This statistic shows the percentage of registered recruiting clinical studies worldwide by location, as of November 8, 2024. The percentage of recruiting clinical studies in the U.S. only was 30 percent of total such studies.
Percentage of registered recruiting clinical studies worldwide by location as of November 2024
Location
Percentage of clinical studies
Non-U.S. only
65%
U.S. only
30%
Both U.S. and non-U.S.
5%
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ClinicalTrials.gov. (November 8, 2024). Percentage of registered recruiting clinical studies worldwide by location as of November 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/732978/distribution-of-registered-recruiting-clinical-studies-globally-by-location/
ClinicalTrials.gov. "Percentage of registered recruiting clinical studies worldwide by location as of November 2024." Chart. November 8, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/732978/distribution-of-registered-recruiting-clinical-studies-globally-by-location/
ClinicalTrials.gov. (2024). Percentage of registered recruiting clinical studies worldwide by location as of November 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/732978/distribution-of-registered-recruiting-clinical-studies-globally-by-location/
ClinicalTrials.gov. "Percentage of Registered Recruiting Clinical Studies Worldwide by Location as of November 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/732978/distribution-of-registered-recruiting-clinical-studies-globally-by-location/
ClinicalTrials.gov, Percentage of registered recruiting clinical studies worldwide by location as of November 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/732978/distribution-of-registered-recruiting-clinical-studies-globally-by-location/ (last visited June 06, 2025)
Percentage of registered recruiting clinical studies worldwide by location as of November 2024 [Graph], ClinicalTrials.gov, November 8, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/732978/distribution-of-registered-recruiting-clinical-studies-globally-by-location/
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