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Country	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Albania															24.32	24.14	23.95	23.76	23.57	23.39	23.20	21.93	20.65	19.38	18.10	16.83	15.55	14.28	13.00	11.73	10.45	9.18	7.90	6.63	5.35	4.08	2.80
Algeria																					10.76	11.48	12.20	12.91	13.63	14.35	15.06	15.78	16.50	17.21	17.93
Andorra																										20.66	21.10	21.54	21.98	22.42	22.86	23.30	23.74	24.18	24.62	25.06	25.50
Argentina	26.10	25.68	25.27	24.85	24.43	24.02	23.60	23.19	22.77	22.36	21.31	20.27	19.23	18.19	17.15	16.87	16.59	16.31	16.03	15.75	15.47	15.70	15.93	16.17	16.40	16.63	17.84	19.04	20.24	21.44	22.65	22.07	21.50	20.92	20.35	19.77	19.20
Armenia															23.50	22.66	21.81	20.97	20.13	19.29	18.44	17.60	16.76	15.92	15.07	14.23	13.39	12.55	11.70	10.86	10.02	12.50	14.98	17.46	19.94	22.42	24.90
Australia	48.19	47.58	46.96	46.35	45.74	45.12	44.51	43.90	43.28	42.67	42.05	41.44	40.83	40.21	39.60	40.38	41.16	41.94	42.72	43.50	44.28	45.06	45.84	46.62	47.40	48.18	49.43	50.68	51.93	53.18	54.43	53.44	52.46	51.47	50.48	49.49	48.50
Azerbaijan															19.43	19.23	19.02	18.82	18.61	18.41	18.21	18.00	17.80	17.60	17.39	17.19	16.98	16.78	16.58	16.37	16.17	17.86	19.55	21.23	22.92	24.61	26.30
Bahrain																															33.50
Bangladesh															20.46	20.93	21.39	21.86	22.33	22.80	23.27	22.62	21.97	21.32	20.68	20.03	19.38	18.73	18.08	17.44	16.79	16.14	15.49	14.84	14.20	13.55	12.90
Belarus										25.02	24.62	24.21	23.81	23.40	22.99	23.61	24.22	24.83	25.45	26.06	26.67	27.29	27.90	28.51	29.13	29.74	30.35	30.97	31.58	32.19	32.81	34.01	35.20	36.40	37.60	38.80	40.00
Bosnia and Herzegovina															24.75	23.22	21.69	20.17	18.64	17.11	15.58	15.21	14.84	14.46	14.09	13.71	13.34	12.97	12.59	12.22	11.84	11.47	11.10	10.72	10.35	9.97	9.60
Brazil										6.40	6.57	6.75	6.92	7.10	7.27	7.45	7.62	7.80	7.97	8.15	8.33	8.50	8.68	8.85	9.03	9.20	8.67	8.13	7.60	7.06	6.53	6.52	6.52	6.51	6.51	6.50	6.50
Bulgaria															23.69	23.31	22.92	22.53	22.15	21.76	21.37	20.99	20.60	20.21	19.83	19.44	19.23	19.01	18.80	18.59	18.38	18.16	17.95	17.74	17.53	17.31	17.10
Burkina Faso																										14.35
Canada																					36.69	37.58	38.46	39.34	40.23	41.11
Chile										22.07	21.83	21.60	21.37	21.13	20.90	21.15	21.41	21.66	21.91	22.16	22.42	20.39	18.37	16.35	14.32	12.30	12.37	12.44	12.50	12.57	12.64	12.68	12.73	12.77	12.81	12.86	12.90
China										59.46	57.65	55.84	54.02	52.21	50.40	51.08	51.75	52.43	53.11	53.78	54.46	53.39	52.31	51.24	50.16	49.09	51.81	54.53	57.25	59.97	62.69	62.83	62.96	63.10	63.23	63.37	63.50
Colombia															10.72	11.05	11.38	11.70	12.03	12.35	12.68	13.01	13.33	13.66	13.99	14.31	12.28	10.24	8.20	6.17	4.13	4.19	4.25	4.31	4.38	4.44	4.50
Croatia															22.83	22.41	21.99	21.57	21.15	20.73	20.31	19.89	19.47	19.05	18.63	18.21	17.79	17.37	16.95	16.54	16.12	15.70	15.28	14.86	14.44	14.02	13.60
Cyprus																										12.83	12.07	11.31	10.55	9.79	9.03	8.62	8.22	7.81	7.41	7.00	6.60
Czechia										30.23	29.89	29.54	29.20	28.86	28.52	28.18	27.84	27.51	27.17	26.83	26.50	26.16	25.82	25.48	25.15	24.81	24.47	24.14	23.80	23.46	23.12	22.79	22.45	22.11	21.77	21.44	21.10
