Pharmaceutical R&D GDP contribution

In 2022, the pharmaceutical sector’s R&D activities alone contributed USD 227 billion GDP globally, 30% of its direct contribution to the world economy.

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IFPMA. (2022). Enabling innovation: The R&D ecosystem for medicines and vaccines. Retrieved September 15, 2026, from https://www.ifpma.org/publications/enabling-innovation-the-rd-ecosystem-for-medicines-and-vaccines/. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XCG3Y4BJ2059JBJMGF2

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MLA

IFPMA. "Enabling innovation: The R&D ecosystem for medicines and vaccines." 2022, https://www.ifpma.org/publications/enabling-innovation-the-rd-ecosystem-for-medicines-and-vaccines/. Accessed 15 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XCG3Y4BJ2059JBJMGF2.

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Chicago

IFPMA. "Enabling innovation: The R&D ecosystem for medicines and vaccines." 2022. https://www.ifpma.org/publications/enabling-innovation-the-rd-ecosystem-for-medicines-and-vaccines/. Accessed September 15, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XCG3Y4BJ2059JBJMGF2.

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BibTeX

@misc{ifpma2022pharmaceuticalbjmgf2, author = {{IFPMA}}, title = {Enabling innovation: The R\&D ecosystem for medicines and vaccines}, year = {2022}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XCG3Y4BJ2059JBJMGF2}, note = {Original source: https://www.ifpma.org/publications/enabling-innovation-the-rd-ecosystem-for-medicines-and-vaccines/. Accessed September 15, 2026.} }

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