Innovative drug out-licensing deal value vs First-in-class drug approvals in China

In 2025, innovative drug out-licensing deal value in China was 130 billion USD; first-in-class drug approvals was 11.

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China, spaced by time from 2024 to 2025 . Different units, drawn on separate scales and clipped to the years both series publish — earlier history stays on each indicator's own page. Read the values, not the heights.

Innovative drug out-licensing deal value

Unit: billion USD · 2 observations

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Innovative drug out-licensing deal valueInnovative drug out-licensing deal value. 2 observations from 2024 to 2025, ranging from 51.9 billion USD to 130 billion USD. Latest value 130 billion USD (2025). billion USD 0 30 60 90 120 150 2024 2025 51.9 130
Innovative drug out-licensing deal valueInnovative drug out-licensing deal value. 2 observations from 2024 to 2025, ranging from 51.9 billion USD to 130 billion USD. Latest value 130 billion USD (2025). billion USD 0 50 100 150 2024 2025 51.9 130
Innovative drug out-licensing deal valueInnovative drug out-licensing deal value. 2 observations from 2024 to 2025, ranging from 51.9 billion USD to 130 billion USD. Latest value 130 billion USD (2025). billion USD 0 50 100 150 2024 2025 51.9 130
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Innovative drug out-licensing deal value
Period Type Value
2024 Actual 51.9 billion USD
2025 Actual 130 billion USD
Source: NHSA · CC BY 4.0 · Full series

First-in-class drug approvals

Unit: count · 2 observations

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First-in-class drug approvalsFirst-in-class drug approvals. 2 observations from 2024 to 2025, ranging from 11 to 48. Latest value 11 (2025). 0 10 20 30 40 50 2024 2025 48 11
First-in-class drug approvalsFirst-in-class drug approvals. 2 observations from 2024 to 2025, ranging from 11 to 48. Latest value 11 (2025). 0 20 40 60 2024 2025 48 11
First-in-class drug approvalsFirst-in-class drug approvals. 2 observations from 2024 to 2025, ranging from 11 to 48. Latest value 11 (2025). 0 20 40 60 2024 2025 48 11
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First-in-class drug approvals
Period Type Value
2024 Actual 48
2025 Actual 11
Source: NMPA, NHSA · CC BY 4.0 · Full series

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Period Innovative drug out-licensing deal value First-in-class drug approvals
2024 51.9 billion USD 48
2025 130 billion USD 11

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Innovative drug out-licensing deal value

Total monetary value of out-licensing agreements signed for innovative pharmaceutical products.

2 observations in China · source organisations: NHSA

First-in-class drug approvals

Number of approved therapeutic drugs featuring a novel biological mechanism of action.

4 observations in China · source organisations: NMPA, NHSA

Data published under CC BY 4.0. Series A as JSON · Series B as JSON

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