Expenditure on pharmaceuticals per capita rose 5.26% to USD 469 in Japan in 2017, according to OECD.
Historically, expenditure on pharmaceuticals per capita in Japan reached an all time high of USD 689 in 2011 and an all time low of USD 133 in 1980.
Japan has been ranked 12th within the group of 30 countries we follow in terms of expenditure on pharmaceuticals per capita, 3 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Expenditure on Pharmaceuticals Per Capita (USD) | Unit | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| Canada | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 681 | 650 | 599 | 580 | 635 | |||
| China | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Germany | USD | 508 | 526 | 494 | 474 | 513 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| India | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Japan | USD | 557 | 464 | 446 | 445 | 469 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Mexico | USD | 58.5 | 51.6 | 46.8 | 41.4 | 39.3 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Russia | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| South Korea | USD | 420 | 450 | 441 | 432 | 478 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| USA | USD | 1,026 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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