Global demand for antibiotics is forecast to reach 34.1 billion euros in 2016. The market has been expanding with an average annual growth of 6.6% between 2005 and 2011. The market expansion is expected to slow to 4.6% in the coming years. Currently, the industry is dominated by product group other antibiotics (includes e.g. aminoglycoside antibiotics) which covers 79% of the demand while penicillins has 8%, erythromycin 7%, tetracyclines 4%, chloramphenicol 1% and streptomycins 1% share of the market.

1. World Antibiotics Market to Reach 34.1 Billion Euros in 2016 According to Global
Research & Data Services
Global demand for antibiotics is forecast to reach 34.1 billion euros in 2016. The market has been
expanding with an average annual growth of 6.6% between 2005 and 2011. The market expansion
is expected to slow to 4.6% in the coming years. Currently, the industry is dominated by product
group other antibiotics (includes e.g. aminoglycoside antibiotics) which covers 79% of the demand
while penicillins has 8%, erythromycin 7%, tetracyclines 4%, chloramphenicol 1% and
streptomycins 1% share of the market.
The actual market situation, trends and future outlook of the global antibiotics markets as well as
the markets in different countries can be found in recent market studies published by a leading
international market research company, Global Research & Data Services. The new reports
provide essential market information for decision-makers including:
- Overall market value for antibiotics
- Overall market volume for antibiotics
- Market value and volume for antibiotics by product type (chloramphenicol, erythromycin,
penicillins, streptomycins, tetracyclines, other antibiotics)
- Product prices
- Forecasts and future outlook for the market
- Country overview, macroeconomic indicators and indicators for doing business
These market studies answer such important questions such as:
- What is the size of the antibiotics market in different countries?
- How is the market divided into different types of products? Which products are growing fast?
- How has the market been developing? How does the future look like?
- What is the potential for the market?
- How do the indicators for doing business look like? For example, how easily are contracts being
enforced? What is the inflation rate and how is it developing?
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Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Senegal, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South

2. Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom,
United States, Uruguay and Vietnam
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