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216 countries · 2012–2026
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Value
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1
Congo, Dem. Rep.
33,658
2
Australia
16,601
3
South Sudan
14,383
4
Angola
13,859
5
India
13,537
6
Central African Republic
12,765
7
Myanmar
11,674
8
Guinea
10,104
9
Nigeria
8,230
10
Venezuela, RB
7,700
11
China
7,374
12
Thailand
6,890
13
Lao PDR
6,490
14
Russian Federation
6,411
15
Zambia
5,530
16
United States
5,253
17
Cambodia
5,189
18
Brazil
4,981
19
Ethiopia
4,781
20
Mali
4,494
21
Cameroon
4,343
22
Ghana
4,235
23
Mexico
3,981
24
Chad
3,493
25
Sudan
3,201
26
Sierra Leone
2,823
27
Senegal
2,781
28
Madagascar
2,532
29
Colombia
2,437
30
Tanzania
2,227
31
Uganda
2,179
32
South Africa
2,001
33
Indonesia
1,892
34
Canada
1,730
35
Viet Nam
1,580
36
Congo, Rep.
1,552
37
Burkina Faso
1,539
38
Argentina
1,521
39
Philippines
1,487
40
Kazakhstan
1,400
41
Cote d'Ivoire
1,382
42
Mozambique
1,247
43
Paraguay
1,149
44
Honduras
1,046
45
Bolivia
1,000
46
Chile
923
47
Benin
860
48
Nepal
766
49
Liberia
754
50
Guatemala
703
51
Nicaragua
697
52
Guinea-Bissau
645
53
Togo
625
54
Cuba
577
55
Ukraine
540
56
Papua New Guinea
508
57
Iran, Islamic Rep.
444
58
Bangladesh
421
59
Pakistan
374
60
Spain
342
61
Zimbabwe
334
62
Gabon
286
63
Costa Rica
258
64
Panama
252
65
France
249
66
Gambia, The
241
67
Kenya
232
68
Niger
231
69
Iraq
230
70
Italy
208
71
Portugal
190
72
El Salvador
169
73
Malawi
162
74
Malaysia
159
75
Namibia
148
76
Guyana
135
77
Botswana
131
78
Peru
130
79
Belize
125
80
Mongolia
117
81
Uzbekistan
115
82
Turkiye
103
83
Mauritania
95
84
New Zealand
92
85
Romania
82
86
Turkmenistan
81
87
Bosnia and Herzegovina
69
88
Ecuador
68
89
Algeria
61
90
Belarus
54
91
Japan
52
92
Dominican Republic
51
93
Syrian Arab Republic
50
94
Burundi
47
95
Uruguay
45
96
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
43
97
United Kingdom
41
98
Germany
35
99
Eswatini
35
100
Eritrea
30
101
Vanuatu
27
102
Hungary
24
103
Bahamas, The
22
104
Rwanda
22
105
Bulgaria
21
106
Haiti
19
107
Bhutan
19
108
Sri Lanka
17
109
Azerbaijan
17
110
Montenegro
15
111
Poland
15
112
Egypt, Arab Rep.
14
113
Morocco
13
114
Korea, Rep.
12
115
Croatia
12
116
Georgia
12
117
Trinidad and Tobago
12
118
Serbia
11
119
Greece
11
120
Suriname
11
121
Saudi Arabia
11
122
Afghanistan
10
123
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
10
124
Netherlands
9
125
Ireland
8
126
North Macedonia
7
127
Denmark
7
128
Austria
7
129
Tunisia
6
130
Equatorial Guinea
6
131
Fiji
6
132
Albania
6
133
New Caledonia
5
134
Norway
5
135
Kyrgyz Republic
4
136
Tajikistan
4
137
Yemen, Rep.
4
138
Lithuania
3
139
Moldova
3
140
Jamaica
2
141
West Bank and Gaza
2
142
Latvia
2
143
Slovak Republic
2
144
Cabo Verde
2
145
Greenland
2
146
Finland
2
147
Grenada
2
148
Sweden
2
149
Taiwan
2
150
Libya
1
151
Oman
1
152
Puerto Rico (US)
1
153
Lesotho
1
154
Solomon Islands
1
155
Jordan
1
156
Israel
1
157
Slovenia
1
158
Djibouti
1
159
Czechia
1
160
Comoros
1
161
Brunei Darussalam
1
162
Barbados
1
163
Belgium
1
164
Timor-Leste
0
165
Samoa
0
166
Armenia
0
167
Antigua and Barbuda
0
168
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
0
169
Bahrain
0
170
British Virgin Islands
0
171
Bermuda
0
172
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
0
173
Switzerland
0
174
Tuvalu
0
175
Curacao
0
176
Cayman Islands
0
177
Cyprus
0
178
United Arab Emirates
0
179
Dominica
0
180
Palau
0
181
Tonga
0
182
St. Kitts and Nevis
0
183
San Marino
0
184
Kuwait
0
185
Lebanon
0
186
St. Lucia
0
187
Liechtenstein
0
188
Singapore
0
189
Luxembourg
0
190
Macao SAR, China
0
191
St. Martin (French part)
0
192
Aruba
0
193
Monaco
0
194
Maldives
0
195
Marshall Islands
0
196
Malta
0
197
Qatar
0
198
Northern Mariana Islands
0
199
French Polynesia
0
200
Mauritius
0
201
Naoero
0
202
American Samoa
0
203
Estonia
0
204
Faroe Islands
0
205
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
0
206
Gibraltar
0
207
Andorra
0
208
Turks and Caicos Islands
0
209
Seychelles
0
210
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
0
211
Guam
0
212
Hong Kong SAR, China
0
213
Isle of Man
0
214
Iceland
0
215
Sao Tome and Principe
0
216
Kiribati
0
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