Every measure of medicine spending
18 measures: the same subject cut by product, segment, basis or form. Each has its own page with every record.
Medicine spending by country
A page for every country with at least three records:
Frequently asked questions
What does medicine spending measure?
Total expenditure on pharmaceutical products and therapies.
What is the latest innovative medicines spending target share of GDP?
United Kingdom: 0.6% in as of 8 Sep 2026.
Which countries does this medicine spending data cover?
2 countries, with a page each for United States.
Where does the data come from?
From 4 documents published by IQVIA and ABPI. Every figure links to its record, which quotes the sentence or table row it was read from.
How often is it updated?
Annual; the newest figure covers as of 8 Sep 2026.
Sources
4 documents from 2 publishers. Each links to the publisher's own copy.
| Document | Publisher | Published | Data points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green shoots for UK pharma investment, but delivery will decide whether they take root | ABPI | — | 1 |
| U.S. Medicine Use Trends 2026 | IQVIA | — | 9 |
| Strengthening Pathways for Cell and Gene Therapies: Current State and Future Scenarios | IQVIA | — | 7 |
| Global Medicine Use Trends 2026 | IQVIA | — | 3 |
Cite this page
Published under CC BY 4.0: free to reuse, including commercially, with attribution to StatOrigin and the original publisher. To cite one figure, open its record.
StatOrigin. (2026). Medicine spending statistics [Data set]. Retrieved September 29, 2026, from https://statorigin.org/statistics/medicine-spending
"Medicine spending statistics." StatOrigin, 2026, https://statorigin.org/statistics/medicine-spending. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.
StatOrigin. "Medicine spending statistics." Data set, 2026. Accessed September 29, 2026. https://statorigin.org/statistics/medicine-spending.
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