{"id":16263,"date":"2021-11-29T20:21:31","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T20:21:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalhealthintelligence.com\/?p=16263"},"modified":"2025-12-01T13:28:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T19:28:21","slug":"6-growth-trends-in-latin-americas-pharmaceutical-sector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalhealthintelligence.com\/ghi-analysis\/6-growth-trends-in-latin-americas-pharmaceutical-sector\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Growth Trends in Latin America\u2019s Pharmaceutical Sector"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We\u2019ve reported in the past on the\nimpressive growth in Latin America\u2019s pharmaceutical sector, but more recent\nnumbers suggest that this growth will continue apace. Below we share some\noverall projections, along with forecast for different segments within the\nLatAm pharma sector. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NOTE: If you are interested in a closer\nmonitoring of the industry, please contact us about the <a href=\"https:\/\/globalhealthintelligence.com\/pharma-intelligence-for-the-latin-american-market\/\"><strong>service\nwe are offering in partnership with GBI, which will provide regular updates on\na subscription basis<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">#1 Overall Growth<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In an interview with Colombia\u2019s <em>Semana<\/em>\nmagazine, Giovanni Saggioro\u2014Vice-President of Human Nutrition and Health at\nDSM, a biotechnology company based in The Netherlands\u2014projects that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.semana.com\/economia\/empresas\/articulo\/el-mercado-farmaceutico-de-latinoamerica-puede-alcanzar-los-us76000-millones-en-2023\/202153\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Latin\nAmerican pharmaceutical market will grow with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR)\nof 7% though 2023 to reach a total value of US$76 billion<\/a>.\nYou can read the entire interview <a href=\"https:\/\/www.semana.com\/economia\/empresas\/articulo\/el-mercado-farmaceutico-de-latinoamerica-puede-alcanzar-los-us76000-millones-en-2023\/202153\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>,\nwhich offer some of Saggioro\u2019s thoughts about the industry and investment plans\nof DSM in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">#2 Specific Countries<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s a look at some recent numbers for select markets in Latin America:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Between August 2020 and\nJuly 2021, the retail pharmaceutical market in Brazil <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opovo.com.br\/noticias\/economia\/2021\/09\/13\/varejo-farmaceutico-nacional-fatura-rs-66-bilhoes-em-um-ano-e-mira-industria-de-exportacao.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted\n$66 billion (US$11.8 billion) in revenue<\/a>,\nan increase of 14.6% over the past 12 months, according to the Associa\u00e7\u00e3o\nBrasileira de Redes de Farm\u00e1cias e Drogarias<\/li><li>In Q1 2021,\npharmaceutical sales in Argentina went up by 57% compared to the same period in\n2020 to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indec.gob.ar\/uploads\/informesdeprensa\/farm_06_21EF25FA3222.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reach\nAR$111<\/a> (US$1.1 billion)<\/li><li>La Rep\u00fablica reported\nrecently that the pharmaceutical market in Colombia <a href=\"https:\/\/www.larepublica.co\/especiales\/las-1000-empresas-mas-grandes-de-2020\/las-empresas-farmaceuticas-mas-grandes-y-que-mas-vendieron-en-2020-3187887\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">grew\nby 26.8% in 2020<\/a><\/li><li>While overall numbers for\nMexico seem to be unavailable, several companies have reported strong growth in\nthe country in 2021, including <a href=\"https:\/\/enfarma.lat\/index.php\/noticias\/3382-teva-proyecta-aumentar-en-40-sus-ventas-en-mexico-en-2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Teva<\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/enfarma.lat\/index.php\/noticias\/3797-bayer-pharma-crece-a-doble-digito-y-gana-mercado-en-mexico\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bayer<\/a>\nand <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com.mx\/negocios-novartis-agresivo-crecimiento-mexico-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Novartis<\/a><\/li><li>Pharmaceutical sales in\nEcuador <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iqvia.com\/blogs\/2021\/03\/ecuador-pharmaceutical-market-boosted-by-the-covid19-pandemic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">went\nup by 11.2%<\/a>\nin 2020, according to IQVIA, and an <a href=\"https:\/\/revistaindustrias.com\/industria-farmaceutica-desempeno-de-mercado-en-el-contexto-de-la-pandemia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">increase\nof 17%<\/a> during Q1 2021<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">#3 Generic Drugs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Statista, the generic drugs\nmarket in Latin America currently has a value of US$37.1 billion and is\nexpected to reach a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/1069039\/latin-america-generic-pharmaceuticals-market-value\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">value\nof