Cumulative biopharmaceutical R&D expenditure

STO-REC-STATC9H3H7T2 National
1 trillionUSD

United States · 2000–2025

Cumulative biopharmaceutical R&D expenditure in United States totalled 1 trillion USD in 2000–2025 (PhRMA).

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PhRMA
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T2 National
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Committed to Research
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17 Sep 2026
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Verified

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PhRMA member companies have invested over $1 trillion dollars in R&D since 2000, establishing the biopharmaceutical sector as the most R&D-intensive industry in the U.S. economy.

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APA
PhRMA. (2025). Research & Development. Retrieved September 17, 2026, from https://phrma.org/policy-issues/research-development. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_C9H3H7G4QK2418S8SH3H1NE64T
MLA
PhRMA. "Research & Development." 2025, https://phrma.org/policy-issues/research-development. Accessed 17 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_C9H3H7G4QK2418S8SH3H1NE64T.
Chicago
PhRMA. "Research & Development." 2025. https://phrma.org/policy-issues/research-development. Accessed September 17, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_C9H3H7G4QK2418S8SH3H1NE64T.
BibTeX
@misc{phrma2025cumulative1ne64t, author = {{PhRMA}}, title = {Research \& Development}, year = {2025}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_C9H3H7G4QK2418S8SH3H1NE64T}, note = {Original source: https://phrma.org/policy-issues/research-development. Accessed September 17, 2026.} }

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Primary Source

Publisher
PhRMA · homepage ↗
Authority tier
Tier 2 · National Official
Report
Research & Development
Type
Press release
Published
Locator
Committed to Research
Retrieved
17 September 2026
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Reachable (HTTP 200)
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Verified
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17 September 2026
Last revision
17 September 2026
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