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Value
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1
Korea, Rep.
3,597.6
2
Japan
1,770
3
China
1,010.1
4
United States
789.7
5
Germany
478.7
6
Singapore
371.1
7
Finland
281
8
Barbados
258.7
9
Austria
209
10
San Marino
204.4
11
France
197.3
12
Denmark
186.1
13
Luxembourg
175
14
Norway
174.9
15
Italy
173.9
16
United Kingdom
173.1
17
Sweden
170
18
Israel
169.9
19
Switzerland
148
20
Russian Federation
135.2
21
Monaco
129.8
22
Canada
123.2
23
Netherlands
118.6
24
Australia
115.5
25
Iran, Islamic Rep.
115.4
26
Slovenia
105.3
27
Turkiye
97.9
28
Poland
91.3
29
Iceland
91.3
30
Belgium
69
31
Portugal
68.6
32
New Zealand
64.9
33
Latvia
55.2
34
Hong Kong SAR, China
54.1
35
Czechia
51.5
36
Guyana
49.1
37
Saudi Arabia
45.4
38
Hungary
45
39
Romania
40.4
40
Andorra
38.3
41
Greece
37.3
42
Mongolia
32.2
43
Belarus
29.7
44
Ukraine
29.4
45
South Africa
29.3
46
Lithuania
28.8
47
Spain
27.6
48
Slovak Republic
26.8
49
Malaysia
25.8
50
Bulgaria
25.4
51
Moldova
24.7
52
Georgia
24.3
53
North Macedonia
22.9
54
Brazil
22.3
55
Chile
20.7
56
Serbia
20.2
57
Croatia
19.9
58
Estonia
18.8
59
Qatar
18.8
60
India
18.6
61
Bosnia and Herzegovina
16.3
62
Ireland
14.7
63
Armenia
13.5
64
Kyrgyz Republic
12.1
65
Thailand
12.1
66
Uzbekistan
12.1
67
Sri Lanka
12
68
Azerbaijan
11.7
69
Viet Nam
10.8
70
Malta
9.6
71
Albania
9.2
72
Argentina
9
73
Mexico
8.8
74
Colombia
8.4
75
Panama
8.1
76
Egypt, Arab Rep.
7.9
77
United Arab Emirates
7.2
78
Morocco
6.9
79
Oman
6.7
80
Algeria
6
81
Jamaica
5.6
82
Indonesia
5
83
Mauritius
4.7
84
Syrian Arab Republic
4.7
85
Samoa
4.7
86
Brunei Darussalam
4.4
87
Philippines
4.3
88
Kenya
3
89
Costa Rica
3
90
Macao SAR, China
2.9
91
Peru
2.8
92
Djibouti
2.7
93
Jordan
2.3
94
Bahrain
2
95
Ecuador
2
96
Cabo Verde
1.9
97
Cuba
1.9
98
Pakistan
1.8
99
Paraguay
1.5
100
Trinidad and Tobago
1.5
101
Botswana
1.2
102
Rwanda
1
103
Mozambique
0.95
104
Cyprus
0.76
105
Zambia
0.66
106
Dominican Republic
0.63
107
Yemen, Rep.
0.54
108
Guatemala
0.51
109
Bangladesh
0.44
110
Bolivia
0.42
111
El Salvador
0.32
112
Uganda
0.3
113
Madagascar
0.2
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