Number of clinical trials in Sweden
Sweden: Number of clinical trials was 162 trials in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of clinical trials in Sweden, 2000–2024
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in trials.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 162 trials for number of clinical trials in 2024.
That represents a change of down 23.9% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of clinical trials in Sweden peaked at 230 trials in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1 trials, in 2000.
That places Sweden 19th out of 153 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of clinical trials in Sweden, year by year
| Year | trials | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1 trials | — |
| 2001 | 3 trials | +200.0% |
| 2002 | 3 trials | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8 trials | +166.7% |
| 2004 | 11 trials | +37.5% |
| 2005 | 29 trials | +163.6% |
| 2006 | 39 trials | +34.5% |
| 2007 | 56 trials | +43.6% |
| 2008 | 88 trials | +57.1% |
| 2009 | 100 trials | +13.6% |
| 2010 | 123 trials | +23.0% |
| 2011 | 131 trials | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 118 trials | -9.9% |
| 2013 | 140 trials | +18.6% |
| 2014 | 134 trials | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 140 trials | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 160 trials | +14.3% |
| 2017 | 164 trials | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 197 trials | +20.1% |
| 2019 | 190 trials | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 228 trials | +20.0% |
| 2021 | 230 trials | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 220 trials | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 213 trials | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 162 trials | -23.9% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 162 trials is above the median for high income countries, which is 46.5 trials, 3.5× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 162 trials is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.5 trials, 7.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of clinical trials in Sweden 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +200.0% | 1 trials | 3 trials |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.8 trials | 1 trials | 100 trials | 10 |
| 2010s | 149.7 trials | 118 trials | 197 trials | 10 |
| 2020s | 210.6 trials | 162 trials | 230 trials | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More reference data data for Sweden
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2237 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9766 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.12 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of clinical trials in Sweden?
- Number of clinical trials in Sweden was 162 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 230 trials in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of clinical trials recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 trials in 2000.
- How does Sweden rank for number of clinical trials?
- Sweden ranks 19th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of clinical trials rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden 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.