This statistic displays the pharmaceutical sales for patented and non-patented drugs in Canada from 2004 to 2023. In 2007, patented drug sales in the country totaled 12.1 billion Canadian dollars, while the record high was in 2023 with nearly 20 billion Canadian dollars. 2022 was the year when non-patented drug sales were higher for the first time in the provided period. The pharmaceutical industry in Canada both develops and manufactures brand name and generic pharmaceuticals.
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Pharmaceutical sales from patented and non-patented drugs in Canada from 2004 to 2023
(in billion Canadian dollars)
Characteristic
Patented
Non-patented
2023*
19.9
21.1
2022*
18.4
19.2
2021*
17.4
16.7
2020*
17.7
14.2
2019*
17.2
12.7
2018*
16.7
11.6
2017
16.8
10.2
2016
15.6
10
2015
15.1
9.4
2014
13.8
9.2
2013
13.4
8.7
2012
12.9
8.9
2011
12.9
9.2
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Sales in billion Canadian dollars10.510.510.910.911.711.712.112.112.612.6131312.412.412.912.912.912.913.413.413.813.815.115.115.615.616.816.816.716.717.217.217.717.717.417.418.418.419.919.9444.54.55.65.6777.87.88.88.89.89.89.29.28.98.98.78.79.29.29.49.4101010.210.211.611.612.712.714.214.216.716.719.219.221.121.1PatentedNon-patented200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018*2019*2020*2021*2022*2023*
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PMPRB. (December 6, 2024). Pharmaceutical sales from patented and non-patented drugs in Canada from 2004 to 2023 (in billion Canadian dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/422591/sales-from-patented-and-non-patented-pharmaceutical-drugs-in-canada/
PMPRB. "Pharmaceutical sales from patented and non-patented drugs in Canada from 2004 to 2023 (in billion Canadian dollars)." Chart. December 6, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/422591/sales-from-patented-and-non-patented-pharmaceutical-drugs-in-canada/
PMPRB. (2024). Pharmaceutical sales from patented and non-patented drugs in Canada from 2004 to 2023 (in billion Canadian dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/422591/sales-from-patented-and-non-patented-pharmaceutical-drugs-in-canada/
PMPRB. "Pharmaceutical Sales from Patented and Non-patented Drugs in Canada from 2004 to 2023 (in Billion Canadian Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Dec 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/422591/sales-from-patented-and-non-patented-pharmaceutical-drugs-in-canada/
PMPRB, Pharmaceutical sales from patented and non-patented drugs in Canada from 2004 to 2023 (in billion Canadian dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/422591/sales-from-patented-and-non-patented-pharmaceutical-drugs-in-canada/ (last visited July 15, 2025)
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