Medicine spending

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2.6 trillionUSD
forecast

Global · 2030

IQVIA projects medicine spending worldwide at 2.6 trillion USD in 2030.

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Publisher
IQVIA
Authority tier
T3 Research
Locator
Exhibit 15: Global medicine market size and growth including estimated COVID-19 vaccine and therapeutic spending, 2016–2030
Retrieved
15 Sep 2026
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Verified

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Global medicine spending — the amount spent purchasing medicines from manufacturers before off-invoice discounts and rebates — is expected to exceed $2.6Tn by 2030 and increasing at a rate of 5–8% per year.

IQVIA Institute, Global Medicine Use Trends 2026 · Exhibit 15: Global medicine market size and growth including estimated COVID-19 vaccine and therapeutic spending, 2016–2030
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IQVIA Institute. (2030). Global Medicine Use Trends 2026. Retrieved September 15, 2026, from https://www.iqvia.com/insights/the-iqvia-institute/reports-and-publications/reports/global-medicine-use-trends-2026. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XCF5037JCNPDKKT7NMJ
MLA
IQVIA Institute. "Global Medicine Use Trends 2026." 2030, https://www.iqvia.com/insights/the-iqvia-institute/reports-and-publications/reports/global-medicine-use-trends-2026. Accessed 15 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XCF5037JCNPDKKT7NMJ.
Chicago
IQVIA Institute. "Global Medicine Use Trends 2026." 2030. https://www.iqvia.com/insights/the-iqvia-institute/reports-and-publications/reports/global-medicine-use-trends-2026. Accessed September 15, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XCF5037JCNPDKKT7NMJ.
BibTeX
@misc{iqvia2030medicinekt7nmj, author = {{IQVIA Institute}}, title = {Global Medicine Use Trends 2026}, year = {2030}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XCF5037JCNPDKKT7NMJ}, note = {Original source: https://www.iqvia.com/insights/the-iqvia-institute/reports-and-publications/reports/global-medicine-use-trends-2026. Accessed September 15, 2026.} }

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Publisher
IQVIA Institute · homepage ↗
Authority tier
Tier 3 · Industry & Research
Report
Global Medicine Use Trends 2026
Type
Press release
Published
Locator
Exhibit 15: Global medicine market size and growth including estimated COVID-19 vaccine and therapeutic spending, 2016–2030
Retrieved
15 September 2026
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15 September 2026
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15 September 2026
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