Top Pharmaceutical Product Importers 2015  This list reveals the top 10 pharmaceutical products importers based on their percentage of global import purchases (shown within parenthesis). In 2015, world pharmaceutical products imports totaled US$514.6 billion.

Fastest-Growing Pharmaceuticals Import Countries To see the 25 fastest-growing pharmaceutical products importers from 2011 to 2015, use the slidebar on the accompanying list. Overall, the 5-year percentage gain for globally imported pharmaceutical products was 6.9%.

Research Note:  Import numbers rarely match the source exporters’ stats. Reasons for import-export statistical discrepancies include re-exports, time lags, misallocations, distinct trade reporting systems, different quantity measurements and country confidentiality rules. Also, transportation and insurance costs are sometimes added to import totals.

Data source: Trade Map, International Trade Centre, www.intracen.org/marketanalysis