Report Code : CVMI2603252601434 | Published Date : March 30, 2025
1 | Market Overview
The global chromatography market continues to grow steadily, fueled by rising demand for analytical testing in pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, food safety, and environmental monitoring. Chromatography is a crucial separation technique for analyzing and purifying complex mixtures, playing an essential role in research, quality control, and regulatory compliance.
Advancements in high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), gas chromatography (GC), and ultra-performance liquid chromatography (UPLC) technologies are improving analytical accuracy and speed. The growth of biopharmaceutical development, along with strict safety regulations, is further speeding up market adoption.
2 | Market Size and Forecast
Year |
Market Value (USD Billion) |
Notes |
2019 |
9.62 |
Historical benchmark |
2024 |
14.85 |
Five-year CAGR 9.1% |
2031 |
30.21 |
Seven-year CAGR 10.4% |
The market is projected to double by 2031, supported by rapid growth in biologics, personalized medicine, and food safety testing.
3 | Key Market Drivers
- Increasing pharmaceutical R&D investment.
- Rising demand for biologics and biosimilars.
- Strict Food and Environmental Safety Regulations.
- Advances in Chromatography Consumables and Instruments.
- Expanding Applications in Forensic Science and Toxicology.
4 | Market Challenges
- High Equipment and Maintenance Costs.
- Shortage of Skilled Analytical Professionals.
- Complexity in Method Development and Validation.
- Competition from Emerging Analytical Techniques.
5 | Competitive Landscape
The chromatography market is somewhat consolidated, with major global players leading in high-end systems and consumables.
Market Share Estimates (2024):
Company |
Estimated Market Share |
Key Products |
Agilent Technologies |
22% |
HPLC, GC, LC-MS systems |
Waters Corporation |
18% |
ACQUITY UPLC®, Alliance HPLC |
Shimadzu Corporation |
15% |
Nexera LC, GC-2030 series |
Thermo Fisher Scientific |
14% |
Vanquish UHPLC, TRACE GC |
Others (PerkinElmer, Bio-Rad, regional OEMs) |
31% |
Specialty and portable chromatography systems |
6 | Market Segmentation
By Type:
- Liquid Chromatography (HPLC, UHPLC)
- Gas Chromatography (GC)
- Ion Exchange Chromatography
- Affinity Chromatography
- Size Exclusion Chromatography
- Others (Thin-Layer, Supercritical Fluid Chromatography)
By Application:
- Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology
- Food & Beverage Testing
- Environmental Testing
- Forensic & Clinical Diagnostics
- Chemical & Petrochemical
By End User:
- Pharmaceutical Companies
- Biotechnology Firms
- Academic & Research Institutions
- Government & Regulatory Laboratories
By Region:
- North America
- Europe
- Asia-Pacific
- Latin America
- Middle East & Africa
7 | Strategic Outlook
Future market expansion will be driven by automation, miniaturization of systems, integration with AI-based data analysis, and the growth of contract research organizations (CROs) providing chromatography services.
Reasons To Buy

Scope

Key Players
- Thermo Fisher Scientific
- Agilent Technologies
- Waters Corporation
- PerkinElmer
- Merck KGaA
- Shimadzu
- Bio-Rad
- GE Healthcare
Global Chromatography Market Report
- 1. Global Chromatography Market Research Report
- 1.1 Study Objectives
- 1.2 Global Chromatography Market - Overview
- 1.3 Reason to Read This Report
- 1.4 Methodology and Forecast Analysis
