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Major international organizations classify countries by different factors. One criterion that is often used is gross national income (GNI) per capita – the dollar value of a country’s final income in a year, divided by its population
In this classification, countries are divided in the following income groups:
Country |
Classification |
Group # |
---|---|---|
Afghanistan | Low-income | 1 |
Bangladesh | Low-income | 1 |
Benin | Low-income | 1 |
Burkina Faso | Low-income | 1 |
Burundi | Low-income | 1 |
Cambodia | Low-income | 1 |
Central African Republic | Low-income | 1 |
Chad | Low-income | 1 |
Comoros | Low-income | 1 |
Congo, Dem. Rep | Low-income | 1 |
Eritrea | Low-income | 1 |
Ethiopia | Low-income | 1 |
Guinea | Low-income | 1 |
Guinea-Bissau | Low-income | 1 |
Haiti | Low-income | 1 |
Kenya | Low-income | 1 |
Korea, Dem Rep. | Low-income | 1 |
Liberia | Low-income | 1 |
Madagascar | Low-income | 1 |
Malawi | Low-income | 1 |
Mali | Low-income | 1 |
Mozambique | Low-income | 1 |
Myanmar | Low-income | 1 |
Nepal | Low-income | 1 |
Niger | Low-income | 1 |
Rwanda | Low-income | 1 |
Sierra Leone | Low-income | 1 |
Somalia | Low-income | 1 |
Tajikistan | Low-income | 1 |
Tanzania | Low-income | 1 |
The Gambia | Low-income | 1 |
Togo | Low-income | 1 |
Uganda | Low-income | 1 |
Zimbabwe | Low-income | 1 |
Armenia | Lower-middle-income | 2 |
Bhutan | Lower-middle-income | 2 |
Bolivia | Lower-middle-income | 2 |
Cameroon | Lower-middle-income | 2 |
Cape Verde | Lower-middle-income | 2 |
Congo, Rep. | Lower-middle-income | 2 |
Côte d'Ivoire | Lower-middle-income | 2 |
Djibouti | Lower-middle-income | 2 |
Egypt, Arab Rep. | Lower-middle-income | 2 |
El Salvador | Lower-middle-income | 2 |
Georgia | Lower-middle-income | 2 |
Ghana | Lower-middle-income | 2 |
Guatemala | Lower-middle-income | 2 |
Guyana | Lower-middle-income | 2 |
Honduras | Lower-middle-income | 2 |
India | Lower-middle-income | 2 |
Indonesia | Lower-middle-income | 2 |
Kiribati | Lower-middle-income | 2 |
Kosovo | Lower-middle-income | 2 |
Kyrgyz Republic | Lower-middle-income | 2 |
Lao PDR | Lower-middle-income | 2 |
Lesotho | Lower-middle-income | 2 |
Mauritania | Lower-middle-income | 2 |
Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | Lower-middle-income | 2 |
Moldova | Lower-middle-income | 2 |
Mongolia | Lower-middle-income | 2 |
Morocco | Lower-middle-income | 2 |
Nicaragua | Lower-middle-income | 2 |
Nigeria | Lower-middle-income | 2 |
Pakistan | Lower-middle-income | 2 |
Papua New Guinea | Lower-middle-income | 2 |
Paraguay | Lower-middle-income | 2 |
Philippines | Lower-middle-income | 2 |
Samoa | Lower-middle-income | 2 |
São Tomé and Principe | Lower-middle-income | 2 |
Senegal | Lower-middle-income | 2 |
Solomon Islands | Lower-middle-income | 2 |
South Sudan | Lower-middle-income | 2 |
Sri Lanka | Lower-middle-income | 2 |
Sudan | Lower-middle-income | 2 |
Swaziland | Lower-middle-income | 2 |
Syrian Arab Republic | Lower-middle-income | 2 |
Timor-Leste | Lower-middle-income | 2 |
Ukraine | Lower-middle-income | 2 |
Uzbekistan | Lower-middle-income | 2 |
Vanuatu | Lower-middle-income | 2 |
Vietnam | Lower-middle-income | 2 |
West Bank and Gaza | Lower-middle-income | 2 |
Yemen, Rep. | Lower-middle-income | 2 |
Zambia | Lower-middle-income | 2 |
Albania | Upper-middle-income | 3 |
Algeria | Upper-middle-income | 3 |
Angola | Upper-middle-income | 3 |
Argentina | Upper-middle-income | 3 |
Azerbaijan | Upper-middle-income | 3 |
Belarus | Upper-middle-income | 3 |
Belize | Upper-middle-income | 3 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Upper-middle-income | 3 |
Botswana | Upper-middle-income | 3 |
Brazil | Upper-middle-income | 3 |
Bulgaria | Upper-middle-income | 3 |
China | Upper-middle-income | 3 |
