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215 countries · 1970–2025
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2025
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Country
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Value
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1
India
1.46M
2
China
1.42M
3
United States
346,373.6
4
Indonesia
284,622.2
5
Pakistan
253,202.7
6
Nigeria
235,087.8
7
Brazil
212,422.7
8
Bangladesh
174,617.3
9
Russian Federation
144,435.3
10
Ethiopia
133,764.5
11
Mexico
131,413.6
12
Japan
123,434.9
13
Egypt, Arab Rep.
117,498.1
14
Philippines
116,316.3
15
Congo, Dem. Rep.
111,036.4
16
Viet Nam
101,300.1
17
Iran, Islamic Rep.
92,020.7
18
Turkiye
87,575.9
19
Germany
84,408.9
20
Thailand
71,646.8
21
Tanzania
69,542.1
22
United Kingdom
69,353.3
23
France
66,600.9
24
South Africa
64,386.5
25
Italy
59,250.6
26
Kenya
56,981.4
27
Myanmar
54,679.7
28
Colombia
53,163
29
Korea, Rep.
51,697.1
30
Sudan
50,849.4
31
Uganda
50,698.1
32
Spain
47,905.2
33
Algeria
47,131.5
34
Iraq
46,526.1
35
Argentina
45,774.5
36
Afghanistan
43,250.3
37
Yemen, Rep.
41,179.1
38
Canada
39,946.4
39
Angola
38,458.8
40
Poland
38,366.7
41
Ukraine
38,279.2
42
Morocco
38,261.1
43
Uzbekistan
36,713.3
44
Malaysia
35,771.1
45
Mozambique
35,133.8
46
Ghana
34,746.4
47
Peru
34,400.8
48
Saudi Arabia
34,264.3
49
Madagascar
32,351.5
50
Cote d'Ivoire
32,320.7
51
Nepal
29,628.2
52
Cameroon
29,499.9
53
Venezuela, RB
28,460.2
54
Niger
27,472.4
55
Australia
26,845
56
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
26,537.3
57
Syrian Arab Republic
25,170.9
58
Mali
24,834.8
59
Burkina Faso
23,811.6
60
Sri Lanka
23,168.7
61
Malawi
21,934.4
62
Zambia
21,612.4
63
Chad
20,727.8
64
Kazakhstan
20,720.9
65
Chile
19,815.1
66
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
19,332.5
67
Romania
18,962.3
68
Senegal
18,715.9
69
Guatemala
18,547.5
70
Netherlands
18,291.9
71
Ecuador
18,212.8
72
Cambodia
17,744.5
73
Zimbabwe
16,790.4
74
Guinea
14,928
75
Benin
14,637.5
76
Rwanda
14,406.8
77
Burundi
14,220.7
78
Bolivia
12,497.8
79
Tunisia
12,314
80
South Sudan
12,067
81
Haiti
11,839.9
82
Belgium
11,749.8
83
Jordan
11,574.8
84
Dominican Republic
11,475.1
85
United Arab Emirates
11,215.1
86
Cuba
10,959
87
Honduras
10,916
88
Tajikistan
10,690.1
89
Czechia
10,680.2
90
Papua New Guinea
10,669.9
91
Sweden
10,632.9
92
Portugal
10,419.9
93
Azerbaijan
10,368.4
94
Greece
9,959.1
95
Hungary
9,662.5
96
Togo
9,618.1
97
Israel
9,452.2
98
Austria
9,116.9
99
Belarus
9,027.5
100
Switzerland
8,945.9
101
Sierra Leone
8,731.1
102
Lao PDR
7,822
103
Turkmenistan
7,558.3
104
Libya
7,419.5
105
Hong Kong SAR, China
7,396.7
106
Kyrgyz Republic
7,241.4
107
Paraguay
6,971.5
108
Nicaragua
6,962.2
109
Bulgaria
6,737.2
110
Serbia
6,714.1
111
Congo, Rep.
6,408.3
112
El Salvador
6,352.4
113
Denmark
5,990.9
114
Singapore
5,852.3
115
Lebanon
5,826.1
116
Liberia
5,672.2
117
Finland
5,622.6
118
Norway
5,603.5
119
West Bank and Gaza
5,540.5
120
Slovak Republic
5,493.9
121
Central African Republic
5,421.1
122
Oman
5,397.9
123
Ireland
5,282.6
124
Mauritania
5,242.3
125
New Zealand
5,233.6
126
Costa Rica
5,141.7
127
Kuwait
4,984.9
128
Panama
4,543.7
129
Croatia
3,861.3
130
Georgia
3,807.5
131
Eritrea
3,569.4
132
Mongolia
3,496.8
133
Uruguay
3,385.7
134
Puerto Rico (US)
3,240.4
135
Bosnia and Herzegovina
3,152.8
136
Qatar
3,084.4
137
Namibia
3,062.1
138
Armenia
2,963.2
139
Lithuania
2,851.4
140
Jamaica
2,838.5
141
Gambia, The
2,791.1
142
Albania
2,781.9
143
Gabon
2,566
144
Botswana
2,541.7
145
Lesotho
2,350.4
146
Guinea-Bissau
2,225.3
147
Slovenia
2,118.2
148
Equatorial Guinea
1,915.4
149
Latvia
1,864.1
150
North Macedonia
1,818.5
151
Bahrain
1,626.3
152
Trinidad and Tobago
1,509.8
153
Timor-Leste
1,409.6
154
Cyprus
1,364.7
155
Estonia
1,353.9
156
Mauritius
1,269.8
157
Eswatini
1,249.3
158
Djibouti
1,176.6
159
Fiji
931
160
Comoros
874.7
161
Guyana
833.5
162
Solomon Islands
828.9
163
Bhutan
793.9
164
Macao SAR, China
721.7
165
Luxembourg
676.9
166
Montenegro
637.5
167
Suriname
637.1
168
Malta
542.8
169
Maldives
528.8
170
Cabo Verde
526.1
171
Brunei Darussalam
464.6
172
Belize
420
173
Bahamas, The
402.2
174
Iceland
396.1
175
Vanuatu
331.5
176
New Caledonia
294
177
Barbados
282.6
178
French Polynesia
282.1
179
Sao Tome and Principe
237.9
180
Samoa
218.7
181
Curacao
185.5
182
St. Lucia
180
183
Guam
168.4
184
Kiribati
135.5
185
Seychelles
131.6
186
Grenada
117.3
187
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
113.4
188
Aruba
108.1
189
Tonga
104
190
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
100.3
191
Antigua and Barbuda
94
192
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
84.5
193
Isle of Man
84.1
194
Andorra
82.5
195
Cayman Islands
75.2
196
Dominica
66.1
197
Bermuda
64.6
198
Greenland
55.8
199
Faroe Islands
55.7
200
St. Kitts and Nevis
46.9
201
Turks and Caicos Islands
46.7
202
American Samoa
46.4
203
Northern Mariana Islands
43.9
204
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
43.6
205
Liechtenstein
40
206
Gibraltar
39.7
207
British Virgin Islands
39.6
208
Monaco
38.5
209
Marshall Islands
36.9
210
San Marino
33.6
211
St. Martin (French part)
25.5
212
Palau
17.7
213
Naoero
12
214
Tuvalu
9.6
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