Number of clinical trials by country
Countries reporting
153
Highest
6,222
United States
Lowest
1
Reunion
Median
8
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
2,621
What the numbers show
Number of clinical trials is currently reported for 153 countries. The highest value is 6,222 in United States; the lowest is 1 in Reunion.
The median across all reporting countries is 8, and the mean is 127.09.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6,222.
Over the past decade 104 countries rose and 27 fell. The largest increase was in Iraq (up 3,100.0%), and the largest decrease in Panama (down 75.0%).
Number of clinical trials: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 6,222 | 2024 | up 19.8% | volatile |
| 2 | Turkey | 2,075 | 2024 | up 2,039.2% | volatile |
| 3 | China | 1,649 | 2024 | up 308.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Egypt | 1,144 | 2024 | up 1,405.3% | volatile |
| 5 | France | 896 | 2024 | up 42.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Spain | 566 | 2024 | up 125.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Italy | 561 | 2024 | up 119.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Canada | 527 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 487 | 2024 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Pakistan | 452 | 2024 | up 2,558.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Germany | 420 | 2024 | down 24.7% | volatile |
| 12 | South Korea | 282 | 2024 | down 39.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Denmark | 258 | 2024 | up 0.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Netherlands | 251 | 2024 | up 8.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Taiwan | 235 | 2024 | up 104.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Switzerland | 231 | 2024 | up 63.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Belgium | 205 | 2024 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Brazil | 163 | 2024 | down 14.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Sweden | 162 | 2024 | up 20.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Australia | 158 | 2024 | up 62.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Japan | 138 | 2024 | down 44.6% | volatile |
| 22 | India | 131 | 2024 | up 20.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Poland | 121 | 2024 | up 116.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Hong Kong | 112 | 2024 | up 433.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Thailand | 105 | 2024 | up 54.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Russia | 96 | 2024 | up 84.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Indonesia | 88 | 2024 | up 363.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Austria | 86 | 2024 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Norway | 85 | 2024 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Greece | 72 | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Mexico | 68 | 2024 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Israel | 64 | 2024 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Saudi Arabia | 58 | 2024 | up 286.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Vietnam | 58 | 2024 | up 383.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Singapore | 57 | 2024 | up 14.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Portugal | 56 | 2024 | up 229.4% | volatile |
| 37 | South Africa | 54 | 2024 | up 68.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Finland | 51 | 2024 | down 3.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Czechia | 50 | 2024 | up 78.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Malaysia | 44 | 2024 | up 91.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Chile | 43 | 2024 | up 290.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Slovenia | 35 | 2024 | up 84.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Colombia | 33 | 2024 | up 153.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Iraq | 32 | 2024 | up 3,100.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Kenya | 32 | 2024 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Iran | 31 | 2024 | down 20.5% | rising |
| 46 | Nepal | 31 | 2024 | up 933.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Hungary | 28 | 2024 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Uganda | 28 | 2024 | up 55.6% | volatile |
| 50 | Argentina | 23 | 2024 | down 4.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Jordan | 23 | 2024 | up 187.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Romania | 23 | 2024 | up 109.1% | volatile |
| 53 | United Arab Emirates | 22 | 2024 | up 2,100.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Ireland | 21 | 2024 | up 23.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Bangladesh | 20 | 2024 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 55 | New Zealand | 20 | 2024 | up 53.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Serbia | 20 | 2024 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Lebanon | 19 | 2024 | up 171.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Philippines | 19 | 2024 | up 58.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Tunisia | 19 | 2024 | up 58.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Bulgaria | 16 | 2024 | up 23.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Syria | 15 | 2024 | up 1,400.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Burkina Faso | 13 | 2024 | up 62.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Kazakhstan | 13 | 2024 | up 550.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Nigeria | 13 | 2024 | up 550.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Ethiopia | 12 | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Tanzania | 12 | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Croatia | 11 | 2024 | up 83.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Malawi | 11 | 2024 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Ghana | 9 | 2024 | up 125.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Qatar | 9 | 2024 | up 125.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Rwanda | 9 | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Ukraine | 9 | 2024 | up 80.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Zambia | 9 | 2024 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 8 | 2024 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Cyprus | 8 | 2024 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Kuwait | 8 | 2024 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Slovakia | 8 | 2024 | up 300.0% | rising |
| 79 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7 | 2024 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Cameroon | 7 | 2024 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Mali | 7 | 2024 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Peru | 7 | 2024 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 79 | Palestine | 7 | 2024 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Iceland | 6 | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Estonia | 5 | 2024 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Georgia | 5 | 2024 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Lithuania | 5 | 2024 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Latvia | 5 | 2024 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Morocco | 5 | 2024 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Oman | 5 | 2024 | up 400.0% | rising |
| 85 | Sudan | 5 | 2024 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 92 | Cambodia | 4 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 92 | Mozambique | 4 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 92 | El Salvador | 4 | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Armenia | 3 | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 95 | Costa Rica | 3 | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Ecuador | 3 | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Gambia | 3 | 2022 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Guatemala | 3 | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Laos | 3 | 2024 | up 50.0% | flat |
| 95 | Lesotho | 3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 95 | Luxembourg | 3 | 2024 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 95 | Papua New Guinea | 3 | 2024 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 95 | Puerto Rico | 3 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 95 | Paraguay | 3 | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 108 | Afghanistan | 2 | 2022 | up 100.0% | flat |
| 108 | Azerbaijan | 2 | 2022 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 108 | Bahrain | 2 | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Belarus | 2 | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 108 | Guinea | 2 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 108 | Honduras | 2 | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Liberia | 2 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 108 | Moldova | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 108 | North Macedonia | 2 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 108 | Myanmar | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 108 | Mongolia | 2 | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 108 | Mauritius | 2 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Niger | 2 | 2024 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 108 | Nicaragua | 2 | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 108 | Sierra Leone | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 108 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 108 | Uruguay | 2 | 2023 | up 100.0% | flat |
| 108 | Venezuela | 2 | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Zimbabwe | 2 | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Albania | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 127 | Burundi | 1 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 127 | Benin | 1 | 2023 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 127 | Bolivia | 1 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Botswana | 1 | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Congo | 1 | 2021 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Cuba | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 127 | Dominican Republic | 1 | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Algeria | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 127 | Fiji | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 127 | Gabon | 1 | 2024 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 127 | Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 2024 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 127 | Haiti | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 127 | Jamaica | 1 | 2022 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 127 | Sri Lanka | 1 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Monaco | 1 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Madagascar | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 127 | Malta | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 127 | Panama | 1 | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Senegal | 1 | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Eswatini | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 127 | Chad | 1 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 127 | Uzbekistan | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 127 | French Guiana | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 127 | Guadeloupe | 1 | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 127 | Martinique | 1 | 2024 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 127 | Reunion | 1 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |