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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yemen | 32.8% | 2000 | ||
| 2 | Lesotho | 29.8% | 2005 | ||
| 3 | Kenya | 29.2% | 2004 | ||
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 27.6% | 2004 | ||
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | 27.4% | 2005 | ||
| 6 | Djibouti | 27.3% | 2005 | ||
| 7 | Morocco | 27.2% | 2005 | ||
| 8 | Vanuatu | 26.7% | 2001 | ||
| =9 | Mexico | 25.6% | 2004 | ||
| =9 | Guinea | 25.6% | 2000 | ||
| 11 | Cape Verde | 25.4% | 2005 | ||
| 12 | Madagascar | 25.3% | 2005 | ||
| 13 | Malaysia | 25.2% | 2004 | ||
| 14 | Thailand | 25% | 2005 | ||
| 15 | Malawi | 24.6% | 1999 | ||
| 16 | Oman | 24.2% | 2005 | ||
| 17 | Comoros | 24.1% | 2002 | ||
| 18 | Hong Kong | 23% | 2005 | ||
| 19 | Iran | 22.8% | 2005 | ||
| =20 | Botswana | 21.5% | 2005 | ||
| =20 | Cote d'Ivoire | 21.5% | 2000 | ||
| 22 | Moldova | 21.1% | 2005 | ||
| 23 | Namibia | 21% | 2000 | ||
| 24 | New Zealand | 20.9% | 2003 | ||
| 25 | Tunisia | 20.8% | 2005 | ||
| 26 | Jordan | 20.6% | 1999 | ||
| =27 | El Salvador | 20% | 2002 | ||
| =27 | Fiji | 20% | 2002 | ||
| 29 | The Bahamas | 19.7% | 2000 | ||
| 30 | Azerbaijan | 19.6% | 2005 | ||
| 31 | Mozambique | 19.5% | 2004 | ||
| =32 | Senegal | 18.9% | 2005 | ||
| =32 | Ukraine | 18.9% | 2005 | ||
| 34 | Kyrgyzstan | 18.6% | 2001 | ||
| =35 | Costa Rica | 18.5% | 2004 | ||
| =35 | Chile | 18.5% | 2004 | ||
| 37 | Uganda | 18.3% | 2004 | ||
| =38 | Belize | 18.1% | 2003 | ||
| =38 | Bolivia | 18.1% | 2003 | ||
| =38 | Burma | 18.1% | 2001 | ||
| 41 | Tajikistan | 18% | 2005 | ||
| 42 | South Africa | 17.9% | 2005 | ||
| 43 | Burundi | 17.7% | 2005 | ||
| 44 | Ethiopia | 17.5% | 2006 | ||
| 45 | Saint Lucia | 16.9% | 2005 | ||
| =46 | Burkina Faso | 16.6% | 2005 | ||
| =46 | Cuba | 16.6% | 2005 | ||
| =46 | Norway | 16.6% | 2004 | ||
| =46 | Iceland | 16.6% | 2004 | ||
| 50 | South Korea | 16.5% | 2004 | ||
| =51 | Barbados | 16.4% | 2005 | ||
| =51 | Philippines | 16.4% | 2004 | ||
| 53 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 16.1% | 2005 | ||
| 54 | Marshall Islands | 15.8% | 2003 | ||
| 55 | Lithuania | 15.6% | 2004 | ||
| =56 | Aruba | 15.4% | 2005 | ||
| =56 | Latvia | 15.4% | 2003 | ||
| =58 | United States | 15.3% | 2004 | ||
| =58 | Denmark | 15.3% | 2004 | ||
| =60 | Maldives | 15% | 2005 | ||
| =60 | Nicaragua | 15% | 2002 | ||
| =62 | Estonia | 14.9% | 2004 | ||
| =62 | Nepal | 14.9% | 2003 | ||
| =64 | Mali | 14.8% | 2005 | ||
| =64 | Zambia | 14.8% | 2004 | ||
| 66 | Cambodia | 14.6% | 2000 | ||
| =67 | Guyana | 14.5% | 2005 | ||
| =67 | Tokelau | 14.5% | 2003 | ||
| 69 | Cyprus | 14.4% | 2004 | ||
| 70 | Mauritius | 14.3% | 2005 | ||
| 71 | Bangladesh | 14.2% | 2005 | ||
| 72 | Benin | 14.1% | 2005 | ||
| =73 | Ireland | 14% | 2004 | ||
| =73 | Macau | 14% | 2004 | ||
| =75 | Peru | 13.7% | 2005 | ||
| =75 | Israel | 13.7% | 2003 | ||
