TOP 20DEVELOPING COUNTRY SUPPLIERSTO THE UNITED NATIONS

Of the $17.6 bill ion worth of goods and services the United Nations procured in 2015, 62 percent came from developing countries and countries with economies in

transition. Here are the top 20.

India

2015 PROCUREMENT VOLUMEOF WHICH GOODS

$1.3 billion$1.1 billion, mostly pharmaceuticals

United Arab Emirates

2015 PROCUREMENT VOLUMEOF WHICH GOODS

$805.1 million$712.2 million, mostly fuels, and food and beverage products

Afghanistan

2015 PROCUREMENT VOLUMEOF WHICH SERVICES

$628 million$580.2 million of a varietyof uncategorized services

Kenya

2015 PROCUREMENT VOLUMEOF WHICH SERVICES

$445.3 million$306 million, mostly transport and storage

Russia

2015 PROCUREMENT VOLUMEOF WHICH SERVICES

$363 million$266 million, mostly transport and storage

Ethiopia

2015 PROCUREMENT VOLUMEOF WHICH SERVICES

$323.6 million$225.8 million, mostly transport and storage

Turkey

2015 PROCUREMENT VOLUMEOF WHICH GOODS

$316.7 million$270 million, mostly food and beverage products

Lebanon

2015 PROCUREMENT VOLUMEOF WHICH SERVICES

$305.1 million$201.3 million, mostly management and admin

Sudan

2015 PROCUREMENT VOLUMEOF WHICH GOODS

$286.3 million$170.4 million, mostly fuel

South Africa

2015 PROCUREMENT VOLUMEOF WHICH SERVICES

$213.2 million$154.4 million, mostly transport and storage

Jordan

2015 PROCUREMENT VOLUMEOF WHICH SERVICES

$210.1 million$127.9 million, mostly management and admin, as well as transport and storage

China

2015 PROCUREMENT VOLUMEOF WHICH GOODS

$214.2 million$131.3 million, mostly medical equipment and a wide variety of uncategorized services

South Sudan

2015 PROCUREMENT VOLUMEOF WHICH SERVICES

$199 million$159.3 million, mostly transport and storage, as well as building and maintenance

Syria

2015 PROCUREMENT VOLUMEOF WHICH SERVICES

$196.3 million$99.4 million, mostly transport and storage; management and admin; and industrial manufacturing

South Korea

2015 PROCUREMENT VOLUMEOF WHICH GOODS

$192.9 million$175.9 million, mostly pharmaceuticals

Panama

2015 PROCUREMENT VOLUMEOF WHICH GOODS

$181.5 million$159.4 million, mostly food and beverage products

Argentina

2015 PROCUREMENT VOLUMEOF WHICH GOODS

$180.4 million$108.4 million of a variety of uncategorized goods

Pakistan

2015 PROCUREMENT VOLUMEOF WHICH SERVICES

$177.3 million$105.5 million, mostly in building and maintenance, as well as transport and storage

Ukraine

2015 PROCUREMENT VOLUMEOF WHICH SERVICES

$169.6 million$98.2 million, mostly transport and storage

Iraq

2015 PROCUREMENT VOLUMEOF WHICH SERVICES

$154.7 million$95 million, mostly management and admin, as well as building and maintenance

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