Japan Clinical Trials Market Size & Outlook, 2023-2030

The clinical trials market in Japan is expected to reach a projected revenue of US$ 3,229.8 million by 2030. A compound annual growth rate of 7.5% is expected of Japan clinical trials market from 2024 to 2030.
Revenue, 2023 (US$M)
$1,948.7
Forecast, 2030 (US$M)
$3,229.8
CAGR, 2024 - 2030
7.5%
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Japan

Japan clinical trials market highlights

  • The Japan clinical trials market generated a revenue of USD 1,948.7 million in 2023 and is expected to reach USD 3,229.8 million by 2030.
  • The Japan market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 7.5% from 2024 to 2030.
  • In terms of segment, phase iii was the largest revenue generating phase in 2023.
  • Phase I is the most lucrative phase segment registering the fastest growth during the forecast period.


Clinical trials market data book summary

Market revenue in 2023USD 1,948.7 million
Market revenue in 2030USD 3,229.8 million
Growth rate7.5% (CAGR from 2023 to 2030)
Largest segmentPhase iii
Fastest growing segmentPhase I
Historical data2018 - 2022
Base year2023
Forecast period2024 - 2030
Quantitative unitsRevenue in USD million
Market segmentationPhase I, Phase II, Phase III, Phase IV
Key market players worldwideThermo Fisher Scientific Inc, Icon PLC, Charles River Laboratories International Inc, IQVIA Holdings Inc, Syneos Health, SGS AG, PAREXEL, Wuxi AppTec Co Ltd, Labcorp Holdings Inc, Eli Lilly and Co, Novo Nordisk A/S ADR, Pfizer Inc, Caidya


Other key industry trends

  • In terms of revenue, Japan accounted for 2.4% of the global clinical trials market in 2023.
  • Country-wise, U.S. is expected to lead the global market in terms of revenue in 2030.
  • In Asia Pacific, China clinical trials market is projected to lead the regional market in terms of revenue in 2030.
  • South Korea is the fastest growing regional market in Asia Pacific and is projected to reach USD 3,675.0 million by 2030.

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Phase iii was the largest segment with a revenue share of 53.16% in 2023. Horizon Databook has segmented the Japan clinical trials market based on phase i, phase ii, phase iii, phase iv covering the revenue growth of each sub-segment from 2018 to 2030.


In addition, the increasing number of pipeline drug candidates is boosting the R&D efforts required, favoring R&D outsourcing to CROs. The regulatory process is supportive of faster clinical trial approval. For instance, clinical trials can be started once the probable benefits are demonstrated by a relatively smaller number of clinical trials.

Market movement in the country has led a large number of pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers to prefer CRO services to innovate new products, which is expected to contribute to market growth.

The acquisition will include the Japan & APAC (ex-China) 1 territory rights to the pipeline of Idorsia’s portfolio’s medicines with lead product PIVLAZ (clazosentan), commercially available in the market with fast-growing sales in Japan. Such efforts are expected to boost the market over the forecast period.

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