Drugs and medicine exports by country totaled US$322.1 billion in 2015, down by an average -0.6% for all drugs and medicine shippers over the five-year period starting in 2011. The value of global drugs and medicine exports dipped more dramatically by -5% from 2014 to 2015. Among continents, European countries accounted for the highest dollar value worth of drugs and medicine exports during 2015 with shipments amounting to $253.7 billion or 78.8% of the global total. In second place were North American exporters at 10.2% while 9.4% of worldwide drugs and medicine shipments originated from Asia. Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of drugs and medicine during 2015: Germany: US$48.9 billion (15.2% of total drugs and medicines exports) Switzerland: $34.5 billion (10.7%) Belgium: $27.3 billion (8.5%) United States: $24.6 billion (7.7%) United Kingdom: $24.2 billion (7.5%) France: $22.7 billion (7%) Ireland: $21.8 billion (6.8%) Italy: $18.5 billion (5.8%) Netherlands: $15.7 billion (4.9%) India: $11.2 billion (3.5%) Spain: $8.2 billion (2.5%) Canada: $6.5 billion (2%) Sweden: $6 billion (1.9%) Singapore: $5.1 billion (1.6%) Austria: $4.9 billion (1.5%) Among the above countries, the fastest-growing drugs and medicines exporters since 2011 were: Canada (up 62.5%), India (up 60.4%), Netherlands (up 25.9%) and Singapore (up 20.7%). Those countries that posted declines in their exported drugs and medicines sales were led by: Belgium (down -21.8%), Austria (down -17.6%), Sweden (down -15%) and France (down -14.3%). The listed 15 countries shipped 87% of all drugs and medicine exports in 2015 (by value). Source
