This statistic shows the pharmaceutical and health-related research and development expenditure by OECD region and type in 2016. In that year, R&D expenditure in the U.S. pharmaceutical sector which came from business enterprises (BERD) stood at almost 65 billion U.S. dollars while health-related R&D spending from governmental budgets (GBARD) stood at some 36 billion dollars.
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Pharmaceutical and health-related R&D expenditure by OECD region in 2016 (in billion U.S. dollars)*
Characteristic
BERD
GBARD
United States
64.6
35.9
Europe
20.1
11.3
Japan
13.2
1.4
Other OECD
3.1
4.6
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OECD. (November 7, 2019). Pharmaceutical and health-related R&D expenditure by OECD region in 2016 (in billion U.S. dollars)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/788268/pharma-and-health-related-randd-expenditure-by-oecd-region/
OECD. "Pharmaceutical and health-related R&D expenditure by OECD region in 2016 (in billion U.S. dollars)*." Chart. November 7, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/788268/pharma-and-health-related-randd-expenditure-by-oecd-region/
OECD. (2019). Pharmaceutical and health-related R&D expenditure by OECD region in 2016 (in billion U.S. dollars)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/788268/pharma-and-health-related-randd-expenditure-by-oecd-region/
OECD. "Pharmaceutical and Health-related R&d Expenditure by Oecd Region in 2016 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/788268/pharma-and-health-related-randd-expenditure-by-oecd-region/
OECD, Pharmaceutical and health-related R&D expenditure by OECD region in 2016 (in billion U.S. dollars)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/788268/pharma-and-health-related-randd-expenditure-by-oecd-region/ (last visited June 17, 2025)
Pharmaceutical and health-related R&D expenditure by OECD region in 2016 (in billion U.S. dollars)* [Graph], OECD, November 7, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/788268/pharma-and-health-related-randd-expenditure-by-oecd-region/
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