This statistic represents the size of the global photonics market from 2012 through 2016. In 2012, the market for photonics was sized at around 546 billion U.S. dollars. It is expected that the industry will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 6 percent between 2012 and 2017.
Projected global photonics market size from 2012 to 2016
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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PIDA. (June 18, 2015). Projected global photonics market size from 2012 to 2016 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/282346/global-photonics-market-size/
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PIDA. (2015). Projected global photonics market size from 2012 to 2016 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/282346/global-photonics-market-size/
PIDA. "Projected Global Photonics Market Size from 2012 to 2016 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jun 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/282346/global-photonics-market-size/
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Projected global photonics market size from 2012 to 2016 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], PIDA, June 18, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/282346/global-photonics-market-size/