Pharmaceuticals in India

November 2025 | 44 pages | ID: PBD5912676AEN
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Abstracts

Summary

Pharmaceuticals in India industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market share, market size (value and volume 2019-24, and forecast to 2029). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.

Key Highlights

• The pharmaceutical market includes sales of both prescriptions and over-the-counter (OTC) drugs. The market scope does not cover consumer healthcare and animal health products.
• The Indian pharmaceuticals market recorded revenues of $40.3 billion in 2024, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.9% between 2019 and 2024.
• The anti-infective drugs segment accounted for the market's largest proportion in 2024, with total revenues of $3.5 billion, equivalent to 8.6% of the market's overall value.
• The Indian pharmaceuticals market witnessed healthy growth in 2024, registering an annual growth of 6.1%.

Scope

• Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the pharmaceuticals market in India
• Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the pharmaceuticals market in India
• Leading company profiles reveal details of key pharmaceuticals market players? global operations and financial performance
• Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the India pharmaceuticals market with five year forecasts by both value and volume

Reasons to Buy

• What was the size of the India pharmaceuticals market by value in 2024?
• What will be the size of the India pharmaceuticals market in 2029?
• What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the India pharmaceuticals market?
• How has the market performed over the last five years?
• Who are the top competitors in India's pharmaceuticals market?

Contents

1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1.1. Market value
1.2. Market value forecast
1.3. Category segmentation
1.4. Geography segmentation
1.5. Market rivalry
1.6. Competitive landscape

2 MARKET OVERVIEW

2.1. Market definition
2.2. Market analysis

3 MARKET DATA

3.1. Market value

4 MARKET SEGMENTATION

4.1. Category segmentation
4.2. Geography segmentation

5 MARKET OUTLOOK

5.1. Market value forecast

6 FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS

6.1. Summary
6.2. Buyer power
6.3. Supplier power
6.4. New entrants
6.5. Threat of substitutes
6.6. Degree of rivalry

7 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

7.1. Who are the leading players?
7.2. What are the strengths of the leading players?
7.3. What are the recent developments in the market?

8 COMPANY PROFILES

8.1. Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd
8.2. Lupin Ltd
8.3. Cipla Ltd
8.4. Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd

9 MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS

9.1. Country data

10 APPENDIX

10.1. Methodology
10.2. Industry associations
10.3. Related MarketLine research
10.4. About MarketLine

List Of Tables

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: India pharmaceuticals market value: $ million, 2019-24
Table 2: India pharmaceuticals market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2019-24
Table 3: India pharmaceuticals market category segmentation: $ million, 2019-24
Table 4: India pharmaceuticals market geography segmentation: $ million, 2024
Table 5: India pharmaceuticals market value forecast: $ million, 2024-29
Table 6: Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd: Key Facts
Table 7: Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 8: Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd: Key Employees
Table 9: Lupin Ltd: Key Facts
Table 10: Lupin Ltd: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 11: Lupin Ltd: Key Employees
Table 12: Cipla Ltd: Key Facts
Table 13: Cipla Ltd: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 14: Cipla Ltd: Key Employees
Table 15: Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd: Key Facts
Table 16: Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 17: Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd: Key Employees
Table 18: India Size of Population (Million), 2020-24
Table 19: India Real GDP (Constant 2010 Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 20: India GDP (Current Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 21: India Inflation, 2020-24
Table 22: India Consumer Price Index (Absolute), 2020-24
Table 23: India Exchange Rate, 2019-24

List Of Figures

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1: India pharmaceuticals market value: $ million, 2019-24
Figure 2: India pharmaceuticals market category segmentation: $ million, 2019-24
Figure 3: India pharmaceuticals market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2024
Figure 4: India pharmaceuticals market value forecast: $ million, 2024-29
Figure 5: Forces driving competition in the pharmaceuticals market in India, 2024
Figure 6: Drivers of buyer power in the pharmaceuticals market in India, 2024
Figure 7: Drivers of supplier power in the pharmaceuticals market in India, 2024
Figure 8: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the pharmaceuticals market in India, 2024
Figure 9: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the pharmaceuticals market in India, 2024
Figure 10: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the pharmaceuticals market in India, 2024