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. 2018 Oct 12;24(10):727–741. doi: 10.1089/tmj.2017.0249

Appendix Table A4.

List of Countries Considered as Low- and Middle-Income Countries

INCOME GROUP REGION COUNTRIES GNI PER CAPITA (2016 CURRENT US DOLLARS) REMARKS
Low-income (GNI per capita of $1,005 or less in 2016) East Asia and Pacific Democratic People's Republic of Korea Data not available
  Latin America and Caribbean Haiti 780  
  South Asia Afghanistan 580  
    Nepal 730  
  Sub-Saharan Africa Benin 820  
    Burkina Faso 640  
    Burundi 280  
    Central African Republic 370  
    Chad 720 Value in 2011 current dollars (2011 cutoff: below $1,025)
    Comoros 760  
    Democratic Republic of the Congo 420  
    Eritrea 520  
    Ethiopia 660  
    The Gambia 440  
    Guinea 490  
    Guinea-Bissau 620  
    Liberia 370  
    Madagascar 400  
    Malawi 320  
    Mali 750  
    Mozambique 480  
    Niger 370  
    Rwanda 700  
    Senegal 950  
    Sierra Leone 490  
    Somalia Data not available
    South Sudan 820 Value in 2015 current dollars (2015 cutoff: below $1,025)
    Tanzania 900  
    Togo 540  
    Uganda 660  
    Zimbabwe 940  
Lower middle-income (GNI per capita between $1,006 and $3,955 in 2016) East Asia and Pacific Cambodia 1,140  
    Indonesia 3,400  
    Kiribati 2,380  
    Lao PDR 2,150  
    Federated States of Micronesia 3,680  
    Mongolia 3,550  
    Myanmar 1,190 Value in 2015 current dollars (2015 cutoff: $1,026 to $4,035)
    Papua New Guinea 2,160 Value in 2014 current dollars (cutoff: $1,046 to $4,125)
    Philippines 3,580  
    Solomon Islands 1,880  
    Timor-Leste 2,180 Value in 2015 current dollars (2015 cutoff: $1,026 to $4,035)
    Vanuatu 3,170 Value in 2014 current dollars (2014 cutoff: $1,046 to $4,125)
    Vietnam 2,050  
  Europe and Central Asia Armenia 3,760  
    Georgia 3,810  
    Kosovo 3,850  
    Kyrgyz Republic 1,100  
    Moldova 2,120  
    Tajikistan 1,110  
    Ukraine 2,310  
    Uzbekistan 2,220  
  Latin America and Caribbean Bolivia 3,070  
    El Salvador 3,920  
    Guatemala 3,790  
    Honduras 2,150  
    Nicaragua 2,050  
    Djibouti 1,030 Value in 2005 current dollars (2005 cutoff: $906 to $3,595)
    Arab Republic of Egypt 3,460  
    Jordan 3,920  
    Morocco 2,850  
    Syrian Arab Republic 1,840 Value in 2007 current dollars (2007 cutoff: $936 to $3,855)
    Tunisia 3,690  
    West Bank and Gaza 3,230  
    Republic of Yemen 1,040  
  South Asia Bangladesh 1,330  
    Bhutan 2,510  
    India 1,680  
    Pakistan 1,510  
    Sri Lanka 3,780  
  Sub-Saharan Africa Angola 3,440  
    Cabo Verde 2,970  
    Cameroon 1,200  
    Republic of the Congo 1,710  
    Côte d'Ivoire 1,520  
    Ghana 1,380  
    Kenya 1,380  
    Lesotho 1,210  
    Mauritania 1,120  
    Nigeria 2,450  
    São Tomé and Principe 1,730  
    Sudan 2,140  
    Swaziland 2,830  
    Zambia 1,300  

Countries included in this review is highlighted in bold.

GNI, gross national income.