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<h2 id="definition-and-criteria">Definition and criteria</h2> <p>Economic criteria have tended to dominate discussions. One such criterion is the income per capita; countries with the high <a href="/facts/Gross_domestic_product/zQRgyFKc">gross domestic product</a> (GDP) per capita would thus be described as developed countries. Another economic criterion is <a href="/facts/Industrialisation/h3QXzS6C">industrialisation</a>; countries in which the <a href="/facts/Tertiary_sector_of_the_economy/IbtKqotL">tertiary</a> and <a href="/facts/Quaternary_sector_of_the_economy/Spj1VmAm">quaternary sectors of industry</a> dominate would thus be described as developed. More recently, another measure, the <a href="/facts/Human_Development_Index/hQpz064I">Human Development Index</a> (HDI), which combines an economic measure, national income, with other measures, indices for life expectancy and education has become prominent. This criterion would define developed countries as those with a very high (HDI) rating. The index, however, does not take into account several factors, such as the <a href="/facts/List_of_countries_by_wealth_per_adult/d5WcLy87">net wealth per capita</a> or the relative <a href="/facts/Quality_(business)/V3IzcDc3">quality of goods</a> in a country. This situation tends to lower the ranking of some of the most advanced countries, such as the <a href="/facts/Group_of_Seven/P5xVoq5y">G7</a> members and others.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> </p><p>According to the <a href="/facts/United_Nations_Statistics_Division/8acc6csd">United Nations Statistics Division</a>: </p> <p>There is no established convention for the designation of "developed" and "developing" countries or areas in the <a href="/facts/United_Nations/fgXLnmgT">United Nations</a> system.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a></p> <p>And it notes that: </p> <p>The designations "developed" and "developing" are intended for statistical convenience and do not necessarily express a judgement about the stage reached by a particular country or area in the development process.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a></p> <p>Nevertheless, the <a href="/facts/UN_Trade_and_Development/NRYQCDt4">UN Trade and Development</a> considers that this categorization can continue to be applied: </p> <p>The developed economies broadly comprise Northern America and Europe, Israel, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia, and New Zealand.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a></p> <h3>Similar terms</h3> <p class="note">See also: <a href="/facts/Global_North_and_Global_South/TtdsSbKh">Global North and Global South</a></p> <p>Terms linked to the concept <i>developed country</i> include "advanced country", "industrialized country", "more developed country" (MDC), "more economically developed country" (MEDC), "<a href="/facts/North%E2%80%93South_divide_in_the_World/TtdsSbKh">Global North</a> country", "<a href="/facts/First_World/k82ypgnv">first world</a> country", and "post-industrial country". The term industrialized country may be somewhat ambiguous, as <a href="/facts/Industrialisation/h3QXzS6C">industrialisation</a> is an ongoing process that is hard to define. The first industrialized country was the <a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2">United Kingdom</a>, followed by <a href="/facts/Belgium/YKuMXP5j">Belgium</a>. Later it spread further to <a href="/facts/Germany/paluuWBX">Germany</a>, <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a>, <a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3">France</a> and other <a href="/facts/Western_Europe/YmWlV59w">Western European</a> countries. According to some <a href="/facts/Economist/41nWfEgr">economists</a> such as <a href="/facts/Jeffrey_Sachs/W9kE2eqk">Jeffrey Sachs</a>, however, the current divide between the developed and <a href="/facts/Developing_country/eTfS4kxl">developing world</a> is largely a phenomenon of the 20th century.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a> </p><p><a href="/facts/Mathis_Wackernagel/Kb8MmzEB">Mathis Wackernagel</a> calls the binary labeling of countries as "neither descriptive nor explanatory. It is merely a thoughtless and destructive endorsement of GDP fetish. In reality, there are not two types of countries, but over 200 countries, all faced with the same laws of nature, yet each with unique features."<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a> </p><p>A 2021 analysis proposes the term <i>emerged</i> to describe markets, economies, or countries that have graduated from <a href="/facts/Emerging_market/DAdHmQnE">emerging market</a> status, but have not yet reached the level equivalent to developed countries.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a> Multinational corporations from these emerging markets present unique patterns of overseas expansion and knowledge acquisition from foreign countries. </p> <h2 id="economy-lists-by-various-criteria">Economy lists by various criteria</h2> <h3>Human Development Index (HDI)</h3> <p class="note">Main articles: <a href="/facts/Human_Development_Index/hQpz064I">Human Development Index</a> and <a href="/facts/List_of_countries_by_Human_Development_Index/seg5TkPK">List of countries by Human Development Index</a></p> <p>The UN HDI is a statistical measure that gauges an economy's level of human development. While there is a strong correlation between having a high HDI score and being a prosperous economy, the UN points out that the HDI accounts for more than income or productivity. Unlike GDP per capita or per capita income, the HDI takes into account how income is turned "into education and health opportunities and therefore into higher levels of human development." </p><p>Since 1990, <a href="/facts/Norway/wlDRKRTR">Norway</a> (2001–2006, 2009–2019), <a href="/facts/Japan/U5mz0SRT">Japan</a> (1990–1991 and 1993), <a href="/facts/Canada/cWWFM8oc">Canada</a> (1992 and 1994–2000) and <a href="/facts/Iceland/E4KGYs2j">Iceland</a> (2007–2008) have had the highest HDI score. </p><p>The following countries in the year 2022 are considered to be of "very high human development":<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a> </p> <table><tbody><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Δ</th><th>Country or territory</th><th>HDI</th><th>%<p>annual growth</p><p>(2010–2022)</p></th></tr><tr><td>1</td><td></td><td> <a href="/facts/Switzerland/LcGuxeTe">Switzerland</a></td><td>0.967</td><td> 0.24%</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td> (1)</td><td> <a href="/facts/Norway/wlDRKRTR">Norway</a></td><td>0.966</td><td> 