The list of developing countries shown below is adhered to by the ISI, effective from 1 January until 31 December 2023, for the 2023 membership fees.
The country of residence determines whether your membership has a developed or developing fee.
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Angola
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Bangladesh
- Belarus
- Belize
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- China
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Congo, Dem. Rep
- Congo, Rep.
- Costa Rica
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Cuba
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt, Arab Rep.
- El Salvador
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Fiji
- Gabon
- Gambia, The
- Georgia
- Ghana
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bisau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran, Islamic Rep.
- Iraq
- Jamaica
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Korea, Dem Rep.
- Kosovo
- Kyrgyz Republic
- Lao PDR
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Macedonia, Rep. of North
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mali
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mayotte
- Mexico
- Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
- Moldova
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nepal
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Romania
- Russian Federation
- Rwanda
- Samoa
- São Tomé and Principe
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Sierra Leone
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sri Lanka
- St. Lucia
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Swaziland
- Syrian Arab Republic
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste
- Togo
- Tonga
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Rep. of
- Vietnam
- Palestine, State of
- Yemen, Rep.
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
World Bank Country Classifications
Developing countries are defined according to their Gross National Income (GNI) per capita per year, as calculated by the World Bank Atlas method, October 2022.
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.