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World Bank list of economies (July 2012)    The Income classifications set on 1 July 2012 remain in effect until 1 July 2013.
                 
(Red indicates developing country designations for IAWP membership and conference fee rates.)      
                 
    Economy Code   Region Income group Lending category Other
                 
1   Afghanistan AFG   South Asia Low income IDA HIPC
2   Albania ALB   Europe & Central Asia Lower middle income IBRD  
3   Algeria DZA   Middle East & North Africa Upper middle income IBRD  
4   American Samoa ASM   East Asia & Pacific Upper middle income ..  
5   Andorra ADO   .. High income: nonOECD ..  
6   Angola AGO   Sub-Saharan Africa Upper middle income IDA  
7   Antigua and Barbuda ATG   Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income IBRD  
8   Argentina ARG   Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income IBRD  
9   Armenia ARM   Europe & Central Asia Lower middle income Blend  
10   Aruba ABW   .. High income: nonOECD ..  
11   Australia AUS   .. High income: OECD ..  
12   Austria AUT   .. High income: OECD .. EMU
13   Azerbaijan AZE   Europe & Central Asia Upper middle income IBRD  
14   Bahamas, The BHS   .. High income: nonOECD ..  
15   Bahrain BHR   .. High income: nonOECD ..  
16   Bangladesh BGD   South Asia Low income IDA  
17   Barbados BRB   .. High income: nonOECD ..  
18   Belarus BLR   Europe & Central Asia Upper middle income IBRD  
19   Belgium BEL   .. High income: OECD .. EMU
20   Belize BLZ   Latin America & Caribbean Lower middle income IBRD  
21   Benin BEN   Sub-Saharan Africa Low income IDA HIPC
22   Bermuda BMU   .. High income: nonOECD ..  
23   Bhutan BTN   South Asia Lower middle income IDA  
24   Bolivia BOL   Latin America & Caribbean Lower middle income Blend HIPC
25   Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH   Europe & Central Asia Upper middle income Blend  
26   Botswana BWA   Sub-Saharan Africa Upper middle income IBRD  
27   Brazil BRA   Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income IBRD  
28   Brunei Darussalam BRN   .. High income: nonOECD ..  
29   Bulgaria BGR   Europe & Central Asia Upper middle income IBRD  
30   Burkina Faso BFA   Sub-Saharan Africa Low income IDA HIPC
31   Burundi BDI   Sub-Saharan Africa Low income IDA HIPC
32   Cambodia KHM   East Asia & Pacific Low income IDA  
33   Cameroon CMR   Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income IDA HIPC
34   Canada CAN   .. High income: OECD ..  
35   Cape Verde CPV   Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income Blend  
36   Cayman Islands CYM   .. High income: nonOECD ..  
37   Central African Republic CAF   Sub-Saharan Africa Low income IDA HIPC
38   Chad TCD   Sub-Saharan Africa Low income IDA HIPC
39   Channel Islands CHI   .. High income: nonOECD ..  
40   Chile CHL   Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income IBRD  
41   China CHN   East Asia & Pacific Upper middle income IBRD  
42   Colombia COL   Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income IBRD  
43   Comoros COM   Sub-Saharan Africa Low income IDA HIPC
44   Congo, Dem. Rep. ZAR   Sub-Saharan Africa Low income IDA HIPC
45   Congo, Rep. COG   Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income IDA HIPC
46   Costa Rica CRI   Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income IBRD  
47   Côte d'Ivoire CIV   Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income IDA HIPC
48   Croatia HRV   .. High income: nonOECD IBRD  
49   Cuba CUB   Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income ..  
50   Curaçao CUW   .. High income: nonOECD ..  
51   Cyprus CYP   .. High income: nonOECD .. EMU
52   Czech Republic CZE   .. High income: OECD ..  
53   Denmark DNK   .. High income: OECD ..  
54   Djibouti DJI   Middle East & North Africa Lower middle income IDA  
55   Dominica DMA   Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income Blend  
56   Dominican Republic DOM   Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income IBRD  
57   Ecuador ECU   Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income IBRD  
58   Egypt, Arab Rep. EGY   Middle East & North Africa Lower middle income IBRD  
59   El Salvador SLV   Latin America & Caribbean Lower middle income IBRD  
60   Equatorial Guinea GNQ   .. High income: nonOECD IBRD  
61   Eritrea ERI   Sub-Saharan Africa Low income IDA HIPC
62   Estonia EST   .. High income: OECD .. EMU
63   Ethiopia ETH   Sub-Saharan Africa Low income IDA HIPC
64   Faeroe Islands FRO   .. High income: nonOECD ..  
65   Fiji FJI   East Asia & Pacific Lower middle income IBRD  
66   Finland FIN   .. High income: OECD .. EMU
67   France FRA   .. High income: OECD .. EMU