0.25%</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td></td><td> <a href="/facts/Iceland/E4KGYs2j">Iceland</a></td><td>0.959</td><td> 0.28%</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td> (2)</td><td> <a href="/facts/Hong_Kong/4nAf3mqQ">Hong Kong</a></td><td>0.956</td><td> 0.38%</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">5</td><td> (1)</td><td> <a href="/facts/Denmark/KVtykzsw">Denmark</a></td><td rowspan="2">0.952</td><td> 0.35%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td> <a href="/facts/Sweden/u3qC7lyj">Sweden</a></td><td> 0.38%</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">7</td><td> (8)</td><td> <a href="/facts/Republic_of_Ireland/k8JzXVze">Ireland</a></td><td rowspan="2">0.950</td><td> 0.38%</td></tr><tr><td> (3)</td><td> <a href="/facts/Germany/paluuWBX">Germany</a></td><td> 0.19%</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td> (1)</td><td> <a href="/facts/Singapore/CQDkhUvD">Singapore</a></td><td>0.949</td><td> 0.25%</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">10</td><td> (1)</td><td> <a href="/facts/Netherlands/y8xn5stT">Netherlands</a></td><td rowspan="2">0.946</td><td> 0.26%</td></tr><tr><td> (1)</td><td> <a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq">Australia</a></td><td> 0.20%</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3">12</td><td> (2)</td><td> <a href="/facts/Liechtenstein/dPnsqDnS">Liechtenstein</a></td><td rowspan="3">0.942</td><td> 0.23%</td></tr><tr><td> (3)</td><td> <a href="/facts/Belgium/YKuMXP5j">Belgium</a></td><td> 0.26%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td> <a href="/facts/Finland/G5Ak6T91">Finland</a></td><td> 0.27%</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td> (3)</td><td> <a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2">United Kingdom</a></td><td>0.940</td><td> 0.24%</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td> (7)</td><td> <a href="/facts/New_Zealand/4mpSlJdg">New Zealand</a></td><td>0.939</td><td> 0.13%</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td> (19)</td><td> <a href="/facts/United_Arab_Emirates/o1bEjgbR">United Arab Emirates</a></td><td>0.937</td><td> 1.04%</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td> (5)</td><td> <a href="/facts/Canada/cWWFM8oc">Canada</a></td><td>0.935</td><td> 0.22%</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td> (3)</td><td> <a href="/facts/South_Korea/pCobAaVw">South Korea</a></td><td>0.929</td><td> 0.36%</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">20</td><td> (1)</td><td> <a href="/facts/Luxembourg/vRN04l7f">Luxembourg</a></td><td rowspan="2">0.927</td><td> 0.14%</td></tr><tr><td> (5)</td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td> 0.10%</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">22</td><td> (1)</td><td> <a href="/facts/Slovenia/EcYU22W4">Slovenia</a></td><td rowspan="2">0.926</td><td> 0.33%</td></tr><tr><td> (1)</td><td> <a href="/facts/Austria/4qWIMIyc">Austria</a></td><td> 0.21%</td></tr><tr><td>24</td><td> (4)</td><td> <a href="/facts/Japan/U5mz0SRT">Japan</a></td><td>0.920</td><td> 0.16%</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">25</td><td> (1)</td><td> <a href="/facts/Israel/dEe3IcaY">Israel</a></td><td rowspan="2">0.915</td><td> 0.26%</td></tr><tr><td> (3)</td><td> <a href="/facts/Malta/FsqM3M37">Malta</a></td><td> 0.50%</td></tr><tr><td>27</td><td></td><td> <a href="/facts/Spain/bIyrB8EY">Spain</a></td><td>0.911</td><td> 0.40%</td></tr><tr><td>28</td><td> (3)</td><td> <a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3">France</a></td><td>0.910</td><td> 0.28%</td></tr><tr><td>29</td><td> (3)</td><td> <a href="/facts/Cyprus/t9wL6lVK">Cyprus</a></td><td>0.907</td><td> 0.45%</td></tr><tr><td>30</td><td></td><td> <a href="/facts/Italy/tUf0PDYF">Italy</a></td><td>0.906</td><td> 0.24%</td></tr><tr><td>31</td><td> (2)</td><td> <a href="/facts/Estonia/PVjB16TI">Estonia</a></td><td>0.899</td><td> 0.33%</td></tr><tr><td>32</td><td> (6)</td><td> <a href="/facts/Czech_Republic/vJYLD66Q">Czech Republic</a></td><td>0.895</td><td> 0.22%</td></tr><tr><td>33</td><td> (3)</td><td> <a href="/facts/Greece/lqHw8bTB">Greece</a></td><td>0.893</td><td> 0.18%</td></tr><tr><td>34</td><td> (3)</td><td> <a href="/facts/Bahrain/ndXdWPhr">Bahrain</a></td><td>0.888</td><td> 0.80%</td></tr><tr><td>35</td><td> (3)</td><td> <a href="/facts/Andorra/VItvtXBe">Andorra</a></td><td>0.884</td><td> 0.20%</td></tr><tr><td>36</td><td> (2)</td><td> <a href="/facts/Poland/eXJ7fd0D">Poland</a></td><td>0.881</td><td> 0.35%</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">37</td><td> (2)</td><td> <a href="/facts/Latvia/y2PSa8lx">Latvia</a></td><td rowspan="2">0.879</td><td> 0.51%</td></tr><tr><td> (2)</td><td> <a href="/facts/Lithuania/dApVjLWW">Lithuania</a></td><td> 0.32%</td></tr><tr><td>39</td><td> (6)</td><td> <a href="/facts/Croatia/MSS0yyvw">Croatia</a></td><td>0.878</td><td> 0.53%</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">40</td><td></td><td> <a href="/facts/Qatar/K4EkNXJE">Qatar</a></td><td rowspan="2">0.875</td><td> 0.45%</td></tr><tr><td> (6)</td><td> <a href="/facts/Saudi_Arabia/uyUpe1J2">Saudi Arabia</a></td><td> 0.70%</td></tr><tr><td>42</td><td></td><td> <a href="/facts/Portugal/lYzwDQ63">Portugal</a></td><td>0.874</td><td> 0.42%</td></tr><tr><td>43</td><td> (10)</td><td> <a href="/facts/San_Marino/dlbbyRcT">San Marino</a></td><td>0.867</td><td> 0.32%</td></tr><tr><td>44</td><td></td><td> <a href="/facts/Chile/uEyTfEcx">Chile</a></td><td>0.860</td><td> 0.47%</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">45</td><td> (9)</td><td> <a href="/facts/Turkey/KIYAWAs0">Turkey</a></td><td rowspan="2">0.855</td><td> 1.10%</td></tr><tr><td> (5)</td><td> <a href="/facts/Slovakia/gmJwpwM3">Slovakia</a></td><td> 0.14%</td></tr><tr><td>47</td><td></td><td> <a href="/facts/Hungary/YRedQLtI">Hungary</a></td><td>0.851</td><td> 0.22%</td></tr><tr><td>48</td><td> (6)</td><td> <a href="/facts/Argentina/aFSA5bAk">Argentina</a></td><td>0.849</td><td> 0.15%</td></tr><tr><td>49</td><td></td><td> <a href="/facts/Kuwait/HJLFQ59s">Kuwait</a></td><td>0.847</td><td> 0.36%</td></tr><tr><td>50</td><td> (1)</td><td> <a href="/facts/Montenegro/QynKJrw5">Montenegro</a></td><td>0.844</td><td> 0.38%</td></tr><tr><td>51</td><td> (2)</td><td> <a href="/facts/Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis/SMPo2Ybr">Saint Kitts and Nevis</a></td><td>0.838</td><td> 0.49%</td></tr><tr><td>52</td><td> (8)</td><td> <a href="/facts/Uruguay/X6V0apCb">Uruguay</a></td><td>0.830</td><td> 0.47%</td></tr><tr><td>53</td><td> (3)</td><td> <a href="/facts/Romania/yolzk5cN">Romania</a></td><td>0.827</td><td> 0.14%</td></tr><tr><td>54</td><td> (1)</td><td> <a