Developing Countries
The list of developing countries shown below is adhered to by the ISI, effective from 1 January till 31 December 2013.
You can find the list that was used for 2012 here.
Countries are divided into developed or developing according to their Gross National Income (GNI) per capita per year. Countries with a GNI of US$ 11,905 and less in 2010 are defined as developing (specified by the World Bank, September 2012).
| Afghanistan |
Guinea |
Panama |
| Albania |
Guinea-Bissau |
Papua New Guinea |
| Algeria |
Guyana |
Paraguay |
| American Samoa |
Haiti |
Peru |
| Angola |
Honduras |
Philippines |
| Argentina |
India |
Romania |
| Armenia |
Indonesia |
Russian Federation |
| Azerbaijan |
Iran, Islamic Rep. of |
Rwanda |
| Bangladesh |
Iraq |
Samoa |
| Belarus |
Jamaica |
Sao Tome and Principe |
| Belize |
Jordan |
Senegal |
| Benin |
Kazakhstan |
Serbia |
| Bhutan |
Kenya |
Seychelles |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) |
Kiribati |
Sierra Leone |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Korea, Democ. P. Rep. of |
Solomon Islands |
| Botswana |
Kosovo |
Somalia |
| Brazil |
Kyrgyz Republic |
South Africa |
| Bulgaria |
Lao People's Democ. Rep. |
South Sudan |
| Burkina Faso |
Latvia |
Sri Lanka |
| Burundi |
Lebanon |
St. Kitts and Nevis |
| Cambodia |
Lesotho |
St. Lucia |
| Cameroon |
Liberia |
St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
| Cape Verde |
Libya |
Sudan |
| Central African Republic |
Lithuania |
Suriname |
| Chad |
Macedonia, the F.Y.R. of |
Swaziland |
| Chile |
Madagascar |
Syrian Arab Republic |
| China |
Malawi |
Tajikistan |
| Colombia |
Malaysia |
Tanzania, United Republic of |
| Comoros |
Maldives |
Thailand |
| Congo, Democ. Republic of the |
Mali |
Timor-Leste |
| Congo, Rep. |
Marshall Islands |
Togo |
| Costa Rica |
Mauritania |
Tonga |
| Côte d'Ivoire |
Mauritius |
Tunisia |
| Cuba |
Mexico |
Turkey |
| Djibouti |
Micronesia, Fed. States of |
Turkmenistan |
| Dominica |
Moldova |
Tuvalu |
| Dominican Republic |
Mongolia |
Uganda |
| Ecuador |
Montenegro |
Ukraine |
| Egypt, Arab Rep. |
Morocco |
Uruguay |
| El Salvador |
Mozambique |
Uzbekistan |
| Eritrea |
Myanmar |
Vanuatu |
| Ethiopia |
Namibia |
Venezuela, (Bolivarian Republic of) |
| Fiji |
Nepal |
Vietnam |
| Gabon |
Nicaragua |
West Bank and Gaza*) |
| Gambia, The |
Niger |
Yemen |
| Georgia |
Nigeria |
Zambia |
| Ghana |
Pakistan |
Zimbabwe |
| Grenada |
Palau |
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| Guatemala |
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*) "Occupied Palestinian Territory"
The names of the countries are based upon United Nations sources. New names are added when the United Nations publishes them and World Bank data is available.
The designations employed and the presentation of country or area names in this list do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the ISI concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.
