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214 countries · 1990–2025
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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
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Sub-Saharan Africa
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Country
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Value
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1
Russian Federation
8.33M
2
Brazil
4.86M
3
Canada
3.69M
4
United States
3.09M
5
China
2.27M
6
Congo, Dem. Rep.
1.39M
7
Australia
1.34M
8
Indonesia
959,693
9
India
727,390
10
Peru
671,597.6
11
Mexico
662,655.9
12
Angola
632,623.3
13
Colombia
594,568.6
14
Bolivia
543,702.7
15
Venezuela, RB
470,882.4
16
Argentina
465,980
17
Central African Republic
450,948.7
18
Zambia
448,742.9
19
Tanzania
434,000
20
Papua New Guinea
340,289.6
21
Mozambique
322,429
22
Sweden
279,340
23
Myanmar
270,953.2
24
Ethiopia
267,471
25
Japan
249,080
26
Gabon
235,553.1
27
South Africa
228,814.2
28
Turkiye
228,057.6
29
Finland
225,430
30
Sudan
219,804
31
Congo, Rep.
218,538
32
Thailand
196,474.8
33
Cameroon
191,432.2
34
Spain
191,327.8
35
Malaysia
188,847.4
36
Guyana
183,771.9
37
Chile
181,619
38
France
177,950
39
Nigeria
171,299.6
40
Botswana
157,302
41
Viet Nam
147,900.8
42
Suriname
146,742
43
Paraguay
142,973.9
44
Mongolia
141,783.3
45
Zimbabwe
137,660.1
46
Lao PDR
130,360.4
47
Ecuador
123,103.2
48
Norway
121,086.4
49
Germany
114,814
50
Iran, Islamic Rep.
107,510
51
Mali
104,792.5
52
New Zealand
103,030.3
53
Ukraine
100,900
54
Madagascar
99,220.8
55
Poland
94,950
56
Italy
94,219.6
57
Belarus
89,754
58
Senegal
86,493.2
59
Namibia
80,429.6
60
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
77,279.3
61
Philippines
74,386.4
62
South Sudan
71,600
63
Ghana
70,563.6
64
Romania
69,571.3
65
Cambodia
63,331.7
66
Liberia
63,265.2
67
Korea, Rep.
62,791.3
68
Nepal
62,662.5
69
Honduras
58,613.3
70
Morocco
56,953.4
71
Guinea
48,573.1
72
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
48,297.5
73
Greece
47,628
74
Panama
46,146.1
75
Bulgaria
39,590
76
Kenya
39,138.1
77
Austria
39,039.1
78
Uzbekistan
38,941.9
79
Cote d'Ivoire
37,741.3
80
Cuba
36,223.8
81
Chad
36,113.2
82
Guatemala
35,356.5
83
Kazakhstan
35,205.1
84
Serbia
34,752
85
Latvia
34,669.6
86
Portugal
33,626.3
87
United Kingdom
32,780
88
Burkina Faso
32,369.7
89
Pakistan
31,924.6
90
Benin
31,332.7
91
Georgia
31,005
92
Costa Rica
29,896.4
93
Czechia
29,683.6
94
Saudi Arabia
27,755.5
95
Bhutan
26,747.4
96
Solomon Islands
25,139.3
97
Estonia
24,467.5
98
Sierra Leone
24,362.7
99
Equatorial Guinea
24,066.2
100
Uganda
23,676.7
101
Turkmenistan
23,300
102
Dominican Republic
22,574.6
103
Lithuania
22,163.4
104
Bosnia and Herzegovina
21,620.8
105
Sri Lanka
21,206.9
106
Guinea-Bissau
20,995.9
107
Hungary
20,873.7
108
Malawi
20,317
109
Uruguay
20,240
110
Croatia
19,462
111
Slovak Republic
19,404.9
112
Bangladesh
18,734.2
113
Algeria
16,913.6
114
Eritrea
14,420.2
115
Belize
13,150.5
116
Switzerland
12,670.2
117
Kyrgyz Republic
12,554.8
118
Slovenia
12,435.5
119
Togo
12,244.6
120
Azerbaijan
12,136.6
121
Afghanistan
12,094.4
122
Fiji
11,366
123
Niger
10,551
124
Timor-Leste
10,543.3
125
North Macedonia
10,261
126
Mauritania
10,191.3
127
Albania
9,410
128
Vanuatu
9,074.4
129
New Caledonia
8,926.1
130
Ireland
8,328.5
131
Montenegro
8,270
132
Iraq
6,925.5
133
Tunisia
6,874.9
134
El Salvador
6,848.4
135
Belgium
6,705.2
136
Denmark
6,425.6
137
Rwanda
6,346.3
138
Jamaica
6,163.1
139
Yemen, Rep.
5,490
140
Syrian Arab Republic
5,278.1
141
Bahamas, The
5,098.6
142
Puerto Rico (US)
4,360.6
143
Eswatini
4,330.7
144
Tajikistan
4,245
145
Brunei Darussalam
3,800
146
Haiti
3,721
147
Moldova
3,703
148
Netherlands
3,693.3
149
Armenia
3,341
150
United Arab Emirates
3,245.8
151
Burundi
2,796.4
152
Trinidad and Tobago
2,260.5
153
Gambia, The
2,094.7
154
Libya
2,053.3
155
Cyprus
1,717
156
Samoa
1,597.6
157
Israel
1,500
158
French Polynesia
1,494.6
159
Lebanon
1,413.2
160
Luxembourg
887
161
Jordan
707
162
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
645.7
163
Iceland
614.8
164
Dominica
573.5
165
Sao Tome and Principe
552.8
166
Cabo Verde
510.6
167
Palau
418.7
168
Mauritius
382.9
169
Lesotho
345.2
170
Comoros
333.7
171
St. Lucia
328.4
172
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
285.6
173
Guam
282.7
174
Seychelles
265.2
175
Northern Mariana Islands
243.6
176
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
206.6
177
Andorra
182.2
178
Grenada
177
179
American Samoa
158.5
180
Singapore
158
181
Cayman Islands
127.2
182
West Bank and Gaza
111
183
St. Kitts and Nevis
110
184
Turks and Caicos Islands
105.2
185
British Virgin Islands
99.7
186
Marshall Islands
97.1
187
Tonga
87.3
188
Antigua and Barbuda
77.9
189
Barbados
63
190
Kuwait
63
191
Liechtenstein
59.8
192
Djibouti
59.3
193
Bahrain
43.7
194
Egypt, Arab Rep.
41.1
195
Maldives
37.2
196
Isle of Man
36.7
197
Oman
16
198
Qatar
14
199
St. Martin (French part)
12.4
200
Kiribati
10.7
201
Tuvalu
10.3
202
San Marino
10
203
Bermuda
7.8
204
Aruba
4.9
205
Malta
4.7
206
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
3
207
Greenland
2.2
208
Faroe Islands
0.8
209
Curacao
0.7
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