World Bank Classification of World Economies
|
Economy |
Code |
Region |
Income group |
Lending category |
Other |
1 |
Afghanistan |
AFG |
South Asia |
Low income |
IDA |
|
2 |
Albania |
ALB |
Europe & Central Asia |
Lower middle income |
Blend |
|
3 |
Algeria |
DZA |
Middle East & North Africa |
Lower 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 |
Lower middle income |
IDA |
|
7 |
Antigua and Barbuda |
ATG |
.. |
High income: nonOECD |
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 |
Lower middle income |
Blend |
|
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 |
Lower middle income |
IBRD |
|
19 |
Belgium |
BEL |
.. |
High income: OECD |
.. |
EMU |
20 |
Belize |
BLZ |
Latin America & Caribbean |
Upper 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 |
Lower 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 |
|
Economy |
Code |
Region |
Income group |
Lending category |
Other |
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 |
IDA |
|
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 |
Lower middle income |
IBRD |
|
42 |
Colombia |
COL |
Latin America & Caribbean |
Lower 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 |
Low income |
IDA |
HIPC |
48 |
Croatia |
HRV |
Europe & Central Asia |
Upper middle income |
IBRD |
|
49 |
Cuba |
CUB |
Latin America & Caribbean |
Lower middle income |
.. |
|
50 |
Cyprus |
CYP |
.. |
High income: nonOECD |
.. |
|
51 |
Czech Republic |
CZE |
.. |
High income: OECD |
.. |
|
52 |
Denmark |
DNK |
.. |
High income: OECD |
.. |
|
53 |
Djibouti |
DJI |
Middle East & North Africa |
Lower middle income |
IDA |
|
54 |
Dominica |
DMA |
Latin America & Caribbean |
Upper middle income |
Blend |
|
55 |
Dominican Republic |
DOM |
Latin America & Caribbean |
Lower middle income |
IBRD |
|
56 |
Ecuador |
ECU |
Latin America & Caribbean |
Lower middle income |
IBRD |
|
57 |
Egypt, Arab Rep. |
EGY |
Middle East & North Africa |
Lower middle income |
IBRD |
|
58 |
El Salvador |
SLV |
Latin America & Caribbean |
Lower middle income |
IBRD |
|
59 |
Equatorial Guinea |
GNQ |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Upper middle income |
IBRD |
|
60 |
Eritrea |
ERI |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Low income |
IDA |
HIPC |
|
Economy |
Code |
Region |
Income group |
Lending category |
Other |
61 |
Estonia |
EST |
.. |
High income: nonOECD |
.. |
|
62 |
Ethiopia |
ETH |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Low income |
IDA |
HIPC |
63 |
Faeroe Islands |
FRO |
.. |
High income: nonOECD |
.. |
|
64 |
Fiji |
FJI |
East Asia & Pacific |
Lower middle income |
IBRD |
|
65 |
Finland |
FIN |
.. |
High income: OECD |
.. |
EMU |
66 |
France |
FRA |
.. |
High income: OECD |
.. |
EMU |
67 |
French Polynesia |
PYF |
.. |
High income: nonOECD |
.. |
|
68 |
Gabon |
GAB |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Upper middle income |
IBRD |
|
69 |
Gambia, The |
GMB |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Low income |
IDA |
HIPC |
70 |
Georgia |
GEO |
Europe & Central Asia |
Lower middle income |
IDA |
|
71 |
Germany |
DEU |
.. |
High income: OECD |
.. |
EMU |
72 |
Ghana |
GHA |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Low income |
IDA |
HIPC |
73 |
Greece |
GRC |
.. |
High income: OECD |
.. |
EMU |
74 |
Greenland |
GRL |
.. |
High income: nonOECD |
.. |
|
75 |
Grenada |