| =75 | Samoa | 13.7% | 2002 | ||
| 78 | Togo | 13.6% | 2002 | ||
| 79 | Tonga | 13.5% | 2003 | ||
| 80 | Trinidad and Tobago | 13.4% | 2001 | ||
| 81 | Australia | 13.3% | 2000 | ||
| =82 | Georgia | 13.1% | 2004 | ||
| =82 | Argentina | 13.1% | 2004 | ||
| =82 | Cook Islands | 13.1% | 1999 | ||
| =85 | Switzerland | 13% | 2003 | ||
| =85 | China | 13% | 1999 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 12.92% | 2003 | |||
| =87 | Sweden | 12.9% | 2004 | ||
| =87 | Russia | 12.9% | 2004 | ||
| =87 | Grenada | 12.9% | 2003 | ||
| =87 | Bhutan | 12.9% | 2001 | ||
| =91 | Finland | 12.8% | 2004 | ||
| =91 | Netherlands Antilles | 12.8% | 2001 | ||
| =93 | Kuwait | 12.7% | 2005 | ||
| =93 | Poland | 12.7% | 2004 | ||
| =93 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 12.7% | 2003 | ||
| 96 | Slovenia | 12.6% | 2003 | ||
| 97 | Canada | 12.5% | 2001 | ||
| 98 | British Virgin Islands | 12.4% | 2005 | ||
| =99 | Rwanda | 12.2% | 2005 | ||
| =99 | Belgium | 12.2% | 2004 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 12.16% | 2003 | |||
| =101 | United Kingdom | 12.1% | 2004 | ||
| =101 | Kazakhstan | 12.1% | 2000 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 11.97% | 2003 | |||
| 103 | Guinea-Bissau | 11.9% | 1999 | ||
| 104 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 11.8% | 2005 | ||
| 105 | Laos | 11.7% | 2005 | ||
| 106 | Portugal | 11.5% | 2004 | ||
| 107 | Belarus | 11.3% | 2005 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 11.25% | 2004 | |||
| 108 | Netherlands | 11.2% | 2004 | ||
| =109 | Colombia | 11.1% | 2005 | ||
| =109 | Hungary | 11.1% | 2004 | ||
| =111 | Lebanon | 11% | 2005 | ||
| =111 | Spain | 11% | 2004 | ||
| =113 | Pakistan | 10.9% | 2005 | ||
| =113 | France | 10.9% | 2004 | ||
| =113 | Brazil | 10.9% | 2002 | ||
| =116 | Slovakia | 10.8% | 2004 | ||
| =116 | Austria | 10.8% | 2004 | ||
| =116 | Paraguay | 10.8% | 2003 | ||
| 119 | India | 10.7% | 2003 | ||
| =120 | Chad | 10.1% | 2005 | ||
| =120 | Malta | 10.1% | 2002 | ||
| =120 | Niue | 10.1% | 2002 | ||
| =123 | Czech Republic | 10% | 2004 | ||
| =123 | Croatia | 10% | 2003 | ||
| =125 | Japan | 9.8% | 2004 | ||
| =125 | Germany | 9.8% | 2004 | ||
| 127 | Dominican Republic | 9.7% | 2005 | ||
| 128 | Italy | 9.6% | 2004 | ||
| 129 | Brunei | 9.1% | 2000 | ||
| 130 | Indonesia | 9% | 2002 | ||
| =131 | Panama | 8.9% | 2004 | ||
| =131 | The Gambia | 8.9% | 2002 | ||
| 133 | Jamaica | 8.8% | 2005 | ||
| 134 | Cameroon | 8.6% | 2005 | ||
| =135 | Greece | 8.5% | 2004 | ||
| =135 | Luxembourg | 8.5% | 1999 | ||
| 137 | Albania | 8.4% | 2002 | ||
| 138 | Mauritania | 8.3% | 2005 | ||
| 139 | Congo, Republic of the | 8.1% | 2005 | ||
| 140 | Ecuador | 8% | 2000 | ||
| 141 | Uruguay | 7.9% | 2003 | ||
| 142 | Angola | 6.4% | 1999 | ||
| 143 | Monaco | 5.1% | 1999 | ||
| 144 | Equatorial Guinea | 4% | 2003 | ||
| 145 | Montserrat | 3.2% | 2001 |
