Based on a comparison of 33 countries in 2017, USA ranked the highest in expenditure on pharmaceuticals with USD 392,527 mil followed by Japan and Germany. On the other end of the scale was Iceland with USD 199 mil, Estonia with USD 297 mil and Luxembourg with USD 311 mil.
Data for more countries are available at Total Expenditure on Pharmaceuticals (USD) indicator page.
| 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 | |||
| France | USD mil | 35,577 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Germany | USD mil | 41,848 | 43,265 | 40,522 | 38,723 | 41,757 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Italy | USD mil | 25,813 | 25,635 | 25,923 | 24,423 | 25,398 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | USD mil | 5,710 | 5,579 | 5,116 | 4,859 | 5,122 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Russia | USD mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| South Korea | USD mil | 20,591 | 22,113 | 21,743 | 21,330 | 23,657 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Spain | USD mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14,164 | 14,569 | 13,072 | 12,686 | 13,547 | ... | ||||||||||
| Switzerland | USD mil | 6,399 | 6,301 | 6,228 | 6,349 | 6,543 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | USD mil | 326,988 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | USD mil | 22,825 | 25,689 | 26,869 | 24,944 | 25,145 | ... |
Helgi Library 
