🇦🇺 Country Profile

Australia

Expanding pharmaceutical supply to Australia

🇦🇺 $529M
All data from DGCIS India export records (fiscal year, April–March).
$529M
Scale
India supplies $529M in pharmaceutical products to Australia each year, a substantial supply line of affordable medicine.
90%
Medicine
Overwhelmingly finished medicines, drug formulations account for 90% of shipments.
2.7×
Trajectory
India's pharmaceutical supply to Australia has grown 2.7× over the past decade, strong, sustained expansion.
Context
Part of India's pharmaceutical supply network across Asia-Pacific.
Impact
Indian pharmaceutical companies have both exported to and invested directly in Australia, building trade and operational presence.
Export Trend DGCIS FY
Pharmaceutical Composition Trend DGCIS CY 2014–2025

All pharmaceutical categories from DGCIS

Category Mix, FY 2025–26 DGCIS
Medicines $478M (90.5%) Surgical & Hospital Supplies $17.4M (3.3%) Medicine Ingredients $16.6M (3.1%) Traditional & Herbal $16.2M (3.1%) Vaccines $0.08M (0.0%)
Top Products, FY 2025–26 DGCIS
Indian Pharma Investment in Australia Source: RBI ODI Data

Total RBI-approved ODI commitments by Indian pharmaceutical companies into Australia: $30.5M across 40 filings (2011-2025).