World Map of Drugs and Medicine Exports 2016

It’s no secret that pharmaceuticals and healthcare are big business in the global economy.  Last year alone, drugs and medicine made up over $318 billion of world exports—but where do all those pills, serums, and creams come from?  It might surprise most Americans that the good ol’ US of A is a distant fifth in pharmaceutical exports, behind Switzerland, Germany, Belgium and France.  At least it is comforting that the two countries most respected for quality and precision manufacturing – Switzerland and Germany – are atop the leader board in this industry where those characteristics are literally of life and death importance! (Chart source: www.howmuch.net)

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