In 2022, the wholesale of pharmaceutical goods in the United Kingdom produced an estimated revenue of approximately 65.5 billion British pounds. The annual revenue of pharmaceutical goods in the UK has significantly increased since 2014.
Rise in turnover matches rise in enterprises
Alongside the increased revenue in the pharmaceutical wholesale sector in the UK, the number of enterprises in the sector has increased. The number of enterprises for the wholesale of pharmaceutical goods has increased from around two thousand in 2008 to nearly three thousand in the 2020s.
What products are being consumed in the UK?
Pain relief was the over-the-counter category which received the highest sales value in Great Britain in 2023 at around 750 million British pounds. This was followed by cough and cold remedies which had a sales value of over 580 million British pounds. In terms of prescription drugs, atorvastatin was the most dispensed drug in England in 2022, which treats those with high cholesterol.
Annual revenue of pharmaceutical goods wholesalers in the United Kingdom from 2008 to 2022
(in million GBP)
Data is based on current prices. The Annual Business Survey uses a sample of data from around 62,000 businesses in the Non-Financial Economy in Great Britain and some 11,000 in Northern Ireland to draw estimate totals for the whole business population.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (April 8, 2024). Annual revenue of pharmaceutical goods wholesalers in the United Kingdom from 2008 to 2022 (in million GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/293591/pharmaceutical-goods-wholesalers-total-turnover-in-the-united-kingdom/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Annual revenue of pharmaceutical goods wholesalers in the United Kingdom from 2008 to 2022 (in million GBP)." Chart. April 8, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/293591/pharmaceutical-goods-wholesalers-total-turnover-in-the-united-kingdom/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Annual revenue of pharmaceutical goods wholesalers in the United Kingdom from 2008 to 2022 (in million GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/293591/pharmaceutical-goods-wholesalers-total-turnover-in-the-united-kingdom/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Annual Revenue of Pharmaceutical Goods Wholesalers in The United Kingdom from 2008 to 2022 (in Million Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/293591/pharmaceutical-goods-wholesalers-total-turnover-in-the-united-kingdom/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Annual revenue of pharmaceutical goods wholesalers in the United Kingdom from 2008 to 2022 (in million GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/293591/pharmaceutical-goods-wholesalers-total-turnover-in-the-united-kingdom/ (last visited December 26, 2024)
Annual revenue of pharmaceutical goods wholesalers in the United Kingdom from 2008 to 2022 (in million GBP) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), April 8, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/293591/pharmaceutical-goods-wholesalers-total-turnover-in-the-united-kingdom/