GRD |
Latin America & Caribbean |
Upper middle income |
Blend |
|
76 |
Guam |
GUM |
.. |
High income: nonOECD |
.. |
|
77 |
Guatemala |
GTM |
Latin America & Caribbean |
Lower middle income |
IBRD |
|
78 |
Guinea |
GIN |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Low income |
IDA |
HIPC |
79 |
Guinea-Bissau |
GNB |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Low income |
IDA |
HIPC |
80 |
Guyana |
GUY |
Latin America & Caribbean |
Lower middle income |
IDA |
HIPC |
81 |
Haiti |
HTI |
Latin America & Caribbean |
Low income |
IDA |
HIPC |
82 |
Honduras |
HND |
Latin America & Caribbean |
Lower middle income |
IDA |
HIPC |
83 |
Hong Kong, China |
HKG |
.. |
High income: nonOECD |
.. |
|
84 |
Hungary |
HUN |
Europe & Central Asia |
Upper middle income |
.. |
|
85 |
Iceland |
ISL |
.. |
High income: OECD |
.. |
|
86 |
India |
IND |
South Asia |
Low income |
Blend |
|
87 |
Indonesia |
IDN |
East Asia & Pacific |
Lower middle income |
Blend |
|
88 |
Iran, Islamic Rep. |
IRN |
Middle East & North Africa |
Lower middle income |
IBRD |
|
89 |
Iraq |
IRQ |
Middle East & North Africa |
Lower middle income |
IBRD |
|
90 |
Ireland |
IRL |
.. |
High income: OECD |
.. |
EMU |
|
Economy |
Code |
Region |
Income group |
Lending category |
Other |
91 |
Isle of Man |
IMY |
.. |
High income: nonOECD |
.. |
|
92 |
Israel |
ISR |
.. |
High income: nonOECD |
.. |
|
93 |
Italy |
ITA |
.. |
High income: OECD |
.. |
EMU |
94 |
Jamaica |
JAM |
Latin America & Caribbean |
Lower middle income |
IBRD |
|
95 |
Japan |
JPN |
.. |
High income: OECD |
.. |
|
96 |
Jordan |
JOR |
Middle East & North Africa |
Lower middle income |
IBRD |
|
97 |
Kazakhstan |
KAZ |
Europe & Central Asia |
Upper middle income |
IBRD |
|
98 |
Kenya |
KEN |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Low income |
IDA |
|
99 |
Kiribati |
KIR |
East Asia & Pacific |
Lower middle income |
IDA |
|
100 |
Korea, Dem. Rep. |
PRK |
East Asia & Pacific |
Low income |
.. |
|
101 |
Korea, Rep. |
KOR |
.. |
High income: OECD |
IBRD |
|
102 |
Kuwait |
KWT |
.. |
High income: nonOECD |
.. |
|
103 |
Kyrgyz Republic |
KGZ |
Europe & Central Asia |
Low income |
IDA |
HIPC |
104 |
Lao PDR |
LAO |
East Asia & Pacific |
Low income |
IDA |
|
105 |
Latvia |
LVA |
Europe & Central Asia |
Upper middle income |
.. |
|
106 |
Lebanon |
LBN |
Middle East & North Africa |
Upper middle income |
IBRD |
|
107 |
Lesotho |
LSO |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Lower middle income |
IDA |
|
108 |
Liberia |
LBR |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Low income |
IDA |
HIPC |
109 |
Libya |
LBY |
Middle East & North Africa |
Upper middle income |
IBRD |
|
110 |
Liechtenstein |
LIE |
.. |
High income: nonOECD |
.. |
|
111 |
Lithuania |
LTU |
Europe & Central Asia |
Upper middle income |
.. |
|
112 |
Luxembourg |
LUX |
.. |
High income: OECD |
.. |
EMU |
113 |
Macao, China |
MAC |
.. |
High income: nonOECD |
.. |
|
114 |
Macedonia, FYR |
MKD |
Europe & Central Asia |
Lower middle income |
IBRD |
|
115 |
Madagascar |
MDG |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Low income |
IDA |
HIPC |
116 |
Malawi |
MWI |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Low income |
IDA |
HIPC |
117 |
Malaysia |
MYS |
East Asia & Pacific |
Upper middle income |
IBRD |
|
118 |
Maldives |
MDV |
South Asia |
Lower middle income |
IDA |
|
