Table of Economies by Category
Source: For operational and analytical purposes, the World Bank’s main criterion for classifying economies is gross national income (GNI) per capita. This classification does not necessarily reflect development status.The World Bank, October 2012, www.worldbank.org
CATEGORY A
Andorra
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Bahamas
Bahrain
Barbados
Belgium
Bermuda
Brunei
Canada
Cayman Is.
Channel Is.
Croatia

Cyprus
Czech Rep.
Curaçao
Denmark
Estonia
Equatorial Guinea
Faeroe Is.
Finland
France
French Polynesia
Germany
Greece
Greenland
Guam

Hong Kong, ChinaHungary
Iceland
Ireland
Isle of Man
Israel
Italy
Japan
Korea, Rep
Kuwait
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Macao, China
Malta

Monaco
Netherlands
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Mariana Is.
Norway
Oman
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
San Marino
Singapore

Slovak Rep.
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Trinidad & Tobago
Utd Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Virgin Islands (US)
 
CATEGORY B
Algeria
American Samoa
Angola
Antigua & Barbuda
Argentina
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Belize
Bhutan
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Botswana		 Brazil
Bulgaria
Chile
China
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Dominican Rep.
Gabon
Grenada
Iran

Jamaica
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Lebanon
Libya
Lithuania
Macedonia
Malaysia
Maldives
Marshall Is.
Mauritius

Mayotte
Mexico
Montenegro
Namibia
Palau
Panama
Peru
Romania
Russian Fed.
Serbia
Seychelles
 South Africa
St. Kitts-Nevis
St. Lucia
St. Vincent
Suriname
Thailand
Tunisia
Turkmenistan
Turkey
Uruguay
Venezuela, RB
 
CATEGORY C

Afghanistan
Albania
Armenia
Bangladesh
Benin
Bolivia
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African R.
Chad
Congo, Dem. Rep.
Congo, Rep.
Côte d'Ivoire
Djibouti
Dominica

Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Fiji
Gambia
Georgia
Ghana
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
India Indonesia
Iraq

 Kenya
Kiribati
Kyrgyzstan
Lao PDR
Latvia
Lesotho
Liberia
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Micronesia
Moldova
Mongolia
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Nepal		 Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Pakistan
Papua New
Paraguay
Philippines
Rwanda
S.Tomé-Principe
Samoa
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Solomon Is.
Somalia
South Sudan
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Swaziland		 Syria
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tonga
Uganda
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vietnam
West Bank & Gaza
Yemen, Rep.
Zambia
Zimbabwe

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