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| 1970 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 0.0 | 1.1 | 44.8 | 90.8 | 101.6 | 105.8 | 106.5 | 107.3 | 106.2 | 107.6 | 109.1 | 107.8 | 110.0 | 109.8 | 104.9 | 105.1 | 109.5 | 112.5 |
| Japan | 0.0 | 0.7 | 52.6 | 75.4 | 96.2 | 103.6 | 110.3 | 115.8 | 123.8 | 126.2 | 131.2 | 136.0 | 141.7 | 147.2 | 154.4 | 159.5 | 168.6 | 178.4 |
| Korea, Rep. | 0.0 | 0.2 | 57.3 | 80.1 | 104.1 | 106.9 | 108.1 | 109.2 | 113.4 | 115.6 | 119.5 | 123.6 | 128.5 | 133.1 | 136.0 | 140.5 | 148.7 | 162.1 |
| New Zealand | 0.0 | 1.6 | 40.0 | 85.4 | 108.3 | 110.0 | 111.6 | 107.0 | 112.8 | 121.4 | 129.4 | 133.0 | 128.9 | 120.5 | 123.0 | 114.5 | 116.0 | 126.9 |
| Austria | 0.0 | 1.0 | 76.3 | 105.3 | 146.3 | 155.2 | 161.2 | 156.5 | 151.5 | 155.8 | 126.8 | 123.4 | 124.2 | 120.8 | 120.1 | 121.4 | 121.2 | 121.7 |
| Belgium | 0.0 | 0.4 | 54.9 | 91.7 | 111.1 | 113.2 | 110.9 | 110.3 | 113.6 | 113.3 | 110.7 | 99.8 | 100.2 | 100.2 | 99.9 | 101.5 | 101.7 | 103.2 |
| Czechia | 0.0 | 0.0 | 42.5 | 114.6 | 123.6 | 125.5 | 128.7 | 130.5 | 132.3 | 118.3 | 118.5 | 119.9 | 120.4 | 124.1 | 123.2 | 126.2 | 128.1 | 126.0 |
| Estonia | 0.0 | 0.0 | 39.9 | 106.7 | 124.1 | 136.1 | 151.2 | 146.2 | 144.4 | 144.8 | 144.2 | 144.6 | 145.5 | 147.0 | 144.8 | 148.7 | 152.3 | 150.2 |
| Denmark | 0.0 | 2.9 | 63.0 | 100.5 | 115.7 | 128.8 | 130.4 | 125.2 | 126.9 | 124.6 | 121.9 | 123.9 | 124.6 | 124.6 | 124.4 | 125.6 | 126.5 | 126.9 |
| Finland | 0.0 | 5.2 | 72.0 | 100.5 | 156.4 | 165.9 | 172.1 | 136.3 | 139.2 | 135.0 | 131.4 | 130.0 | 129.6 | 129.5 | 128.8 | 129.0 | 128.0 | 127.5 |
| France | 0.0 | 0.5 | 48.8 | 78.0 | 91.1 | 93.9 | 97.2 | 98.3 | 101.1 | 102.7 | 103.8 | 105.7 | 107.5 | 109.6 | 110.4 | 114.0 | 116.0 | 116.7 |
| Germany | 0.0 | 0.3 | 58.9 | 96.6 | 109.4 | 112.4 | 114.2 | 123.4 | 122.3 | 117.4 | 125.0 | 132.0 | 128.9 | 128.3 | 128.4 | 127.1 | 124.2 | 124.7 |
| Greece | 0.0 | 0.0 | 55.0 | 93.4 | 110.5 | 109.2 | 120.9 | 114.1 | 111.5 | 116.1 | 116.4 | 120.3 | 113.4 | 110.9 | 106.7 | 108.6 | 109.0 | 110.8 |
| Hungary | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30.2 | 92.6 | 120.4 | 117.5 | 116.8 | 117.2 | 118.9 | 100.6 | 101.4 | 101.6 | 102.7 | 105.1 | 106.0 | 105.1 | 105.8 | 105.1 |
| Iceland | 0.0 | 3.9 | 76.4 | 95.4 | 107.2 | 107.8 | 109.7 | 110.0 | 113.0 | 116.0 | 119.7 | 116.8 | 116.6 | 114.6 | 114.9 | 117.3 | 120.1 | 123.4 |
| Ireland | 0.0 | 0.7 | 64.7 | 102.8 | 103.1 | 107.1 | 109.0 | 105.5 | 105.5 | 104.2 | 102.6 | 101.8 | 102.0 | 104.6 | 105.0 | 106.9 | 110.6 | 110.8 |
