All values were calculated based on given data. Percentage points missing/exceeding 100 percent are probably due to rounding.
* In 2007, it is "rest of the world" instead of "lower income countries"
** Forecast.
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Medicine spending share globally in 2007, 2022, and 2027, by country group
This statistic shows the global medicine spending distribution in 2007, 2022, and a forecast for 2027, by country group. As per the forecast, in 2027, the group of countries with a developed pharmaceutical market will hold a share of probably 73 percent of the global medicine spending.
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Medical Buyer. (January 27, 2023). Global medicine spending distribution in 2007, 2022, and 2027, by country group [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from /statistics/820848/medicine-spending-worldwide-by-country-group-share/
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