Eastern Europe’s consumer health market reached $12.3 billion in 2024 and is forecast to grow at a 5.1% CAGR (2024-29) to $15.7 billion by 2029. The region was the fourth-largest by volume in 2024 (10.7 million kg of protein powders/bars and three million liters of protein RTD) and recorded the third-highest per capita spend at $47.9. In the region, OTC healthcare held the largest value share at 61.3%, followed by vitamins and dietary supplements at 33.6%. From 2024-29, sports & active nutrition is expected to grow fastest (10.8% CAGR), ahead of vitamins & supplements (9%) and OTC (2.2%).
Report Scope
This report brings together multiple data sources to provide a comprehensive overview of the Eastern European consumer health industry, analyzing data from 19 countries in the region. It includes an analysis of the following:- Market environment: Includes industry size, market size, and growth analysis by sector.
- High-potential countries analysis: It provides risk-reward analysis of four countries across the Eastern European region based on market assessment, economic development, sociodemographic factors, governance indicators, and technological infrastructure.
- Country deep dive: Provides the overview and key trends across high-potential countries.
- Success stories: This section features some of the most compelling consumer health products manufacturers, brands, products, and marketing campaigns in the Eastern European region. It also provides a better understanding of how certain manufacturers achieved success in the industry and insights.
- Competitive environment: Provides an overview of leading companies in the Eastern European region, besides analyzing the growth of private label in the region.
- Distribution Analysis: Provides analysis of the leading distribution channels in the Eastern European consumer health industry in 2024. It covers five distribution channels: direct sellers, modern retail, specialist retail, traditional retail, and cash & carries and warehouse clubs.
- Challenges and outlook: Provides the challenges and outlook pertaining to the Eastern European consumer health products industry.
- Select industry metrics: Provides the insights on patent filings, job analytics by country and theme, as well as on global deals.
Reasons to Buy
- Manufacturing and retailers seek latest information on how the market is evolving to formulate their sales and marketing strategies. There is also demand for authentic market data with a high level of detail. This report has been created to provide its readers with up-to-date information and analysis to uncover emerging opportunities of growth within the sector in the region
- The report provides a detailed analysis of the countries in the region, covering the key challenges, competitive landscape and demographic analysis, that can help companies gain insight into the country specific nuances
- The analysts have also placed a significant emphasis on the key trends that drive consumer choice and the future opportunities that can be explored in the region, than can help companies in revenue expansion
- To gain competitive intelligence about leading brands in the sector in the region with information about their market share and growth rates
Table of Contents
- Executive Summary
- Market Environment
- Regional Market Size Comparison - Eastern Europe vs. Other Regions
- Growth Comparison - Value and Volume Growth by Region
- Eastern European Market Growth Analysis by Country
- Eastern European Market Growth Analysis by Categories
- High-Potential Countries Analysis
- Methodology - Identifying High-Potential Countries
- Top Four High-Potential Countries in Eastern Europe
- Overview of High-Potential Countries in Eastern Europe
- Growth Contribution Analysis by Country
- Value Share Analysis of Consumer Health Sectors
- Per Capita Consumption Analysis
- Per Capita Expenditure Analysis
- Country Deep Dive
- Overview of the Slovakian Consumer Health Industry
- Key Trends in the Slovakian Consumer Health Industry
- Overview of the Polish Consumer Health Industry
- Key Trends in the Polish Consumer Health Industry
- Overview of the Bulgarian Consumer Health Industry
- Key Trends in the Bulgarian Consumer Health Industry
- Overview of the Hungarian Consumer Health Industry
- Key Trends in the Hungarian Consumer Health Industry
- Success Stories
- About Success Stories
- Case Study: Only Natural’s ProstaGood
- Aron Pharma’s Berroxin® Immuno Syrup
- Competitive Environment
- Leading Companies’ Shares in the Eastern European Consumer Health Industry
- Brand Share Analysis of Top Five Companies
- Leading Companies in the Eastern European Consumer Health Industry
- Leading Brands in the Eastern European Consumer Health Industry
- Private label Penetration in the Eastern European Consumer Health Industry
- Distribution Analysis
- Leading Distribution Channels by Country
- Leading Distribution Channels by Category
- Challenges and Future Outlook
- Key Challenges in the Eastern European Consumer Health Industry
- Future Outlook of the Eastern European Consumer Health Industry
- Select Industry Metrics
- Eastern European Consumer Health Patent Filings, Grants, and Publications
- Eastern European Consumer Health Patent Filings by Company
- Global Consumer Health Patent Filings
- Eastern European Consumer Health Job Analytics by Company
- Eastern European Consumer Health Job Analytics by Theme
- Global Consumer Health Deals
- Appendix
- Definitions
- About the Analyst
- Regional comparison: Market size, CAGR, and per capita analysis
- Overview of high-potential countries in the Eastern Europe
- Sector value shares of the consumer health industry, by country, 2024
- Top five companies’ shares by brand (in value terms) in the Eastern European consumer health industry, 2024
- Private label penetration (in value terms) in consumer health industry, 2024
- Leading distribution channels in the Eastern European consumer health Industry by country, value share (%), 2024
- Leading distribution channels in the Eastern European consumer health Industry by sector, value share (%), 2024
- Annual value growth analysis by region, ($ million) 2024-29
- Annual volume growth analysis by region, (million kg), 2024-29
- Annual volume growth analysis by region, (million liters), 2024-29
- Country value size and CAGR analysis grid based on regional average
- Value growth analysis by sector in the Eastern Europe, 2019-29
- Country-level contribution to the growth of the OTC healthcare sector in the Eastern Europe, 2024-29
- Country-level contribution to the growth of the sports and active nutrition sector in the Eastern Europe, 2024-29
- Country-level contribution to the growth of the vitamins and dietary supplements sector in the Eastern Europe, 2024-29
- Per capita consumption by sector in the Eastern Europe by country, 2024
- Per capita expenditure in the Eastern Europe by country and sector, 2024
- Slovakia: Market size ($B) and CAGR
- Slovakia: Sector value share (2024)
- Slovakia: Company value share (2024)
- Slovakia: Distribution value share (2024)
- Poland: Market size ($B) and CAGR
- Poland: Sector value share (2024)
- Poland: Company value share (2024)
- Poland: Distribution value share (2024)
- Bulgaria: Market size ($B) and CAGR
- Bulgaria: Sector value share (2024)
- Bulgaria: Company value share (2024)
- Bulgaria: Distribution value share (2024)
- Hungary: Market size ($B) and CAGR
- Hungary: Sector value share (2024)
- Hungary: Company value share (2024)
- Hungary: Distribution value share (2024)
- Leading companies in the Eastern European consumer health industry by value sales (% share), 2024
- Leading companies in the Eastern European consumer health industry by value sales ($ million), 2024
- Leading brands (including private label) in the Eastern European consumer health industry by value sales ($ million), 2024
- Total consumer health industry patent filings, Eastern Europe, 2024
- Consumer health industry patent filings by leading companies, Eastern Europe, 2024
- Total consumer health industry patent filings for key markets, 2024
- Total job postings in Eastern European consumer health industry by company, 2024
- Job postings in Eastern European consumer health industry by theme, 2024
- Deals in the consumer health industry by geography, 2024
Companies Mentioned (Partial List)
A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:
- Haleon
- Sanofi-Aventis Groupe
- Bayer Group
- STADA Arzneimittel
- Polpharma Group

