15.6.1 Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements (SMTAs) — Value by country
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What the numbers show
15.6.1 Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements (SMTAs) — Value is currently reported for 194 countries. The highest value is 16,566 No in Germany; the lowest is 1 No in Maldives.
The median across all reporting countries is 107.5 No, and the mean is 597.05 No.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 16,566.
15.6.1 Total reported: Value: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 16,566 No | 2025 | up 126.6% | rising |
| 2 | India | 12,095 No | 2025 | up 89.0% | rising |
| 3 | Italy | 8,267 No | 2025 | up 1,550.1% | volatile |
| 4 | France | 4,489 No | 2025 | up 391.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Mexico | 4,234 No | 2025 | up 93.2% | rising |
| 6 | Spain | 3,076 No | 2025 | up 523.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 2,896 No | 2025 | up 140.3% | rising |
| 8 | Canada | 2,515 No | 2025 | up 73.0% | rising |
| 9 | Türkiye | 2,492 No | 2025 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 10 | China, mainland | 2,334 No | 2025 | up 46.4% | rising |
| 11 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2,282 No | 2025 | up 207.1% | rising |
| 12 | Kenya | 2,148 No | 2025 | up 263.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Philippines | 2,035 No | 2025 | up 66.0% | rising |
| 14 | Belgium | 1,975 No | 2025 | up 645.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 1,934 No | 2025 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 16 | Ethiopia | 1,905 No | 2025 | up 56.1% | rising |
| 17 | Japan | 1,845 No | 2025 | up 217.0% | rising |
| 18 | Colombia | 1,789 No | 2025 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 19 | Pakistan | 1,776 No | 2025 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 20 | Nigeria | 1,536 No | 2025 | up 126.2% | rising |
| 21 | Sweden | 1,438 No | 2025 | up 346.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Switzerland | 1,398 No | 2025 | up 355.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Egypt | 1,380 No | 2025 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 24 | Morocco | 1,155 No | 2025 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 25 | Poland | 1,035 No | 2025 | up 542.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Argentina | 1,017 No | 2025 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 27 | Bangladesh | 1,008 No | 2025 | up 68.8% | rising |
| 28 | Australia and New Zealand | 1,005 No | 2025 | up 111.1% | rising |
| 29 | Syrian Arab Republic | 975 No | 2025 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 30 | Austria | 938 No | 2025 | up 105.7% | rising |
| 31 | Portugal | 935 No | 2025 | up 265.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Australia | 914 No | 2025 | up 117.1% | rising |
| 33 | Denmark | 912 No | 2025 | up 150.5% | rising |
| 34 | Zimbabwe | 885 No | 2025 | up 154.3% | rising |
| 35 | Tunisia | 816 No | 2025 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 36 | South Africa | 697 No | 2025 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 37 | Peru | 650 No | 2025 | up 66.2% | rising |
| 38 | Uzbekistan | 637 No | 2025 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 39 | Algeria | 625 No | 2025 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 40 | Nepal | 616 No | 2025 | up 50.2% | rising |
| 41 | Romania | 603 No | 2025 | up 386.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Brazil | 566 No | 2025 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 43 | Czechia | 561 No | 2025 | up 228.1% | rising |
| 44 | Iraq | 547 No | 2025 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 45 | United Republic of Tanzania | 519 No | 2025 | up 109.3% | rising |
| 46 | Hungary | 496 No | 2025 | up 327.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Sudan | 496 No | 2025 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 48 | Afghanistan | 475 No | 2025 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 49 | Viet Nam | 422 No | 2025 | up 90.1% | rising |
| 50 | Kazakhstan | 421 No | 2025 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 51 | Uganda | 416 No | 2025 | up 117.8% | rising |
| 52 | Azerbaijan | 401 No | 2025 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 53 | Thailand | 385 No | 2025 | up 51.0% | rising |
| 54 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 372 No | 2025 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 55 | Republic of Korea | 371 No | 2025 | up 93.2% | rising |
| 56 | Myanmar | 334 No | 2025 | up 96.5% | rising |
| 57 | Ukraine | 327 No | 2025 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 58 | Norway | 308 No | 2025 | up 91.3% | rising |
| 59 | Indonesia | 292 No | 2025 | up 75.9% | rising |
| 60 | Bulgaria | 291 No | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 61 | Niger | 289 No | 2025 | up 160.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Jordan | 282 No | 2025 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 63 | Zambia | 278 No | 2025 | up 117.2% | rising |
| 64 | Caribbean | 265 No | 2025 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 65 | Tajikistan | 264 No | 2025 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 66 | Finland | 260 No | 2025 | up 202.3% | rising |
