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Rank | Country | Value |
1 | High income (2008) | 796,585 |
2 | High income: OECD (2008) | 793,363 |
3 | Japan (2008) | 330,110 |
4 | United States (2008) | 231,588 |
5 | East Asia & Pacific (2008) | 196,416 |
6 | China (2008) | 194,579 |
7 | Low & middle income (2006) | 181,806 |
8 | Middle income (2006) | 175,013 |
9 | Lower middle income (2006) | 134,138 |
10 | South Korea (2008) | 127,114 |
11 | North Korea (2008) | 127,114 |
12 | Euro area (2008) | 77,364 |
13 | Germany (2008) | 49,240 |
14 | Upper middle income (2006) | 40,875 |
15 | Europe & Central Asia (2008) | 38,406 |
16 | Russia (2008) | 27,712 |
17 | United Kingdom (2008) | 16,523 |
18 | France (2008) | 14,743 |
19 | Italy (2007) | 9,255 |
20 | South Asia (2006) | 5,580 |
21 | South Africa (1995) | 5,549 |
22 | India (2006) | 5,314 |
23 | Canada (2008) | 5,061 |
24 | Latin America & Caribbean (2002) | 4,428 |
25 | Brazil (2006) | 3,810 |
26 | Spain (2008) | 3,632 |
27 | Ukraine (2008) | 2,825 |
28 | Australia (2007) | 2,718 |
29 | Sweden (2007) | 2,527 |
30 | Poland (2008) | 2,488 |
31 | Netherlands (2008) | 2,421 |
32 | Austria (2008) | 2,298 |
33 | Turkey (2008) | 2,221 |
34 | Finland (2008) | 1,799 |
35 | Denmark (2008) | 1,634 |
36 | Switzerland (2008) | 1,594 |
37 | Israel (2008) | 1,528 |
38 | Middle East & North Africa (2001) | 1,475 |
39 | New Zealand (2008) | 1,256 |
40 | Norway (2007) | 1,223 |
41 | Belarus (2006) | 1,188 |
42 | Romania (2008) | 995 |
43 | Ireland (2008) | 931 |
44 | Argentina (1999) | 899 |
45 | Malaysia (2008) | 818 |
46 | Greece (2008) | 803 |
47 | Thailand (2008) | 802 |
48 | Singapore (2008) | 793 |
49 | Czech Republic (2008) | 712 |
50 | Iran (2001) | 691 |
51 | Mexico (2008) | 685 |
52 | Hungary (2008) | 683 |
53 | Belgium (2008) | 575 |
54 | Egypt (2007) | 516 |
55 | Serbia (2008) | 386 |
56 | Portugal (2008) | 381 |
57 | Croatia (2008) | 330 |
58 | Slovenia (2008) | 301 |
59 | Chile (2006) | 291 |
60 | Indonesia (2006) | 282 |
61 | Moldova (2008) | 273 |
62 | Uzbekistan (2008) | 262 |
63 | Bulgaria (2008) | 249 |
64 | Armenia (2008) | 226 |
65 | Azerbaijan (2008) | 222 |
66 | Georgia (2008) | 221 |
67 | Philippines (2008) | 216 |
68 | Sri Lanka (2008) | 201 |
69 | Vietnam (2005) | 180 |
70 | Morocco (2008) | 177 |
71 | Hong Kong (2008) | 173 |
72 | Slovakia (2008) | 167 |
73 | Kyrgyzstan (2008) | 135 |
74 | Saudi Arabia (2007) | 128 |
75 | Syria (2006) | 124 |
76 | Colombia (2007) | 121 |
77 | Latvia (2006) | 114 |
78 | Mongolia (2006) | 103 |
79 | Pakistan (2006) | 91 |
80 | Lithuania (2008) | 87 |
81 | Algeria (2007) | 84 |
82 | Cuba (2008) | 69 |
83 | Iraq (1996) | 68 |
84 | Estonia (2008) | 62 |
85 | Jordan (2007) | 59 |
86 | Bosnia and Herzegovina (2008) | 59 |
87 | Tunisia (2005) | 56 |
88 | Venezuela (2000) | 56 |
89 | Iceland (2008) | 50 |
90 | Luxembourg (2008) | 48 |
91 | Turkmenistan (1999) | 44 |
92 | Kenya (2006) | 38 |
93 | Macedonia (2008) | 34 |
94 | Uruguay (2008) | 33 |
95 | Lebanon (1974) | 32 |
96 | Peru (2008) | 31 |
97 | Paraguay (1993) | 30 |
98 | Costa Rica (1993) | 29 |
99 | Bangladesh (2007) | 29 |
100 | Zimbabwe (1996) | 28 |
101 | Tajikistan (2006) | 26 |
102 | Jamaica (2006) | 21 |
103 | Republic of the Congo (1988) | 19 |
104 | Mozambique (2007) | 18 |
105 | Bolivia (1995) | 17 |
106 | Dominican Republic (1986) | 14 |
107 | Madagascar (2008) | 14 |
108 | Nicaragua (2000) | 14 |
109 | Malta (2008) | 14 |
110 | Liberia (1993) | 14 |
111 | Namibia (1993) | 13 |
112 | Ethiopia (2007) | 12 |
113 | Nigeria (1990) | 12 |
114 | Libya (1996) | 12 |
115 | Cyprus (2008) | 11 |
116 | Ecuador (2005) | 11 |
117 | Kazakhstan (2008) | 11 |
118 | Yemen (2007) | 11 |
119 | Guyana (1986) | 9 |
120 | Democratic Republic of the Congo (1984) | 8 |
121 | Panama (2000) | 7 |
122 | Honduras (2002) | 7 |
123 | Monaco (2008) | 7 |
124 | Uganda (2007) | 6 |
125 | Zambia (2001) | 6 |
126 | Guatemala (2008) | 5 |
127 | Angola (1992) | 4 |
128 | Kuwait (1974) | 4 |
129 | Macau (2008) | 3 |
130 | Malawi (2000) | 3 |
131 | El Salvador (1995) | 3 |
132 | Sudan (2007) | 3 |
133 | Nepal (1995) | 3 |
134 | Barbados (1984) | 3 |
135 | Mauritius (1998) | 3 |
136 | Samoa (1981) | 2 |
137 | Cambodia (1973) | 2 |
138 | Fiji (1980) | 2 |
139 | Trinidad and Tobago (2002) | 2 |
140 | Bahamas (1992) | 2 |
141 | Laos (1973) | 1 |
142 | Sierra Leone (1967) | 1 |
143 | Somalia (1984) | 1 |
144 | Burundi (1996) | 1 |
145 | Papua New Guinea (2008) | 1 |
146 | Aruba (2002) | 1 |
147 | Lesotho (1996) | 1 |
148 | Haiti (1999) | 1 |
149 | Tanzania (1983) | 1 |
150 | Mali (1981) | 1 |
151 | Rwanda (1988) | 1 |
152 | Burkina Faso (2005) | 1 |
153 | Bahrain (1981) | 1 |
154 | Gambia (2007) | 0 |
155 | Belize (2008) | 0 |
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