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.

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