For the current 2020 fiscal year, low-income economies are defined as those with a GNI per capita, calculated using the World Bank Atlas method, of $1,025 or less in 2018; lower middle-income economies are those with a GNI per capita between $1,026 and $3,995; upper middle-income economies are those with a GNI per capita between $3,996 and $12,375; high-income economies are those with a GNI per capita of $12,376 or more.

Please note: Regions in this table include economies at all income levels. The term country, used interchangeably with economy, does not imply political independence but refers to any territory for which authorities report separate social or economic statistics. Click here for information about how the World Bank classifies countries.

You can also download the current classification by income in XLS format, the historical classification by income in XLS format, and the comparison with the previous fiscal year.

Bold indicates a change of classification.

EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC  

[38]

EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA 

[58]  

LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

[42] 

MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 

[21]    

NORTH AMERICA

[3]  

SOUTH ASIA 

[8]  

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 

[48] 

LOW-INCOME ECONOMIES ($1,025 OR LESS)     

 [31]  

LOWER-MIDDLE INCOME ECONOMIES ($1,026 TO $3,995)      

[47]

UPPER-MIDDLE-INCOME ECONOMIES ($3,996 TO $12,375) 

[60]  

HIGH-INCOME ECONOMIES ($12,376 OR MORE)  

[80]

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