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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Indonesia | 244.99 trillion | 2004 | ||
2 | Japan | 41.37 trillion | 1990 | ||
3 | Colombia | 31.22 trillion | 2003 | ||
4 | Belarus | 30.46 trillion | 2008 | ||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 13.15 trillion | 2004 | |||
5 | Chile | 10.19 trillion | 2008 | ||
6 | Hungary | 7.57 trillion | 2008 | ||
7 | Russia | 5.69 trillion | 2008 | ||
8 | India | 4.65 trillion | 2008 | ||
9 | Lebanon | 3.91 trillion | 2008 | ||
10 | Paraguay | 2.69 trillion | 2008 | ||
11 | United States | 2.56 trillion | 2009 | ||
12 | Zambia | 2.52 trillion | 2007 | ||
13 | Uganda | 1.91 trillion | 2008 | ||
14 | Kazakhstan | 1.61 trillion | 2008 | ||
15 | China | 1.46 trillion | 2006 | ||
16 | Algeria | 1.25 trillion | 2008 | ||
South Asia average (profile) | 1.21 trillion | 2008 | |||
17 | Czech Republic | 882.66 billion | 2008 | ||
Europe average (profile) | 785.99 billion | 2006 | |||
18 | Laos | 766.32 billion | 2007 | ||
19 | Sweden | 713.23 billion | 2008 | ||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 664.66 billion | 2008 | |||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 658.49 billion | 2008 | |||
20 | Mongolia | 611.58 billion | 2008 | ||
21 | Serbia and Montenegro | 598.16 billion | 2008 | ||
22 | Germany | 581.96 billion | 2008 | ||
23 | Norway | 519.53 billion | 2008 | ||
24 | Thailand | 511.5 billion | 2008 | ||
25 | Cambodia | 490.81 billion | 2006 | ||
26 | Costa Rica | 485.2 billion | 2008 | ||
NATO countries average (profile) | 480.16 billion | 2008 | |||
27 | France | 465.29 billion | 2008 | ||
European Union average (profile) | 442.87 billion | 2008 | |||
=28 | South Africa | 434.22 billion | 2008 | ||
=28 | Pakistan | 434.22 billion | 2007 | ||
30 | Congo, Republic of the | 423.85 billion | 2005 | ||
31 | Italy | 411.71 billion | 2008 | ||
32 | Brazil | 375.68 billion | 2008 | ||
33 | Armenia | 325.89 billion | 2008 | ||
34 | United Kingdom | 317.02 billion | 2008 | ||
35 | Poland | 309.36 billion | 2008 | ||
36 | Cote d'Ivoire | 250.7 billion | 2008 | ||
37 | Ukraine | 250.02 billion | 2008 | ||
38 | Philippines | 244.1 billion | 2008 | ||
39 | Spain | 226.76 billion | 2008 | ||
40 | Madagascar | 216.79 billion | 2007 | ||
41 | Australia | 201.9 billion | 2008 | ||
42 | Sri Lanka | 192.15 billion | 2008 | ||
43 | Netherlands | 192 billion | 2008 | ||
44 | Canada | 190.41 billion | 2008 | ||
45 | Bangladesh | 186.56 billion | 2008 | ||
46 | Senegal | 178.7 billion | 2001 | ||
47 | Iceland | 148.43 billion | 2008 | ||
48 | Benin | 147.39 billion | 2008 | ||
49 | Kenya | 140.94 billion | 2008 | ||
Eurozone average (profile) | 127.84 billion | 2008 | |||
50 | Belgium | 118.09 billion | 2008 | ||
51 | Denmark | 106.53 billion | 2008 | ||
52 | Romania | 102.41 billion | 2008 | ||
53 | Israel | 91.01 billion | 2008 | ||
54 | Turkey | 89.14 billion | 2008 | ||
55 | Uruguay | 81.65 billion | 2008 | ||
56 | Austria | 75.75 billion | 2008 | ||
57 | Mali | 75.01 billion | 2008 | ||
58 | Morocco | 74.04 billion | 2008 | ||
59 | Switzerland | 68.3 billion | 2007 | ||
60 | Sierra Leone | 65.33 billion | 2004 | ||
61 | Croatia | 63.56 billion | 2008 | ||
