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{{Short description|Country with a developed economy and infrastructure}}
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A '''developed country''', '''industrialized country''', '''more developed country''', or '''more economically developed country''' ('''MEDC'''), is a [[sovereign state]] that has a developed economy and advanced technological infrastructure relative to other less industrialized nations. Most commonly, the criteria for evaluating the degree of economic development are [[gross domestic product]] (GDP), [[gross national product]] (GNP), the [[per capita income]], level of industrialization, amount of widespread infrastructure and general standard of living.<ref>[http://www.investopedia.com/terms/d/developed-economy.asp#axzz1legO8olO Developed Economy Definition] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322201145/http://www.investopedia.com/terms/d/developed-economy.asp |date=22 March 2016 }}. Investopedia (16 April 2010). Retrieved 2013-07-12.</ref> Which criteria are to be used and which countries can be classified as being developed are subjects of debate.


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Developed countries have generally [[Post-industrial society|post-industrial]] economies, meaning the [[service sector]] provides more wealth than the [[industrial sector]]. They are contrasted with [[developing country|developing countries]], which are in the process of [[industrialization]] or pre-industrial and almost entirely [[Agriculture|agrarian]], some of which might fall into the category of [[Least developed country|least developed countries]]. As of 2015, advanced economies comprise 60.8% of global GDP based on [[nominal value]]s and 42.9% of global GDP based on [[purchasing power parity|purchasing-power parity]] (PPP) according to the [[International Monetary Fund]].<ref>[http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2015/02/weodata/weorept.aspx?pr.x=30&pr.y=7&sy=1980&ey=2016&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&c=001%2C110&s=NGDPD%2CPPPGDP%2CPPPSH&grp=1&a=1 IMF GDP data (October 2015)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041611/http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2015/02/weodata/weorept.aspx?pr.x=30&pr.y=7&sy=1980&ey=2016&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&c=001%2C110&s=NGDPD%2CPPPGDP%2CPPPSH&grp=1&a=1 |date=4 March 2016 }}</ref> In 2017, the ten largest advanced economies by GDP in both nominal and PPP terms were [[Australia]], [[Canada]], [[France]], [[Germany]], [[Italy]], [[Japan]], [[South Korea]], [[Spain]], the [[United Kingdom]], and the [[United States]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2018/01/weodata/weoselco.aspx?g=110&sg=All+countries+/+Advanced+economies|title=All countries/Advanced economies|website=www.imf.org|language=en-US|access-date=29 June 2018}}</ref>
{{legend|#00b9fa|Developed countries ([[International Monetary Fund|IMF]])}}
{{legend|#ffb219|[[Developing countries]] (IMF)}}
{{legend|#ff562f|[[Least developed countries]] ([[United Nations|UN]])}}
{{legend|#b9b9b9|Data unavailable}}<br />World map showing country classifications per the [[International Monetary Fund|IMF]]<ref name="IMF1">{{cite web |title=World Economic and Financial Surveys World Economic Outlook Database—WEO Groups and Aggregates Information |url=https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2022/01/weodata/groups.htm |publisher=International Monetary Fund |access-date=2 June 2022 |archive-date=3 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230303145301/https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2022/01/weodata/groups.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> and the [[United Nations|UN]]<ref>[https://www.un.org/development/desa/dpad/wp-content/uploads/sites/45/publication/ldc_list.pdf Least Developed Countries] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517090756/http://www.unohrlls.org/en/ldc/related/62/ |date=17 May 2011 }} ({{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20191221185727/http://unohrlls.org/custom-content/uploads/2018/12/list-of-least-developed-countries-rev1.pdf 2018 list]}})</ref> (last updated April 2023). "Developed economies" according to this classification scheme are shown in blue. The map does not include classifications by the World Bank.]]


