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198 countries · 1972–2025
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2025
All regions
East Asia & Pacific
Europe & Central Asia
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Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
North America
South Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
All income groups
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Country
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Value
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1
Syrian Arab Republic
7
2
Lao PDR
7
3
Saudi Arabia
7
4
Russian Federation
7
5
Viet Nam
7
6
Chad
7
7
Djibouti
7
8
Eswatini
7
9
Sudan
7
10
Azerbaijan
7
11
Congo, Dem. Rep.
7
12
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
7
13
Tajikistan
7
14
China
7
15
Nicaragua
7
16
Bahrain
7
17
Mali
7
18
South Sudan
7
19
Burundi
7
20
Eritrea
7
21
Yemen, Rep.
7
22
Central African Republic
7
23
Cambodia
7
24
Haiti
7
25
Niger
7
26
Libya
7
27
Myanmar
7
28
Burkina Faso
7
29
United Arab Emirates
7
30
Venezuela, RB
7
31
Belarus
7
32
Gabon
7
33
Cuba
7
34
Equatorial Guinea
7
35
Uzbekistan
7
36
Afghanistan
7
37
Iran, Islamic Rep.
7
38
Kyrgyz Republic
7
39
Congo, Rep.
7
40
Kazakhstan
7
41
Turkmenistan
7
42
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
7
43
Brunei Darussalam
6
44
Cameroon
6
45
Ethiopia
6
46
Hong Kong SAR, China
6
47
Uganda
6
48
Tanzania
6
49
Qatar
6
50
Rwanda
6
51
Zimbabwe
6
52
Tunisia
6
53
Thailand
6
54
Kuwait
6
55
Guinea-Bissau
6
56
Togo
6
57
Guinea
6
58
Oman
6
59
Angola
6
60
Algeria
6
61
Egypt, Arab Rep.
6
62
Lebanon
5
63
Cote d'Ivoire
5
64
Comoros
5
65
Morocco
5
66
Madagascar
5
67
Mauritania
5
68
Mozambique
5
69
El Salvador
5
70
Turkiye
5
71
Bangladesh
5
72
Bosnia and Herzegovina
5
73
Iraq
5
74
Jordan
5
75
Pakistan
5
76
Guatemala
4
77
Georgia
4
78
Sierra Leone
4
79
Singapore
4
80
Honduras
4
81
Serbia
4
82
Malaysia
4
83
Armenia
4
84
Ukraine
4
85
Kenya
4
86
Gambia, The
4
87
Maldives
4
88
Nigeria
4
89
Papua New Guinea
4
90
Benin
4
91
Zambia
4
92
Nepal
3
93
Philippines
3
94
Montenegro
3
95
Ecuador
3
96
Monaco
3
97
Solomon Islands
3
98
Dominican Republic
3
99
Moldova
3
100
Fiji
3
101
Tonga
3
102
Guyana
3
103
Albania
3
104
Mexico
3
105
Namibia
3
106
North Macedonia
3
107
Peru
3
108
Sri Lanka
3
109
Hungary
3
110
Paraguay
3
111
Indonesia
3
112
Korea, Rep.
2
113
Brazil
2
114
India
2
115
St. Kitts and Nevis
2
116
Italy
2
117
Bulgaria
2
118
Samoa
2
119
Jamaica
2
120
Poland
2
121
Bhutan
2
122
Malta
2
123
Seychelles
2
124
Croatia
2
125
Colombia
2
126
Sao Tome and Principe
2
127
South Africa
2
128
Lesotho
2
129
Suriname
2
130
Romania
2
131
Bolivia
2
132
Botswana
2
133
Liechtenstein
2
134
Antigua and Barbuda
2
135
Slovak Republic
2
136
Panama
2
137
Malawi
2
138
Greece
2
139
Belize
2
140
Timor-Leste
2
141
Senegal
2
142
Ghana
2
143
Liberia
2
144
Naoero
2
145
United States
2
146
Trinidad and Tobago
2
147
Argentina
2
148
Vanuatu
2
149
Israel
2
150
Uruguay
1
151
Germany
1
152
Sweden
1
153
Cabo Verde
1
154
San Marino
1
155
Costa Rica
1
156
Andorra
1
157
Tuvalu
1
158
Cyprus
1
159
Mongolia
1
160
Japan
1
161
Austria
1
162
Netherlands
1
163
Spain
1
164
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
1
165
Belgium
1
166
Canada
1
167
Slovenia
1
168
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
1
169
Lithuania
1
170
Denmark
1
171
Palau
1
172
Barbados
1
173
Marshall Islands
1
174
Norway
1
175
St. Lucia
1
176
Switzerland
1
177
New Zealand
1
178
Portugal
1
179
Dominica
1
180
Iceland
1
181
United Kingdom
1
182
Estonia
1
183
Australia
1
184
France
1
185
Bahamas, The
1
186
Chile
1
187
Latvia
1
188
Ireland
1
189
Taiwan
1
190
Finland
1
191
Luxembourg
1
192
Grenada
1
193
Czechia
1
194
Kiribati
1
195
Mauritius
1
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