62 | Dominican Republic | 58.52 billion | 2007 | ||
63 | Cameroon | 57.94 billion | 1994 | ||
64 | Greece | 49.23 billion | 2008 | ||
65 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 48.6 billion | 2001 | ||
66 | Venezuela | 48.46 billion | 2005 | ||
67 | Finland | 46.16 billion | 2008 | ||
68 | Burkina Faso | 43.43 billion | 2008 | ||
69 | Argentina | 41.01 billion | 2004 | ||
70 | Togo | 38.13 billion | 2008 | ||
71 | Portugal | 35.46 billion | 2008 | ||
72 | Estonia | 34.59 billion | 2008 | ||
73 | Peru | 30.31 billion | 2008 | ||
74 | Guinea | 27.44 billion | 1992 | ||
75 | Ireland | 25.27 billion | 2008 | ||
76 | Malaysia | 24.94 billion | 2003 | ||
77 | Lithuania | 22.8 billion | 2008 | ||
78 | Jamaica | 22.32 billion | 2008 | ||
79 | Niger | 22.22 billion | 2007 | ||
80 | New Zealand | 21.99 billion | 2007 | ||
81 | Afghanistan | 19.33 billion | 2008 | ||
82 | Mauritius | 17.19 billion | 2008 | ||
83 | Slovakia | 13.99 billion | 2008 | ||
84 | Trinidad and Tobago | 13.51 billion | 2007 | ||
85 | Guatemala | 12.76 billion | 2008 | ||
86 | Bulgaria | 12.39 billion | 2008 | ||
87 | Moldova | 11.79 billion | 2008 | ||
88 | Kyrgyzstan | 11.3 billion | 2008 | ||
89 | Bolivia | 10.49 billion | 2007 | ||
90 | Kuwait | 10.02 billion | 2009 | ||
91 | Qatar | 9.91 billion | 2008 | ||
92 | Luxembourg | 9.81 billion | 2008 | ||
93 | Zimbabwe | 9.5 billion | 1997 | ||
94 | Cape Verde | 9.13 billion | 2008 | ||
95 | Slovenia | 8.58 billion | 2008 | ||
96 | Burundi | 8.55 billion | 1996 | ||
97 | Honduras | 7.38 billion | 2008 | ||
98 | Tunisia | 6 billion | 2009 | ||
99 | Ethiopia | 5.77 billion | 2002 | ||
100 | Nicaragua | 5.13 billion | 2001 | ||
101 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.32 billion | 2008 | ||
102 | Latvia | 3.1 billion | 2008 | ||
103 | Georgia | 2.51 billion | 2008 | ||
104 | Cyprus | 2.23 billion | 2008 | ||
105 | Namibia | 1.99 billion | 2007 | ||
106 | Jordan | 1.98 billion | 2008 | ||
107 | Ghana | 1.87 billion | 2008 | ||
108 | Rwanda | 1.86 billion | 1992 | ||
109 | Botswana | 1.78 billion | 1996 | ||
110 | Barbados | 1.17 billion | 2007 | ||
111 | Malta | 1.06 billion | 2008 | ||
112 | Lesotho | 982.15 million | 2008 | ||
113 | El Salvador | 906.9 million | 2008 | ||
114 | Swaziland | 752.91 million | 2003 | ||
115 | Panama | 684.27 million | 2001 | ||
116 | Seychelles | 632.39 million | 2008 | ||
117 | Azerbaijan | 422.54 million | 1999 | ||
118 | Papua New Guinea | 422.28 million | 2002 | ||
119 | Maldives | 412.3 million | 2008 | ||
120 | Bhutan | 341.69 million | 2009 | ||
121 | The Bahamas | 296.36 million | 2008 | ||
122 | Fiji | 288.73 million | 2006 | ||
123 | Tajikistan | 229.14 million | 2004 | ||
124 | Vanuatu | 228 million | 1990 | ||
125 | Oman | 200.1 million | 2001 | ||
126 | San Marino | 175.78 million | 2006 | ||
127 | Sudan | 162.82 million | 1999 | ||
128 | Singapore | 119 million | 2008 | ||
129 | Bahrain | 118.98 million | 2005 | ||
130 | Netherlands Antilles | 106.1 million | 1995 | ||
131 | The Gambia | 52.13 million | 1990 | ||
132 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 45.07 million | 2006 | ||
133 | Belize | 24.22 million | 1997 | ||
134 | Grenada | 13.13 million | 1995 |