In 2018, Russia imported 96.5 bln RUB worth of APIs (free circulation prices, VAT included), which is in monetary terms 30.6% higher than that in 2017. However, the dynamics are that high mostly due to higher import prices. In physical terms, the dynamics are -3% (11,900 tons.)

In 2018, Russia imported 531 bln RUB worth of ready-made pharmaceutical drugs (free circulation prices), which is in monetary terms only 1.1% higher than that in 2017, and 105.4 bln RUB worth o in-bulk pharmaceuticals, which is in monetary terms 10.3% higher than that in 2017. Despite the high dynamics of the in-bulk import, the import volume is much lower than that in 2016, when it was 111 bln RUB.

Between January and December 2018, Russia imported 9.4 bln RUB worth of pharmaceutical drugs made in the EEU countries (wholesale prices, VAT included), which is in monetary terms 13.1% higher than that of the same period in 2017. The dynamics in physical terms are only +0.9%. The total import volume from Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Armenia amounts to 213.6 mln units.

Unfortunately, 2018 was not a profitable year for Russian pharmaceutical production. In 2018, Russia produced 336 bln RUB worth of pharmaceutical drugs (dispatch prices, VAT included), which is in monetary terms only 0.7% higher than that of 2017. These dynamics is the lowest since 2015. In physical terms, the dynamics are -5.3% (4.3 bln units of pharmaceuticals.)

Between January and November 2018, Russia imported 58.5 bln RUB worth of veterinary products (free circulation prices), which is in monetary terms 11.4% higher than that of the same period of 2017. The dynamics of the import of feed supplements in monetary terms are the highest, +11% (33.5 bln RUB), followed by veterinary drugs (+12.2%, 23.3 bln RUB) and veterinary APIs (+8.9%, 1.7 bln RUB.)