Revenue of pharmaceutical markets in Central and Eastern Europe 2021-2023

Poland was by far the leading pharmaceutical market in Central and Eastern Europe in 2023, with a revenue of over 10.5 billion euros. With a pharmaceutical market revenue of 5.2 billion euros, Romania was ranked second. Additionally, Czechia ranked third among those countries with over 4.4 billion euros. 

Still far behind the Western European powerhouses

Germany’s pharmaceutical market had a turnover of over 52.1 billion euros in 2022, the largest in Europe for that year. France and Italy had revenues of 41 billion and 35.3 billion euros respectively. Poland’s revenue was still enough to place it as fifth highest in the European Union.

Polish pharmaceutical trade

The value of Polish pharmaceutical exports has significantly increased in recent years. In 2008, the export value of pharmaceutical products stood at approximately 1.1 billion euros. In 2023, it came to some 5.9 billion euros. In the same year, the value of pharmaceutical products imported into Poland was worth approximately 10.5 billion euros.