Number of clinical trials in Bolivia

Bolivia: Number of clinical trials was 1 trials in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
1 trials
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
127th
of 153 countries
All-time high
6 trials
in 2018
All-time low
1 trials
in 2001
Years of data
16
2001–2024

Number of clinical trials in Bolivia, 2001–2024

1234562001201220242001: 1 trials2006: 2 trials2007: 2 trials2008: 2 trials2010: 2 trials2012: 3 trials2013: 2 trials2015: 4 trials2016: 3 trials2017: 1 trials2018: 6 trials2019: 3 trials2020: 2 trials2022: 1 trials2023: 1 trials2024: 1 trials

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in trials.

Analysis

Bolivia recorded 1 trials for number of clinical trials in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of clinical trials in Bolivia peaked at 6 trials in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1 trials, in 2001.

Bolivia ranks 127th of 153 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Number of clinical trials in Bolivia, year by year

Annual values for Number of clinical trials in Bolivia, 2001 to 2024.
Year trials Change
2001 1 trials
2006 2 trials +100.0%
2007 2 trials +0.0%
2008 2 trials +0.0%
2010 2 trials +0.0%
2012 3 trials +50.0%
2013 2 trials -33.3%
2015 4 trials +100.0%
2016 3 trials -25.0%
2017 1 trials -66.7%
2018 6 trials +500.0%
2019 3 trials -50.0%
2020 2 trials -33.3%
2022 1 trials -50.0%
2023 1 trials +0.0%
2024 1 trials +0.0%

Bolivia compared with similar countries

  • Bolivia's 1 trials is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3 trials, 33% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Bolivia's 1 trials is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3 trials, 33% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Number of clinical trials in Bolivia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2018 +500.0% 1 trials 6 trials

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.75 trials 1 trials 2 trials 4
2010s 3 trials 1 trials 6 trials 8
2020s 1.25 trials 1 trials 2 trials 4

Countries ranked near Bolivia

  1. 127 Albania 1 trials compare
  2. 127 Algeria 1 trials compare
  3. 127 Benin 1 trials compare
  4. 127 Botswana 1 trials compare
  5. 127 Burundi 1 trials compare
  6. 127 Chad 1 trials compare
  7. 127 Congo 1 trials compare
  8. 127 Cuba 1 trials compare
  9. 127 Dominican Republic 1 trials compare
  10. 127 Eswatini 1 trials compare
  11. 127 Fiji 1 trials compare
  12. 127 French Guiana 1 trials compare
  13. 127 Gabon 1 trials compare
  14. 127 Guadeloupe 1 trials compare
  15. 127 Guinea-Bissau 1 trials compare
  16. 127 Haiti 1 trials compare
  17. 127 Jamaica 1 trials compare
  18. 127 Madagascar 1 trials compare
  19. 127 Malta 1 trials compare
  20. 127 Martinique 1 trials compare
  21. 127 Monaco 1 trials compare
  22. 127 Panama 1 trials compare
  23. 127 Reunion 1 trials compare
  24. 127 Senegal 1 trials compare
  25. 127 Sri Lanka 1 trials compare
  26. 127 Uzbekistan 1 trials compare

See the full ranking of 153 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of clinical trials in Bolivia?
Number of clinical trials in Bolivia was 1 trials in 2024, according to ClinicalTrials.gov (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of clinical trials recorded in Bolivia?
The highest recorded value was 6 trials in 2018.
What is the lowest number of clinical trials recorded in Bolivia?
The lowest recorded value was 1 trials in 2001.
How does Bolivia rank for number of clinical trials?
Bolivia ranks 127th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of clinical trials rising or falling in Bolivia?
Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Bolivia data come from?
The figures come from ClinicalTrials.gov (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of clinical trials. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of clinical trials
Unit
trials
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
153 places, 2,621 data points, 2000–2024
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