Allocation of R&D investments in pharmaceutical industry by function 2022

Published by
Matej Mikulic,
Jul 15, 2024

This statistic displays the pharmaceutical industry's research and development investment allocation by select functions in 2022. The pharmaceutical industry spent almost 16 percent of research and development investments during pre-human or pre-clinical stages.

Allocation of research and development investments in pharmaceutical industry in 2022, by function

CharacteristicPercentage of R&D investments
Pre-human/pre-clinical 15.9%
Clinical trials 48.4%
Phase I* 8.5%
Phase II* 11.1%
Phase III* 28.8%
Approval 4.3%
Pharmacovigiliance (Phase IV) 11.5%
Uncategorized 20%
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Percentage of R&D investments15.9%15.9%48.4%48.4%8.5%8.5%11.1%11.1%28.8%28.8%4.3%4.3%11.5%11.5%20%20%Pre-human/pre-clinicalClinical trialsPhase I*Phase II*Phase III*ApprovalPharmacovigiliance (Phase IV)Uncategorized
0%2.5%5%7.5%10%12.5%15%17.5%20%22.5%25%27.5%30%32.5%35%37.5%40%42.5%45%47.5%50%52.5%55%

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Release date

June 2024

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2022

Supplementary notes

EFPIA: European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations
* Phase I to III are part of clinical trials.
Note: PhRMA, Annual Membership Survey 2023 (percentages calculated from 2022 data; total values may be affected by rounding)

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