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Clinical trial locations by country

European Union: 27% in 2025.

  • 27% Clinical trial country use share · European Union · 2025
  • 3Measures
  • 3Countries · 1999–2025

Verified 27 Sep 2026 · 2 publishers · 12 records · Next period 2026

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Clinical trial country use share

The best-covered measure of clinical trial locations by country. Every point opens its record; the values are one click away under the chart.

Fig 1 · C21 · Clinical trial country use share Annual

Clinical trial country use share by region

3 of 4 regions drawn, 2019 to 2025; every region is ranked below

3 regions · 8 observations · 2019 to 2025

No figure published for these periods

Clinical trial country use share by regionClinical trial country use share by region. 3 regions on one axis: European Union, North America, China. 8 observations from 2019 to 2025, ranging from 10% to 32%. Latest values: European Union 27% (2025); North America 23% (2023); China 15% (2023). % 0 10 20 30 40 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 European Union North America China
Clinical trial country use share by regionClinical trial country use share by region. 3 regions on one axis: European Union, North America, China. 8 observations from 2019 to 2025, ranging from 10% to 32%. Latest values: European Union 27% (2025); North America 23% (2023); China 15% (2023). % 0 10 20 30 40 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 European Union North America China
Clinical trial country use share by regionClinical trial country use share by region. 3 regions on one axis: European Union, North America, China. 8 observations from 2019 to 2025, ranging from 10% to 32%. Latest values: European Union 27% (2025); North America 23% (2023); China 15% (2023). % 0 10 20 30 40 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 European Union North America China
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Clinical trial country use share by region
Region Period Type Value
European Union 2025 Actual 27%
European Union 2023 Actual 25%
European Union 2019 Actual 32%
North America 2023 Actual 23%
North America 2019 Actual 19%
China 2023 Actual 15%
China 2021–2023 Actual 13%
China 2019 Actual 10%
Source: IQVIA · percent · CC BY 4.0 · statorigin.org
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Fig 2 · C21 · Latest by region

Clinical trial country use share by region

Latest value per region, periods differ

4 entries

Latest available period per row; periods differ

Clinical trial country use share by regionClinical trial country use share by region. 4 categories, highest is European Union at 27%. Bars refer to different periods; each is labelled with its own. China 2023 United States 2021–2023 North America 2023 European Union 2025 15% 16% 23% 27%
Clinical trial country use share by regionClinical trial country use share by region. 4 categories, highest is European Union at 27%. Bars refer to different periods; each is labelled with its own. China 2023 United States 2021–2023 North America 2023 European Union 2025 15% 16% 23% 27%
Clinical trial country use share by regionClinical trial country use share by region. 4 categories, highest is European Union at 27%. Bars refer to different periods; each is labelled with its own. China 2023 United States 2021–2023 North America 2023 European Union 2025 15% 16% 23% 27%
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Clinical trial country use share by region
Category Period Source Type Value
European Union 2025 IQVIA Actual 27%
North America 2023 IQVIA Actual 23%
United States 2021–2023 IQVIA Actual 16%
China 2023 IQVIA Actual 15%
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Latest available period per row; years differ.

Every measure of clinical trial locations by country

3 measures: the same subject cut by product, segment, basis or form. Each has its own page with every record.

Measure Latest Where and when Records
Clinical trial country use share 27% European Union, 2025 10
Clinical trial country use share change -21% European Union, 2019–2023 1
Jurisdiction share of total clinical trials 10% India, January 1999 – June 2025 1

Clinical trial locations by country by country

A page for every country with at least three records:

Frequently asked questions

What does clinical trial locations by country measure?

Total number of country participations across clinical trials.

What is the latest clinical trial country use share?

European Union: 27% in 2025.

Which countries does this clinical trial locations by country data cover?

3 countries, with a page each for China.

Where does the data come from?

From 4 documents published by IQVIA and WHO. Every figure links to its record, which quotes the sentence or table row it was read from.

How often is it updated?

Annual; the newest figure covers 2025, and the next release should cover 2026.

Sources

4 documents from 2 publishers. Each links to the publisher's own copy.

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Published under CC BY 4.0: free to reuse, including commercially, with attribution to StatOrigin and the original publisher. To cite one figure, open its record.

StatOrigin. (2026). Clinical trial locations by country statistics [Data set]. Retrieved September 29, 2026, from https://statorigin.org/statistics/clinical-trial-locations-by-country

"Clinical trial locations by country statistics." StatOrigin, 2026, https://statorigin.org/statistics/clinical-trial-locations-by-country. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

StatOrigin. "Clinical trial locations by country statistics." Data set, 2026. Accessed September 29, 2026. https://statorigin.org/statistics/clinical-trial-locations-by-country.

@misc{statorigin_clinical_trial_locations_by_country_2026, title = {Clinical trial locations by country statistics}, author = {{StatOrigin}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://statorigin.org/statistics/clinical-trial-locations-by-country}, note = {Data set. Accessed 2026-09-29} }