Colombia | Upper-middle-income | 3 |
Costa Rica | Upper-middle-income | 3 |
Cuba | Upper-middle-income | 3 |
Dominica | Upper-middle-income | 3 |
Dominican Republic | Upper-middle-income | 3 |
Ecuador | Upper-middle-income | 3 |
Fiji | Upper-middle-income | 3 |
Gabon | Upper-middle-income | 3 |
Grenada | Upper-middle-income | 3 |
Hungary | Upper-middle-income | 3 |
Iran, Islamic Rep. | Upper-middle-income | 3 |
Iraq | Upper-middle-income | 3 |
Jamaica | Upper-middle-income | 3 |
Jordan | Upper-middle-income | 3 |
Kazakhstan | Upper-middle-income | 3 |
Lebanon | Upper-middle-income | 3 |
Libya | Upper-middle-income | 3 |
Macedonia, FYR | Upper-middle-income | 3 |
Malaysia | Upper-middle-income | 3 |
Maldives | Upper-middle-income | 3 |
Marshall Islands | Upper-middle-income | 3 |
Mauritius | Upper-middle-income | 3 |
Mexico | Upper-middle-income | 3 |
Montenegro | Upper-middle-income | 3 |
Namibia | Upper-middle-income | 3 |
Palau | Upper-middle-income | 3 |
Panama | Upper-middle-income | 3 |
Peru | Upper-middle-income | 3 |
Romania | Upper-middle-income | 3 |
Serbia | Upper-middle-income | 3 |
Seychelles | Upper-middle-income | 3 |
South Africa | Upper-middle-income | 3 |
St. Lucia | Upper-middle-income | 3 |
St. Vincent and the Grenadines | Upper-middle-income | 3 |
Suriname | Upper-middle-income | 3 |
Thailand | Upper-middle-income | 3 |
Tonga | Upper-middle-income | 3 |
Tunisia | Upper-middle-income | 3 |
Turkey | Upper-middle-income | 3 |
Turkmenistan | Upper-middle-income | 3 |
Tuvalu | Upper-middle-income | 3 |
Venezuela, RB | Upper-middle-income | 3 |
Andorra | High-income | 4 |
Antigua and Barbuda | High-income | 4 |
Aruba | High-income | 4 |
Australia | High-income (OECD) | 4 |
Austria | High-income (OECD) | 4 |
Bahamas, The | High-income | 4 |
Bahrain | High-income | 4 |
Barbados | High-income | 4 |
Belgium | High-income (OECD) | 4 |
Bermuda | High-income | 4 |
Brunei Darussalam | High-income | 4 |
Canada | High-income (OECD) | 4 |
Cayman Islands | High-income | 4 |
Chile | High-income (OECD) | 4 |
Croatia | High-income | 4 |
Cyprus | High-income | 4 |
Czech Republic | High-income (OECD) | 4 |
Denmark | High-income (OECD) | 4 |
Equatorial Guinea | High-income | 4 |
Estonia | High-income (OECD) | 4 |
Finland | High-income (OECD) | 4 |
France | High-income (OECD) | 4 |
Germany | High-income (OECD) | 4 |
Greece | High-income (OECD) | 4 |
Hong Kong SAR | High-income | 4 |
Iceland | High-income (OECD) | 4 |
Ireland | High-income (OECD) | 4 |
Israel | High-income (OECD) | 4 |
Italy | High-income (OECD) | 4 |
Japan | High-income (OECD) | 4 |
Korea, Rep. | High-income (OECD) | 4 |
Kuwait | High-income | 4 |
Latvia | High-income | 4 |
Liechtenstein | High-income | 4 |
Lithuania | High-income | 4 |
Luxembourg | High-income (OECD) | 4 |
Macao SAR | High-income | 4 |
Malta | High-income | 4 |
Monaco | High-income | 4 |
Netherlands | High-income (OECD) | 4 |
New Caledonia | High-income | 4 |
New Zealand | High-income (OECD) | 4 |
Norway | High-income (OECD) | 4 |
Oman | High-income | 4 |
Poland | High-income (OECD) | 4 |
Portugal | High-income (OECD) | 4 |
Puerto Rico | High-income | 4 |
Qatar | High-income | 4 |
Russian Federation | High-income | 4 |
San Marino | High-income | 4 |
Saudi Arabia | High-income | 4 |
Singapore | High-income | 4 |
Sint Maarten | High-income | 4 |
Slovak Republic | High-income (OECD) | 4 |
Slovenia | High-income (OECD) | 4 |
Spain | High-income (OECD) | 4 |
St. Kitts and Nevis | High-income | 4 |
St. Martin | High-income | 4 |
Sweden | High-income (OECD) | 4 |
Switzerland | High-income (OECD) | 4 |
Trinidad and Tobago | High-income | 4 |
Turks and Caicos Islands | High-income | 4 |
United Arab Emirates | High-income | 4 |
United Kingdom | High-income (OECD) | 4 |
United States | High-income (OECD) | 4 |
Uruguay | High-income | 4 |