India’s pharmaceutical exports up 11% to $19.2 billion in FY19

24 Apr 2019 Evaluate

India’s pharmaceutical exports have reported an increase of 11 percent to $19.2 billion during the financial year 2019, on the back of higher demand in regions like North America and Europe. According to a commerce ministry data, pharma exports fetched $17.27 billion in FY18 and $16.7 billion in the previous fiscal. It highlighted that North America constitutes over 30 percent of Indian pharma exports followed by Africa and the European Union with 19.37 percent and 15.92 percent respectively.

Chinese market is also gradually opening up and the government is working to push India's exports there as it holds huge potential. The other important destinations include South Africa, Russia, Nigeria, Brazil and Germany, where exports are registering growth. The sector accounted for about 6 percent of the country's total exports of $331 billion in 2018-19. It is one of the top five sectors in the exports segment.

Generic drugs form the largest segment of the Indian pharmaceutical sector holding 75 percent of the market share by revenue. India supplies 20 percent of global generic medicines in terms of volume, making the country the largest provider of generic medicines globally. Over 55 percent of India’s exports go to highly regulated markets. Higher growth in outbound shipments helps create employment opportunities, earn foreign exchange and boost economic activities.

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