| Italy | 0.0 | 0.5 | 73.8 | 122.2 | 155.7 | 159.1 | 160.6 | 159.7 | 148.2 | 144.8 | 142.1 | 138.9 | 138.3 | 132.2 | 129.5 | 130.8 | 131.7 | 131.9 |
| Netherlands | 0.0 | 0.5 | 67.0 | 96.2 | 114.4 | 117.7 | 116.6 | 114.7 | 114.9 | 121.6 | 121.4 | 118.6 | 121.2 | 124.1 | 121.4 | 123.4 | 115.8 | 117.4 |
| Luxembourg | 0.0 | 0.2 | 69.5 | 109.6 | 143.3 | 147.5 | 143.4 | 145.1 | 144.2 | 141.7 | 130.9 | 133.1 | 131.3 | 131.9 | 132.9 | 136.9 | 139.7 | 144.5 |
| Portugal | 0.0 | 0.1 | 64.8 | 109.0 | 115.4 | 116.8 | 113.4 | 114.7 | 114.3 | 113.0 | 111.8 | 113.9 | 114.9 | 115.1 | 114.3 | 119.8 | 122.8 | 123.0 |
| Norway | 0.0 | 4.6 | 71.8 | 102.8 | 114.5 | 115.6 | 115.5 | 112.0 | 111.7 | 110.1 | 109.4 | 108.4 | 107.7 | 108.0 | 108.3 | 109.6 | 111.7 | |
| Slovak Republic | 0.0 | 0.0 | 23.1 | 84.4 | 109.9 | 110.8 | 112.8 | 114.7 | 117.8 | 123.2 | 128.8 | 130.9 | 133.0 | 135.8 | 133.6 | 135.3 | 136.0 | 138.2 |
| Slovenia | 0.0 | 0.0 | 61.2 | 88.1 | 103.8 | 105.8 | 109.1 | 111.0 | 113.0 | 114.3 | 115.7 | 118.5 | 119.2 | 120.6 | 121.3 | 123.4 | 126.5 | 129.2 |
| Poland | 0.0 | 0.0 | 17.6 | 76.5 | 123.2 | 131.3 | 141.4 | 148.9 | 148.7 | 142.5 | 138.5 | 131.9 | 126.3 | 126.6 | 129.3 | 133.0 | 137.0 | 135.1 |
| Spain | 0.0 | 0.1 | 59.2 | 97.1 | 109.7 | 111.9 | 107.8 | 107.0 | 108.7 | 109.4 | 110.2 | 112.0 | 115.0 | 116.7 | 116.7 | 119.0 | 123.4 | 127.7 |
| Turkiye | 0.0 | 0.1 | 24.7 | 62.9 | 84.2 | 88.0 | 90.0 | 91.2 | 92.1 | 92.0 | 91.9 | 93.6 | 94.9 | 94.6 | 95.4 | 99.5 | 103.7 | 105.7 |
| Sweden | 0.0 | 5.4 | 71.8 | 100.8 | 117.2 | 121.2 | 124.5 | 125.1 | 127.0 | 129.0 | 126.4 | 124.5 | 124.1 | 125.5 | 123.5 | 125.0 | 140.8 | 140.3 |
| Switzerland | 0.0 | 1.9 | 64.6 | 92.0 | 123.2 | 127.4 | 132.0 | 136.6 | 136.1 | 135.7 | 134.2 | 131.2 | 126.7 | 126.9 | 127.4 | 123.2 | 124.0 | 128.6 |
| United Kingdom | 0.0 | 1.9 | 73.6 | 108.0 | 121.8 | 121.5 | 122.5 | 122.2 | 121.0 | 121.2 | 119.8 | 119.2 | 118.2 | 120.3 | 117.3 | 117.9 | 119.8 | 122.8 |
| Chile | 0.0 | 0.1 | 21.9 | 64.7 | 115.5 | 128.6 | 136.7 | 133.8 | 132.6 | 128.6 | 127.6 | 124.0 | 133.3 | 130.5 | 129.4 | 136.6 | 135.1 | 135.9 |
| Mexico | 0.0 | 0.1 | 14.3 | 44.5 | 80.4 | 82.1 | 86.2 | 90.2 | 87.6 | 88.9 | 91.4 | 92.6 | 96.5 | 97.0 | 96.9 | 99.1 | 105.7 | 111.6 |
| Canada | 0.0 | 2.1 | 28.3 | 52.5 | 75.5 | 77.7 | 79.4 | 80.4 | 80.8 | 82.8 | 84.6 | 86.1 | 89.0 | 91.0 | 84.8 | 87.4 | 91.2 | 94.1 |
| United States | 0.0 | 2.1 | 38.9 | 68.9 | 91.7 | 94.7 | 96.1 | 97.1 | 99.8 | 101.8 | 102.8 | 102.4 | 103.9 | 105.3 | 103.9 | 106.3 | 108.8 | 112.4 |
| Israel | 0.3 | 72.0 | 115.3 | 124.2 | 123.1 | 121.3 | 122.6 | 120.3 | 131.3 | 128.7 | 126.0 | 125.7 | 135.1 | 139.4 | 139.8 | 151.1 | 153.3 |