119 |
Mali |
MLI |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Low income |
IDA |
HIPC |
120 |
Malta |
MLT |
.. |
High income: nonOECD |
.. |
|
|
Economy |
Code |
Region |
Income group |
Lending category |
Other |
121 |
Marshall Islands |
MHL |
East Asia & Pacific |
Lower middle income |
IBRD |
|
122 |
Mauritania |
MRT |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Low income |
IDA |
HIPC |
123 |
Mauritius |
MUS |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Upper middle income |
IBRD |
|
124 |
Mayotte |
MYT |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Upper middle income |
.. |
|
125 |
Mexico |
MEX |
Latin America & Caribbean |
Upper middle income |
IBRD |
|
126 |
Micronesia, Fed. Sts. |
FSM |
East Asia & Pacific |
Lower middle income |
IBRD |
|
127 |
Moldova |
MDA |
Europe & Central Asia |
Lower middle income |
IDA |
|
128 |
Monaco |
MCO |
.. |
High income: nonOECD |
.. |
|
129 |
Mongolia |
MNG |
East Asia & Pacific |
Low income |
IDA |
|
130 |
Montenegro |
MNE |
Europe & Central Asia |
Upper middle income |
IBRD |
|
131 |
Morocco |
MAR |
Middle East & North Africa |
Lower middle income |
IBRD |
|
132 |
Mozambique |
MOZ |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Low income |
IDA |
HIPC |
133 |
Myanmar |
MMR |
East Asia & Pacific |
Low income |
IDA |
|
134 |
Namibia |
NAM |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Lower middle income |
IBRD |
|
135 |
Nepal |
NPL |
South Asia |
Low income |
IDA |
HIPC |
136 |
Netherlands |
NLD |
.. |
High income: OECD |
.. |
EMU |
137 |
Netherlands Antilles |
ANT |
.. |
High income: nonOECD |
.. |
|
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 |
Low income |
IDA |
|
143 |
Northern Mariana Islands |
MNP |
East Asia & Pacific |
Upper middle income |
.. |
|
144 |
Norway |
NOR |
.. |
High income: OECD |
.. |
|
145 |
Oman |
OMN |
Middle East & North Africa |
Upper middle income |
.. |
|
146 |
Pakistan |
PAK |
South Asia |
Low 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 |
Low income |
Blend |
|
150 |
Paraguay |
PRY |
Latin America & Caribbean |
Lower middle income |
IBRD |
|
|
Economy |
Code |
Region |
Income group |
Lending category |
Other |
151 |
Peru |
PER |
Latin America & Caribbean |
Lower middle income |
IBRD |
|
152 |
Philippines |
PHL |
East Asia & Pacific |
Lower middle income |
IBRD |
|
153 |
Poland |
POL |
Europe & Central Asia |
Upper middle income |
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 |
São Tomé and Principe |
STP |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Low income |
IDA |
HIPC |
163 |
Saudi Arabia |
SAU |
.. |
High income: nonOECD |
.. |
|
164 |
Senegal |
SEN |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Low 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 |
Slovak Republic |
SVK |
Europe & Central Asia |
Upper middle income |
IBRD |
|
170 |
Slovenia |
SVN |
.. |
High income: nonOECD |
.. |
EMU |
171 |
Solomon Islands |
SLB |
East Asia & Pacific |
Low income |
IDA |
|
172 |
Somalia |
SOM |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Low income |
IDA |
HIPC |
173 |
South Africa |
ZAF |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Upper middle income |
IBRD |
|
174 |
Spain |
ESP |
.. |
High income: OECD |
.. |
EMU |
175 |
Sri Lanka |
LKA |
South Asia |
Lower middle income |
IDA |
|
176 |
St. Kitts and Nevis |
KNA |
