In 2021, the leading recipient country for pharmaceutical drug exports from Japan was Switzerland, with an export value of approximately 146.6 billion Japanese yen. The United States of America followed with a value of close to 140 billion yen.
Value of pharmaceutical drug exports from Japan in 2021, by region (in billion Japanese yen)
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Statistics on Pharmaceutical industry in Japan
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Global pharmaceutical market - revenue distribution 2010-2021, by region
- Premium Statistic Number of medical drug manufacturing plants Japan 2021, by production value
- Premium Statistic Total asset of major companies in pharmaceutical industry Japan 2021
- Premium Statistic Volume share of generics in prescription drug market Japan 2005-2021
Production
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- Premium Statistic Production value of pharmaceutical drugs Japan 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Share of drug production value Japan 2012-2021, by type
- Premium Statistic Share of drug production value Japan 2021, by category
- Premium Statistic Share of drug production value Japan 2021, by drug form
- Premium Statistic Production value of prescription drugs Japan 2012-2021
International trade
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- Premium Statistic Value of imported pharmaceutical drugs to Japan 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Value of exported pharmaceutical drugs from Japan 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Value of imported pharmaceutical drugs to Japan 2021, by region
- Premium Statistic Value of exported pharmaceutical drugs from Japan 2021, by region
Sales
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- Premium Statistic Prescription and OTC drug wholesales share in Japan FY 1990-2020
- Premium Statistic Prescription drug market size Japan 2002-2021
- Premium Statistic Share of prescription drug sales Japan FY 2011-2020, by channel
- Premium Statistic Share of prescription drug market Japan 2010-2019 , by category
- Premium Statistic Sales value of leading drugs Japan FY 2021
Expenditure
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- Premium Statistic R&D spending of pharmaceutical companies in relation to sales Japan FY 2015-2021
- Premium Statistic R&D spending of pharmaceutical companies Japan FY 2015-2021
- Premium Statistic R&D expenditure of leading pharmaceutical manufacturers Japan 2020
- Premium Statistic Ad expenses of the pharmaceuticals industry Japan 2012-2021
Approval and patent
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- Premium Statistic Number of pharmaceutical products approved by PMDA Japan FY 2020, by type
- Premium Statistic Number of prescription drugs approved by PMDA Japan FY 2015-2020, by type
- Premium Statistic Number of new drugs approved by PMDA Japan FY 2014-2020
- Premium Statistic Number of patents in the pharmaceutical industry Japan 2021, by type
- Premium Statistic Companies with the highest number of pharmaceutical patent applications Japan 2021
Leading companies
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- Premium Statistic Major pharmaceutical companies in prescription drug sales Japan 2021, by distributor
- Premium Statistic Net sales of leading generics makers Japan 2020
- Basic Statistic Takeda Pharmaceutical's revenue FY 2012-2021
- Basic Statistic Otsuka Holdings' net sales FY 2012-2021
- Basic Statistic Astellas Pharma's revenue FY 2012-2021
- Basic Statistic Daiichi Sankyo's revenue FY 2012-2021
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
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- Value of exported pharmaceutical drugs from Japan 2021, by geographic region
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MHLW (Japan). (December 23, 2022). Value of pharmaceutical drug exports from Japan in 2021, by region (in billion Japanese yen) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 22, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/742392/japan-value-of-pharmaceutical-drug-exports-by-major-country/
MHLW (Japan). "Value of pharmaceutical drug exports from Japan in 2021, by region (in billion Japanese yen)." Chart. December 23, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 22, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/742392/japan-value-of-pharmaceutical-drug-exports-by-major-country/
MHLW (Japan). (2022). Value of pharmaceutical drug exports from Japan in 2021, by region (in billion Japanese yen). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 22, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/742392/japan-value-of-pharmaceutical-drug-exports-by-major-country/
MHLW (Japan). "Value of Pharmaceutical Drug Exports from Japan in 2021, by Region (in Billion Japanese Yen)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/742392/japan-value-of-pharmaceutical-drug-exports-by-major-country/
MHLW (Japan), Value of pharmaceutical drug exports from Japan in 2021, by region (in billion Japanese yen) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/742392/japan-value-of-pharmaceutical-drug-exports-by-major-country/ (last visited March 22, 2023)
Value of pharmaceutical drug exports from Japan in 2021, by region (in billion Japanese yen) [Graph], MHLW (Japan), December 23, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/742392/japan-value-of-pharmaceutical-drug-exports-by-major-country/