Number of clinical trials in Gabon

Gabon: Number of clinical trials was 1 trials in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1 trials
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
127th
of 153 countries
All-time high
4 trials
in 2019
All-time low
1 trials
in 2003
Years of data
15
2003–2024

Number of clinical trials in Gabon, 2003–2024

12342003201320242003: 1 trials2004: 2 trials2006: 3 trials2007: 2 trials2008: 2 trials2009: 1 trials2012: 3 trials2015: 2 trials2016: 2 trials2019: 4 trials2020: 1 trials2021: 2 trials2022: 4 trials2023: 1 trials2024: 1 trials

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

Analysis

Gabon recorded 1 trials for number of clinical trials in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

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

Over the whole period, number of clinical trials in Gabon peaked at 4 trials in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1 trials, in 2003.

That places Gabon 127th out of 153 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.83 trials 1 trials 3 trials 6
2010s 2.75 trials 2 trials 4 trials 4
2020s 1.8 trials 1 trials 4 trials 5

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  5. 127 Botswana 1 trials compare
  6. 127 Burundi 1 trials compare
  7. 127 Chad 1 trials compare
  8. 127 Congo 1 trials compare
  9. 127 Cuba 1 trials compare
  10. 127 Dominican Republic 1 trials compare
  11. 127 Eswatini 1 trials compare
  12. 127 Fiji 1 trials compare
  13. 127 French Guiana 1 trials compare
  14. 127 Guinea-Bissau 1 trials compare
  15. 127 Haiti 1 trials compare
  16. 127 Jamaica 1 trials compare
  17. 127 Madagascar 1 trials compare
  18. 127 Monaco 1 trials compare
  19. 127 Panama 1 trials compare
  20. 127 Reunion 1 trials compare
  21. 127 Senegal 1 trials compare
  22. 127 Sri Lanka 1 trials compare
  23. 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 Gabon?
Number of clinical trials in Gabon 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 Gabon?
The highest recorded value was 4 trials in 2019.
What is the lowest number of clinical trials recorded in Gabon?
The lowest recorded value was 1 trials in 2003.
How does Gabon rank for number of clinical trials?
Gabon ranks 127th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of clinical trials rising or falling in Gabon?
Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Gabon 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

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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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.