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World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0updated 2021
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League table

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  1. 1United States329,229
  2. 2China159,019
  3. 3Japan66,748
  4. 4Korea, Rep.51,753
  5. 5India35,306
  6. 6Canada32,445
  7. 7Australia29,443
  8. 8Hong Kong SAR, China21,542
  9. 9Brazil19,566
  10. 10Germany18,747
  11. 11Mexico15,044
  12. 12Singapore12,566
  13. 13Russian Federation11,408
  14. 14South Africa9,156
  15. 15Israel8,017
  16. 16Viet Nam7,468
  17. 17Indonesia7,403
  18. 18Thailand7,375
  19. 19United Kingdom7,263
  20. 20Malaysia6,651
  21. 21New Zealand6,522
  22. 22Philippines3,903
  23. 23Argentina3,263
  24. 24Chile2,680
  25. 25Saudi Arabia2,581
  26. 26Morocco2,549
  27. 27United Arab Emirates2,354
  28. 28Ukraine2,091
  29. 29Colombia1,855
  30. 30Luxembourg1,441
  31. 31Netherlands1,390
  32. 32France1,373
  33. 33Egypt, Arab Rep.1,343
  34. 34Peru1,141
  35. 35Italy797
  36. 36San Marino722
  37. 36Qatar722
  38. 37Norway634
  39. 38Iran, Islamic Rep.581
  40. 38Algeria581
  41. 39Pakistan567
  42. 40Costa Rica566
  43. 41Greece532
  44. 42Oman511
  45. 43Sweden425
  46. 44Belgium415
  47. 45Panama401
  48. 46Ecuador373
  49. 46Bangladesh373
  50. 47Paraguay354
  51. 48Bahrain326
  52. 49Jordan322
  53. 50Sri Lanka273
  54. 51Switzerland267
  55. 52Uzbekistan252
  56. 53Guatemala249
  57. 54Turkiye242
  58. 55Bolivia227
  59. 56Dominican Republic220
  60. 57Honduras188
  61. 58Denmark186
  62. 59Austria175
  63. 60Georgia164
  64. 61Trinidad and Tobago149
  65. 62El Salvador144
  66. 63Brunei Darussalam137
  67. 64Spain126
  68. 65Poland111
  69. 66Belarus110
  70. 67Finland105
  71. 68Gambia, The91
  72. 69Cuba86
  73. 70Mongolia77
  74. 71Jamaica60
  75. 72Czechia59
  76. 73Romania45
  77. 74Portugal42
  78. 74Ireland42
  79. 75Kenya37
  80. 76Macao SAR, China35
  81. 77Papua New Guinea29
  82. 78Seychelles28
  83. 79Belize27
  84. 80Madagascar22
  85. 80Yemen, Rep.22
  86. 81Syrian Arab Republic20
  87. 82Serbia18
  88. 83Slovenia17
  89. 84Mozambique16
  90. 84Grenada16
  91. 84Azerbaijan16
  92. 85Sao Tome and Principe14
  93. 85Mauritius14
  94. 86Hungary13
  95. 86Slovak Republic13
  96. 86Zambia13
  97. 87Moldova12
  98. 88Croatia11
  99. 88Dominica11
  100. 88St. Vincent and the Grenadines11
  101. 88Tuvalu11
  102. 89Djibouti10
  103. 90Lithuania9
  104. 91Armenia8
  105. 91Antigua and Barbuda8
  106. 91Bosnia and Herzegovina8
  107. 91Andorra8
  108. 92Bhutan7
  109. 93Bulgaria6
  110. 94Malta5
  111. 95Kyrgyz Republic4
  112. 95Latvia4
  113. 95Uganda4
  114. 96Monaco3
  115. 97Rwanda2
  116. 97Cyprus2
  117. 97Tonga2
  118. 97Iceland2
  119. 98Albania1
  120. 98Cabo Verde1
  121. 98Estonia1

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