Dominican Republic															25.18
Ecuador																															7.16	6.93	6.71	6.48	6.25	6.03	5.80
Egypt																					37.47	33.65	29.84	26.03	22.21	18.40	18.83	19.26	19.69	20.12	20.55	18.34	16.13	13.93	11.72	9.51	7.30
El Salvador															14.11
Estonia															21.06	22.15	23.24	24.33	25.42	26.51	27.60	28.69	29.78	30.88	31.97	33.06	34.15	35.24	36.33	37.42	38.51	37.74	36.97	36.21	35.44	34.67	33.90
Ethiopia																										22.53	21.56	20.59	19.63	18.66	17.70	16.73	15.76	14.80	13.83	12.87	11.90
Finland	57.17	56.51	55.85	55.19	54.53	53.87	53.21	52.55	51.89	51.23	50.57	49.90	49.24	48.58	47.92	48.84	49.75	50.67	51.58	52.50	53.41	54.33	55.24	56.16	57.07	57.99	58.93	59.88	60.83	61.77	62.72	63.67	64.61	65.56	66.51	67.45	68.40
France																										18.66	19.35	20.05	20.74	21.44	22.13	22.83	23.52	24.22	24.91	25.61	26.30
Georgia															17.68	17.68	17.68	17.67	17.67	17.67	17.67	17.67	17.66	17.66	17.66	17.66	15.89	14.12	12.35	10.59	8.82	8.85	8.88	8.91	8.94	8.97	9.00
Germany															32.13	32.11	32.08	32.05	32.03	32.00	31.97	31.95	31.92	31.89	31.87	31.84	33.88	35.92	37.95	39.99	42.03	42.26	42.49	42.72	42.94	43.17	43.40
Ghana																										8.48	7.78	7.07	6.37	5.67	4.96
Guatemala																										15.60	15.82	16.04	16.25	16.47	16.69	16.91	17.13	17.35	17.56	17.78	18.00
Hong Kong																										40.34	41.94	43.54	45.14	46.74	48.34	46.35	44.36	42.37	40.38	38.39	36.40
Hungary	33.57	32.78	31.98	31.19	30.40	29.60	28.81	28.02	27.22	26.43	25.64	24.84	24.05	23.26	22.46	22.98	23.49	24.01	24.52	25.04	25.55	26.07	26.58	27.10	27.61	28.13	28.04	27.96	27.88	27.79	27.71	27.62	27.54	27.45	27.37	27.28	27.20
India										33.52	33.38	33.25	33.11	32.98	32.84	33.85	34.85	35.85	36.86	37.86	38.86	35.23	31.59	27.96	24.32	20.69	23.14	25.60	28.05	30.50	32.95
Indonesia																					45.70	44.78	43.86	42.94	42.02	41.10	37.78	34.46	31.15	27.83	24.51	21.19	17.87	14.55	11.24	7.92	4.60
Iran																					55.43	46.45	37.47	28.49	19.51	10.54	10.92	11.31	11.70	12.09	12.47	12.86	13.25	13.64	14.02	14.41	14.80
Iraq																					46.42	44.97	43.51	42.05	40.59	39.14	37.31	35.48	33.65	31.83	30.00	26.83	23.67	20.50	17.33	14.17	11.00
Israel																					23.03
Italy																										28.25	28.10	27.95	27.80	27.65	27.50	27.35	27.20	27.05	26.90	26.75	26.60
Japan	41.49	41.06	40.62	40.19	39.76	39.32	38.89	38.45	38.02	37.59	38.02	38.45	38.89	39.32	39.75	39.74	39.72	39.70	39.68	39.67	39.65	39.04	38.42	37.81	37.20	36.59	36.46	36.33	36.20	36.07	35.94	35.57	35.19	34.82	34.45	34.07	33.70
Jordan																					27.40	28.18	28.97	29.75	30.53	31.32	27.70	24.09	20.48	16.86	13.25	13.69	14.13	14.58	15.02	15.46	15.90
Kazakhstan																															38.80	36.13	33.47	30.80	28.13	25.47	22.80
Kuwait																															29.15
Kyrgyzstan																					16.59	18.70	20.81	22.93	25.04	27.16	29.27	31.38	33.50	35.61	37.73	33.57	29.42	25.26	21.11	16.95	12.80
Latvia															23.92
Lebanon																															9.83	9.84	9.86	9.87	9.88	9.89	9.90
