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The pharmaceutical industry in Switzerland directly and indirectly employs about 135,000 people. It contributes to 5.7% of the gross domestic product of Switzerland and contributes to 30% of the country's exports. In 2017 about 30% of Swiss exports (worth 84.8billion)werechemicalproducts.InthesameyearSwitzerlandwasthesecondlargestexporterofpackagedmedicineintheworld,withabout1136.5 billion. Switzerland is home to many pharmaceutical companies, including very large groups, such as Novartis and Hoffmann-La Roche.