US$50.6 billion<\/a>, growing with a CAGR of\n6.4% between 2021 and 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">#4 CMO Market<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Pharmaceutical companies outsource their\nmanufacturing to equipped companies known as contract manufacturing\norganizations or CMOs, which focus on developing, formulating and testing\nproducts, among other key services. The CMO pharmaceutical market in Latin\nAmerica will increase in size from US$15 million in 2020 to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20210217005349\/en\/Latin-America-Pharmaceutical-Products-CMO-Market-to-Surpass-US-39714.0-Million-by-2027-Says-Coherent-Market-Insights-CMI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more\nthan US$39.7 million by 2027<\/a>,\naccording to a projection from Coherent Market Insights. This represents a CAGR\nof 14.7% over this seven-year time period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">#5 Pharmaceutical Packaging <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The LatAm pharmaceutical packaging market\nis expected to grow with a CAGR of 6.8% <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mordorintelligence.com\/industry-reports\/latin-americapharmaceutical-packaging-market-industry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">between\n2020 and 2025<\/a>, with Colombia projected\nto post significant growth during this period, according to Mordor\nIntelligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">#6 Over-the-Counter Drugs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Latin American over-the-counter drugs\nmarket is growing significantly: it\u2019s set to post a powerful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketdataforecast.com\/market-reports\/la-over-the-counter-drugs-market\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CAGR\nof 8.64% between 2021 and 2026<\/a>\nand increase in volume from US$11.4 million to US$17.3 million, as per\nprojections from Market Data Forecast. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Next Steps<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Contact us to find out more about how you\ncan subscribe to obtain regular updates about the Latin American pharmaceutical\nindustry. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key numbers for specific markets and important segments<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":16264,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[5956,5958,5960,5962,122,5964,5966,5968,5970,5972,5973,5975,5977],"class_list":{"0":"post-16263","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ghi-analysis","8":"tag-6-growth-trends-in-latin-americas-pharmaceutical-sector","9":"tag-between-august-2020-and-july-2021-the-retail-pharmaceutical-market-in-brazil-posted-66-billion-us11-8-billion-in-revenue","10":"tag-cmo-pharmaceutical-market-in-latin-america-will-increase-in-size-from-us15-million-in-2020-to-more-than-us39-7-million-by-2027","11":"tag-generic-drugs-market-in-latin-america-currently-has-a-value-of-us37-1-billion-and-is-expected-to-reach-a-value-of-us50-6-billion","12":"tag-global-health-intelligence-ghi","13":"tag-in-q1-2021-pharmaceutical-sales-in-argentina-went-up-by-57-compared-to-the-same-period-in-2020","14":"tag-latam-pharmaceutical-packaging-market-is-expected-to-grow-with-a-cagr-of-6-8-between-2020-and-2025","15":"tag-latin-american-over-the-counter-drugs-market-will-post-a-powerful-cagr-of-8-64-between-2021-and-2026-and-increase-in-volume-from-us11-4-million-to-us17-3-million","16":"tag-latin-american-pharmaceutical-market-will-grow-with-a-compound-annual-growth-rate-cagr-of-7-though-2023-to-reach-a-total-value-of-us76-billion","17":"tag-market-research-latin-america-pharmaceutical-market","18":"tag-pharmaceutical-market-in-colombia-grew-by-26-8-in-2020","19":"tag-pharmaceutical-sales-in-ecuador-went-up-by-11-2-in-2020","20":"tag-research-latin-american-pharmaceutical-industry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalhealthintelligence.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16263","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalhealthintelligence.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalhealthintelligence.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalhealthintelligence.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalhealthintelligence.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16263"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/globalhealthintelligence.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16263\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28556,"href":"https:\/\/globalhealthintelligence.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16263\/revisions\/28556"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalhealthintelligence.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16264"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalhealthintelligence.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16263"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalhealthintelligence.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16263"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalhealthintelligence.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16263"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}