This statistic displays the European pharmaceutical industry's research and development expenditures by country in 2023 (or latest year available). The pharmaceutical industry in Denmark spent an estimated **** billion euros on research and development in that year.
EFPIA: European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations The figures relate to the R&D carried out in each country. The figures are for 2023 or latest year available. Poland, Slovenia, U.K.: 2022 data; Austria, Netherlands: 2021 data; Hungary, Slovakia, Turkey: 2020 data; Norway: 2015 data; Cyprus, Ireland: 2013 data; Croatia: 2011 data Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway (LMI members), Romania, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland (Interpharma members), Turkey: estimate
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EFPIA. (June 26, 2025). Pharmaceutical research and development spending in selected European countries in 2023 (in million euros) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/315952/european-pharmaceutical-research-and-development-by-country/
EFPIA. "Pharmaceutical research and development spending in selected European countries in 2023 (in million euros)." Chart. June 26, 2025. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/315952/european-pharmaceutical-research-and-development-by-country/
EFPIA. (2025). Pharmaceutical research and development spending in selected European countries in 2023 (in million euros). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/315952/european-pharmaceutical-research-and-development-by-country/
EFPIA. "Pharmaceutical Research and Development Spending in Selected European Countries in 2023 (in Million Euros)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jun 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/315952/european-pharmaceutical-research-and-development-by-country/
EFPIA, Pharmaceutical research and development spending in selected European countries in 2023 (in million euros) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/315952/european-pharmaceutical-research-and-development-by-country/ (last visited July 22, 2025)
Pharmaceutical research and development spending in selected European countries in 2023 (in million euros) [Graph], EFPIA, June 26, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/315952/european-pharmaceutical-research-and-development-by-country/