A '''developed country''', or '''advanced country''',<ref name="adv1">{{cite web |title=Fiscal Policy and Inclusive Growth in Advanced Countries: Their Experience and Implications for Asia |url=https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/publication/150177/ewp-422.pdf |website=adb.org |publisher=[[Asian Development Bank]] |date=December 2014 |access-date=8 July 2021 |archive-date=26 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726220914/https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/publication/150177/ewp-422.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="adv2">{{cite web |title=Advanced Countries Will Benefit Most from Progress in Technology, with Lesser Benefits to Other Nations |url=https://www.rand.org/news/press/2006/06/01.html |website=rand.org |publisher=[[RAND Corporation]] |date=1 June 2006 |access-date=8 July 2021 |archive-date=21 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210821221948/https://www.rand.org/news/press/2006/06/01.html |url-status=live }}</ref> is a [[sovereign state]] that has a high [[quality of life]], [[developed economy]], and advanced technological infrastructure relative to other less industrialized nations. Most commonly, the criteria for evaluating the degree of economic development are the [[gross domestic product]] (GDP), [[gross national product]] (GNP), the [[per capita income]], level of industrialization, amount of widespread infrastructure and general standard of living.<ref>[http://www.investopedia.com/terms/d/developed-economy.asp#axzz1legO8olO Developed Economy Definition] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322201145/http://www.investopedia.com/terms/d/developed-economy.asp |date=22 March 2016 }}. Investopedia (16 April 2010). Retrieved 12 July 2013.</ref> Which criteria are to be used and which countries can be classified as being developed are subjects of debate. Different definitions of developed countries are provided by the [[Developed country#IMF advanced economies|International Monetary Fund]] and the [[Developed country#High-income economies|World Bank]]; moreover, [[Developed country#Human Development Index (HDI)|HDI ranking]] is used to reflect the composite index of life expectancy, education, and income per capita. In [[Developed country#Comparative table (2024)|2024]], 40 countries fit all three criteria, while an additional 20 countries fit two out of three.
==Similar terms==
{{See also|North–South divide}}


Developed countries have generally more advanced [[post-industrial society|post-industrial]] economies, meaning the [[tertiary sector of the economy|service sector]] provides more wealth than the [[secondary sector of the economy|industrial sector]]. They are contrasted with [[developing country|developing countries]], which are in the process of [[industrialisation]] or are pre-industrial and almost entirely [[agriculture|agrarian]], some of which might fall into the category of [[Least Developed Countries]]. {{As of|2023}}, advanced economies comprise 57.3% of global GDP based on [[real versus nominal value (economics)|nominal values]] and 41.1% of global GDP based on [[purchasing power parity|purchasing-power parity]] (PPP) according to the [[International Monetary Fund|IMF]].<ref name=":5">{{cite web |author=International Monetary Fund |title=World Economic Outlook Database, April 2023 |url=https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WEO/weo-database/2023/April |publisher=[[International Monetary Fund]] |access-date=30 April 2023 |archive-date=13 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413194731/https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WEO/weo-database/2023/April |url-status=live }}</ref>
Terms linked to the concept ''developed country'' include "advanced country", "industrialized country", "'more developed country" (MDC), "more economically developed country" (MEDC), "[[Global North]] country", "[[First World|first world]] country", and "post-industrial country". The term industrialized country may be somewhat ambiguous, as [[industrialization]] is an ongoing process that is hard to define. The first industrialized country was the [[United Kingdom]], followed by Belgium. Later it spread further to [[Germany]], [[United States]], [[France]] and other [[Western Europe]]an countries. According to some [[economist]]s such as [[Jeffrey Sachs]], however, the current divide between the developed and [[Developing country|developing world]] is largely a phenomenon of the 20th century.<!--


