Total expenditure on pharmaceuticals rose 4.83% to USD 58,523 mil in Japan in 2017, according to OECD.
Historically, total expenditure on pharmaceuticals in Japan reached an all time high of USD 87,682 mil in 2011 and an all time low of USD 15,361 mil in 1980.
Japan has been ranked 1st 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 |
| Canada | USD mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 23,844 | 22,944 | 21,313 | 20,783 | 22,929 | |||
| China | USD mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | USD mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Germany | USD mil | 41,848 | 43,265 | 40,522 | 38,723 | 41,757 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| India | USD mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Japan | USD mil | 70,503 | 58,550 | 56,155 | 55,827 | 58,523 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Mexico | USD mil | 7,115 | 6,338 | 5,799 | 5,170 | 4,957 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Russia | USD mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| South Korea | USD mil | 20,591 | 22,113 | 21,743 | 21,330 | 23,657 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| USA | USD mil | 326,988 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | USD mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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