- 2.1 Global Chromatography Market Research Report – Detailed Scope and Definitions
- 2.1.1 By Technology
- 2.1.2 By Application
- 2.1.3 By End-User
- 2.1.4 By Distribution Channel
- 2.1.5 By Region
- 3.1. Drivers - Macro-Economic Based, Supply Side, and Demand Side Drivers
- 3.2. Restraints – By Technology, By Application, By End-User, By Distribution Channel, By Country
- 3.3. Opportunities – By Technology, By Application, By End-User, By Distribution Channel, By Country
- 3.4. Trends – By Technology, By Application, By End-User, By Distribution Channel, By Country
- 3.5. PEST Analysis
- 3.6. Porters Five Rule Analysis
- 3.7. Company’s Share Analysis (CSA) by Region or By Country
- 3.8. Global Chromatography Market Research Report – DROTs Impact Analysis
- 4.1. Market Performance Review & Future Outlook: Assessing 2019 - 2023 and Predicting 2024 - 2031 Trends (USD Millions)
- 4.2. Annual Market Trend Assessment – Year-on-Year (YoY) Growth Analysis (%)
- 4.3. Incremental Market Value/Volume Opportunity between 2019 - 2023 and 2024 - 2031
- 4.4. Market Shares Analysis in Years - 2019, 2023, 2024 and 2031
- 5.1 Liquid Chromatography
- 5.1.1 Market Performance Review & Future Outlook: Assessing 2019 - 2023 and Predicting 2024 - 2031 Trends (USD Millions)
- 5.1.2 Annual Market Trend Assessment – Yearly Growth Observation (Y-O-Y)(%)
- 5.1.3 Incremental Market Value/Volume Opportunity between 2019 - 2023 and From 2024 to 2031
- 5.1.4 Market Shares Analysis in Years - 2019, 2023, 2024 and 2031
- 5.2 Gas Chromatography
- 5.2.1 Market Performance Review & Future Outlook: Assessing 2019 - 2023 and Predicting 2024 - 2031 Trends (USD Millions)
- 5.2.2 Annual Market Trend Assessment – Yearly Growth Observation (Y-O-Y)(%)
- 5.2.3 Incremental Market Value/Volume Opportunity between 2019 - 2023 and From 2024 to 2031
- 5.2.4 Market Shares Analysis in Years - 2019, 2023, 2024 and 2031
- 5.3 Ion Chromatography
- 5.3.1 Market Performance Review & Future Outlook: Assessing 2019 - 2023 and Predicting 2024 - 2031 Trends (USD Millions)
- 5.3.2 Annual Market Trend Assessment – Yearly Growth Observation (Y-O-Y)(%)
- 5.3.3 Incremental Market Value/Volume Opportunity between 2019 - 2023 and From 2024 to 2031
- 5.3.4 Market Shares Analysis in Years - 2019, 2023, 2024 and 2031
- 5.4 Affinity Chromatography
- 5.4.1 Market Performance Review & Future Outlook: Assessing 2019 - 2023 and Predicting 2024 - 2031 Trends (USD Millions)
- 5.4.2 Annual Market Trend Assessment – Yearly Growth Observation (Y-O-Y)(%)
- 5.4.3 Incremental Market Value/Volume Opportunity between 2019 - 2023 and From 2024 to 2031
- 5.4.4 Market Shares Analysis in Years - 2019, 2023, 2024 and 2031
- 6.1 Pharmaceutical Industry
- 6.1.1 Market Performance Review & Future Outlook: Assessing 2019 - 2023 and Predicting 2024 - 2031 Trends (USD Millions)
- 6.1.2 Annual Market Trend Assessment – Yearly Growth Observation (Y-O-Y)(%)
- 6.1.3 Incremental Market Value/Volume Opportunity between 2019 - 2023 and From 2024 to 2031
- 6.1.4 Market Shares Analysis in Years - 2019, 2023, 2024 and 2031
- 6.2 Biotechnology
- 6.2.1 Market Performance Review & Future Outlook: Assessing 2019 - 2023 and Predicting 2024 - 2031 Trends (USD Millions)
- 6.2.2 Annual Market Trend Assessment – Yearly Growth Observation (Y-O-Y)(%)
- 6.2.3 Incremental Market Value/Volume Opportunity between 2019 - 2023 and From 2024 to 2031
- 6.2.4 Market Shares Analysis in Years - 2019, 2023, 2024 and 2031
- 6.3 Food Testing