| 67 | Israel | 253 No | 2025 | up 54.3% | rising |
| 68 | Mozambique | 236 No | 2025 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 69 | Russian Federation | 233 No | 2025 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 70 | Uruguay | 229 No | 2025 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 71 | Costa Rica | 226 No | 2025 | up 69.9% | rising |
| 72 | Chile | 225 No | 2025 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 73 | Lebanon | 222 No | 2025 | up 54.2% | rising |
| 74 | Paraguay | 195 No | 2025 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 75 | Slovenia | 190 No | 2025 | up 900.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Georgia | 180 No | 2025 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 77 | Ghana | 172 No | 2025 | up 115.0% | rising |
| 78 | Armenia | 166 No | 2025 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 79 | Saudi Arabia | 162 No | 2025 | up 51.4% | rising |
| 79 | Senegal | 162 No | 2025 | up 107.7% | rising |
| 81 | Sri Lanka | 155 No | 2025 | up 82.4% | rising |
| 82 | Libya | 153 No | 2025 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 83 | Malawi | 151 No | 2025 | up 91.1% | rising |
| 84 | Benin | 148 No | 2025 | up 82.7% | rising |
| 85 | Guatemala | 146 No | 2025 | up 117.9% | rising |
| 85 | Kyrgyzstan | 146 No | 2025 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 85 | Mali | 146 No | 2025 | up 105.6% | rising |
| 88 | Ireland | 129 No | 2025 | up 360.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Ecuador | 128 No | 2025 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 90 | Rwanda | 126 No | 2025 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 91 | Cyprus | 114 No | 2025 | up 48.1% | rising |
| 91 | Greece | 114 No | 2025 | up 107.3% | rising |
| 91 | Turkmenistan | 114 No | 2025 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 94 | Malaysia | 113 No | 2025 | up 61.4% | rising |
| 94 | Serbia | 113 No | 2025 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 96 | Burkina Faso | 108 No | 2025 | up 184.2% | rising |
| 96 | Honduras | 108 No | 2025 | up 54.3% | rising |
| 98 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 107 No | 2025 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 98 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 107 No | 2025 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 100 | Estonia | 106 No | 2025 | up 253.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Burundi | 105 No | 2025 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 102 | Panama | 104 No | 2025 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 103 | Nicaragua | 101 No | 2023 | up 129.5% | rising |
| 104 | Slovakia | 98 No | 2025 | up 180.0% | rising |
| 105 | Melanesia | 96 No | 2025 | up 52.4% | rising |
| 106 | Cameroon | 94 No | 2025 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 106 | Cambodia | 94 No | 2025 | up 129.3% | rising |
| 106 | Madagascar | 94 No | 2025 | up 77.4% | rising |
| 109 | New Zealand | 91 No | 2025 | up 65.5% | rising |
| 110 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 90 No | 2025 | up 87.5% | rising |
| 111 | Yemen | 85 No | 2025 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 112 | Bhutan | 77 No | 2025 | up 54.0% | rising |
| 112 | El Salvador | 77 No | 2025 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 114 | Cuba | 73 No | 2025 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 115 | Eritrea | 72 No | 2025 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 115 | Croatia | 72 No | 2025 | up 157.1% | rising |
| 117 | Côte d'Ivoire | 67 No | 2025 | up 179.2% | rising |
| 118 | Mongolia | 66 No | 2025 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 119 | Singapore | 64 No | 2025 | up 120.7% | rising |
| 120 | United Arab Emirates | 63 No | 2025 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Haiti | 61 No | 2025 | up 110.3% | rising |
| 122 | Fiji | 60 No | 2025 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 123 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 58 No | 2025 | up 56.8% | rising |
| 124 | Dominican Republic | 55 No | 2025 | up 48.6% | rising |
| 125 | Jamaica | 53 No | 2025 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 126 | Guyana | 51 No | 2025 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 127 | Lithuania | 45 No | 2025 | up 181.2% | rising |
| 127 | Latvia | 45 No | 2025 | up 275.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Iceland | 39 No | 2025 | up 77.3% | rising |
| 129 | Suriname | 39 No | 2025 | up 105.3% | rising |
| 129 | Polynesia | 39 No | 2025 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Belarus | 37 No | 2025 | up 76.2% | rising |
| 133 | Republic of Moldova | 34 No | 2025 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 134 | Congo | 33 No | 2025 | up 106.2% | rising |
| 135 | Lesotho | 32 No | 2025 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 135 | Luxembourg | 32 No | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 137 | Angola | 31 No | 2025 | up 121.4% | rising |
| 138 | Togo | 30 No | 2025 | up 76.5% | rising |
| 139 | Guinea | 29 No | 2025 | up 70.6% | rising |
| 139 | Sierra Leone | 29 No | 2025 | up 52.6% | rising |
| 141 | Botswana | 27 No | 2025 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 141 | Mauritius | 27 No | 2025 | up 68.8% | rising |