Libya																															11.01
Lithuania															21.31	21.78	22.25	22.73	23.20	23.67	24.14	24.61	25.09	25.56	26.03	26.50	26.98	27.45	27.92	28.39	28.87	29.34	29.81	30.28	30.76	31.23	31.70
Malaysia																										8.83	8.77	8.71	8.65	8.60	8.54	10.38	12.23	14.07	15.91	17.76	19.60
Mali																										17.16
Mexico	17.49	18.95	20.40	21.85	23.30	24.75	26.21	27.66	29.11	30.56	30.33	30.11	29.88	29.65	29.42	28.07	26.72	25.36	24.01	22.66	21.30	20.14	18.98	17.82	16.66	15.50	14.88	14.26	13.64	13.02	12.41	12.09	11.77	11.45	11.14	10.82	10.50
Moldova															21.85	20.56	19.26	17.97	16.67	15.38	14.09	14.79	15.49	16.19	16.89	17.59
Montenegro															30.42	30.83	31.25	31.67	32.09	32.51	32.92	32.22	31.52	30.82	30.12	29.42	28.72	28.01	27.31	26.61	25.91	25.21	24.51	23.80	23.10	22.40	21.70
Morocco																					21.74	19.99	18.25	16.50	14.75	13.00	12.89	12.78	12.67	12.56	12.45
Netherlands																										43.01	47.64	52.28	56.91	61.54	66.18	64.90	63.62	62.34	61.06	59.78	58.50
New Zealand															48.39	48.64	48.89	49.14	49.40	49.65	49.90	50.15	50.40	50.66	50.91	51.16	52.17	53.19	54.20	55.21	56.23	56.29	56.35	56.41	56.48	56.54	56.60
Nigeria										21.68	20.79	19.91	19.02	18.14	17.25	18.60	19.94	21.29	22.63	23.98	25.32	24.27	23.21	22.16	21.11	20.05	19.00	17.94	16.89	15.84	14.78	14.48	14.19	13.89	13.59	13.30	13.00
North Macedonia															7.54	8.49	9.45	10.40	11.36	12.31	13.27	13.38	13.50	13.61	13.73	13.84	13.96	14.07	14.19	14.30	14.41	14.53	14.64	14.76	14.87	14.99	15.10
Norway															64.77	65.59	66.40	67.22	68.03	68.85	69.66	70.47	71.29	72.10	72.92	73.73	73.58	73.43	73.29	73.14	72.99	72.84	72.69	72.54	72.40	72.25	72.10
Pakistan															18.69	20.27	21.84	23.42	25.00	26.57	28.15	27.69	27.23	26.77	26.31	25.85	25.39	24.93	24.47	24.01	23.55	23.51	23.47	23.42	23.38	23.34	23.30
Peru															4.87	5.83	6.78	7.73	8.69	9.64	10.59	9.76	8.92	8.09	7.25	6.42	6.78	7.14	7.50	7.86	8.22	7.55	6.88	6.21	5.54	4.87	4.20
Philippines															5.50	6.00	6.50	7.00	7.50	8.00	8.50	7.93	7.37	6.80	6.23	5.67	5.10	4.53	3.97	3.40	2.83	3.24	3.66	4.07	4.48	4.89	5.30
Poland										34.47	30.96	27.44	23.93	20.42	16.91	17.07	17.23	17.38	17.54	17.70	17.85	18.01	18.17	18.32	18.48	18.64	19.36	20.09	20.81	21.53	22.26	22.56	22.87	23.18	23.49	23.79	24.10
Puerto Rico															5.99	8.72	11.46	14.19	16.92	19.66	22.39	22.10	21.81	21.51	21.22	20.93	20.63	20.34	20.05	19.75	19.46	19.17	18.87	18.58	18.29	17.99	17.70
Qatar																															21.42
Romania															17.92	18.08	18.24	18.39	18.55	18.71	18.87	19.03	19.19	19.35	19.51	19.67	17.15	14.63	12.11	9.59	7.07	7.91	8.75	9.59	10.42	11.26	12.10
Russia										34.73	32.43	30.13	27.83	25.53	23.24	23.42	23.60	23.78	23.97	24.15	24.33	24.52	24.70	24.88	25.07	25.25	25.75	26.24	26.74	27.24	27.74	26.93	26.12	25.32	24.51	23.71	22.90
Rwanda																										4.86	7.21	9.57	11.92	14.28	16.63
Saudi Arabia																					50.53
Serbia															28.44	26.75	25.07	23.39	21.70	20.02	18.33	17.42	16.50	15.59	14.67	13.75	13.98	14.22	14.45	14.68	14.91	15.14	15.37	15.61	15.84	16.07	16.30