68   French Polynesia PYF   .. High income: nonOECD ..  
69   Gabon GAB   Sub-Saharan Africa Upper middle income IBRD  
70   Gambia, The GMB   Sub-Saharan Africa Low income IDA HIPC
71   Georgia GEO   Europe & Central Asia Lower middle income Blend  
72   Germany DEU   .. High income: OECD .. EMU
73   Ghana GHA   Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income IDA HIPC
74   Greece GRC   .. High income: OECD .. EMU
75   Greenland GRL   .. High income: nonOECD ..  
76   Grenada GRD   Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income Blend  
77   Guam GUM   .. High income: nonOECD ..  
78   Guatemala GTM   Latin America & Caribbean Lower middle income IBRD  
79   Guinea GIN   Sub-Saharan Africa Low income IDA HIPC
80   Guinea-Bissau GNB   Sub-Saharan Africa Low income IDA HIPC
81   Guyana GUY   Latin America & Caribbean Lower middle income IDA HIPC
82   Haiti HTI   Latin America & Caribbean Low income IDA HIPC
83   Honduras HND   Latin America & Caribbean Lower middle income IDA HIPC
84   Hong Kong SAR, China HKG   .. High income: nonOECD ..  
85   Hungary HUN   .. High income: OECD ..  
86   Iceland ISL   .. High income: OECD ..  
87   India IND   South Asia Lower middle income Blend  
88   Indonesia IDN   East Asia & Pacific Lower middle income IBRD  
89   Iran, Islamic Rep. IRN   Middle East & North Africa Upper middle income IBRD  
90   Iraq IRQ   Middle East & North Africa Lower middle income IBRD  
91   Ireland IRL   .. High income: OECD .. EMU
92   Isle of Man IMY   .. High income: nonOECD ..  
93   Israel ISR   .. High income: OECD ..  
94   Italy ITA   .. High income: OECD .. EMU
95   Jamaica JAM   Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income IBRD  
96   Japan JPN   .. High income: OECD ..  
97   Jordan JOR   Middle East & North Africa Upper middle income IBRD  
98   Kazakhstan KAZ   Europe & Central Asia Upper middle income IBRD  
99   Kenya KEN   Sub-Saharan Africa Low income IDA  
100   Kiribati KIR   East Asia & Pacific Lower middle income IDA  
101   Korea, Dem. Rep. PRK   East Asia & Pacific Low income ..  
102   Korea, Rep. KOR   .. High income: OECD IBRD  
103   Kosovo KSV   Europe & Central Asia Lower middle income IDA  
104   Kuwait KWT   .. High income: nonOECD ..  
105   Kyrgyz Republic KGZ   Europe & Central Asia Low income IDA  
106   Lao PDR LAO   East Asia & Pacific Lower middle income IDA  
107   Latvia LVA   Europe & Central Asia Upper middle income ..  
108   Lebanon LBN   Middle East & North Africa Upper middle income IBRD  
109   Lesotho LSO   Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income IDA  
110   Liberia LBR   Sub-Saharan Africa Low income IDA HIPC
111   Libya LBY   Middle East & North Africa Upper middle income IBRD  
112   Liechtenstein LIE   .. High income: nonOECD ..  
113   Lithuania LTU   Europe & Central Asia Upper middle income ..  
114   Luxembourg LUX   .. High income: OECD .. EMU
115   Macao SAR, China MAC   .. High income: nonOECD ..  
116   Macedonia, FYR MKD   Europe & Central Asia Upper middle income IBRD  
117   Madagascar MDG   Sub-Saharan Africa Low income IDA HIPC
118   Malawi MWI   Sub-Saharan Africa Low income IDA HIPC
119   Malaysia MYS   East Asia & Pacific Upper middle income IBRD  
120   Maldives MDV   South Asia Upper middle income IDA  
121   Mali MLI   Sub-Saharan Africa Low income IDA HIPC
122   Malta MLT   .. High income: nonOECD .. EMU
123   Marshall Islands MHL   East Asia & Pacific Lower middle income IDA  
124   Mauritania MRT   Sub-Saharan Africa Low income IDA HIPC
125   Mauritius MUS   Sub-Saharan Africa Upper middle income IBRD  
126   Mexico MEX   Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income IBRD  
127   Micronesia, Fed. Sts. FSM   East Asia & Pacific Lower middle income IDA  
128   Moldova MDA   Europe & Central Asia Lower middle income IDA  
129   Monaco MCO   .. High income: nonOECD ..  
130   Mongolia MNG   East Asia & Pacific Lower middle income Blend  
131   Montenegro MNE   Europe & Central Asia Upper middle income IBRD  
132   Morocco MAR   Middle East & North Africa Lower middle income IBRD  
133   Mozambique MOZ   Sub-Saharan Africa Low income IDA HIPC
134   Myanmar MMR   East Asia & Pacific Low income IDA  
135   Namibia NAM   Sub-Saharan Africa Upper middle income IBRD  
136   Nepal NPL   South Asia Low income IDA  
137   Netherlands NLD   .. High income: OECD .. EMU
138   New Caledonia NCL   .. High income: nonOECD ..  
139   New Zealand NZL   .. High income: OECD ..  
140   Nicaragua NIC   Latin America & Caribbean Lower middle income IDA HIPC
141   Niger NER   Sub-Saharan Africa Low income IDA HIPC
142   Nigeria NGA   Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income IDA  
143   Northern Mariana Islands MNP   .. High income: nonOECD ..  
144   Norway NOR   .. High income: OECD ..  