href="/facts/Antigua_and_Barbuda/DXQrHm3x">Antigua and Barbuda</a></td><td>0.826</td><td> 0.18%</td></tr><tr><td>55</td><td> (7)</td><td> <a href="/facts/Brunei/dyz9JUn8">Brunei</a></td><td>0.823</td><td> 0.02%</td></tr><tr><td>56</td><td> (3)</td><td> <a href="/facts/Russia/jfkCwyxn">Russia</a></td><td>0.821</td><td> 0.25%</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">57</td><td> (3)</td><td> <a href="/facts/The_Bahamas/x6VKsUhj">Bahamas</a></td><td rowspan="2">0.820</td><td> 0.21%</td></tr><tr><td> (5)</td><td> <a href="/facts/Panama/GckVVhnp">Panama</a></td><td> 0.47%</td></tr><tr><td>59</td><td> (7)</td><td> <a href="/facts/Oman/yNr7BPbm">Oman</a></td><td>0.819</td><td> 0.22%</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">60</td><td> (3)</td><td> <a href="/facts/Trinidad_and_Tobago/jTXQP4Fe">Trinidad and Tobago</a></td><td rowspan="2">0.814</td><td> 0.30%</td></tr><tr><td> (4)</td><td> <a href="/facts/Georgia_(country)/ccBF8bBE">Georgia</a></td><td> 0.54%</td></tr><tr><td>62</td><td> (2)</td><td> <a href="/facts/Barbados/ywYtqmRB">Barbados</a></td><td>0.809</td><td> 0.18%</td></tr><tr><td>63</td><td> (6)</td><td> <a href="/facts/Malaysia/8zbUMzCP">Malaysia</a></td><td>0.807</td><td> 0.41%</td></tr><tr><td>64</td><td> (5)</td><td> <a href="/facts/Costa_Rica/baw0GTI1">Costa Rica</a></td><td>0.806</td><td> 0.39%</td></tr><tr><td>65</td><td> (3)</td><td> <a href="/facts/Serbia/U0LVzPdI">Serbia</a></td><td>0.805</td><td> 0.39%</td></tr><tr><td>66</td><td> (6)</td><td> <a href="/facts/Thailand/GCUnN4JK">Thailand</a></td><td>0.803</td><td> 0.65%</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">67</td><td> (1)</td><td> <a href="/facts/Seychelles/Ub9we8XU">Seychelles</a></td><td rowspan="2">0.802</td><td> 0.30%</td></tr><tr><td> (4)</td><td> <a href="/facts/Kazakhstan/Vfs8NI6e">Kazakhstan</a></td><td> 0.38%</td></tr><tr><td>69</td><td> (11)</td><td> <a href="/facts/Belarus/vweHwgob">Belarus</a></td><td>0.801</td><td> 0.12%</td></tr></tbody></table> <h3><i>WESP</i> developed economies</h3> <p>According to the <a href="/facts/United_Nations_Department_of_Economic_and_Social_Affairs/oqdxB1D4">United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs</a>' <i>World Economic Situation and Prospects</i> report, the following 37 countries are classified as "developed economies" as of January 2024:<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a> </p><p>31 countries in Europe: </p> <ul><li> <a href="/facts/Austria/4qWIMIyc">Austria</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Belgium/YKuMXP5j">Belgium</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Bulgaria/Er5pY3YS">Bulgaria</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Croatia/MSS0yyvw">Croatia</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Cyprus/t9wL6lVK">Cyprus</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Czech_Republic/vJYLD66Q">Czech Republic</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Denmark/KVtykzsw">Denmark</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Estonia/PVjB16TI">Estonia</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Finland/G5Ak6T91">Finland</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3">France</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Germany/paluuWBX">Germany</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Greece/lqHw8bTB">Greece</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Hungary/YRedQLtI">Hungary</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Iceland/E4KGYs2j">Iceland</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Republic_of_Ireland/k8JzXVze">Ireland</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Italy/tUf0PDYF">Italy</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Latvia/y2PSa8lx">Latvia</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Lithuania/dApVjLWW">Lithuania</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Luxembourg/vRN04l7f">Luxembourg</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Malta/FsqM3M37">Malta</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Netherlands/y8xn5stT">Netherlands</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Norway/wlDRKRTR">Norway</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Poland/eXJ7fd0D">Poland</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Portugal/lYzwDQ63">Portugal</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Romania/yolzk5cN">Romania</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Slovakia/gmJwpwM3">Slovakia</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Slovenia/EcYU22W4">Slovenia</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Spain/bIyrB8EY">Spain</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Sweden/u3qC7lyj">Sweden</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Switzerland/LcGuxeTe">Switzerland</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2">United Kingdom</a></li></ul> <p>two countries in Northern America: </p> <ul><li> <a href="/facts/Canada/cWWFM8oc">Canada</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></li></ul> <p>four countries in Asia and the Pacific: </p> <ul><li> <a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq">Australia</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Japan/U5mz0SRT">Japan</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/South_Korea/pCobAaVw">South Korea</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/New_Zealand/4mpSlJdg">New Zealand</a></li></ul> <h3>World Bank high-income economies</h3> <p>According to the <a href="/facts/World_Bank/hIH9uUb2">World Bank</a>, the following 85 sovereign states and territories across are classified as <a href="/facts/World_Bank_high-income_economy/KTrB8swr">high income economies</a>, having a <a href="/facts/List_of_countries_by_GNI_(nominal)_per_capita/UdelqLk5">nominal GNI per capita</a> in excess of $14,005 as of 2024:<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a> </p><p><i>Unsovereign Territories are denoted with an asterisk (*)</i>. </p> <ul><li> <a href="/facts/American_Samoa/mpcHoegY">American Samoa</a>*</li> <li> <a href="/facts/Andorra/VItvtXBe">Andorra</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Antigua_and_Barbuda/DXQrHm3x">Antigua and Barbuda</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Aruba/zvI1fUg1">Aruba</a>*</li> <li> <a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq">Australia</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Austria/4qWIMIyc">Austria</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/The_Bahamas/x6VKsUhj">The