Singapore																					14.55	16.95	19.34	21.74	24.14	26.53	28.93	31.33	33.72	36.12	38.52
Slovakia										23.01	23.56	24.11	24.66	25.20	25.75	25.56	25.36	25.16	24.96	24.76	24.57	24.37	24.17	23.97	23.77	23.58	23.38	23.18	22.98	22.79	22.59	22.39	22.19	21.99	21.80	21.60	21.40
Slovenia															15.29	15.50	15.71	15.92	16.13	16.34	16.55	16.75	16.96	17.17	17.38	17.59	18.07	18.55	19.02	19.50	19.98	20.87	21.75	22.64	23.53	24.41	25.30
South Africa	29.03	29.04	29.06	29.07	29.08	29.09	29.11	29.12	29.13	29.14	26.39	23.63	20.88	18.12	15.37	14.96	14.54	14.13	13.72	13.31	12.90	13.96	15.02	16.08	17.14	18.20	19.26	20.32	21.38	22.45	23.51
South Korea	38.02	37.59	37.16	36.74	36.31	35.88	35.46	35.03	34.60	34.17	33.39	32.61	31.83	31.05	30.26	29.78	29.29	28.80	28.31	27.82	27.33	27.90	28.46	29.02	29.59	30.15	30.06	29.96	29.86	29.77	29.67	30.21	30.75	31.29	31.82	32.36	32.90
Spain										29.01	28.94	28.87	28.80	28.72	28.65	29.34	30.02	30.70	31.39	32.07	32.75	30.15	27.55	24.94	22.34	19.73	19.59	19.45	19.30	19.16	19.02	22.68	26.35	30.01	33.67	37.34	41.00
Sweden															56.59	57.63	58.67	59.71	60.75	61.78	62.82	63.86	64.90	65.94	66.98	68.02	67.17	66.31	65.46	64.61	63.76	63.60	63.44	63.28	63.12	62.96	62.80
Switzerland										26.29	27.93	29.57	31.21	32.85	34.49	35.85	37.20	38.56	39.92	41.28	42.64	44.00	45.35	46.71	48.07	49.43	50.13	50.82	51.52	52.22	52.92	53.61	54.31	55.01	55.71	56.40	57.10
Taiwan															37.16	35.98	34.81	33.63	32.45	31.27	30.09	28.92	27.74	26.56	25.38	24.21	25.29	26.38	27.46	28.55	29.64	29.83	30.02	30.22	30.41	30.61	30.80
Tanzania																					7.81
Thailand																										41.51	39.72	37.93	36.15	34.36	32.57	31.96	31.35	30.74	30.12	29.51	28.90
Trinidad and Tobago																										3.80	3.68	3.56	3.44	3.32	3.20
Tunisia																															15.52	15.23	14.95	14.66	14.37	14.09	13.80
Turkey										9.81	8.94	8.06	7.19	6.32	5.45	7.74	10.02	12.31	14.59	16.87	19.16	16.28	13.40	10.52	7.65	4.77	6.22	7.66	9.11	10.56	12.01	12.34	12.67	13.00	13.34	13.67	14.00
Uganda																					7.78
Ukraine															28.78	28.65	28.52	28.39	28.26	28.14	28.01	27.88	27.75	27.62	27.49	27.36	26.63	25.90	25.17	24.44	23.71
United Kingdom															29.09	29.17	29.25	29.33	29.41	29.49	29.57	29.65	29.72	29.80	29.88	29.96	30.89	31.82	32.75	33.68	34.62	35.55	36.48	37.41	38.34	39.27	40.20
United States															35.21	35.33	35.45	35.57	35.68	35.80	35.92	36.65	37.38	38.11	38.84	39.56	39.29	39.01	38.73	38.45	38.17	37.98	37.78	37.59	37.39	37.20	37.00
Uruguay															21.10	21.77	22.43	23.10	23.77	24.44	25.10	25.77	26.44	27.10	27.77	28.44	25.64	22.84	20.04	17.24	14.44
Uzbekistan																															13.92
Venezuela															13.33	13.75	14.17	14.58	15.00	15.42	15.83
Vietnam																					38.70	41.16	43.62	46.08	48.54	51.01	48.89	46.77	44.65	42.53	40.41	38.29	36.17	34.06	31.94	29.82	27.70
West Bank and Gaza																															15.80
Yemen																															38.50
Zambia																										11.04
Zimbabwe																					10.98	10.60	10.22	9.84	9.47	9.09	8.71	8.33	7.96	7.58	7.20	6.35	5.50	4.65	3.80	2.95	2.10