# Consumer spending on prescription drugs and other medical products

Personal consumption expenditures on prescription and nonprescription drugs and other medical products, including those paid by insurers and government programs, by the households and nonprofit institutions serving households resident in the place, in millions of current US dollars. Bureau of Economic Analysis, PCE by state by type of product (table SAPCE3, line 40, Pharmaceutical and other medical products); the national figure equals the national accounts (NIPA table 2.4.5).

## Key facts

- Consumer spending on prescription drugs and other medical products in the United States was $728.65 billion in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
- California had the highest consumer spending on prescription drugs and other medical products of 51 states in 2025, at $78.79 billion, and Wyoming the lowest, at $958.5 million. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
- Published for 52 places, with figures from 1997 to 2025.
- Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

- Indicator id: `consumer_spending_usd_pharmaceutical_products`
- Unit: USD million
- Note: Millions of current US dollars: not adjusted for inflation or for price differences between states (see regional_price_parity). Spending is assigned to the state where the buyer lives, wherever the purchase is made. It includes purchases paid on behalf of households by employers, insurers and government programs, and the spending of nonprofit institutions serving households. Not the same as retail sales, which count store sales where the store is, and not the PCE price index. BEA revises the latest years every September.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/consumer-spending-pharmaceuticals
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/indicators/consumer_spending_usd_pharmaceutical_products

## Latest figures

| Place | Period | USD million | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|
| United States | 2025 | 728,649.9 | U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. SAPCE3: personal consumption expenditures by state by type of product, pharmaceutical and other medical products (line 40), millions of current dollars, United States and states. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAPCE.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12. |

## Rankings

- [US states](https://invokely.ai/rankings/consumer-spending-pharmaceuticals/us-states.md) (51 places)