This statistic displays the distribution of the gross value added in the pharmaceutical industry worldwide in 2012, by product type. During this year, the gross value added in the industry by generic pharmaceutical products accounted for 27.9 percent of total. The pharmaceutical industry employs almost 4.5 million people across the globe, with about 3 million employees located in Asia.
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WifOR. (February 26, 2015). Percentage of global pharmaceutical gross value added in 2012, by product type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/418706/pharmaceutical-industry-share-of-gross-value-added-by-product-type/
WifOR. "Percentage of global pharmaceutical gross value added in 2012, by product type." Chart. February 26, 2015. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/418706/pharmaceutical-industry-share-of-gross-value-added-by-product-type/
WifOR. (2015). Percentage of global pharmaceutical gross value added in 2012, by product type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/418706/pharmaceutical-industry-share-of-gross-value-added-by-product-type/
WifOR. "Percentage of Global Pharmaceutical Gross Value Added in 2012, by Product Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Feb 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/418706/pharmaceutical-industry-share-of-gross-value-added-by-product-type/
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Percentage of global pharmaceutical gross value added in 2012, by product type [Graph], WifOR, February 26, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/418706/pharmaceutical-industry-share-of-gross-value-added-by-product-type/