Table 1.
List of World Bank low-income to lower-middle-income countries—July 2016
| Country | Region | World Bank class |
| Afghanistan | South Asia | Low income |
| Armenia | Europe and Central Asia | Lower middle income |
| Bangladesh | South Asia | Lower middle income |
| Benin | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
| Bhutan | South Asia | Lower middle income |
| Bolivia | Latin America and Caribbean | Lower middle income |
| Burkina Faso | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
| Burundi | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
| Cabo Verde | Sub-Saharan Africa | Lower middle income |
| Cambodia | East Asia and Pacific | Lower middle income |
| Cameroon | Sub-Saharan Africa | Lower middle income |
| Central African Republic | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
| Chad | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
| Comoros | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
| Congo, Rep. | Sub-Saharan Africa | Lower middle income |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Sub-Saharan Africa | Lower middle income |
| Djibouti | Middle East and North Africa | Lower middle income |
| Egypt, Arab Rep. | Middle East and North Africa | Lower middle income |
| El Salvador | Latin America and Caribbean | Lower middle income |
| Eritrea | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
| Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
| Gambia, The | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
| Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | Lower middle income |
| Guatemala | Latin America and Caribbean | Lower middle income |
| Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
| Guinea-Bissau | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
| Haiti | Latin America and Caribbean | Low income |
| Honduras | Latin America and Caribbean | Lower middle income |
| India | South Asia | Lower middle income |
| Indonesia | East Asia and Pacific | Lower middle income |
| Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | Lower middle income |
| Kiribati | East Asia and Pacific | Lower middle income |
| Korea, Dem. People’s Rep. | East Asia and Pacific | Low income |
| Kosovo | Europe and Central Asia | Lower middle income |
| Kyrgyz Republic | Europe and Central Asia | Lower middle income |
| Lao PDR | East Asia and Pacific | Lower middle income |
| Lesotho | Sub-Saharan Africa | Lower middle income |
| Liberia | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
| Madagascar | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
| Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
| Mali | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
| Mauritania | Sub-Saharan Africa | Lower middle income |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | East Asia and Pacific | Lower middle income |
| Moldova | Europe and Central Asia | Lower middle income |
| Mongolia | East Asia and Pacific | Lower middle income |
| Morocco | Middle East and North Africa | Lower middle income |
| Mozambique | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
| Myanmar | East Asia and Pacific | Lower middle income |
| Nepal | South Asia | Low income |
| Nicaragua | Latin America and Caribbean | Lower middle income |
| Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
| Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | Lower middle income |
| Pakistan | South Asia | Lower middle income |
| Papua New Guinea | East Asia and Pacific | Lower middle income |
| Philippines | East Asia and Pacific | Lower middle income |
| Rwanda | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
| Samoa | East Asia and Pacific | Lower middle income |
| São Tomé and Principe | Sub-Saharan Africa | Lower middle income |
| Senegal | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
| Sierra Leone | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
| Solomon Islands | East Asia and Pacific | Lower middle income |
| Somalia | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
| South Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
| Sri Lanka | South Asia | Lower middle income |
| Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | Lower middle income |
| Swaziland | Sub-Saharan Africa | Lower middle income |
| Syrian Arab Republic | Middle East and North Africa | Lower middle income |
| Tajikistan | Europe and Central Asia | Lower middle income |
| Tanzania | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
| Timor-Leste | East Asia and Pacific | Lower middle income |
| Togo | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
| Tonga | East Asia and Pacific | Lower middle income |
| Tunisia | Middle East and North Africa | Lower middle income |
| Uganda | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |
| Ukraine | Europe and Central Asia | Lower middle income |
| Uzbekistan | Europe and Central Asia | Lower middle income |
| Vanuatu | East Asia and Pacific | Lower middle income |
| Vietnam | East Asia and Pacific | Lower middle income |
| West Bank and Gaza | Middle East and North Africa | Lower middle income |
| Yemen, Rep. | Middle East and North Africa | Lower middle income |
| Zambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | Lower middle income |
| Zimbabwe | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low income |