The Pharmaceutical Market: Saudi Arabia
OVERVIEW OF THE PHARMACEUTICAL MARKET IN SAUDI ARABIA Saudi Arabia\' s transition to an increasingly privatised and comprehensive healthcare system will drive the demand for both patented and generic drugs . The country is investing heavily in healthcare infrastructure and we expect this will be borne out in double-digit growth forecasts across our three headline indicators. Headline Expenditure Projections Pharmaceuticals: SAR16.70bn (US$4.46bn) in 2011 to SAR18.95bn (US$5.06bn) in 2012; +13.5% in local currency and US dollar terms. Forecastbroadly unchanged from Q3 12. Healthcare: SAR78.63bn (US$21.00bn) in 2011 to SAR91.20bn (US$24.35bn) in 2012; +16.0% in local currency and US dollar terms. Forecast broadly unchanged from Q3 12. Medicaldevices: SAR5.54bn (US$1.48bn) in 2011 to SAR6.53bn (US$1.74bn) in 2012; +17.8% in local currency and US dollar terms. Forecastunchanged from Q3 12. To Browse a Full Report with TOC @ http://www.resear