This statistic shows the market size of contract research organizations (CROs) worldwide as of 2016, by function, in billion U.S. dollars. As of that year, the post-approval CRO market size was valued some 23.2 billion U.S. dollars worldwide.
Contract research organization (CRO) market worldwide as of 2016, by function
(in billion U.S. dollars)
Characteristic
Market size in billion U.S. dollars
Post-approval
23.2
Clinical
22
Preclinical
4.8
Central Lab
2
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Credit Suisse. (June 29, 2016). Contract research organization (CRO) market worldwide as of 2016, by function (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/813536/market-size-cro-worldwide-by-function/
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Credit Suisse. (2016). Contract research organization (CRO) market worldwide as of 2016, by function (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/813536/market-size-cro-worldwide-by-function/
Credit Suisse. "Contract Research Organization (Cro) Market Worldwide as of 2016, by Function (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Jun 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/813536/market-size-cro-worldwide-by-function/
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Contract research organization (CRO) market worldwide as of 2016, by function (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], Credit Suisse, June 29, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/813536/market-size-cro-worldwide-by-function/
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