About half of the companies complain of difficulties due to lack of funds in the research and commercialization process. Last year, domestic sales in the vaccine industry totaled 3.4178 trillion won and exports amounted to 628.7 billion won.

The Ministry of Health and Welfare (Minister Cho Kyu-hong) and the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy (Minister Lee Chang-yang) selected 159 companies through a full survey and announced the results of the 2021 Korea Vaccine Industry Survey, including domestic sales, exports, employment, and investment. As a result, domestic sales totaled 3.4178 trillion won, with 2.6865 trillion won in vaccine finished products, 86.5 billion won in vaccine raw materials, 69.4