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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE	GRAPH	HISTORY
1	LuxembourgLuxembourg	2,073.38	2005
2	Hong KongHong Kong	1,832.91	2005
3	SwedenSweden	1,803.74	2004
4	IcelandIceland	1,677.78	2005
5	ItalyItaly	1,659.34	2005
6	GermanyGermany	1,627.83	2005
7	DenmarkDenmark	1,627.41	2005
8	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	1,615.56	2005
9	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	1,609.5	2005
10	IsraelIsrael	1,543.02	2005
11	MacauMacau	1,510.52	2005
12	LithuaniaLithuania	1,509.69	2005
13	IrelandIreland	1,500.75	2005
14	NorwayNorway	1,488.86	2005
15	PortugalPortugal	1,486.5	2005
16	GreeceGreece	1,472.09	2005
17	AustraliaAustralia	1,465.08	2005
18	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	1,464.78	2005
19	SingaporeSingapore	1,460.22	2005
20	AustriaAustria	1,442.06	2005
21	NetherlandsNetherlands	1,435.92	2005
	High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile)	1,422.13	2005
	Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	1,418.24	2005
	Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile)	1,417.12	2005
22	EstoniaEstonia	1,402.09	2005
23	FinlandFinland	1,401.23	2005
24	United Arab EmiratesUAE	1,391.06	2005
25	SpainSpain	1,374.48	2005
	European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile)	1,372.45	2005
26	BermudaBermuda	1,366.99	2002
27	LiechtensteinLiechtenstein	1,365.98	2005
	NATO countries averageNATO average (profile)	1,364.15	2005
28	BelgiumBelgium	1,336.97	2004
29	FranceFrance	1,325.79	2005
30	MaltaMalta	1,302.74	2005
31	San MarinoSan Marino	1,291.87	2004
32	South KoreaSouth Korea	1,289.78	2005
33	SloveniaSlovenia	1,287.49	2005
34	New ZealandNew Zealand	1,272.16	2005
35	Cayman IslandsCayman Islands	1,269.71	2001
36	KuwaitKuwait	1,258.58	2005
37	HungaryHungary	1,256.67	2005
38	BarbadosBarbados	1,246.74	2005
39	AndorraAndorra	1,231.23	2005
40	United StatesUnited States	1,230.67	2004
41	JapanJapan	1,201.54	2005
42	JamaicaJamaica	1,147.75	2005
	Europe averageEurope average (profile)	1,145.02	2004
43	LatviaLatvia	1,131.31	2005
44	BulgariaBulgaria	1,127.69	2005
45	Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda	1,125.82	2004
46	QatarQatar	1,122.98	2005
	Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile)	1,120.65	2005
47	RussiaRussia	1,118.41	2005
48	CyprusCyprus	1,102.93	2005
49	CroatiaCroatia	1,097.12	2005
50	CanadaCanada	1,079.36	2005
51	BahrainBahrain	1,074.68	2005
52	PolandPoland	1,073.47	2005
53	SlovakiaSlovakia	1,065.05	2005
	Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile)	1,022.68	2004
54	The BahamasThe Bahamas	1,010.99	2004
55	Puerto RicoPuerto Rico	991.38	2004
56	ArubaAruba	970.27	2001
57	SeychellesSeychelles	945.8	2005
	Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile)	933.32	2004
	Tourist destinations averageTourist destinations average (profile)	929	2001
58	MalaysiaMalaysia	925.22	2005
59	TurkeyTurkey	923.89	2005
60	DominicaDominica	893.01	2004
61	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	866.26	2005
62	MauritiusMauritius	862.5	2005
63	BruneiBrunei	861.28	2005
64	ChileChile	857.25	2005
65	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+	856.33	2005
66	RomaniaRomania	820.22	2005
67	South AfricaSouth Africa	819.71	2005
68	New CaledoniaNew Caledonia	808.79	2005
69	ArgentinaArgentina	799.53	2005
70	GreenlandGreenland	799.41	2002
	Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile)	793.54	2005
71	BelarusBelarus	763.97	2005
	Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile)	760.83	2004
72	GrenadaGrenada	740.52	2004
	Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile)	737.99	2004
73	Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+	722.83	2004
74	GuamGuam	719.87	2001
	Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile)	697.08	2004
75	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	692.59	2005
76	TunisiaTunisia	691.81	2005
77	ColombiaColombia	683.79	2005
	OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile)	681.45	2005
78	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	660.65	2005
79	UruguayUruguay	649.87	2005
80	OmanOman	633.73	2005
81	SurinameSuriname	628.28	2005
82	MaldivesMaldives	624.01	2005
83	MexicoMexico	604.83	2005
84	VenezuelaVenezuela	602.46	2005
	Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile)	597.9	2004
85	BrazilBrazil	586.85	2004
86	EcuadorEcuador	576.89	2005
87	Costa RicaCosta Rica	576.26	2005
	Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile)	574.4	2004
88	ChinaChina	570.57	2005
89	MoldovaMoldova	561.64	2005
90	El SalvadorEl Salvador	557.13	2005
91	French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia	550.8	2005
	Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile)	547.54	2004
	Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile)	546.18	2004
92	UkraineUkraine	545.33	2004
93	PanamaPanama	532.41	2005
94	ThailandThailand	525.3	2004
95	GuyanaGuyana	514.57	2005
96	BotswanaBotswana	509.17	2005
97	GabonGabon	499.42	2005
98	LebanonLebanon	496.63	2005
99	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	483.72	2005
	Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile)	478.72	2005
100	AlgeriaAlgeria	478	2005
101	AlbaniaAlbania	477.01	2004
102	BelizeBelize	464.74	2005
103	MoroccoMorocco	455.89	2005
104	GuatemalaGuatemala	454.16	2005
105	PhilippinesPhilippines	444.49	2005
106	JordanJordan	427.58	2004
107	Saint LuciaSaint Lucia	408.41	2002
108	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	397.22	2005
	Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile)	389.76	2003
	Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile)	381.66	2003
109	ParaguayParaguay	373.85	2005
110	IranIran	373.59	2005
111	GeorgiaGeorgia	352.88	2004
112	KazakhstanKazakhstan	350.29	2004
	East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile)	347.26	2002
113	EgyptEgypt	334.72	2005
	Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile)	333.77	2004
114	BoliviaBolivia	327.93	2005
115	SyriaSyria	322.18	2005
116	Cape VerdeCape Verde	319.93	2005
117	VietnamVietnam	308.74	2005
	Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile)	290.14	2003
118	PeruPeru	282.57	2005
119	MongoliaMongolia	282.31	2005
120	IndonesiaIndonesia	265.87	2005
121	ArmeniaArmenia	259.71	2004
122	FijiFiji	259.3	2003
123	HondurasHonduras	257.41	2005
	Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile)	252.38	2003
124	MauritaniaMauritania	250.02	2005
125	Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia	249.94	2005
126	NicaraguaNicaragua	245.68	2005
127	Sri LankaSri Lanka	234.46	2005
128	SwazilandSwaziland	212.78	2005
129	American SamoaAmerican Samoa	212.68	2004
130	NamibiaNamibia	206.67	2004
131	The GambiaThe Gambia	202.9	2005
132	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	189.79	2005
133	SenegalSenegal	177.16	2005
134	Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea	177.09	2005
135	LibyaLibya	161.73	2003
136	LesothoLesotho	152.15	2005
137	GhanaGhana	147.96	2005
138	TongaTonga	146.9	2002
139	NigeriaNigeria	141.92	2005
	Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile)	139.35	2004
140	KenyaKenya	136.75	2005
141	SamoaSamoa	133.88	2003
	Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile)	132.28	2004
142	IndiaIndia	123.99	2005
143	LaosLaos	123.22	2005
144	PakistanPakistan	114.25	2005
145	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	112.71	2004
146	BhutanBhutan	108.47	2005
147	BeninBenin	100.98	2005
148	Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+	98.08	2004
149	Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl.	97.07	2003
150	YemenYemen	95.35	2004
	South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile)	93.87	2005
	South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile)	93.21	2003
151	CameroonCameroon	92.56	2004
152	ZambiaZambia	90.78	2005
153	TogoTogo	90.66	2005
154	CubaCuba	87.18	2005
155	VanuatuVanuatu	84.57	2004
156	TurkmenistanTurkmenistan	82.89	2003
157	ZimbabweZimbabwe	80.8	2005
158	UzbekistanUzbekistan	79.71	2003
159	MaliMali	79.1	2005
160	SudanSudan	79.08	2005
161	AngolaAngola	71.83	2005
162	SomaliaSomalia	70.86	2005
163	DjiboutiDjibouti	70.61	2005
164	BangladeshBangladesh	70.35	2005
165	IraqIraq	60.29	2004
166	HaitiHaiti	59.15	2004
167	KiribatiKiribati	57.91	2002
168	UgandaUganda	56.6	2005
	failed states averagefailed states average (profile)	55.63	2004
169	TanzaniaTanzania	55.35	2004
170	ComorosComoros	54.94	2005
171	AfghanistanAfghanistan	52.29	2005
172	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	51.02	2005
173	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	49.89	2005
174	TajikistanTajikistan	44.84	2003
175	CambodiaCambodia	41.34	2003
176	MalawiMalawi	41.16	2005
177	North KoreaNorth Korea	39.4	2002
178	MozambiqueMozambique	38.05	2004
179	MadagascarMadagascar	31.25	2005
180	Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands	28.57	2005
181	Central African RepublicCentral Africa	27.77	2005
182	NepalNepal	27.58	2005
183	NigerNiger	24.56	2005
184	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	20.25	2002
185	GuineaGuinea	19.31	2004
186	RwandaRwanda	17.47	2004
187	BurundiBurundi	17.08	2004
188	EritreaEritrea	16.1	2005
189	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	14.12	2004
190	ChadChad	14.07	2004
191	EthiopiaEthiopia	13.4	2005
192	BurmaBurma	13.14	2005
193	Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau	8.7	2003
194	LiberiaLiberia	2.93	2001

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