Share of global biopharmaceutical pipeline vs First-in-class drug approvals in China

In 2025, share of global biopharmaceutical pipeline in China was 30%; first-in-class drug approvals was 11.

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Share of global biopharmaceutical pipeline

Unit: % · 1 observation

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Share of global biopharmaceutical pipelineShare of global biopharmaceutical pipeline. 1 observations from 2025 to 2025, ranging from 30% to 30%. % 0 10 20 30 31 Dec 2 Jan 2025 30%
Share of global biopharmaceutical pipelineShare of global biopharmaceutical pipeline. 1 observations from 2025 to 2025, ranging from 30% to 30%. % 0 10 20 30 31 Dec 2 Jan 2025 30%
Share of global biopharmaceutical pipelineShare of global biopharmaceutical pipeline. 1 observations from 2025 to 2025, ranging from 30% to 30%. % 0 10 20 30 31 Dec 2 Jan 2025 30%
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Share of global biopharmaceutical pipeline
Period Type Value
2025 Actual 30%
Source: State Council · CC BY 4.0 · Full series

First-in-class drug approvals

Unit: count · 1 observation

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First-in-class drug approvalsFirst-in-class drug approvals. 1 observations from 2025 to 2025, ranging from 11 to 11. 0 3 6 9 12 31 Dec 2 Jan 2025 11
First-in-class drug approvalsFirst-in-class drug approvals. 1 observations from 2025 to 2025, ranging from 11 to 11. 0 3 6 9 12 31 Dec 2 Jan 2025 11
First-in-class drug approvalsFirst-in-class drug approvals. 1 observations from 2025 to 2025, ranging from 11 to 11. 0 3 6 9 12 31 Dec 2 Jan 2025 11
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First-in-class drug approvals
Period Type Value
2025 Actual 11
Source: NHSA · CC BY 4.0 · Full series

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Period Share of global biopharmaceutical pipeline First-in-class drug approvals
2025 30% 11

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Share of global biopharmaceutical pipeline

Proportion of global biopharmaceutical research and development pipeline assets originating from a specific country or region.

2 observations in China · source organisations: State Council

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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