145   Oman OMN   .. High income: nonOECD ..  
146   Pakistan PAK   South Asia Lower middle income Blend  
147   Palau PLW   East Asia & Pacific Upper middle income IBRD  
148   Panama PAN   Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income IBRD  
149   Papua New Guinea PNG   East Asia & Pacific Lower middle income Blend  
150   Paraguay PRY   Latin America & Caribbean Lower middle income IBRD  
151   Peru PER   Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income IBRD  
152   Philippines PHL   East Asia & Pacific Lower middle income IBRD  
153   Poland POL   .. High income: OECD IBRD  
154   Portugal PRT   .. High income: OECD .. EMU
155   Puerto Rico PRI   .. High income: nonOECD ..  
156   Qatar QAT   .. High income: nonOECD ..  
157   Romania ROM   Europe & Central Asia Upper middle income IBRD  
158   Russian Federation RUS   Europe & Central Asia Upper middle income IBRD  
159   Rwanda RWA   Sub-Saharan Africa Low income IDA HIPC
160   Samoa WSM   East Asia & Pacific Lower middle income IDA  
161   San Marino SMR   .. High income: nonOECD ..  
162   Săo Tomé and Principe STP   Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income IDA HIPC
163   Saudi Arabia SAU   .. High income: nonOECD ..  
164   Senegal SEN   Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income IDA HIPC
165   Serbia SRB   Europe & Central Asia Upper middle income IBRD  
166   Seychelles SYC   Sub-Saharan Africa Upper middle income IBRD  
167   Sierra Leone SLE   Sub-Saharan Africa Low income IDA HIPC
168   Singapore SGP   .. High income: nonOECD ..  
169   Sint Maarten (Dutch part) SXM   .. High income: nonOECD ..  
170   Slovak Republic SVK   .. High income: OECD .. EMU
171   Slovenia SVN   .. High income: OECD .. EMU
172   Solomon Islands SLB   East Asia & Pacific Lower middle income IDA  
173   Somalia SOM   Sub-Saharan Africa Low income IDA HIPC
174   South Africa ZAF   Sub-Saharan Africa Upper middle income IBRD  
175   South Sudan SSD   Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income ..  
176   Spain ESP   .. High income: OECD .. EMU
177   Sri Lanka LKA   South Asia Lower middle income Blend  
178   St. Kitts and Nevis KNA   Latin America & Caribbean High income: nonOECD IBRD  
179   St. Lucia LCA   Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income Blend  
180   St. Martin (French part) MAF   .. High income: nonOECD ..  
181   St. Vincent and the Grenadines VCT   Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income Blend  
182   Sudan SDN   Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income IDA HIPC
183   Suriname SUR   Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income IBRD  
184   Swaziland SWZ   Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income IBRD  
185   Sweden SWE   .. High income: OECD ..  
186   Switzerland CHE   .. High income: OECD ..  
187   Syrian Arab Republic SYR   Middle East & North Africa Lower middle income IBRD  
188   Tajikistan TJK   Europe & Central Asia Low income IDA  
189   Tanzania TZA   Sub-Saharan Africa Low income IDA HIPC
190   Thailand THA   East Asia & Pacific Upper middle income IBRD  
191   Timor-Leste TMP   East Asia & Pacific Lower middle income IDA  
192   Togo TGO   Sub-Saharan Africa Low income IDA HIPC
193   Tonga TON   East Asia & Pacific Lower middle income IDA  
194   Trinidad and Tobago TTO   .. High income: nonOECD IBRD  
195   Tunisia TUN   Middle East & North Africa Upper middle income IBRD  
196   Turkey TUR   Europe & Central Asia Upper middle income IBRD  
197   Turkmenistan TKM   Europe & Central Asia Upper middle income IBRD  
198   Turks and Caicos Islands TCA   .. High income: nonOECD ..  
199   Tuvalu TUV   East Asia & Pacific Upper middle income IDA  
200   Uganda UGA   Sub-Saharan Africa Low income IDA HIPC
201   Ukraine UKR   Europe & Central Asia Lower middle income IBRD  
202   United Arab Emirates ARE   .. High income: nonOECD ..  
203   United Kingdom GBR   .. High income: OECD ..  
204   United States USA   .. High income: OECD ..  
205   Uruguay URY   Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income IBRD  
206   Uzbekistan UZB   Europe & Central Asia Lower middle income Blend  
207   Vanuatu VUT   East Asia & Pacific Lower middle income IDA  
208   Venezuela, RB VEN   Latin America & Caribbean Upper middle income IBRD  
209   Vietnam VNM   East Asia & Pacific Lower middle income Blend  
210   Virgin Islands (U.S.) VIR   .. High income: nonOECD ..  
211   West Bank and Gaza WBG   Middle East & North Africa Lower middle income ..  
212   Yemen, Rep. YEM   Middle East & North Africa Lower middle income IDA  
213   Zambia ZMB   Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income IDA HIPC
214   Zimbabwe ZWE   Sub-Saharan Africa Low income Blend  
                 
