
Total worldwide prescription drug revenue - projection 2020-2028
This statistic depicts a projection for the total prescription drug revenue worldwide from 2020 to 2026. In 2022, the industry is expected to generate 1.14 trillion U.S. dollars in prescription drug revenue worldwide. Revenues are expected to reach 1.6 trillion U.S. dollars by 2028. There is an increasing growth especially in sales of so-called orphan drugs for the treatment of rare diseases. The pandemic and the demand for treatments and vaccines brought a significant increase in 2020-2021 revenues.