Number of clinical trials in Panama
Panama: Number of clinical trials was 1 trials in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of clinical trials in Panama, 2007–2024
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in trials.
Analysis
Panama recorded 1 trials for number of clinical trials in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 50.0% on the previous year and down 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of clinical trials in Panama peaked at 9 trials in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1 trials, in 2010.
Panama 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 Panama, year by year
| Year | trials | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2 trials | — |
| 2010 | 1 trials | -50.0% |
| 2011 | 7 trials | +600.0% |
| 2012 | 2 trials | -71.4% |
| 2013 | 5 trials | +150.0% |
| 2014 | 4 trials | -20.0% |
| 2015 | 4 trials | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8 trials | +100.0% |
| 2017 | 4 trials | -50.0% |
| 2018 | 9 trials | +125.0% |
| 2019 | 2 trials | -77.8% |
| 2020 | 3 trials | +50.0% |
| 2021 | 3 trials | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2 trials | -33.3% |
| 2023 | 2 trials | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 trials | -50.0% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 1 trials is below the median for high income countries, which is 46.5 trials, 2% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Panama'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 Panama 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +600.0% | 1 trials | 7 trials |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 trials | 2 trials | 2 trials | 1 |
| 2010s | 4.6 trials | 1 trials | 9 trials | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2 trials | 1 trials | 3 trials | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 127 Albania 1 trials compare
- 127 Algeria 1 trials compare
- 127 Benin 1 trials compare
- 127 Bolivia 1 trials compare
- 127 Botswana 1 trials compare
- 127 Burundi 1 trials compare
- 127 Chad 1 trials compare
- 127 Congo 1 trials compare
- 127 Cuba 1 trials compare
- 127 Dominican Republic 1 trials compare
- 127 Eswatini 1 trials compare
- 127 Fiji 1 trials compare
- 127 French Guiana 1 trials compare
- 127 Gabon 1 trials compare
- 127 Guadeloupe 1 trials compare
- 127 Guinea-Bissau 1 trials compare
- 127 Haiti 1 trials compare
- 127 Jamaica 1 trials compare
- 127 Madagascar 1 trials compare
- 127 Malta 1 trials compare
- 127 Martinique 1 trials compare
- 127 Monaco 1 trials compare
- 127 Reunion 1 trials compare
- 127 Senegal 1 trials compare
- 127 Sri Lanka 1 trials compare
- 127 Uzbekistan 1 trials compare
More reference data data for Panama
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1446 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6179 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9793 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0285 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.9793 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4849 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1553 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of clinical trials in Panama?
- Number of clinical trials in Panama 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 Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 9 trials in 2018.
- What is the lowest number of clinical trials recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 trials in 2010.
- How does Panama rank for number of clinical trials?
- Panama ranks 127th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of clinical trials rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Panama 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.