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==Definition and criteria==
== Definition and criteria ==
[[File:UNCTADclassificationofeconomies.png|thumb|334x334px|Economic classification of the world's countries and territories by UN Trade and Development: developed economies are highlighted in blue.<ref name="UNCTADstat"/><ref name="classfications">{{cite web|title=Classifications - UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics 2023|url=https://hbs.unctad.org/classifications/|publisher=unctad.org}}</ref>]]
Economic criteria have tended to dominate discussions. One such criterion is income per capita; countries with high [[gross domestic product]] (GDP) per capita would thus be described as developed countries. Another economic criterion is [[industrialization]]; countries in which the [[tertiary sector of industry|tertiary]] and [[quaternary sector of industry|quaternary sectors of industry]] dominate would thus be described as developed. More recently another measure, the [[Human Development Index]] (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.
Economic criteria have tended to dominate discussions. One such criterion is the income per capita; countries with the high [[gross domestic product]] (GDP) per capita would thus be described as developed countries. Another economic criterion is [[industrialisation]]; countries in which the [[tertiary sector of the economy|tertiary]] and [[quaternary sector of the economy|quaternary sectors of industry]] dominate would thus be described as developed. More recently, another measure, the [[Human Development Index]] (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 [[List of countries by wealth per adult|net wealth per capita]] or the relative [[Quality (business)|quality of goods]] in a country. This situation tends to lower the ranking of some of the most advanced countries, such as the [[Group of Seven|G7]] members and others.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R2D0AAAAMAAJ|title=The Courier|date=1994|publisher=Commission of the European Communities|language=en|access-date=20 January 2021|archive-date=15 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200315205542/https://books.google.com/books?id=R2D0AAAAMAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.economicshelp.org/blog/glossary/human-development-index/|title=Human development index|work=Economics Help|access-date=23 September 2018|language=en-GB|archive-date=17 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201217215047/https://www.economicshelp.org/blog/glossary/human-development-index/|url-status=live}}</ref>


According to the [[United Nations Statistics Division]]:
According to the [[United Nations Statistics Division]]:
<blockquote>There is no established convention for the designation of "developed" and "developing" countries or areas in the [[United Nations]] system.<ref name="unstated.un.org">{{cite web |title=Millennium Development Indicators: World and regional groupings |url=https://unstats.un.org/unsd/mi/worldmillennium.htm |publisher=[[United Nations Statistics Division]] |date=2003 |at=Note b |access-date=13 May 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050210031555/http://unstats.un.org/unsd/mi/worldmillennium.htm |archive-date=10 February 2005 }}</ref></blockquote>

<blockquote>There is no established convention for the designation of "developed" and "developing" countries or areas in the [[United Nations]] system.<ref name="unstated.un.org">{{cite web |title=Millennium Development Indicators: World and regional groupings |url=https://unstats.un.org/unsd/mi/worldmillennium.htm |publisher=[[United Nations Statistics Division]] |date=2003 |at=Note b |accessdate=13 May 2017 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050210031555/http://unstats.un.org/unsd/mi/worldmillennium.htm |archivedate=10 February 2005 |df= }}</ref></blockquote>


And it notes that:
And it notes that:
<blockquote>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.<ref name="unstats.un.org">{{cite web |title=Standard Country and Area Codes Classifications (M49): Developed Regions |url=http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm |publisher=[[United Nations Statistics Division]] |access-date=13 May 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170711220015/https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm |archive-date=11 July 2017 }}</ref></blockquote>


Nevertheless, the [[UN Trade and Development]] considers that this categorization can continue to be applied:
<blockquote>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.<ref name="unstats.un.org">{{Cite web |title=Standard Country and Area Codes Classifications (M49): Developed Regions |url=http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm |publisher=[[United Nations Statistics Division]] |access-date=13 May 2017 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170711220015/https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm |archivedate=11 July 2017 |df= }}</ref></blockquote>
<blockquote>The developed economies broadly comprise Northern America and Europe, Israel, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia, and New Zealand.<ref name="UNCTADstat">{{cite web | url=https://unctadstat.unctad.org/EN/Classifications.html#:~:text=The%20developed%20economies%20broadly%20comprise,as%20Australia%20and%20New%20Zealand | title=UNCTADstat - Classifications | access-date=30 September 2022 | archive-date=6 October 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006081729/http://unctadstat.unctad.org/en/classifications.html#:~:text=The%20developed%20economies%20broadly%20comprise,as%20Australia%20and%20New%20Zealand | url-status=live }}</ref></blockquote>


==Human Development Index (HDI)==
=== Similar terms ===
{{See also|Global North and Global South}}
{{Main article|Human Development Index|List of countries by Human Development Index}}
Terms linked to the concept ''developed country'' include "advanced country", "industrialized country", "more developed country" (MDC), "more economically developed country" (MEDC), "[[North–South divide in the World|Global North]] country", "[[First World|first world]] country", and "post-industrial country". The term industrialized country may be somewhat ambiguous, as [[industrialisation]] is an ongoing process that is hard to define. The first industrialized country was the [[United Kingdom]], followed by [[Belgium]]. Later it spread further to [[Germany]], [[United States]], [[France]] and other [[Western Europe]]an countries. According to some [[economist]]s such as [[Jeffrey Sachs]], however, the current divide between the developed and [[Developing country|developing world]] is largely a phenomenon of the 20th century.<ref name="The End of Poverty">{{cite book |last=Sachs |first=Jeffrey |url=https://archive.org/details/endofpovertyecon0000sach |title=The End of Poverty |publisher=The Penguin Press |year=2005 |isbn=1-59420-045-9 |location=New York, New York |url-access=registration}}</ref>
The UN HDI is a statistical measure that gauges a country's level of human development. While there is a strong correlation between having a high HDI score and 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."