- 6.3.1 Market Performance Review & Future Outlook: Assessing 2019 - 2023 and Predicting 2024 - 2031 Trends (USD Millions)
- 6.3.2 Annual Market Trend Assessment – Yearly Growth Observation (Y-O-Y)(%)
- 6.3.3 Incremental Market Value/Volume Opportunity between 2019 - 2023 and From 2024 to 2031
- 6.3.4 Market Shares Analysis in Years - 2019, 2023, 2024 and 2031
- 6.4 Environmental Testing
- 6.4.1 Market Performance Review & Future Outlook: Assessing 2019 - 2023 and Predicting 2024 - 2031 Trends (USD Millions)
- 6.4.2 Annual Market Trend Assessment – Yearly Growth Observation (Y-O-Y)(%)
- 6.4.3 Incremental Market Value/Volume Opportunity between 2019 - 2023 and From 2024 to 2031
- 6.4.4 Market Shares Analysis in Years - 2019, 2023, 2024 and 2031
- 7.1 Research Laboratories
- 7.1.1 Market Performance Review & Future Outlook: Assessing 2019 - 2023 and Predicting 2024 - 2031 Trends (USD Millions)
- 7.1.2 Annual Market Trend Assessment – Yearly Growth Observation (Y-O-Y)(%)
- 7.1.3 Incremental Market Value/Volume Opportunity between 2019 - 2023 and From 2024 to 2031
- 7.1.4 Market Shares Analysis in Years - 2019, 2023, 2024 and 2031
- 7.2 Pharmaceutical Companies
- 7.2.1 Market Performance Review & Future Outlook: Assessing 2019 - 2023 and Predicting 2024 - 2031 Trends (USD Millions)
- 7.2.2 Annual Market Trend Assessment – Yearly Growth Observation (Y-O-Y)(%)
- 7.2.3 Incremental Market Value/Volume Opportunity between 2019 - 2023 and From 2024 to 2031
- 7.2.4 Market Shares Analysis in Years - 2019, 2023, 2024 and 2031
- 7.3 Academic Institutions
- 7.3.1 Market Performance Review & Future Outlook: Assessing 2019 - 2023 and Predicting 2024 - 2031 Trends (USD Millions)
- 7.3.2 Annual Market Trend Assessment – Yearly Growth Observation (Y-O-Y)(%)
- 7.3.3 Incremental Market Value/Volume Opportunity between 2019 - 2023 and From 2024 to 2031
- 7.3.4 Market Shares Analysis in Years - 2019, 2023, 2024 and 2031
- 7.4 Clinical Testing Laboratories
- 7.4.1 Market Performance Review & Future Outlook: Assessing 2019 - 2023 and Predicting 2024 - 2031 Trends (USD Millions)
- 7.4.2 Annual Market Trend Assessment – Yearly Growth Observation (Y-O-Y)(%)
- 7.4.3 Incremental Market Value/Volume Opportunity between 2019 - 2023 and From 2024 to 2031
- 7.4.4 Market Shares Analysis in Years - 2019, 2023, 2024 and 2031
- 8.1 Direct Sales
- 8.1.1 Market Performance Review & Future Outlook: Assessing 2019 - 2023 and Predicting 2024 - 2031 Trends (USD Millions)
- 8.1.2 Annual Market Trend Assessment – Yearly Growth Observation (Y-O-Y)(%)
- 8.1.3 Incremental Market Value/Volume Opportunity between 2019 - 2023 and From 2024 to 2031
- 8.1.4 Market Shares Analysis in Years - 2019, 2023, 2024 and 2031
- 8.2 Scientific Equipment Distributors
- 8.2.1 Market Performance Review & Future Outlook: Assessing 2019 - 2023 and Predicting 2024 - 2031 Trends (USD Millions)
- 8.2.2 Annual Market Trend Assessment – Yearly Growth Observation (Y-O-Y)(%)
- 8.2.3 Incremental Market Value/Volume Opportunity between 2019 - 2023 and From 2024 to 2031
- 8.2.4 Market Shares Analysis in Years - 2019, 2023, 2024 and 2031
- 8.3 Online Retail
- 8.3.1 Market Performance Review & Future Outlook: Assessing 2019 - 2023 and Predicting 2024 - 2031 Trends (USD Millions)
- 8.3.2 Annual Market Trend Assessment – Yearly Growth Observation (Y-O-Y)(%)
- 8.3.3 Incremental Market Value/Volume Opportunity between 2019 - 2023 and From 2024 to 2031
- 8.3.4 Market Shares Analysis in Years - 2019, 2023, 2024 and 2031
- 9.1 North America