Latin America & Caribbean |
Upper middle income |
IBRD |
|
177 |
St. Lucia |
LCA |
Latin America & Caribbean |
Upper middle income |
Blend |
|
178 |
St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
VCT |
Latin America & Caribbean |
Upper middle income |
Blend |
|
179 |
Sudan |
SDN |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Low income |
IDA |
HIPC |
180 |
Suriname |
SUR |
Latin America & Caribbean |
Lower middle income |
IBRD |
|
|
Economy |
Code |
Region |
Income group |
Lending category |
Other |
181 |
Swaziland |
SWZ |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Lower middle income |
IBRD |
|
182 |
Sweden |
SWE |
.. |
High income: OECD |
.. |
|
183 |
Switzerland |
CHE |
.. |
High income: OECD |
.. |
|
184 |
Syrian Arab Republic |
SYR |
Middle East & North Africa |
Lower middle income |
IBRD |
|
185 |
Tajikistan |
TJK |
Europe & Central Asia |
Low income |
IDA |
|
186 |
Tanzania |
TZA |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Low income |
IDA |
HIPC |
187 |
Thailand |
THA |
East Asia & Pacific |
Lower middle income |
IBRD |
|
188 |
Timor-Leste |
TMP |
East Asia & Pacific |
Low income |
IDA |
|
189 |
Togo |
TGO |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Low income |
IDA |
HIPC |
190 |
Tonga |
TON |
East Asia & Pacific |
Lower middle income |
IDA |
|
191 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
TTO |
.. |
High income: nonOECD |
IBRD |
|
192 |
Tunisia |
TUN |
Middle East & North Africa |
Lower middle income |
IBRD |
|
193 |
Turkey |
TUR |
Europe & Central Asia |
Upper middle income |
IBRD |
|
194 |
Turkmenistan |
TKM |
Europe & Central Asia |
Lower middle income |
IBRD |
|
195 |
Uganda |
UGA |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Low income |
IDA |
HIPC |
196 |
Ukraine |
UKR |
Europe & Central Asia |
Lower middle income |
IBRD |
|
197 |
United Arab Emirates |
ARE |
.. |
High income: nonOECD |
.. |
|
198 |
United Kingdom |
GBR |
.. |
High income: OECD |
.. |
|
199 |
United States |
USA |
.. |
High income: OECD |
.. |
|
200 |
Uruguay |
URY |
Latin America & Caribbean |
Upper middle income |
IBRD |
|
201 |
Uzbekistan |
UZB |
Europe & Central Asia |
Low income |
Blend |
|
202 |
Vanuatu |
VUT |
East Asia & Pacific |
Lower middle income |
IDA |
|
203 |
Venezuela, RB |
VEN |
Latin America & Caribbean |
Upper middle income |
IBRD |
|
204 |
Vietnam |
VNM |
East Asia & Pacific |
Low income |
IDA |
|
205 |
Virgin Islands (U.S.) |
VIR |
.. |
High income: nonOECD |
.. |
|
206 |
West Bank and Gaza |
WBG |
Middle East & North Africa |
Lower middle income |
.. |
|
207 |
Yemen, Rep. |
YEM |
Middle East & North Africa |
Low income |
IDA |
|
208 |
Zambia |
ZMB |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Low income |
IDA |
HIPC |
209 |
Zimbabwe |
ZWE |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Low income |
Blend |
|
|
Economy |
Code |
Region |
Income group |
Lending category |
Other |
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 2006 gross national income (GNI) per capita, calculated using the World Bank Atlas method. The groups are: low income, USD905 or less; lower middle income, USD906–3,595; upper middle income, USD3,596–11,115; and high income, USD11,116 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 2006 of less than USD1,065 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 are in effect until 1 July 2008.