[[Mathis Wackernagel]] 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."<ref name="Ecological Footprint: Managing Our Biocapacity Budget">{{cite book|last1=Wackernagel|first1=Mathis|url=https://www.newsociety.com/Books/E/Ecological-Footprint|title=Ecological Footprint: Managing Our Biocapacity Budget|last2=Beyers|first2=Bert|publisher=New Society Publishers|year=2019|isbn=978-0-86571-911-8|location=Gabriola Island, BC, Canada|page=132|author-link=Mathis Wackernagel|access-date=20 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230123431/https://www.newsociety.com/Books/E/Ecological-Footprint|archive-date=30 December 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
Since 1990, [[Norway]] (2001–2006, 2009–2013), [[Japan]] (1990–1991 and 1993), [[Canada]] (1992 and 1994–2000) and [[Iceland]] (2007–2008) have had the highest HDI score. The top 47 countries have scores ranging from 0.793 in [[Barbados]] to 0.955 in [[Norway]].


A 2021 analysis proposes the term ''emerged'' to describe markets, economies, or countries that have graduated from [[emerging market]] status, but have not yet reached the level equivalent to developed countries.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Lee|first1=Eun Su|last2=Liu|first2=Wei|last3=Yang|first3=Jing Yu|date=23 September 2021|title=Neither developed nor emerging: Dual paths for outward FDI and home country innovation in emerged market MNCs|url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969593121001438|journal=International Business Review|volume=32 |issue=2 |language=en|page=101925|doi=10.1016/j.ibusrev.2021.101925|s2cid=244268711|issn=0969-5931}}</ref> Multinational corporations from these emerging markets present unique patterns of overseas expansion and knowledge acquisition from foreign countries.
Many countries listed by IMF or<!--


== Economy lists by various criteria ==
START REF--><ref group="Note">The official classification of "advanced economies" is originally made by the [[International Monetary Fund]] (IMF). The IMF list doesn't deal with non-IMF members. The [[Central Intelligence Agency]] (CIA) intends to follow IMF list but adds few economies which aren't dealt with by IMF due to their not being IMF members. By May 2001, [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/appendix/appendix-b.html the advanced country list of the CIA] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080409033504/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/appendix/appendix-b.html |date=9 April 2008 }} was more comprehensive than the original IMF list. However, since May 2001, three additional countries ([[Cyprus]], [[Malta]] and [[Slovenia]]) have been added to the original IMF list, thus leaving the CIA list not updated.</ref><!--END REF--> CIA as "advanced" (as of 2009), possess an HDI over 0.788 (as of 2010). Many countries<!--


=== Human Development Index (HDI) ===
START REF--><ref group="Note">Namely sovereign states, i.e., excluding [[Macau]]: In 2003, the government of Macau calculated its HDI as being 0.909 (the UN does not calculate Macau's HDI); In January 2007, the [http://english.people.com.cn/200701/29/eng20070129_345749.html People's Daily] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207054232/http://english.people.com.cn/200701/29/eng20070129_345749.html |date=7 December 2008 }} reported (from ''China Modernization Report 2007''): "In 2004... Macau... had reached the level of developed countries". The [http://www.unctad.org/en/docs/tdstat30_enfr.pdf UNCTAD] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070710000327/http://www.unctad.org/en/docs/tdstat30_enfr.pdf |date=10 July 2007 }} organisation (of the [[United Nations|UN]]), as well as the [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/appendix/appendix-b.html CIA] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080409033504/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/appendix/appendix-b.html |date=9 April 2008 }}, classify Macau as a "developing" territory. The [http://web.worldbank.org/servlets/ECR?contentMDK=20421402&sitePK=239419#High_income World Bank] classifies Macau as a high income economy (along with developed economies as well as with few developing economies).</ref><!--END REF --> possessing an HDI of 0.788 and over (as of 2010) are also listed by IMF or CIA as "advanced" (as of 2009). Thus, many "advanced economies" (as of 2009) are characterized by an HDI score of 0.9 or higher (as of 2007). Since April 2016, the IMF classifies Macau as an advanced economy.<!--
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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."


