U.S. Prescription drug prices as percentage of OECD prices 2022

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Matej Mikulic,
Sep 30, 2024

In 2022, the prescription drugs in the United States were the most expensive in the OECD countries, being almost 3.5 times more expensive than in Japan. In general, the prices of U.S. prescription drugs were, on average, around 2.8 times more expensive than in all other OECD countries.

Prices of U.S. prescription drugs as a percentage of prices in select OECD countries as of 2022

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February 2024

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Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, United Kingdom

Survey time period

2022

Supplementary notes

"All countries" refers to all 33 OECD countries combined.

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