NBA salaries in a country comparison: who gets the biggest piece of the pie?

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The NBA is more international than ever, with 107 players born outside of the USA taking part this season. But which nations actually get the best cream? We have the top 25 (data via HoopsHype and Spotrac)!

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25th place: Brazil – $ 11.4 million (0.3 percent of NBA salaries) – Top earner: Cristiano Felicio (Chicago Bulls / 7.5 million)

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24th place: Philippines – $ 11.5 million (0.3 percent of NBA salaries) – Top earner: Jordan Clarkson (Utah Jazz / 11.5 million)

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23rd place: Bosnia-Herzegovina – $ 12.9 million (0.34 percent of NBA salaries) – Top earner: Jusuf Nurkic (Portland Trail Blazers / 12.9 million)

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22nd place: Turkey – $ 15.6 million (0.41 percent of NBA salaries) – Top earner: Cedi Osman (Cleveland Cavaliers / 8.8 million)

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21st place: Switzerland – $ 18 million (0.47 percent of NBA salaries) – top earner: Clint Capela (Atlanta Hawks / 16 million)

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20th place: Nigeria – $ 18.7 million (0.49 percent of NBA salaries) – top earner: Al-Farouq Aminu (Orlando Magic / 9.7 million)

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19th place: Senegal – $ 19.1 million (0.5 percent of NBA salaries) – Top earner: Gorgui Dieng (Memphis Grizzlies / 17.3 million)

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18th place: Italy – $ 23.4 million (0.62 percent of NBA salaries) – Top earner: Danilo Gallinari (Atlanta Hawks / 19.5 million)

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16th place: Montenegro – $ 27.5 million (0.73 percent of NBA salaries) – top earner: Nikola Vucevic (Orlando Magic / 26 million)

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16th place: New Zealand – $ 27.5 million (0.73 percent of NBA salaries) – Top earner: Steven Adams (New Orleans Pelicans / 27.5 million)

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15th place: Slovenia – $ 27.6 million (0.73 percent of NBA salaries) – top earner: Goran Dragic (Miami Heat / 18 million)

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14th place: Greece – $ 29.2 million (0.77 percent of NBA salaries) – top earner: Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks / 27.5 million)

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13th place: Germany – $ 34.2 million (0.91 percent of NBA salaries) – top earners: Dennis Schröder (Los Angeles Lakers / 15.5 million)

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# 12: Bahamas – $ 34.9 million (0.93 percent of NBA salaries) – Top earner: Buddy Hield (Sacramento Kings / 24.4 million)

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11th place: Lithuania – $ 35.7 million (0.95 percent of NBA salaries) – top earner: Domantas Sabonis (Indiana Pacers / 18.5 million)

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10th place: Croatia – $ 36.9 million (0.98 percent of NBA salaries) – top earner: Bojan Bogdanovic (Utah Jazz / 17.9 million)

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9th place: Spain – $ 37 million (0.99 percent of NBA salaries) – Top earner: Ricky Rubio (Minnesota Timberwolves / 17 million)

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Eighth place: Latvia – $ 47.8 million (1.27 percent of NBA salaries) – top earner: Kristaps Porzingis (Dallas Mavericks / 29.5 million)

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# 7: Dominican Republic - $ 56.9 million (1.51 percent of NBA salaries) - top earner: Karl-Anthony Towns (Minnesota Timberwolves / 29.5 million)

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7th place: Dominican Republic – $ 56.9 million (1.51 percent of NBA salaries) – Top earner: Karl-Anthony Towns (Minnesota Timberwolves / 29.5 million)

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