- 9.1.1 Market Performance Review & Future Outlook: Assessing 2019 - 2023 and Predicting 2024 - 2031 Trends (USD Millions)
- 9.1.2 Annual Market Trend Assessment – Yearly Growth Observation (Y-O-Y)(%)
- 9.1.3 Incremental Market Value/Volume Opportunity between 2019 - 2023 and From 2024 to 2031
- 9.1.4 Market Shares Analysis in Years - 2019, 2023, 2024 and 2031
- 9.2 Europe
- 9.2.1 Market Performance Review & Future Outlook: Assessing 2019 - 2023 and Predicting 2024 - 2031 Trends (USD Millions)
- 9.2.2 Annual Market Trend Assessment – Yearly Growth Observation (Y-O-Y)(%)
- 9.2.3 Incremental Market Value/Volume Opportunity between 2019 - 2023 and From 2024 to 2031
- 9.2.4 Market Shares Analysis in Years - 2019, 2023, 2024 and 2031
- 9.3 Asia-Pacific
- 9.3.1 Market Performance Review & Future Outlook: Assessing 2019 - 2023 and Predicting 2024 - 2031 Trends (USD Millions)
- 9.3.2 Annual Market Trend Assessment – Yearly Growth Observation (Y-O-Y)(%)
- 9.3.3 Incremental Market Value/Volume Opportunity between 2019 - 2023 and From 2024 to 2031
- 9.3.4 Market Shares Analysis in Years - 2019, 2023, 2024 and 2031
- 9.4 Latin America
- 9.4.1 Market Performance Review & Future Outlook: Assessing 2019 - 2023 and Predicting 2024 - 2031 Trends (USD Millions)
- 9.4.2 Annual Market Trend Assessment – Yearly Growth Observation (Y-O-Y)(%)
- 9.4.3 Incremental Market Value/Volume Opportunity between 2019 - 2023 and From 2024 to 2031
- 9.4.4 Market Shares Analysis in Years - 2019, 2023, 2024 and 2031
- 9.5 Middle East & Africa
- 9.5.1 Market Performance Review & Future Outlook: Assessing 2019 - 2023 and Predicting 2024 - 2031 Trends (USD Millions)
- 9.5.2 Annual Market Trend Assessment – Yearly Growth Observation (Y-O-Y)(%)
- 9.5.3 Incremental Market Value/Volume Opportunity between 2019 - 2023 and From 2024 to 2031
- 9.5.4 Market Shares Analysis in Years - 2019, 2023, 2024 and 2031
- 9.6 Global Chromatography Market - Opportunity Analysis Index, By Technology, By Application, By End-User, By Distribution Channel, and Region, 2024 - 2031
- 10.1 By Technology Analysis 2019 - 2023 and Forecast, 2024 - 2031 by Market Assessment (USD Mn), Yearly Growth Rate (%), and Market Presence (%)
- 10.1.1 Liquid Chromatography
- 10.1.2 Gas Chromatography
- 10.1.3 Ion Chromatography
- 10.1.4 Affinity Chromatography
- 10.2.1 Pharmaceutical Industry
- 10.2.2 Biotechnology
- 10.2.3 Food Testing
- 10.2.4 Environmental Testing
- 10.3.1 Research Laboratories
- 10.3.2 Pharmaceutical Companies
- 10.3.3 Academic Institutions
- 10.3.4 Clinical Testing Laboratories
- 10.4.1 Direct Sales
- 10.4.2 Scientific Equipment Distributors
- 10.4.3 Online Retail
- 10.5.1 United States
- 10.5.2 Canada
10.7 Regional Trends Analysis
10.8 North America Global Chromatography Market Research Report - Company Profiles- 10.8.1 Company 1 (United States)
- 10.8.2 Company 2 (Canada)
- 10.8.3 Company 3 (Canada)
- 11.1 By Technology Analysis 2019 - 2023 and Forecast, 2024 - 2031 by Market Assessment (USD Mn), Yearly Growth Rate (%), and Market Presence (%)
- 11.1.1 Liquid Chromatography
- 11.1.2 Gas Chromatography
- 11.1.3 Ion Chromatography
- 11.1.4 Affinity Chromatography
- 11.2.1 Pharmaceutical Industry
- 11.2.2 Biotechnology
- 11.2.3 Food Testing
- 11.2.4 Environmental Testing
- 11.3.1 Research Laboratories
- 11.3.2 Pharmaceutical Companies
- 11.3.3 Academic Institutions
- 11.3.4 Clinical Testing Laboratories
- 11.4.1 Direct Sales
- 11.4.2 Scientific Equipment Distributors
- 11.4.3 Online Retail
- 11.5.1 Germany
- 11.5.2 United Kingdom
- 11.5.3 France