Bahamas</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Bahrain/ndXdWPhr">Bahrain</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Barbados/ywYtqmRB">Barbados</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Belgium/YKuMXP5j">Belgium</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Bermuda/dYgp0TF4">Bermuda</a>*</li> <li> <a href="/facts/British_Virgin_Islands/Wl66NGLT">British Virgin Islands</a>*</li> <li> <a href="/facts/Brunei/dyz9JUn8">Brunei</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Bulgaria/Er5pY3YS">Bulgaria</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Canada/cWWFM8oc">Canada</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Cayman_Islands/exXQq3xA">Cayman Islands</a>*</li> <li> <a href="/facts/Channel_Islands/JWuJ3Ups">Channel Islands</a>*</li> <li> <a href="/facts/Chile/uEyTfEcx">Chile</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Croatia/MSS0yyvw">Croatia</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Cura%C3%A7ao/upV1jGtJ">Curaçao</a>*</li> <li> <a href="/facts/Cyprus/t9wL6lVK">Cyprus</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Czech_Republic/vJYLD66Q">Czech Republic</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Denmark/KVtykzsw">Denmark</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Estonia/PVjB16TI">Estonia</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Faroe_Islands/HMJ3bfmN">Faroe Islands</a>*</li> <li> <a href="/facts/Finland/G5Ak6T91">Finland</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3">France</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/French_Polynesia/cMytpeeC">French Polynesia</a>*</li> <li> <a href="/facts/Germany/paluuWBX">Germany</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Gibraltar/ja2yukgq">Gibraltar</a>*</li> <li> <a href="/facts/Greece/lqHw8bTB">Greece</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Greenland/aagXRTB7">Greenland</a>*</li> <li> <a href="/facts/Guam/z77Ql3fM">Guam</a>*</li> <li> <a href="/facts/Guyana/xxadP7zF">Guyana</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Hong_Kong/4nAf3mqQ">Hong Kong</a>*</li> <li> <a href="/facts/Hungary/YRedQLtI">Hungary</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Iceland/E4KGYs2j">Iceland</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Republic_of_Ireland/k8JzXVze">Ireland</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Isle_of_Man/HG7bYyA8">Isle of Man</a>*</li> <li> <a href="/facts/Israel/dEe3IcaY">Israel</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Italy/tUf0PDYF">Italy</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Japan/U5mz0SRT">Japan</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/South_Korea/pCobAaVw">South Korea</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Kuwait/HJLFQ59s">Kuwait</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Latvia/y2PSa8lx">Latvia</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Liechtenstein/dPnsqDnS">Liechtenstein</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Lithuania/dApVjLWW">Lithuania</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Luxembourg/vRN04l7f">Luxembourg</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Macau/KEm5w6xH">Macau</a>*</li> <li> <a href="/facts/Malta/FsqM3M37">Malta</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Monaco/QjjEJwKy">Monaco</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Nauru/ndT45vaC">Nauru</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Netherlands/y8xn5stT">Netherlands</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/New_Caledonia/VI15kA61">New Caledonia</a>*</li> <li> <a href="/facts/New_Zealand/4mpSlJdg">New Zealand</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Northern_Mariana_Islands/Tb6CPrao">Northern Mariana Islands</a>*</li> <li> <a href="/facts/Norway/wlDRKRTR">Norway</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Oman/yNr7BPbm">Oman</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Palau/sYXMGPbX">Palau</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Panama/GckVVhnp">Panama</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Poland/eXJ7fd0D">Poland</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Portugal/lYzwDQ63">Portugal</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Puerto_Rico/jVStMyG4">Puerto Rico</a>*</li> <li> <a href="/facts/Qatar/K4EkNXJE">Qatar</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Romania/yolzk5cN">Romania</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Russia/jfkCwyxn">Russia</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/San_Marino/dlbbyRcT">San Marino</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Saudi_Arabia/uyUpe1J2">Saudi Arabia</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Seychelles/Ub9we8XU">Seychelles</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Singapore/CQDkhUvD">Singapore</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Sint_Maarten/MUFmDfD5">Sint Maarten</a>*</li> <li> <a href="/facts/Slovakia/gmJwpwM3">Slovakia</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Slovenia/EcYU22W4">Slovenia</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Spain/bIyrB8EY">Spain</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis/SMPo2Ybr">Saint Kitts and Nevis</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Collectivity_of_Saint_Martin/o44Cjp0h">Saint Martin</a>*</li> <li> <a href="/facts/Sweden/u3qC7lyj">Sweden</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Switzerland/LcGuxeTe">Switzerland</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Taiwan/VcJoUD8w">Taiwan</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Trinidad_and_Tobago/jTXQP4Fe">Trinidad and Tobago</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Turks_and_Caicos_Islands/LsEcDYXp">Turks and Caicos Islands</a>*</li> <li> <a href="/facts/United_Arab_Emirates/o1bEjgbR">United Arab Emirates</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2">United Kingdom</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Uruguay/X6V0apCb">Uruguay</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/United_States_Virgin_Islands/VwDBzBGT">United States Virgin Islands</a>*</li></ul> <h3>Development Assistance Committee members</h3> <p class="note">See also: <a href="/facts/Development_Assistance_Committee/9xp2V7CK">Development Assistance Committee</a></p> <p>There are 29 <a href="/facts/OECD/CI9W2zGv">OECD</a> member countries and the <a href="/facts/European_Union/6GYcR8qM">European Union</a>—in the <a href="/facts/Development_Assistance_Committee/9xp2V7CK">Development Assistance Committee</a> (DAC),<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a> a group of the world's major donor countries that discusses issues surrounding <a href="/facts/Development_aid/0FQxWKfK">development aid</a> and <a href="/facts/Poverty_reduction/qTXfx5c1">poverty reduction</a> in <a href="/facts/Developing_country/eTfS4kxl">developing countries</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a> The following OECD member countries are DAC members: </p><p>25 countries in Europe: </p> <ul><li> <a href="/facts/Austria/4qWIMIyc">Austria</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Belgium/YKuMXP5j">Belgium</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Czech_Republic/vJYLD66Q">Czech Republic</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Denmark/KVtykzsw">Denmark</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Estonia/PVjB16TI">Estonia</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Finland/G5Ak6T91">Finland</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3">France</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Germany/paluuWBX">Germany</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Greece/lqHw8bTB">Greece</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Hungary/YRedQLtI">Hungary</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Iceland/E4KGYs2j">Iceland</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Republic_of_Ireland/k8JzXVze">Ireland</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Italy/tUf0PDYF">Italy</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Lithuania/dApVjLWW">Lithuania</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Luxembourg/vRN04l7f">Luxembourg</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Netherlands/y8xn5stT">Netherlands</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Norway/wlDRKRTR">Norway</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Poland/eXJ7fd0D">Poland</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Portugal/lYzwDQ63">Portugal</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Slovakia/gmJwpwM3">Slovakia</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Slovenia/EcYU22W4">Slovenia</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Spain/bIyrB8EY">Spain</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Sweden/u3qC7lyj">Sweden</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Switzerland/LcGuxeTe">Switzerland</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2">United Kingdom</a></li></ul> <p>two countries in the Americas: </p> <ul><li> <a href="/facts/Canada/cWWFM8oc">Canada</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></li></ul> <p>two countries in Asia: </p> <ul><li> <a href="/facts/Japan/U5mz0SRT">Japan</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/South_Korea/pCobAaVw">South Korea</a></li></ul> <p>two countries in Oceania: </p> <ul><li> <a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq">Australia</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/New_Zealand/4mpSlJdg">New Zealand</a></li></ul> <h3>IMF advanced economies</h3> <p>According to the <a href="/facts/International_Monetary_Fund/tPSTWWS4">International Monetary Fund</a>, 41 countries and territories are officially listed as "advanced economies",<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18"><sup>18</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:19" href="#fn:19"><sup>19</sup></a> with the addition of 7 <a href="/facts/Microstates/6VbqWXq4">microstates</a> and dependencies modified by the <a href="/facts/CIA/U7urmQYL">CIA</a> which were omitted from the IMF version:<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:20" href="#fn:20"><sup>20</sup></a> </p><p>29 countries and dependencies in <a href="/facts/Europe/DTAtrKfh">Europe</a> classified by the IMF, 6 others given by the CIA: </p> <ul><li> <a href="/facts/Andorra/VItvtXBe">Andorra</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Austria/4qWIMIyc">Austria</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Belgium/YKuMXP5j">Belgium</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Croatia/MSS0yyvw">Croatia</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Cyprus/t9wL6lVK">Cyprus</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Czech_Republic/vJYLD66Q">Czech Republic</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Denmark/KVtykzsw">Denmark</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Estonia/PVjB16TI">Estonia</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Finland/G5Ak6T91">Finland</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3">France</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Germany/paluuWBX">Germany</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Greece/lqHw8bTB">Greece</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Iceland/E4KGYs2j">Iceland</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Republic_of_Ireland/k8JzXVze">Ireland</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Italy/tUf0PDYF">Italy</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Latvia/y2PSa8lx">Latvia</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Lithuania/dApVjLWW">Lithuania</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Luxembourg/vRN04l7f">Luxembourg</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Malta/FsqM3M37">Malta</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Netherlands/y8xn5stT">Netherlands</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Norway/wlDRKRTR">Norway</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Portugal/lYzwDQ63">Portugal</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/San_Marino/dlbbyRcT">San Marino</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Slovakia/gmJwpwM3">Slovakia</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Slovenia/EcYU22W4">Slovenia</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Spain/bIyrB8EY">Spain</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Sweden/u3qC7lyj">Sweden</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Switzerland/LcGuxeTe">Switzerland</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2">United Kingdom</a></li></ul> <p>Plusd </p> <ul><li><i> <a href="/facts/Faroe_Islands/HMJ3bfmN">Faroe Islands</a></i></li> <li><i> <a href="/facts/Bailiwick_of_Guernsey/PwKg43uI">Guernsey</a></i></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Holy_See/7tK8AceC">Holy See</a></li> <li><i> <a href="/facts/Jersey/3lBLWgpg">Jersey</a></i></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Liechtenstein/dPnsqDnS">Liechtenstein</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Monaco/QjjEJwKy">Monaco</a></li></ul> <p>seven countries and territories in <a href="/facts/Asia/4IToYrrQ">Asia</a>: </p> <ul><li><i> <a href="/facts/Hong_Kong/4nAf3mqQ">Hong Kong</a></i></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Israel/dEe3IcaY">Israel</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Japan/U5mz0SRT">Japan</a></li> <li><i> <a