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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
Bhutan
19
107
Haiti
19
108
Sri Lanka
17
109
Azerbaijan
17
110
Montenegro
15
111
Poland
15
112
Egypt, Arab Rep.
14
113
Morocco
13
114
Georgia
12
115
Croatia
12
116
Korea, Rep.
12
117
Trinidad and Tobago
12
118
Saudi Arabia
11
119
Suriname
11
120
Serbia
11
121
Greece
11
122
Afghanistan
10
123
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
10
124
Netherlands
9
125
Ireland
8
126
Austria
7
127
North Macedonia
7
128
Denmark
7
129
Fiji
6
130
Equatorial Guinea
6
131
Albania
6
132
Tunisia
6
133
New Caledonia
5
134
Norway
5
135
Kyrgyz Republic
4
136
Tajikistan
4
137
Yemen, Rep.
4
138
Moldova
3
139
Lithuania
3
140
Grenada
2
141
Jamaica
2
142
Cabo Verde
2
143
Greenland
2
144
Latvia
2
145
Finland
2
146
Slovak Republic
2
147
Sweden
2
148
West Bank and Gaza
2
149
Taiwan
2
150
Slovenia
1
151
Solomon Islands
1
152
Puerto Rico (US)
1
153
Djibouti
1
154
Brunei Darussalam
1
155
Libya
1
156
Barbados
1
157
Oman
1
158
Jordan
1
159
Czechia
1
160
Lesotho
1
161
Comoros
1
162
Israel
1
163
Belgium
1
164
Luxembourg
0
165
Hong Kong SAR, China
0
166
Antigua and Barbuda
0
167
Liechtenstein
0
168
Guam
0
169
American Samoa
0
170
St. Lucia
0
171
Armenia
0
172
Naoero
0
173
St. Kitts and Nevis
0
174
Macao SAR, China
0
175
Gibraltar
0
176
St. Martin (French part)
0
177
Isle of Man
0
178
Bahrain
0
179
Kiribati
0
180
United Arab Emirates
0
181
Monaco
0
182
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
0
183
Andorra
0
184
Faroe Islands
0
185
Lebanon
0
186
Bermuda
0
187
Maldives
0
188
Estonia
0
189
Marshall Islands
0
190
Iceland
0
191
Dominica
0
192
Malta
0
193
Palau
0
194
Kuwait
0
195
Cyprus
0
196
Aruba
0
197
Switzerland
0
198
Cayman Islands
0
199
Curacao
0
200
Northern Mariana Islands
0
201
Mauritius
0
202
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
0
203
Sao Tome and Principe
0
204
Singapore
0
205
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
0
206
Qatar
0
207
Seychelles
0
208
French Polynesia
0
209
Turks and Caicos Islands
0
210
Timor-Leste
0
211
Tonga
0
212
Tuvalu
0
213
Samoa
0
214
San Marino
0
215
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
0
216
British Virgin Islands
0
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