- 11.5.4 Spain
- 11.5.5 Italy
- 11.5.6 Russia
- 11.5.7 Netherlands
- 11.5.8 Poland
- 11.5.9 Rest of Europe
11.7 Regional Trends Analysis
11.8 Europe Global Chromatography Market Research Report - Company Profiles- 11.8.1 Company 1 (Germany)
- 11.8.2 Company 2 (United Kingdom)
- 11.8.3 Company 3 (United Kingdom)
- 12.1 By Technology Analysis 2019 - 2023 and Forecast, 2024 - 2031 by Market Assessment (USD Mn), Yearly Growth Rate (%), and Market Presence (%)
- 12.1.1 Liquid Chromatography
- 12.1.2 Gas Chromatography
- 12.1.3 Ion Chromatography
- 12.1.4 Affinity Chromatography
- 12.2.1 Pharmaceutical Industry
- 12.2.2 Biotechnology
- 12.2.3 Food Testing
- 12.2.4 Environmental Testing
- 12.3.1 Research Laboratories
- 12.3.2 Pharmaceutical Companies
- 12.3.3 Academic Institutions
- 12.3.4 Clinical Testing Laboratories
- 12.4.1 Direct Sales
- 12.4.2 Scientific Equipment Distributors
- 12.4.3 Online Retail
- 12.5.1 China
- 12.5.2 Japan
- 12.5.3 India
- 12.5.4 South Korea
- 12.5.5 Australia & NZ
- 12.5.6 ASEAN
- 12.5.7 Rest of Asia-Pacific
12.7 Regional Trends Analysis
12.8 Asia-Pacific Global Chromatography Market Research Report - Company Profiles- 12.8.1 Company 1 (China)
- 12.8.2 Company 2 (Japan)
- 12.8.3 Company 3 (Japan)
- 13.1 By Technology Analysis 2019 - 2023 and Forecast, 2024 - 2031 by Market Assessment (USD Mn), Yearly Growth Rate (%), and Market Presence (%)
- 13.1.1 Liquid Chromatography
- 13.1.2 Gas Chromatography
- 13.1.3 Ion Chromatography
- 13.1.4 Affinity Chromatography
- 13.2.1 Pharmaceutical Industry
- 13.2.2 Biotechnology
- 13.2.3 Food Testing
- 13.2.4 Environmental Testing
- 13.3.1 Research Laboratories
- 13.3.2 Pharmaceutical Companies
- 13.3.3 Academic Institutions
- 13.3.4 Clinical Testing Laboratories
- 13.4.1 Direct Sales
- 13.4.2 Scientific Equipment Distributors
- 13.4.3 Online Retail
- 13.5.1 Brazil
- 13.5.2 Mexico
- 13.5.3 Argentina
- 13.5.4 Peru
- 13.5.5 Colombia
- 13.5.6 Rest of Latin America
13.7 Regional Trends Analysis
13.8 Latin America Global Chromatography Market Research Report - Company Profiles- 13.8.1 Company 1 (Brazil)
- 13.8.2 Company 2 (Mexico)
- 13.8.3 Company 3 (Mexico)
- 14.1 By Technology Analysis 2019 - 2023 and Forecast, 2024 - 2031 by Market Assessment (USD Mn), Yearly Growth Rate (%), and Market Presence (%)
- 14.1.1 Liquid Chromatography
- 14.1.2 Gas Chromatography
- 14.1.3 Ion Chromatography
- 14.1.4 Affinity Chromatography
- 14.2.1 Pharmaceutical Industry
- 14.2.2 Biotechnology
- 14.2.3 Food Testing
- 14.2.4 Environmental Testing
- 14.3.1 Research Laboratories
- 14.3.2 Pharmaceutical Companies
- 14.3.3 Academic Institutions
- 14.3.4 Clinical Testing Laboratories
- 14.4.1 Direct Sales
- 14.4.2 Scientific Equipment Distributors
- 14.4.3 Online Retail
- 14.5.1 Saudi Arabia
- 14.5.2 UAE
- 14.5.3 South Africa
- 14.5.4 Egypt
- 14.5.5 Israel
- 14.5.6 Rest of Middle East and Africa
14.7 Regional Trends Analysis
14.8 Middle East & Africa Global Chromatography Market Research Report - Company Profiles- 14.8.1 Company 1 (Saudi Arabia)
- 14.8.2 Company 2 (UAE)
- 14.8.3 Company 3 (UAE)
- 15.1 Strategic Dashboard of Top Market Players
15.2 Company Profiles (Introduction, Financial Assessments, Portfolio of Offerings, Milestones and Achievements, Strategic Initiative, and SWOT Analysis)- 15.2.1 Thermo Fisher Scientific
- 15.2.2 Agilent Technologies
- 15.2.3 Waters Corporation
- 15.2.4 PerkinElmer
- 15.2.5 Merck KGaA
- 15.2.6 Shimadzu
- 15.2.7 Bio-Rad
- 15.2.8 GE Healthcare
17. Principal Presumptions and Acronyms