href="/facts/Macau/KEm5w6xH">Macau</a></i></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Singapore/CQDkhUvD">Singapore</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/South_Korea/pCobAaVw">South Korea</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Taiwan/VcJoUD8w">Taiwan</a></li></ul> <p>three countries and territories in the <a href="/facts/Americas/hEuUTL4K">Americas</a> classified by the IMF, one territory given by the CIA : </p> <ul><li> <a href="/facts/Canada/cWWFM8oc">Canada</a></li> <li><i> <a href="/facts/Puerto_Rico/jVStMyG4">Puerto Rico</a></i></li> <li> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></li> <li><i> <a href="/facts/Bermuda/dYgp0TF4">Bermuda</a></i> d</li></ul> <p>two countries in <a href="/facts/Oceania/vzTEvsfV">Oceania</a>: </p> <ul><li> <a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq">Australia</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/New_Zealand/4mpSlJdg">New Zealand</a></li></ul> <p>d The CIA has modified an older version of the IMF's list of 38 Advanced Economies, noting that the IMF's Advanced Economies list "would presumably also cover the following nine smaller countries of Andorra, Bermuda, Faroe Islands, Guernsey, Holy See, Jersey, Liechtenstein, Monaco, and San Marino[...]". San Marino (2012) and Andorra (2021) were later included in the IMF's list.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:21" href="#fn:21"><sup>21</sup></a> </p> <h3>Paris Club members</h3> <p>There are 22 permanent members in the <a href="/facts/Paris_Club/d9LvuQ36">Paris Club</a> (<a href="/facts/French_language/qe1DnaQh">French</a>: <i>Club de Paris</i>), a group of officials from major creditor countries whose role is to find coordinated and sustainable solutions to the payment difficulties experienced by debtor countries. </p><p>15 countries in Europe: </p> <ul><li> <a href="/facts/Austria/4qWIMIyc">Austria</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Belgium/YKuMXP5j">Belgium</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Denmark/KVtykzsw">Denmark</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Finland/G5Ak6T91">Finland</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3">France</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Germany/paluuWBX">Germany</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Republic_of_Ireland/k8JzXVze">Ireland</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Italy/tUf0PDYF">Italy</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Netherlands/y8xn5stT">Netherlands</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Norway/wlDRKRTR">Norway</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Russia/jfkCwyxn">Russia</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Spain/bIyrB8EY">Spain</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Sweden/u3qC7lyj">Sweden</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Switzerland/LcGuxeTe">Switzerland</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2">United Kingdom</a></li></ul> <p>three countries in the Americas: </p> <ul><li> <a href="/facts/Brazil/QHkG46GL">Brazil</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Canada/cWWFM8oc">Canada</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></li></ul> <p>three countries in Asia: </p> <ul><li> <a href="/facts/Israel/dEe3IcaY">Israel</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Japan/U5mz0SRT">Japan</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/South_Korea/pCobAaVw">South Korea</a></li></ul> <p>one country in Oceania: </p> <ul><li> <a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq">Australia</a></li></ul> <h2 id="comparative-table-2024">Comparative table (2024)</h2> <p>Comparative table of countries with a "very high" human development (0.800 or higher), according to <a href="/facts/United_Nations_Development_Programme/y3gpXUHD">UNDP</a>; "advanced" economies, according to the <a href="/facts/International_Monetary_Fund/tPSTWWS4">IMF</a>; "high income" economies, according to the <a href="/facts/World_Bank/hIH9uUb2">World Bank</a>. </p> <table><tbody><tr><th colspan="4">Developed countries</th></tr><tr><th>Countries</th><th>HDI<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:22" href="#fn:22"><sup>22</sup></a></th><th>IMF<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:23" href="#fn:23"><sup>23</sup></a></th><th>WB<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:24" href="#fn:24"><sup>24</sup></a></th></tr><tr><th colspan="4"><i>2023</i></th></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Croatia/MSS0yyvw">Croatia</a></td><td>Yes since 2007</td><td>Yes since 2023</td><td>Yes since 2017</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4"><i>2021</i></th></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/San_Marino/dlbbyRcT">San Marino</a></td><td>Yes since 2021</td><td>Yes since 2012</td><td>Yes since 2000</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4"><i>2020</i></th></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Andorra/VItvtXBe">Andorra</a></td><td>Yes since 2003</td><td>Yes since 2020</td><td>Yes since 1990</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4"><i>2015</i></th></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Lithuania/dApVjLWW">Lithuania</a></td><td>Yes since 2005</td><td>Yes since 2015</td><td>Yes since 2012</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4"><i>2014</i></th></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Latvia/y2PSa8lx">Latvia</a></td><td>Yes since 2005</td><td>Yes since 2014</td><td>Yes since 2012</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4"><i>2011</i></th></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Estonia/PVjB16TI">Estonia</a></td><td>Yes since 2003</td><td>Yes since 2011</td><td>Yes since 2006</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4"><i>2009</i></th></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Slovakia/gmJwpwM3">Slovakia</a></td><td>Yes since 2006</td><td>Yes since 2009</td><td>Yes since 2007</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Czech_Republic/vJYLD66Q">Czech Republic</a></td><td>Yes since 2001</td><td>Yes since 2009</td><td>Yes since 2006</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4"><i>2008</i></th></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Malta/FsqM3M37">Malta</a></td><td>Yes since 2003</td><td>Yes since 2008</td><td>Yes since 2002</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Liechtenstein/dPnsqDnS">Liechtenstein</a></td><td>Yes since 2000</td><td>Yes since 2008</td><td>Yes since 1990</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Monaco/QjjEJwKy">Monaco</a></td><td>Yes before 