United States +65 (0.5% increase) Cote d'Ivoire +52 (40.0% increase) Nigeria +46 (10.1% increase) Ghana +33 (13.5% increase) Brazil +17 (0.8% increase) Democratic Republic of the Congo +16 (10.5% increase) Guatemala +10 (2.4% increase) Philippines +10 (0.8% increase) Sierra Leone +10 (15.4% increase) South Africa +9 (5.4% increase) Canada +8 (1.6% increase) Samoa +8 (5.5% increase) Liberia +6 (25.0% increase) Nicaragua +6 (5.8% increase) Angola +4 (57.1% increase) Cape Verde +4 (10.5% increase) Taiwan +4 (3.5% increase) Zimbabwe +4 (5.6% increase)

Peru -15 (2.0% decrease) Venezuela -9 (3.5% decrease) Colombia -8 (3.0% decrease) Turkey -5 (41.7% decrease) Dominican Republic -5 (2.5% decrease) Chile -4 (0.7% decrease)

Below is a list of the countries where the Church reported a net increase of four or more units for the year 2016. The annual percentage increase for the number of wards and branches for each country is also provided:The net increase in the number of wards and branches in these 18 countries totals 312; a larger number than the net increase in the number of wards and branches for the entire Church for the year 2016 (288). Six countries experienced a net decrease of four or more units during 2016. The reason that the Church reported a net decrease of five branches in Turkey was due to the discontinuation of administrative branches to service each nation within the boundaries of the Central Eurasian Mission.