As of 2018, almost a third of all active pharmaceutical ingredients manufacturing facilities were located in India, followed by China, with 14 percent of these facilities located in the East Asian country.
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IQVIA. (February 14, 2024). Share of active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacturing facilities worldwide by region as of 2018 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 15, 2026, from /statistics/1496671/api-manufacturing-per-region/
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