1990<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:25" href="#fn:25"><sup>25</sup></a></td><td>Yes since 2008</td><td>Yes before 1990</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4"><i>2007</i></th></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Slovenia/EcYU22W4">Slovenia</a></td><td>Yes since 1998</td><td>Yes since 2007</td><td>Yes since 1997</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4"><i>2005</i></th></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Portugal/lYzwDQ63">Portugal</a></td><td>Yes since 2005</td><td>Yes since 1989<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:26" href="#fn:26"><sup>26</sup></a></td><td>Yes since 1994</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4"><i>2001</i></th></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Greece/lqHw8bTB">Greece</a></td><td>Yes since 2001</td><td>Yes since 1989<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:27" href="#fn:27"><sup>27</sup></a></td><td>Yes since 1996</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/South_Korea/pCobAaVw">South Korea</a></td><td>Yes since 1999</td><td>Yes since 1997<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:28" href="#fn:28"><sup>28</sup></a></td><td>Yes since 2001</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Cyprus/t9wL6lVK">Cyprus</a></td><td>Yes since 2001</td><td>Yes since 2001</td><td>Yes since 1988</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4">1999</th></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Singapore/CQDkhUvD">Singapore</a></td><td>Yes since 1999</td><td>Yes since 1997<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:29" href="#fn:29"><sup>29</sup></a></td><td>Yes since 1987</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4"><i>1997</i></th></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Israel/dEe3IcaY">Israel</a></td><td>Yes since 1991</td><td>Yes since 1997<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:30" href="#fn:30"><sup>30</sup></a></td><td>Yes since 1987</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Taiwan/VcJoUD8w">Taiwan</a></td><td>N/A<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:31" href="#fn:31"><sup>31</sup></a></td><td>Yes since 1997<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:32" href="#fn:32"><sup>32</sup></a></td><td>Yes since 1987</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4"><i>1996</i></th></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Republic_of_Ireland/k8JzXVze">Ireland</a></td><td>Yes since 1996</td><td>Yes since 1945</td><td>Yes since 1987</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4"><i>1995</i></th></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Spain/bIyrB8EY">Spain</a></td><td>Yes since 1995</td><td>Yes since 1945</td><td>Yes since 1987</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Italy/tUf0PDYF">Italy</a></td><td>Yes since 1995</td><td>Yes since 1945</td><td>Yes since 1987</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4"><i>1994</i></th></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Finland/G5Ak6T91">Finland</a></td><td>Yes since 1994</td><td>Yes since 1945</td><td>Yes since 1987</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4"><i>1993</i></th></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3">France</a></td><td>Yes since 1993</td><td>Yes since 1945</td><td>Yes since 1987</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4"><i>1992</i></th></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2">United Kingdom</a></td><td>Yes since 1992</td><td>Yes since 1945</td><td>Yes since 1987</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Austria/4qWIMIyc">Austria</a></td><td>Yes since 1992</td><td>Yes since 1945</td><td>Yes since 1987</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Luxembourg/vRN04l7f">Luxembourg</a></td><td>Yes since 1992</td><td>Yes since 1945</td><td>Yes since 1987</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4"><i>1991</i></th></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Denmark/KVtykzsw">Denmark</a></td><td>Yes since 1991</td><td>Yes since 1945</td><td>Yes since 1987</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4"><i>1987</i></th></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/New_Zealand/4mpSlJdg">New Zealand</a></td><td>Yes before 1990</td><td>Yes since 1945</td><td>Yes since 1987</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Iceland/E4KGYs2j">Iceland</a></td><td>Yes before 1990</td><td>Yes since 1945</td><td>Yes since 1987</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Sweden/u3qC7lyj">Sweden</a></td><td>Yes before 1990</td><td>Yes since 1945</td><td>Yes since 1987</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq">Australia</a></td><td>Yes before 1990</td><td>Yes since 1945</td><td>Yes since 1987</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Belgium/YKuMXP5j">Belgium</a></td><td>Yes before 1990</td><td>Yes since 1945</td><td>Yes since 1987</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Canada/cWWFM8oc">Canada</a></td><td>Yes before 1990</td><td>Yes since 1945</td><td>Yes since 1987</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Germany/paluuWBX">Germany</a></td><td>Yes before 1990</td><td>Yes since 1945</td><td>Yes since 1987</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Japan/U5mz0SRT">Japan</a></td><td>Yes before 1990</td><td>Yes since 1945</td><td>Yes since 1987</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Netherlands/y8xn5stT">Netherlands</a></td><td>Yes before 1990</td><td>Yes since 1945</td><td>Yes since 1987</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>Yes before 1990</td><td>Yes since 1945</td><td>Yes since 1987</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Norway/wlDRKRTR">Norway</a></td><td>Yes before 1990</td><td>Yes since 1945</td><td>Yes since 1987</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Switzerland/LcGuxeTe">Switzerland</a></td><td>Yes before 1990</td><td>Yes since 1945</td><td>Yes since 1987</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4">In process</th></tr><tr><th>Countries</th><th>HDI<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:33" href="#fn:33"><sup>33</sup></a></th><th>IMF<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:34" href="#fn:34"><sup>34</sup></a></th><th>WB<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:35" href="#fn:35"><sup>35</sup></a></th></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Russia/jfkCwyxn">Russia</a></td><td>Yes since 2013</td><td>No</td><td>Yes since 2023</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Uruguay/X6V0apCb">Uruguay</a></td><td>Yes since 2014</td><td>No</td><td>Yes since 2012</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Chile/uEyTfEcx">Chile</a></td><td>Yes