Pharmaceutical spending as a percent of total consumer spending U.S. 1930-2016

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Matej Mikulic,
Nov 15, 2017
This statistic shows the U.S. pharmaceutical spending as a percent of total consumer spending in the U.S. from 1930 to 2016. In 1936, the pharmaceutical spending was 0.71 percent of the total consumer spending whereas this share increased to 3.8 percent in 2016.

U.S. pharmaceutical spending as a percent of total consumer spending in the U.S. from 1930 to 2016*

CharacteristicPercentage of total consumer spending
1930 0.71%
1940 0.84%
1950 0.78%
1960 1.05%
1970 1.13%
1980 1.07%
1990 1.54%
2000 2.33%
2010 3.23%
2016 3.8%
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2017

Region

United States

Survey time period

1930 to 2016

Method of interview

Online survey

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* Including spending on prescription and OTC pharmaceuticals.

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