | 14 | 18 |
| South Korea | 14 | 18 |
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- Prescribed Drug Spending in Canada, 2016
- Drug store/pharmacy market in the U.S.
- Drug use in the U.S.
- Adolescent drug use in the U.S.
- Drug use in the United Kingdom
- Drug use among children in the United Kingdom
- Monitoring the Future: Key Findings on Adolescent Drug Use - Overview 2016
- Express Scripts 2016 Drug Trend Report
- Prescribed Drug Spending in Canada, 2013
- Results from the 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Detailed Tables
- Medicines Use and Spending in the U.S. - A Review of 2016 and Outlook to 2021
- World Drug Report 2011
- CDER New Drug Review: 2016 Update
- Drug use in Europe
- Compass Rx - Annual Public Drug Plan Expenditure Report 2012/13