since 2007</td><td>No</td><td>Yes since 2012</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Trinidad_and_Tobago/jTXQP4Fe">Trinidad and Tobago</a></td><td>Yes since 2021</td><td>No</td><td>Yes since 2006</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Romania/yolzk5cN">Romania</a></td><td>Yes since 2013</td><td>No</td><td>Yes since 2021</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Panama/GckVVhnp">Panama</a></td><td>Yes since 2019</td><td>No</td><td>Yes since 2021</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/The_Bahamas/x6VKsUhj">Bahamas</a></td><td>Yes since 2016</td><td>No</td><td>Yes since 1987</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Hungary/YRedQLtI">Hungary</a></td><td>Yes since 2005</td><td>No</td><td>Yes since 2014</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Poland/eXJ7fd0D">Poland</a></td><td>Yes since 2003</td><td>No</td><td>Yes since 2009</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Kuwait/HJLFQ59s">Kuwait</a></td><td>Yes since 2014</td><td>No</td><td>Yes since 1987</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Bahrain/ndXdWPhr">Bahrain</a></td><td>Yes since 2012</td><td>No</td><td>Yes since 2001</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Oman/yNr7BPbm">Oman</a></td><td>Yes since 2012</td><td>No</td><td>Yes since 2007</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Saudi_Arabia/uyUpe1J2">Saudi Arabia</a></td><td>Yes since 2010</td><td>No</td><td>Yes since 2004</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/United_Arab_Emirates/o1bEjgbR">United Arab Emirates</a></td><td>Yes since 2004</td><td>No</td><td>Yes since 1987</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Brunei/dyz9JUn8">Brunei</a></td><td>Yes since 1999</td><td>No</td><td>Yes since 1990</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Qatar/K4EkNXJE">Qatar</a></td><td>Yes since 1996</td><td>No</td><td>Yes since 1987</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis/SMPo2Ybr">Saint Kitts and Nevis</a></td><td>Yes since 2011</td><td>No</td><td>Yes since 2012</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Seychelles/Ub9we8XU">Seychelles</a></td><td>Yes since 2022</td><td>No</td><td>Yes since 2014</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Antigua_and_Barbuda/DXQrHm3x">Antigua and Barbuda</a></td><td>Yes since 2007</td><td>No</td><td>Yes since 2012</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Barbados/ywYtqmRB">Barbados</a></td><td>Yes since 2016</td><td>No</td><td>Yes since 2006</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4">Other recognitions</th></tr><tr><th>Countries</th><th>HDI<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:36" href="#fn:36"><sup>36</sup></a></th><th>IMF<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:37" href="#fn:37"><sup>37</sup></a></th><th>WB<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:38" href="#fn:38"><sup>38</sup></a></th></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Serbia/U0LVzPdI">Serbia</a></td><td>Yes since 2019</td><td>No</td><td>No</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Costa_Rica/baw0GTI1">Costa Rica</a></td><td>Yes since 2019</td><td>No</td><td>No</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Argentina/aFSA5bAk">Argentina</a></td><td>Yes since 2006</td><td>No</td><td>No</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Montenegro/QynKJrw5">Montenegro</a></td><td>Yes since 2013</td><td>No</td><td>No</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Kazakhstan/Vfs8NI6e">Kazakhstan</a></td><td>Yes since 2015</td><td>No</td><td>No</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Malaysia/8zbUMzCP">Malaysia</a></td><td>Yes since 2016</td><td>No</td><td>No</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Turkey/KIYAWAs0">Turkey</a></td><td>Yes since 2015</td><td>No</td><td>No</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Georgia_(country)/ccBF8bBE">Georgia</a></td><td>Yes since 2019</td><td>No</td><td>No</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Belarus/vweHwgob">Belarus</a></td><td>Yes since 2012</td><td>No</td><td>No</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Bulgaria/Er5pY3YS">Bulgaria</a></td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Yes since 2023</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Guyana/xxadP7zF">Guyana</a></td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Yes since 2022</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Thailand/GCUnN4JK">Thailand</a></td><td>Yes since 2021</td><td>No</td><td>No</td></tr><tr><td> <a href="/facts/Nauru/ndT45vaC">Nauru</a></td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Yes since 2019</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Digital_divide/8EK5dtcv">Digital divide</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/First_World_privilege/MrIAXPxY">First World privilege</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/First_World_problem/fT51hsH6">First World problem</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Fourth_World/CQ6eKeV5">Fourth World</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Globalization/0locjSHH">Globalization</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/BRICS/FzdNoxGQ">BRICS</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/MIKTA/JfCDmRRk">MIKTA</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/G7/P5xVoq5y">G7</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/G20/pFut6kJQ">G20</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_countries_by_wealth_per_adult/d5WcLy87">List of countries by wealth per adult</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Multinational_corporation/qrMQSMTb">Multinational corporation</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Western_Bloc/RS9Ev5RJ">Western Bloc</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Developed_market/8eLxMIvK">Developed market</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/D-10_Strategy_Forum/9c4R6zTJ">D-10 Strategy Forum</a></li></ul> <h2 id="notes">Notes</h2> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li> Quotations related to Developed country at Wikiquote</li> <li><a href="https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2018/02/weodata/groups.htm#ae">IMF</a> (advanced economies)</li> <li><a href="https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/appendix/appendix-b.html">The World Factbook</a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080409033504/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/appendix/appendix-b.html">Archived</a> 9 April 2008 at the <a 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