| 143 | Gambia | 25 No | 2025 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 143 | Eswatini | 25 No | 2025 | up 92.3% | rising |
| 145 | Micronesia | 23 No | 2025 | up 91.7% | rising |
| 146 | Papua New Guinea | 22 No | 2025 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 146 | Somalia | 22 No | 2025 | up 83.3% | rising |
| 148 | Palestine | 21 No | 2025 | up 90.9% | volatile |
| 149 | Belize | 18 No | 2025 | up 125.0% | rising |
| 150 | Liberia | 17 No | 2025 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 150 | Oman | 17 No | 2025 | up 750.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Namibia | 16 No | 2025 | up 433.3% | volatile |
| 153 | Mauritania | 15 No | 2025 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 153 | Tuvalu | 15 No | 2025 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Chad | 13 No | 2025 | up 225.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Timor-Leste | 12 No | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 157 | Solomon Islands | 9 No | 2025 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 157 | Samoa | 9 No | 2025 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 157 | Brunei Darussalam | 9 No | 2025 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Montenegro | 7 No | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 160 | Tonga | 7 No | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 162 | Comoros | 6 No | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 162 | Gabon | 6 No | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 162 | Kiribati | 6 No | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 162 | Marshall Islands | 6 No | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 166 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5 No | 2025 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 166 | Dominica | 5 No | 2025 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 166 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5 No | 2025 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 166 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5 No | 2025 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 166 | Vanuatu | 5 No | 2025 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 166 | Cook Islands | 5 No | 2025 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Naoero | 5 No | 2025 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 173 | North Macedonia | 4 No | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 173 | Qatar | 4 No | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 173 | South Sudan | 4 No | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 173 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 4 No | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Guinea-Bissau | 3 No | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 177 | Malta | 3 No | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 177 | San Marino | 3 No | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 177 | Niue | 3 No | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 181 | Andorra | 2 No | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 181 | Bahrain | 2 No | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 181 | Barbados | 2 No | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 181 | Central African Republic | 2 No | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 181 | Grenada | 2 No | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 181 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2 No | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 181 | Palau | 2 No | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 188 | Albania | 1 No | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Bahamas | 1 No | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 188 | Djibouti | 1 No | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 188 | Kuwait | 1 No | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Saint Lucia | 1 No | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 188 | Liechtenstein | 1 No | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Maldives | 1 No | 2025 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 117,298 No
- Northern America and Europe 55,703 No
- Europe 50,359 No
- Asia 34,306 No
- Western Europe 28,295 No
- Central Asia and Southern Asia 19,719 No
- Southern Asia 18,137 No
- Americas 15,991 No
- Africa 15,479 No
- Southern Europe 12,785 No
- Sub-Saharan Africa 10,854 No
- Latin America and the Caribbean 10,647 No
- Western Asia and Northern Africa 10,616 No
- Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia 8,596 No
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 8,550 No
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 8,504 No
- Eastern Africa 6,995 No
- Western Asia 5,991 No
- Northern Europe 5,564 No
- South America 5,368 No
- Northern America 5,344 No
- Central America 5,014 No
- Eastern Asia 4,746 No
- Northern Africa 4,625 No
- South-Eastern Asia 3,850 No
- Eastern Europe 3,715 No
- United States of America 2,829 No
- Western Africa 2,776 No
- Central Asia 1,582 No
- Oceania 1,163 No
- Southern Africa 797 No
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 644 No
- Middle Africa 286 No
- Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand 158 No
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