Number of clinical trials in Laos
Laos: Number of clinical trials was 3 trials in 2024. ▬ Flat
Number of clinical trials in Laos, 2017–2024
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in trials.
Analysis
In 2024, number of clinical trials in Laos stood at 3 trials. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 200.0% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Laos ranks 95th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Number of clinical trials in Laos, year by year
| Year | trials | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 trials | — |
| 2018 | 3 trials | +50.0% |
| 2020 | 1 trials | -66.7% |
| 2021 | 2 trials | +100.0% |
| 2022 | 3 trials | +50.0% |
| 2023 | 1 trials | -66.7% |
| 2024 | 3 trials | +200.0% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 3 trials is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3 trials, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Laos's 3 trials is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 50.5 trials, 6% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.5 trials | 2 trials | 3 trials | 2 |
| 2020s | 2 trials | 1 trials | 3 trials | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 92 Cambodia 4 trials compare
- 92 El Salvador 4 trials compare
- 92 Mozambique 4 trials compare
- 95 Armenia 3 trials compare
- 95 Costa Rica 3 trials compare
- 95 Cote d'Ivoire 3 trials compare
- 95 Ecuador 3 trials compare
- 95 Gambia 3 trials compare
- 95 Guatemala 3 trials compare
- 95 Kyrgyzstan 3 trials compare
- 95 Lesotho 3 trials compare
- 95 Luxembourg 3 trials compare
- 95 Papua New Guinea 3 trials compare
- 95 Paraguay 3 trials compare
- 95 Puerto Rico 3 trials compare
More reference data data for Laos
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6615 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.913 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3021 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.64 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of clinical trials in Laos?
- Number of clinical trials in Laos was 3 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 Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 3 trials in 2018.
- What is the lowest number of clinical trials recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 trials in 2020.
- How does Laos rank for number of clinical trials?
- Laos ranks 95th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of clinical trials rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Laos 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.