Low Income Countries
19 COUNTRIES MAKE UP THE LOW INCOME COUNTRIES
World Economics has combined 19 countries to represent the Low Income Countries group. The Low Income designation is defined as all countries with a gross national income per capita less than $1,036.
Overall these countries account for 1% of Global GDP and 1% of global GDP growth in the past 10 years (2011-2021).
The Low Income Countries are home to over 0.6 billion people with an average life expectancy of 62 years and a current median age of 18 against a global average of 31.
Economics
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| Afghanistan |
158.4 |
3.3% |
0.1% |
0.1% |
3,977 |
3.9% |
| Burkina Faso |
89.6 |
5.3% |
0.1% |
0.1% |
4,170 |
27.2% |
| Central African Republic |
8.3 |
-1.8% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
1,693 |
26.1% |
| Chad |
42.7 |
1.8% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
2,524 |
33.6% |
| Congo, Dem. Rep |
191.4 |
5.5% |
0.1% |
0.2% |
2,072 |
6.8% |
| Ethiopia |
414.9 |
8.6% |
0.3% |
0.5% |
3,520 |
35.8% |
| Gambia |
9.0 |
3.6% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
3,618 |
50.8% |
| Guinea-Bissau |
6.6 |
2.8% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
3,254 |
46.4% |
| Liberia |
14.2 |
1.7% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
2,734 |
27.4% |
| Madagascar |
71.3 |
2.3% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
2,508 |
31.4% |
| Mali |
86.4 |
3.7% |
0.1% |
0.1% |
4,142 |
28.0% |
| Mozambique |
59.3 |
4.2% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
1,845 |
67.7% |
| Niger |
51.7 |
5.6% |
0.0% |
0.1% |
2,057 |
30.7% |
| Rwanda |
44.4 |
6.3% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
3,341 |
46.3% |
| Sierra Leone |
23.4 |
3.4% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
2,869 |
44.0% |
| Sudan |
338.3 |
1.6% |
0.2% |
0.1% |
7,534 |
94.3% |
| Togo |
33.0 |
8.2% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
3,892 |
35.5% |
| Uganda |
168.1 |
4.7% |
0.1% |
0.1% |
3,567 |
32.1% |
| Yemen, Rep. |
58.7 |
1.8% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
1,926 |
42.5% |
Low Income Countries
Totals / Averages: |
1,869.7 |
N/A |
1.0% |
1.3% |
3,223* |
37.4%* |
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Notes:
- GDP data includes estimates for the Informal Economy, and updated Base Years, to improve the often imperfect quality of Low Income Countries data.
- Debt-to-GDP ratio is total gross government debt as a proportion of revised GDP.
- Data with an astrix (*) represents an average for all countries.
Demography
Low Income Countries
Totals / Averages: |
N/A |
562.1 |
62* |
18.3* |
56.9* |
15.3* |
Notes:
- Data with an astrix (*) represents an average for all countries.
- Statistical Capacity Index numbers shown on a scale of 0-100.
100 = High level of resources, 0 = Low level of resrouces.
Key:
Data Quality Grade definitions:
A: As good as it gets;
B: Use with caution;
C: Unreliable for many purposes
D: Extremely poor quality.
Environmental, Social and Governance
Low Income Countries
Totals/Averages: |
99.5 |
555.1 |
N/A |
4* |
25.8* |
28* |
Notes:
- Data with an astrix (*) represents an average for all countries.
- Index numbers shown on a scale of 0-100.
Rule of Law: 100 = High rule of law, 0 = low rule of law.
Corruption Perceptions Index: 100 = Low levels of corruption, 0 = High levels of corruption.
- Total Carbon and Methane data expressed in MTCo2e (Million Metric Tons of CO2 equivalent)
- Data with an astrix (*) represents an average for all countries.
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