Total expenditure on pharmaceuticals rose 11.4% to USD 3,167 mil in Norway in 2017, according to OECD.
Historically, total expenditure on pharmaceuticals in Norway reached an all time high of USD 3,278 mil in 2013 and an all time low of USD 19.6 mil in 1962. When compared to Norway's main peers, total expenditure on pharmaceuticals in Denmark amounted to USD 3,380 mil, USD 2,631 mil in Finland, USD 254 mil in Iceland and USD 5,038 mil in Sweden in 2017.
Norway has been ranked 19th within the group of 30 countries we follow in terms of total expenditure on pharmaceuticals, 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Total Expenditure on Pharmaceuticals (USD) | Unit | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| Australia | USD mil | 11,386 | 10,142 | 9,475 | 11,124 | 11,091 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Denmark | USD mil | 3,561 | 3,628 | 3,303 | 3,114 | 3,380 | ||||||||||||||||
| Finland | USD mil | 2,699 | 2,731 | 2,554 | 2,484 | 2,631 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Germany | USD mil | 41,848 | 43,265 | 40,522 | 38,723 | 41,757 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Iceland | USD mil | 213 | 195 | 190 | 209 | 254 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | USD mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Netherlands | USD mil | 5,710 | 5,579 | 5,116 | 4,859 | 5,122 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | USD mil | 756 | 769 | 720 | 741 | 888 | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | USD mil | 3,278 | 3,111 | 2,794 | 2,842 | 3,167 | ||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | USD mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Russia | USD mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Sweden | USD mil | 5,571 | 5,312 | 4,994 | 4,824 | 5,038 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | USD mil | 22,825 | 25,689 | 26,869 | 24,944 | 25,145 | ... |
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