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In 2021, Pfizer S.r.l. was the leading Italian pharmaceutical company, with an annual revenue of approximately *** billion euros. Chiesi and Sanofi came second and third in the ranking, both with revenue of *** billion euros. According to the the data provided by , closing the ranking of the five largest Italian pharmaceutical firms was Janssen Cilag with a revenue of ***billion euros. 

Italian pharmaceutical industry

In 2022, Italy accounted for *** percent of the global pharmaceutical sales, ranking sixth among the top ten pharmaceutical markets worldwide. The production value of the Italian pharmaceutical industry grew steadily over time, peaking in 2023 at ** billion euros.  

Pharmaceutical trade

 The share of Italian pharmaceutical products exported abroad grew remarkably. During the twenty-year period from 1997 to 2019, the percentage of production exported grew from ** to ** percent. In 2021, Belgium and the United States were the leading destination countries for the Italian pharmaceutical preparations.