Size and growth in 33 countries and regions, with clinical trials and research from public sources.
Market size in 2023 · growth a year to 2033
Active trials by country (ClinicalTrials.gov)
See every trial on ClinicalTrials.gov (opens in a new tab)"–" means we have no size for that place yet. 2033 values are projected from the 2023 size and the CAGR. Regions count only the countries we report on for trials.
| Place | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| World | 14.1 | 2022 |
| Australia | 8.1 | 2022 |
| Brazil | 12.9 | 2022 |
| Canada | 6.8 | 2022 |
| China | 11.2 | 2022 |
| Ecuador | 12.7 | 2022 |
| Egypt | 27.8 | 2022 |
| France | 2.7 | 2022 |
| Germany | 6.6 | 2022 |
| India | 22.6 | 2022 |
| Italy | 7.2 | 2022 |
| Japan | 6.4 | 2022 |
| Kenya | 5.6 | 2022 |
| Malaysia | 26.7 | 2022 |
| Mexico | 14.3 | 2022 |
| New Zealand | 9.0 | 2022 |
| Philippines | 13.2 | 2022 |
| Russia | 8.1 | 2022 |
| Saudi Arabia | 20.8 | 2022 |
| Singapore | 13.1 | 2022 |
| South Africa | 13.9 | 2022 |
| Spain | 3.6 | 2022 |
| Thailand | 12.3 | 2022 |
| UAE | 26.1 | 2022 |
| UK | 8.8 | 2022 |
| US | 12.5 | 2022 |
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Novartis AG
Allergan (AbbVie Inc.)
Genentech
Bayer AG
Roche Holding AG.
AbbVie Inc.
Alimera Sciences
Ampio Pharmaceuticals.
The world Diabetic Retinopathy Drugs market was worth about $10.8 Bn in 2023 and is projected to reach $19.3 Bn by 2033, growing 6% a year (CAGR).
The US is the largest of the 24 countries we cover, at $4.5 Bn in 2023. India grows fastest, at 9% a year.
ClinicalTrials.gov lists 215 active trials worldwide (recruiting, about to start or running), most of them in the US, as of 10 Nov 2026.
PubMed lists about 15,472 papers on the topic since 2021.
Sources: market size and growth: Acuitas Health Analytics research (2023 base year, forecasts to 2033). Trials: ClinicalTrials.gov. Research: PubMed (US National Library of Medicine). Patients: WHO Global Health Observatory. Fetched 10 Nov 2026. Trials and papers are found by search words, so counts are a guide.