Table 1.
Drug discoveries by country and decade (1991–2010)
| 1991–2000 | 2001–2010 | 1991–2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Drug discoveries | Rank | Drug discoveries | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Australia | 1 | 19 | 0 | ‐ | 1 | 20 |
| Austria | 2 | 15 | 0 | ‐ | 2 | 17 |
| Belgium | 1 | 19 | 0.5 | 15 | 1.5 | 19 |
| Canada | 3 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 11 |
| Cuba | 0 | ‐ | 1 | 12 | 1 | 20 |
| Czech Republic | 0 | ‐ | 0.5 | 15 | 0.5 | 23 |
| Denmark | 6 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 10 |
| Finland | 3 | 13 | 0 | ‐ | 3 | 15 |
| France | 15 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 6 |
| Germany | 32 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 44 | 4 |
| India | 4 | 12 | 0 | ‐ | 4 | 14 |
| Israel | 2 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 15 |
| Italy | 13 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 7 |
| Japan | 93 | 2 | 45 | 2 | 138 | 2 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 19 | 0 | ‐ | 1 | 20 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| Norway | 2 | 15 | 0 | ‐ | 2 | 17 |
| South Korea | 2 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 12 |
| Spain | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 8 |
| Sweden | 4.5 | 11 | 0 | ‐ | 4.5 | 13 |
| Switzerland | 23 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 36 | 5 |
| United Kingdom | 38.5 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 54.5 | 3 |
| United States | 108 | 1 | 137 | 1 | 245 | 1 |
| Total number of countries | 21 | 16 | 23 | |||
| Total number of drugs | 367 | 251 | 618 | |||