Number of clinical trials in Malta

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

Latest (2024)
1 trials
Change on year
down 50.0%
Rank
127th
of 153 regions
All-time high
2 trials
in 2021
All-time low
1 trials
in 2016
Years of data
6
2016–2024

Number of clinical trials in Malta, 2016–2024

00.511.522016202020242016: 1 trials2018: 1 trials2019: 1 trials2021: 2 trials2022: 2 trials2024: 1 trials

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of clinical trials in Malta is 1 trials, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of clinical trials in Malta peaked at 2 trials in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1 trials, in 2016.

Malta ranks 127th of 153 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1 trials 1 trials 1 trials 3
2020s 1.67 trials 1 trials 2 trials 3

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 127 Albania 1 trials compare
  2. 127 Algeria 1 trials compare
  3. 127 Benin 1 trials compare
  4. 127 Bolivia 1 trials compare
  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 Gabon 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 Monaco 1 trials compare
  20. 127 Panama 1 trials compare
  21. 127 Reunion 1 trials compare
  22. 127 Senegal 1 trials compare
  23. 127 Sri Lanka 1 trials compare
  24. 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 Malta?
Number of clinical trials in Malta 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 Malta?
The highest recorded value was 2 trials in 2021.
What is the lowest number of clinical trials recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 1 trials in 2016.
How does Malta rank for number of clinical trials?
Malta ranks 127th out of 153 regions with data for 2024.
Is number of clinical trials rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malta 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.