This statistic depicts the global pharmaceutical market sales - including prescription and over-the-counter drugs - from 2016 to 2030, categorized by technology. In 2023, biotechnology accounted for 40 percent of pharmaceutical sales worldwide, while conventional or unclassified technology accounted for 60 percent. Biotechnology allows for the utilization of living systems and organisms to create pharmaceutical products.
Distribution of global pharmaceutical sales from 2016 to 2030, by technology
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