Developing Countries
The list of developing countries shown below is adhered to by the ISI, effective from
1 January until 31 December 2017.
World Bank Country Classifications
GNI per capita as calculated by the World Bank Atlas method, 2015,
Used http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GNP.PCAP.CD for 2017 invoices
| Afghanistan | Guatemala | Pakistan |
| Albania | Guinea | Palau |
| Algeria | Guinea-Bisau | Panama |
| Angola | Guyana | Papua New Guinea |
| Argentina | Haiti | Paraguay |
| Armenia | Honduras | Peru |
| Azerbaijan | India | Philippines |
| Bangladesh | Indonesia | Romania |
| Belarus | Iran, Islamic Rep. | Russian Federation |
| Belize | Iraq | Rwanda |
| Benin | Jamaica | Samoa |
| Bhutan | Jordan | São Tomé and Principe |
| Bolivia | Kazakhstan | Senegal |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Kenya | Serbia |
| Botswana | Kiribati | Sierra Leone |
| Brazil | Korea, Dem Rep. | Solomon Islands |
| Bulgaria | Kosovo | Somalia |
| Burkina Faso | Kyrgyz Republic | South Africa |
| Burundi | Lao PDR | South Sudan |
| Cabo Verde | Lebanon | Sri Lanka |
| Cambodia | Lesotho | St. Lucia |
| Cameroon | Liberia | St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
| Central African Republic | Libya | Sudan |
| Chad | Macedonia, FYR | Suriname |
| China | Madagascar | Swaziland |
| Colombia | Malawi | Syrian Arab Republic |
| Comoros | Malaysia | Tajikistan |
| Congo, Dem. Rep | Maldives | Tanzania |
| Congo, Rep. | Mali | Thailand |
| Costa Rica | Marshall Islands | Timor-Leste |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Mauritania | Togo |
| Cuba | Mauritius | Tonga |
| Djibouti | Mayotte | Tunisia |
| Dominica | Mexico | Turkey |
| Dominican Republic | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | Turkmenistan |
| Ecuador | Moldova | Tuvalu |
| Egypt, Arab Rep. | Mongolia | Uganda |
| El Salvador | Montenegro | Ukraine |
| Eritrea | Morocco | Uzbekistan |
| Ethiopia | Mozambique | Vanuatu |
| Fiji | Myanmar | Venezuela, Bolivarian Rep. of |
| Gabon | Namibia | Vietnam |
| Gambia, The | Nepal | Palestine, State of |
| Georgia | Nicaragua | Yemen, Rep. |
| Ghana | Niger | Zambia |
| Grenada | Nigeria | Zimbabwe |
Countries that are slightly over the amount of US$ 12.476 will be considered a developing country for the year 2017 and their situation will be reviewed for 2018.
The names of the countries are based upon United Nations sources.
The designations employed and the presentation of country or area names in this list do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the ISI concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.
