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Pharmaceutical products market in Spain: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in Spain awarded 4,296 supply contracts for pharmaceutical products through award notices on TED; the 3,353 of them that state a value (78%) add up to €3.59 billion. Spain imported €25.8 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to pharmaceutical products in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 3004, 3002, 3822 and 3003; all buyers, not only public ones), up 23.2% from 2023.

  • Since November 2023, 720 companies have won 10,615 public supply contracts for pharmaceutical products in Spain, in 4,062 award notices from 306 public buyers.
  • 98.8% of these awards went to companies registered in Spain; the most frequent foreign origin is Netherlands.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 14.2% of all awards.
  • 57.4% of the awards whose notice states the number of tenders received a single bid.

In proportion

All public purchasing in Spain — general government spending on goods, services and investment, the measure the OECD and the European Commission use for public procurement — came to €192 billion in 2025, 11.3% of GDP (Eurostat). Award notices on TED cover only the contracts above the EU thresholds, so they show who wins, not the whole of that spending.

General government spending on goods, services and investment for health in Spain came to €54.7 billion in 2024 (Eurostat, COFOG). How much of it reaches suppliers through tenders depends on how the country organises the sector — for example whether statutory health insurance is classified in government.

Source: Eurostat, government finance statistics (gov_10a_main, gov_10a_exp) and GDP (nama_10_gdp), retrieved 9 November 2026.

Updated · counted daily from contract award notices on TED and Eurostat international trade data · figures as JSON · free to quote with attribution (CC BY 4.0)

How to cite: Cresques, "Pharmaceutical products market in Spain", https://cresques.com/markets/es/336-pharmaceutical-products, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

What industry and official reports say

Figures from the publishers named, checked at the source on 9 November 2026. They measure the whole market (all buyers, different price bases and country scopes), so they are not comparable one-to-one with the public contract counts on this page.

Winning companies
720
since November 2023
Award notices
4,062
on TED
Public buyers
306
hospitals, schools, agencies
Imports 2025
€25.8B
all buyers, Eurostat

The market in numbers

Public supply contracts in Spain: award notices published on TED from 2023-11 to 2026-11, by publication year.

Contracts awarded
10.6K
in 4.1K award notices
Awarded value
€10B
from 79% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
720
with at least one award
Public buyers
306
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by yearNov–Dec 2023: 6868Nov–Dec 20232024: 2,6162,61620242025: 4,2964,29620252026: 3,6353,6352026
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Contracts awarded by year
Nov–Dec 202368
20242,616
20254,296
20263,635
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)Nov–Dec 2023: €40.8M€40.8MNov–Dec 20232024: €2B€2B20242025: €3.6B€3.6B20252026: €4.8B€4.8B2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
Nov–Dec 2023€40.8M
2024€2B
2025€3.6B
2026€4.8B
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Hospitals and health services9,033
    Hospitals and health services: 9,033
  2. Cities, regions and central administration1,292
    Cities, regions and central administration: 1,292
  3. Culture, sport and religion74
    Culture, sport and religion: 74
  4. Environment and waste71
    Environment and waste: 71
  5. Police, fire services and prisons45
    Police, fire services and prisons: 45
  6. Universities, schools and research37
    Universities, schools and research: 37
  7. Social protection36
    Social protection: 36
  8. Water utilities18
    Water utilities: 18
  9. Other9
    Other: 9
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Hospitals and health services9,033
Cities, regions and central administration1,292
Culture, sport and religion74
Environment and waste71
Police, fire services and prisons45
Universities, schools and research37
Social protection36
Water utilities18
Other9
Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
  1. Comunidad de Madrid4,079
    ES30
    Comunidad de Madrid: 4,079
  2. Cataluña1,820
    ES51
    Cataluña: 1,820
  3. Andalucía1,115
    ES61
    Andalucía: 1,115
  4. País Vasco962
    ES21
    País Vasco: 962
  5. Región de Murcia816
    ES62
    Región de Murcia: 816
  6. Canarias730
    ES70
    Canarias: 730
  7. Galicia262
    ES11
    Galicia: 262
  8. Comunitat Valenciana222
    ES52
    Comunitat Valenciana: 222
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Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
Comunidad de Madrid4,079
Cataluña1,820
Andalucía1,115
País Vasco962
Región de Murcia816
Canarias730
Galicia262
Comunitat Valenciana222
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 54.4%, Medium-sized 4%, Small 0.9%, Micro 0.1%, SME (size not stated) 18%, Size not stated 22.7%Large companies: 5,778 (54.4%)54%Medium-sized: 420 (4%)Small: 95 (0.9%)Micro: 6 (0.1%)SME (size not stated): 1,907 (18%)18%Size not stated: 2,409 (22.7%)23%
  • Large companies
  • Medium-sized
  • Small
  • Micro
  • SME (size not stated)
  • Size not stated
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Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Large companies5,778 · 54.4%
Medium-sized420 · 4%
Small95 · 0.9%
Micro6 · 0.1%
SME (size not stated)1,907 · 18%
Size not stated2,409 · 22.7%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. Netherlands33
    Netherlands: 33
  2. Sweden19
    Sweden: 19
  3. France13
    France: 13
  4. Belgium10
    Belgium: 10
  5. United States9
    United States: 9
  6. Denmark9
    Denmark: 9
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
Netherlands33
Sweden19
France13
Belgium10
United States9
Denmark9
Imports of these goods into Spain, all buyers (EUR)
Imports of these goods into Spain, all buyers (EUR)2023: €21B€21B20232024: €22B€22B20242025: €26B€26B2025
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Imports of these goods into Spain, all buyers (EUR)
2023€21B
2024€22B
2025€26B
Where the buyers are (city)
  1. Madrid1,343
    Madrid: 1,343
  2. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria983
    Las Palmas de Gran Canaria: 983
  3. Vitoria-Gasteiz836
    Vitoria-Gasteiz: 836
  4. Barcelona825
    Barcelona: 825
  5. Valencia467
    Valencia: 467
  6. Murcia397
    Murcia: 397
  7. Zaragoza326
    Zaragoza: 326
  8. Mérida314
    Mérida: 314
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Where the buyers are (city)
Madrid1,343
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria983
Vitoria-Gasteiz836
Barcelona825
Valencia467
Murcia397
Zaragoza326
Mérida314

Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 3004, 3002, 3822, 3003 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.

Awards to companies registered in Spain

98.8%

Awards to companies registered in Spain: 98.8%

123 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

14.2%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 14.2%

Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.

Lots with a single bid

57.4%

Lots with a single bid: 57.4%

Among 9.8K awards whose notice states the number of tenders.

How we count: one award per procedure, lot and winning company, from live contract award notices; a joint procurement counts on every buyer's market. Values are the awarded amounts published in the notice (framework ceilings and estimates are never added), converted to euro at the ECB yearly average. Company size is the SME flag of the notice (eForms BT-165). Read the methodology.

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Among the companies that win most often

  1. Sanofi Aventis, S.A.231 public contracts in total
  2. Gilead Sciences, S.L.219 public contracts in total
  3. Janssen Cilag S.A.209 public contracts in total
  4. Pfizer S.L.U.198 public contracts in total
  5. Roche Farma, S.A.190 public contracts in total

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Questions

Who wins public contracts for pharmaceutical products in Spain?
720 companies won 4,062 contract award notices for these categories from 306 public buyers in Spain since November 2023. The companies that win most often are Sanofi Aventis, S.A., Gilead Sciences, S.L., Janssen Cilag S.A., Pfizer S.L.U., Roche Farma, S.A..
How big is the pharmaceutical products market in Spain?
In 2025, public buyers in Spain awarded 4,296 supply contracts for pharmaceutical products through award notices on TED; the 3,353 of them that state a value (78%) add up to €3.59 billion. Spain imported €25.8 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to pharmaceutical products in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 3004, 3002, 3822 and 3003; all buyers, not only public ones), up 23.2% from 2023.
Where do suppliers of pharmaceutical products meet buyers and distributors in Spain?
At trade fairs and congresses such as LXXVIII Reunión Anual de la Sociedad Española de Neurología, LABCLIN 2026 – XX Congreso Nacional del Laboratorio Clínico, XXXVIII Congreso Nacional de la Fundación de la Sociedad Española de Diabetes (FSED), Congreso SEPAR 2027, LXII Congreso Nacional SEMICYUC 2027, ESMO Congress 2027 — each checked on the organiser's official website.
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Sources: contract award notices on TED — Tenders Electronic Daily (ted.europa.eu), © European Union, published since November 2023, processed by Cresques (one award per procedure and lot); imports: Eurostat, international trade in goods (Comext), © European Union — only the customs headings whose trade is mainly this category, chosen by Cresques.