Distribution of pharmaceutical R&D companies by region 2024 vs. 2025

Published by
Matej Mikulic,
May 6, 2025

This statistic shows the distribution of pharmaceutical R&D companies worldwide by country or region, as of January 2024 and January 2025. At the beginning of both years, ** percent of all pharmaceutical R&D companies were headquartered in the United States.

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Distribution of pharmaceutical R&D companies worldwide as of 2024 and 2025, by country

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Release date

2025

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

As of January 2024 and January 2025

Supplementary notes

The statistic is based on headquarter locations of R&D companies.

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