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214 countries · 1990–2023
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2023
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Value
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1
Russian Federation
8.15M
2
Brazil
4.93M
3
Canada
3.47M
4
United States
3.1M
5
China
2.26M
6
Australia
1.34M
7
Congo, Dem. Rep.
1.23M
8
Indonesia
903,166
9
India
729,592
10
Peru
718,118.7
11
Mexico
653,087.8
12
Angola
649,421.9
13
Colombia
585,440.5
14
Bolivia
502,063.4
15
Venezuela, RB
460,728.9
16
Tanzania
443,380
17
Zambia
442,493.9
18
Mozambique
360,264.5
19
Papua New Guinea
357,551.7
20
Argentina
282,461.9
21
Sweden
279,800
22
Myanmar
276,747.6
23
Japan
249,350
24
Gabon
234,949.6
25
Turkiye
226,883.6
26
Finland
224,090
27
Central African Republic
222,130
28
Congo, Rep.
219,010
29
Nigeria
211,370.5
30
Cameroon
201,724.8
31
Thailand
197,650
32
Malaysia
189,635.9
33
Spain
185,850.4
34
Chile
185,794.4
35
Guyana
183,877.3
36
Sudan
178,430.7
37
France
175,032
38
Zimbabwe
173,063.7
39
South Africa
169,408.9
40
Ethiopia
168,495
41
Lao PDR
164,920
42
Paraguay
152,642.5
43
Suriname
151,595.6
44
Botswana
148,998
45
Viet Nam
148,707.9
46
Mongolia
141,694.5
47
Mali
132,960
48
Madagascar
123,901.6
49
Ecuador
123,050.2
50
Norway
122,034
51
Germany
114,190
52
Iran, Islamic Rep.
107,883.9
53
New Zealand
99,503
54
Italy
97,275.6
55
Ukraine
97,080
56
Poland
95,190
57
Belarus
88,111
58
Ghana
80,073.9
59
Senegal
79,481.6
60
Cambodia
76,013
61
Liberia
75,266.6
62
Philippines
72,932.6
63
South Sudan
71,570
64
Romania
69,290.5
65
Namibia
64,258.7
66
Honduras
62,964.1
67
Korea, Rep.
62,570
68
Guinea
60,690
69
Burkina Faso
60,664
70
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
59,664
71
Nepal
59,620.3
72
Morocco
57,738.3
73
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
57,497.5
74
Panama
41,796
75
Turkmenistan
41,270
76
Chad
39,803.7
77
Bulgaria
39,320
78
Greece
39,018
79
Austria
38,982.7
80
Uzbekistan
37,671.8
81
Kenya
36,110.9
82
Pakistan
36,018.8
83
Kazakhstan
35,424
84
Guatemala
34,930
85
Latvia
34,224
86
Portugal
33,120
87
Cuba
32,420
88
United Kingdom
32,154.2
89
Nicaragua
31,075.3
90
Costa Rica
30,839.8
91
Benin
29,851.5
92
Georgia
28,224
93
Bhutan
27,310.2
94
Serbia
27,236.4
95
Czechia
26,825.2
96
Solomon Islands
25,207.8
97
Cote d'Ivoire
24,980.5
98
Sierra Leone
24,756.9
99
Estonia
24,384
100
Equatorial Guinea
24,233.4
101
Uganda
22,141.4
102
Lithuania
22,054.1
103
Bosnia and Herzegovina
21,879.1
104
Dominican Republic
21,683.7
105
Malawi
21,157
106
Sri Lanka
21,035.4
107
Uruguay
20,940
108
Hungary
20,486.4
109
Algeria
19,775.9
110
Guinea-Bissau
19,546.9
111
Croatia
19,466.1
112
Slovak Republic
19,259
113
Bangladesh
18,834
114
Kyrgyz Republic
13,701
115
Switzerland
12,794.3
116
Belize
12,435.7
117
Slovenia
12,317.3
118
Afghanistan
12,084.4
119
Togo
12,003.9
120
Azerbaijan
11,663.5
121
Fiji
11,600.6
122
Eritrea
10,457.8
123
Niger
10,424.4
124
North Macedonia
10,014.9
125
Saudi Arabia
9,770
126
Timor-Leste
9,169
127
New Caledonia
8,377.2
128
Montenegro
8,270
129
Iraq
8,250
130
Ireland
7,940.2
131
Albania
7,889
132
Tunisia
7,073.2
133
Belgium
6,893
134
Denmark
6,312.6
135
Jamaica
6,085.5
136
El Salvador
5,703.8
137
Yemen, Rep.
5,490
138
Syrian Arab Republic
5,220.8
139
Bahamas, The
5,098.6
140
Eswatini
5,011.9
141
Puerto Rico (US)
4,978
142
Vanuatu
4,423
143
Tajikistan
4,268
144
Moldova
3,865
145
Brunei Darussalam
3,800
146
Netherlands
3,723
147
Haiti
3,379.7
148
Armenia
3,276.3
149
United Arab Emirates
3,173
150
Mauritania
2,964.4
151
Burundi
2,796.4
152
Rwanda
2,790
153
Trinidad and Tobago
2,269.3
154
Gambia, The
2,254.7
155
Libya
2,170
156
Cyprus
1,724.7
157
Samoa
1,602.3
158
French Polynesia
1,494.6
159
Lebanon
1,451.3
160
Israel
1,400
161
Jordan
975
162
Luxembourg
887
163
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
645.1
164
Iceland
533.1
165
Sao Tome and Principe
500.4
166
Dominica
478.7
167
Cabo Verde
466.2
168
Egypt, Arab Rep.
449.8
169
Palau
416.5
170
Mauritius
388.9
171
Lesotho
345.2
172
Seychelles
337
173
Comoros
316
174
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
285.4
175
Guam
280
176
Northern Mariana Islands
243.6
177
St. Lucia
207.7
178
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
203.6
179
Grenada
177
180
American Samoa
170.4
181
Andorra
160
182
Singapore
150.3
183
Cayman Islands
125.9
184
St. Kitts and Nevis
110
185
Turks and Caicos Islands
105.2
186
West Bank and Gaza
101.4
187
Marshall Islands
94
188
Tonga
89.5
189
Antigua and Barbuda
79.3
190
Liechtenstein
67
191
Barbados
63
192
Kuwait
62.5
193
Djibouti
60.4
194
British Virgin Islands
36.2
195
Isle of Man
34.6
196
Oman
23.6
197
St. Martin (French part)
12.4
198
Kiribati
11.8
199
San Marino
10
200
Tuvalu
10
201
Bermuda
10
202
Maldives
8.2
203
Bahrain
7.6
204
Malta
4.6
205
Aruba
4.2
206
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
3.7
207
Greenland
2.2
208
Faroe Islands
0.8
209
Curacao
0.7
210
Monaco
0
211
Qatar
0
212
Naoero
0
213
Gibraltar
0
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