* Value means value of the commercial side of the drug sector. Torreya estimates it at approximately $7.03 trillion. Of this, $6.1 trillion is associated with publicly-traded companies.
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Value share of pharma market worldwide 2015 vs. 2021, by subsector
As of November 2021, the value share of the small molecules subsector worldwide stood at around 58 percent of the pharmaceutical industry. Only six years earlier, this share stood at more than 75 percent. This statistic illustrates the value share of the total pharmaceutical market worldwide in 2021 compared to 2015, by subsector.
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Torreya Partners. (November 8, 2021). Value share of the pharmaceutical market worldwide in 2015 and 2021, by subsector* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 22, 2026, from /statistics/1245284/pharmaceutical-value-share-worldwide-by-subsector/
Torreya Partners. "Value share of the pharmaceutical market worldwide in 2015 and 2021, by subsector*." Chart. November 8, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 22, 2026. /statistics/1245284/pharmaceutical-value-share-worldwide-by-subsector/
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Value share of the pharmaceutical market worldwide in 2015 and 2021, by subsector* [Graph], Torreya Partners, November 8, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1245284/pharmaceutical-value-share-worldwide-by-subsector/
