Low-income countries are those which have the weakest economies when evaluated by the World Bank, an international coalition of countries dedicated to reducing poverty around the world.

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Many of the world's LICs are found in Sub-Saharan Africa, Many of the richest HICs are found in Western Europe.

This map 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 2015 gross national income (GNI) per capita, calculated using the World Bank Atlas method .

Jun 13, 2014 · Every year, the analytical classification groups all economies into four categories: low income countries (LICs); lower middle income countries (LMICs); upper middle income countries (UMICs); and high income countries (or HICs).

Eritrea LIC Eswatini LMIC Ethiopia LIC Gambia, The LIC Ghana LMIC Guinea LMIC Guinea-Bissau LIC Haiti LMIC Honduras LMIC India LMIC Jordan LMIC Kenya LMIC Kiribati LMIC Korea, Dem. People's Rep. LIC Kyrgyz Republic LMIC Lao PDR LMIC Lebanon LMIC Lesotho LMIC Liberia LIC Madagascar LIC Malawi LIC Mali LIC Mauritania LMIC Micronesia, Fed. Sts ...

Countries can be classified as high-income countries (HICs), low-income countries (LICs) and newly emerging economies (NEEs).

The map below shows the global distribution of countries according to their level of economic development. The 2024 map above shows that most High-Income Countries (HICs) are situated in the northern hemisphere, with notable exceptions being Australia and New Zealand.

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