Total expenditure on pharmaceuticals rose 7.18% to USD 2,385 mil in Ireland in 2017, according to OECD.
Historically, total expenditure on pharmaceuticals in Ireland reached an all time high of USD 3,025 mil in 2009 and an all time low of USD 51.9 mil in 1975.
Ireland has been ranked 22nd within the group of 30 countries we follow in terms of total expenditure on pharmaceuticals, 1 place below 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 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Belgium | USD mil | ... | ... | ... | 7,896 | 7,666 | 7,098 | 6,693 | 7,347 | |||||||||||||
| Canada | USD mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 23,844 | 22,944 | 21,313 | 20,783 | 22,929 | |||
| Denmark | USD mil | 3,561 | 3,628 | 3,303 | 3,114 | 3,380 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | USD mil | 35,577 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Germany | USD mil | 41,848 | 43,265 | 40,522 | 38,723 | 41,757 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Iceland | USD mil | 213 | 195 | 190 | 209 | 254 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | USD mil | 2,601 | 2,467 | 2,276 | 2,226 | 2,385 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Italy | USD mil | 25,813 | 25,635 | 25,923 | 24,423 | 25,398 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | USD mil | 7,115 | 6,338 | 5,799 | 5,170 | 4,957 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Norway | USD mil | 3,278 | 3,111 | 2,794 | 2,842 | 3,167 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | USD mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14,164 | 14,569 | 13,072 | 12,686 | 13,547 | ... | ||||||||||
| Sweden | USD mil | 5,571 | 5,312 | 4,994 | 4,824 | 5,038 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | USD mil | 326,988 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | USD mil | 22,825 | 25,689 | 26,869 | 24,944 | 25,145 | ... |
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