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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
Eswatini
35
99
Germany
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
Azerbaijan
17
109
Sri Lanka
17
110
Poland
15
111
Montenegro
15
112
Egypt, Arab Rep.
14
113
Morocco
13
114
Georgia
12
115
Trinidad and Tobago
12
116
Korea, Rep.
12
117
Croatia
12
118
Suriname
11
119
Saudi Arabia
11
120
Greece
11
121
Serbia
11
122
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
10
123
Afghanistan
10
124
Netherlands
9
125
Ireland
8
126
North Macedonia
7
127
Austria
7
128
Denmark
7
129
Tunisia
6
130
Fiji
6
131
Equatorial Guinea
6
132
Albania
6
133
Norway
5
134
New Caledonia
5
135
Tajikistan
4
136
Kyrgyz Republic
4
137
Yemen, Rep.
4
138
Lithuania
3
139
Moldova
3
140
West Bank and Gaza
2
141
Cabo Verde
2
142
Finland
2
143
Grenada
2
144
Greenland
2
145
Jamaica
2
146
Latvia
2
147
Slovak Republic
2
148
Sweden
2
149
Taiwan
2
150
Israel
1
151
Lesotho
1
152
Puerto Rico (US)
1
153
Solomon Islands
1
154
Oman
1
155
Libya
1
156
Czechia
1
157
Barbados
1
158
Belgium
1
159
Slovenia
1
160
Brunei Darussalam
1
161
Comoros
1
162
Jordan
1
163
Djibouti
1
164
San Marino
0
165
Singapore
0
166
American Samoa
0
167
Antigua and Barbuda
0
168
Qatar
0
169
French Polynesia
0
170
Palau
0
171
Mauritius
0
172
Northern Mariana Islands
0
173
Malta
0
174
Marshall Islands
0
175
Maldives
0
176
Monaco
0
177
St. Martin (French part)
0
178
Macao SAR, China
0
179
Luxembourg
0
180
Liechtenstein
0
181
St. Lucia
0
182
Bahrain
0
183
Lebanon
0
184
Kuwait
0
185
St. Kitts and Nevis
0
186
Kiribati
0
187
Iceland
0
188
Isle of Man
0
189
Bermuda
0
190
Hong Kong SAR, China
0
191
Guam
0
192
Gibraltar
0
193
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
0
194
Faroe Islands
0
195
Estonia
0
196
Dominica
0
197
Naoero
0
198
British Virgin Islands
0
199
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
0
200
Tuvalu
0
201
Tonga
0
202
Samoa
0
203
Timor-Leste
0
204
Andorra
0
205
Turks and Caicos Islands
0
206
United Arab Emirates
0
207
Seychelles
0
208
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
0
209
Sao Tome and Principe
0
210
Armenia
0
211
Cyprus
0
212
Cayman Islands
0
213
Curacao
0
214
Switzerland
0
215
Aruba
0
216
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
0
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