1   World WLD          
                 
2   Low income LIC          
3   Middle income MIC          
4     Lower middle income LMC          
5     Upper middle income UMC          
6   Low & middle income LMY          
7     East Asia & Pacific EAP          
8     Europe & Central Asia ECA          
9     Latin America & Caribbean LAC          
10     Middle East & North Africa MNA          
11     South Asia SAS          
12     Sub-Saharan Africa SSA          
13   High income HIC          
14     Euro area EMU          
15     High income: OECD OEC          
16     High income: nonOECD NOC          
17   Arab World ARB          
18   East Asia & Pacific (all income levels) EAS          
19   Europe & Central Asia (all income levels) ECS          
20   European Union EUU          
21   Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) HPC          
22   Latin America & the Caribbean (all income levels) LCN          
23   Least developed countries: UN classification LDC          
24   Middle East & North Africa (all income levels) MEA          
25   North America NAC          
26   OECD members OED          
27   Small states SST          
28     Caribbean small states CSS          
29     Pacific island small states PSS          
30     Other small states OSS          
31   Sub-Saharan Africa (all income levels) SSF          
                 
This table classifies all World Bank member economies, and all other economies with populations of more than 30,000. For operational and analytical purposes, economies are divided among income groups according to 2011 gross national income (GNI) per capita, calculated using the World Bank Atlas method. The groups are: low income, $1,025 or less; lower middle income, $1,026–4,035; upper middle income, $4,036–12,475; and high income, $12,476 or more. Other analytical groups based on geographic regions are also used.

Geographic classifications and data reported for geographic regions are for low-income and middle-income economies only. Low-income and middle-income economies are sometimes referred to as developing economies. The use of the term is convenient; it is not intended to imply that all economies in the group are experiencing similar development or that other economies have reached a preferred or final stage of development. Classification by income does not necessarily reflect development status.

 		  
 
 
 
 
 
 
                 
Lending category: IDA countries are those that had a per capita income in 2011 of less than $1,195 and lack the financial ability to borrow from IBRD. IDA loans are deeply concessional—interest-free loans and grants for programs aimed at boosting economic growth and improving living conditions. IBRD loans are noncessional. Blend countries are eligible for IDA loans because of their low per capita incomes but are also eligible for IBRD loans because they are financially creditworthy. 
               
Note: Income classifications set on 1 July 2012 remain in effect until 1 July 2013.    
                 
Gibraltar and Mayotte have been removed from the World Development Indicators (WDI) database. Gibraltar's population has fallen below 30,000; Mayotte became an overseas department of France on 31 March 2011.

 

  
           
                 

 


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