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Pharmaceutical Exports by Country

Germany has the highest Value of Pharmaceutical Exports in 2023 ($120.84B), followed by Switzerland ($100.42B) and United States ($93.32B). Belize has the lowest ($1M).

Health140 countries · 1 metricUpdated Feb 27, 2025Original page
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Value of Pharmaceutical Exports, 2023

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Ranking

Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 133 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median
$174M
Middle half $12M – $1.37B
Average
$6.82B
133 countries
Highest
$120.84B
Germany
Lowest
$1M
Belize

Over time · 2021–2023

The top 5 in 2023, against the median.

  • Median of all countries
  • Germany
  • Switzerland
  • United States
  • Belgium
  • Ireland

Data

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133 countries · # = rank by Value of Pharmaceutical Exports
#
1Germany$120.84B
2Switzerland$100.42B
3United States$93.32B
4Belgium$84.21B
5Ireland$83.77B
6Netherlands$59.39B
7Italy$51.97B
8France$39.04B
9United Kingdom$29.6B
10Denmark$23.19B
11India$23.17B
12Spain$22.94B
13Slovenia$20.31B
14China$20.29B
15Austria$17.87B
16Sweden$14.38B
17Singapore$11.51B
18Canada$9.69B
19Hungary$9.44B
20Japan$7.84B
21South Korea$6.51B
22Poland$6.4B
23Czechia$4.39B
24Australia$3.16B
25Greece$3.04B
26Portugal$3B
27Mexico$2.35B
28Turkey$2.25B
29Hong Kong$2.01B
30Finland$1.99B
31Panama$1.93B
32United Arab Emirates$1.9B
33Israel$1.83B
34Bulgaria$1.37B
35Brazil$1.32B
36Romania$1.31B
37Taiwan$1.3B
38Croatia$1.22B
39Lithuania$1.17B
40Argentina$919M
41Norway$812M
42Slovakia$805M
43Jordan$776M
44Latvia$752M
45Indonesia$678M
46Thailand$653M
47Malaysia$619M
48Dominican Republic$605M
49Saudi Arabia$593M
50Russia$587M
51South Africa$488M
52Serbia$465M
53Colombia$445M
54Cyprus$438M
55Malta$417M
56Costa Rica$414M
57New Zealand$413M
58Guatemala$408M
59Egypt$355M
60Belarus$315M
61Pakistan$308M
62Ukraine$279M
63Chile$219M
64Luxembourg$205M
65El Salvador$183M
66Uruguay$174M
66North Macedonia$174M
68Kenya$166M
69Bangladesh$156M
70Estonia$151M
71Georgia$141M
72Iran$136M
73Tunisia$114M
74Peru$111M
75Oman$110M
76Bosnia and Herzegovina$92M
77Vietnam$90M
78Paraguay$74M
79Philippines$57M
79Iceland$57M
81Kazakhstan$50M
82Moldova$45M
82Montenegro$45M
84Lebanon$44M
85Mali$43M
85Kuwait$43M
87Morocco$40M
88Ecuador$36M
89Uganda$35M
89Honduras$35M
89Armenia$35M
92Mauritius$33M
93Barbados$30M
94Uzbekistan$24M
95Cambodia$20M
96Nicaragua$19M
97Azerbaijan$15M
97Fiji$15M
99Ghana$14M
100Botswana$12M
101Nepal$11M
102Albania$9M
103Qatar$8M
104Madagascar$7M
104Jamaica$7M
106Algeria$6M
106Sri Lanka$6M
106Zambia$6M
106Togo$6M
110Zimbabwe$5M
110Kyrgyzstan$5M
110Guyana$5M
110Macau$5M
114Ivory Coast$4M
114Djibouti$4M
116Tanzania$3M
116Cameroon$3M
116Benin$3M
116Bolivia$3M
116Bahrain$3M
121Senegal$2M
121Namibia$2M
123Nigeria$1M
123Ethiopia$1M
123DR Congo$1M
123Venezuela$1M
123Burkina Faso$1M
123Rwanda$1M
123Sierra Leone$1M
123Trinidad and Tobago$1M
123Eswatini$1M
123Brunei$1M
123Belize$1M

What correlates with Value of Pharmaceutical Exports (2023)?

Pearson r against 1,620 other country metrics sharing at least 80 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Value of Pharmaceutical Exports tend to score higher on these

  1. Coffee Export ValueCoffee Exports by Country
    r = +0.76 · very strong · n = 116
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  2. Plastic Waste ExportedPlastic Pollution by Country
    r = +0.75 · very strong · n = 130
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  3. Coffee Export AmountCoffee Exports by Country
    r = +0.71 · very strong · n = 121
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  4. Deodorant ImportsDeodorant Use by Country
    r = +0.69 · strong · n = 127
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  5. Health Spending per Person (US$)Health Indicators by Country (World Bank)
    r = +0.68 · strong · n = 129
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  6. Per Capita Healthcare CostsHealth Care Costs by Country
    r = +0.67 · strong · n = 129
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Value of Pharmaceutical Exports tend to score lower on these

  1. % of Children Ever BreastfedBreastfeeding Rates by Country
    r = −0.72 · very strong · n = 86
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  2. CyberCash 2019Tier 1 Countries
    r = −0.59 · strong · n = 133
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  3. RichAds 2024Tier 1 Countries
    r = −0.54 · strong · n = 117
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  4. Marketing Experts 2023Tier 1 Countries
    r = −0.52 · strong · n = 122
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  5. Lunio 2020Tier 1 Countries
    r = −0.52 · strong · n = 123
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  6. ZeroPark 2020Tier 1 Countries
    r = −0.52 · strong · n = 133
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest Value of Pharmaceutical Exports?
Germany has the highest Value of Pharmaceutical Exports in 2023, at $120.84B, followed by Switzerland ($100.42B) and United States ($93.32B).
Which country has the lowest Value of Pharmaceutical Exports?
Belize has the lowest Value of Pharmaceutical Exports in 2023, at $1M.
What is the median Value of Pharmaceutical Exports across countries?
The median is $174M across the 133 countries with data in 2023.
Where does this pharmaceutical exports by country data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Drugs and Medicine Exports by Country - World's Top Exports; Merchandise Trade - WTO Trade Dashboard.

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