Number of clinical trials in Colombia
Colombia: Number of clinical trials was 33 trials in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of clinical trials in Colombia, 2003–2024
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in trials.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 33 trials for number of clinical trials in 2024.
The figure is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 153.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of clinical trials in Colombia peaked at 34 trials in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1 trials, in 2003.
That places Colombia 43rd out of 153 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of clinical trials in Colombia, year by year
| Year | trials | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1 trials | — |
| 2004 | 2 trials | +100.0% |
| 2005 | 1 trials | -50.0% |
| 2006 | 12 trials | +1100.0% |
| 2007 | 6 trials | -50.0% |
| 2008 | 9 trials | +50.0% |
| 2009 | 6 trials | -33.3% |
| 2010 | 11 trials | +83.3% |
| 2011 | 15 trials | +36.4% |
| 2012 | 18 trials | +20.0% |
| 2013 | 15 trials | -16.7% |
| 2014 | 13 trials | -13.3% |
| 2015 | 13 trials | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 23 trials | +76.9% |
| 2017 | 27 trials | +17.4% |
| 2018 | 26 trials | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 32 trials | +23.1% |
| 2020 | 27 trials | -15.6% |
| 2021 | 31 trials | +14.8% |
| 2022 | 34 trials | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 31 trials | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 33 trials | +6.5% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 33 trials is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5 trials, 6.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 33 trials is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3 trials, 11.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of clinical trials in Colombia 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +1100.0% | 1 trials | 12 trials |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.29 trials | 1 trials | 12 trials | 7 |
| 2010s | 19.3 trials | 11 trials | 32 trials | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.2 trials | 27 trials | 34 trials | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More reference data data for Colombia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4113 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 9.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 61.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 94.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.24 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of clinical trials in Colombia?
- Number of clinical trials in Colombia was 33 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 34 trials in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of clinical trials recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 trials in 2003.
- How does Colombia rank for number of clinical trials?
- Colombia ranks 43rd out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of clinical trials rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 153.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia 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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About this data
Annual number of completed clinical trials registered in the ClinicalTrials.gov database for each country. Registration in the ClinicalTrials database is mandatory for trials in the United States, but voluntary for other countries.