Of the $17.6 billion worth of goods and services the United Nations procured in 2014, 62 percent came from developing countries, countries with economies in transition and least developed countries. Here are the top 20.

1. TOP 20
DEVELOPING COUNTRY SUPPLIERS
TO THE UNITED NATIONS

2. Of the $17.6 billion 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.

3. India
2015 PROCUREMENT VOLUME
OF WHICH GOODS
$1.3 billion
$1.1 billion, mostly pharmaceuticals

4. United Arab Emirates
2015 PROCUREMENT VOLUME
OF WHICH GOODS
$805.1 million
$712.2 million, mostly fuels, and food
and beverage products

5. Afghanistan
2015 PROCUREMENT VOLUME
OF WHICH SERVICES
$628 million
$580.2 million of a variety
of uncategorized services

6. Kenya
2015 PROCUREMENT VOLUME
OF WHICH SERVICES
$445.3 million
$306 million, mostly transport and
storage

7. Russia
2015 PROCUREMENT VOLUME
OF WHICH SERVICES
$363 million
$266 million, mostly transport and
storage

8. Ethiopia
2015 PROCUREMENT VOLUME
OF WHICH SERVICES
$323.6 million
$225.8 million, mostly transport
and storage

9. Turkey
2015 PROCUREMENT VOLUME
OF WHICH GOODS
$316.7 million
$270 million, mostly food and
beverage products

10. Lebanon
2015 PROCUREMENT VOLUME
OF WHICH SERVICES
$305.1 million
$201.3 million, mostly management
and admin

11. Sudan
2015 PROCUREMENT VOLUME
OF WHICH GOODS
$286.3 million
$170.4 million, mostly fuel

12. South Africa
2015 PROCUREMENT VOLUME
OF WHICH SERVICES
$213.2 million
$154.4 million, mostly transport
and storage

13. Jordan
2015 PROCUREMENT VOLUME
OF WHICH SERVICES
$210.1 million
$127.9 million, mostly management
and admin, as well as transport and
storage

14. China
2015 PROCUREMENT VOLUME
OF WHICH GOODS
$214.2 million
$131.3 million, mostly medical
equipment and a wide variety of
uncategorized services

15. South Sudan
2015 PROCUREMENT VOLUME
OF WHICH SERVICES
$199 million
$159.3 million, mostly transport and
storage, as well as building and
maintenance

16. Syria
2015 PROCUREMENT VOLUME
OF WHICH SERVICES
$196.3 million
$99.4 million, mostly transport and
storage; management and admin;
and industrial manufacturing

17. South Korea
2015 PROCUREMENT VOLUME
OF WHICH GOODS
$192.9 million
$175.9 million, mostly
pharmaceuticals

18. Panama
2015 PROCUREMENT VOLUME
OF WHICH GOODS
$181.5 million
$159.4 million, mostly food and
beverage products

19. Argentina
2015 PROCUREMENT VOLUME
OF WHICH GOODS
$180.4 million
$108.4 million of a variety of
uncategorized goods

20. Pakistan
2015 PROCUREMENT VOLUME
OF WHICH SERVICES
$177.3 million
$105.5 million, mostly in building and
maintenance, as well as transport
and storage

21. Ukraine
2015 PROCUREMENT VOLUME
OF WHICH SERVICES
$169.6 million
$98.2 million, mostly transport and
storage

22. Iraq
2015 PROCUREMENT VOLUME
OF WHICH SERVICES
$154.7 million
$95 million, mostly management
and admin, as well as building and
maintenance

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