Since 1990, [[Norway]] (2001–2006, 2009–2019), [[Japan]] (1990–1991 and 1993), [[Canada]] (1992 and 1994–2000) and [[Iceland]] (2007–2008) have had the highest HDI score.
===Very high human development===


The following countries in the year 2022 are considered to be of "very high human development":<ref name="2022 components3">{{cite book |url=https://hdr.undp.org/content/human-development-report-2023-24 |title=Human Development Report 2023-24: Breaking the gridlock: Reimagining cooperation in a polarized world |date=13 March 2024 |publisher=United Nations Development Programme |access-date=16 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240317203048/https://hdr.undp.org/content/human-development-report-2023-24 |archive-date=17 March 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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|3|| {{sort|0|{{steady}}}}
| 2 || {{increase}} (1) ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Australia}} || 0.939 || {{increase}} 0.002
| {{left}} {{flag|Iceland}}
|| 0.959 || {{sort|0.28|{{increase}} 0.28%}}
|-
|-
|4|| {{sort|2|{{increase}} (2)}}
| 2 || {{steady}} ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Switzerland}} || 0.939 || {{increase}} 0.001
| {{left}} {{flag|Hong Kong}}
|| 0.956 || {{sort|0.38|{{increase}} 0.38%}}
|-
|-
| 4 || {{steady}} ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Germany}} || 0.926 || {{increase}} 0.002
| rowspan="2" | 5|| {{sort|1|{{increase}} (1)}}
| {{left}} {{flag|Denmark}}
| rowspan="2"| 0.952 || {{sort|0.35|{{increase}} 0.35%}}
|-
|-
| {{sort|0|{{steady}}}}
| 5 || {{increase}} (1) ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Denmark}} || 0.925 || {{increase}} 0.002
| {{left}} {{flag|Sweden}}|| {{sort|0.38|{{increase}} 0.38%}}
|-
|-
| 5 || {{decrease}} (1) ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Singapore}} || 0.925 || {{increase}} 0.001
| rowspan="2" | 7|| {{sort|8|{{increase}} (8)}}
| {{left}} {{flag|Ireland}}
| rowspan="2"| 0.950 || {{sort|0.38|{{increase}} 0.38%}}
|-
|-
| {{sort|-3|{{decrease}} (3)}}
| 7 || {{decrease}} (1) ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Netherlands}} || 0.924 || {{increase}} 0.001
| {{left}} {{flag|Germany}}|| {{sort|0.19|{{increase}} 0.19%}}
|-
|-
|9|| {{sort|-1|{{decrease}} (1)}}
| 8 || {{steady}} ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Ireland}} || 0.923 || {{increase}} 0.003
| {{left}} {{flag|Singapore}}
|| 0.949 || {{sort|0.25|{{increase}} 0.25%}}
|-
|-
| 9 || {{steady}} ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Iceland}} || 0.921 || {{increase}} 0.002
| rowspan="2" | 10|| {{sort|1|{{increase}} (1)}}
| {{left}} {{flag|Netherlands}}
| rowspan="2"| 0.946 || {{sort|0.26|{{increase}} 0.26%}}
|-
|-
| 10 || {{decrease}} (1) ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Canada}} || 0.920 || {{increase}} 0.001
| {{sort|-1|{{decrease}} (1)}}
| {{left}} {{flag|Australia}}|| {{sort|0.20|{{increase}} 0.20%}}
|-
|-
| 10 || {{increase}} (1) ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|United States}} || 0.920 || {{increase}} 0.002
| rowspan="3" | 12|| {{sort|2|{{increase}} (2)}}
| {{left}} {{flag|Liechtenstein}}
| rowspan="3"| 0.942 || {{sort|0.23|{{increase}} 0.23%}}
|-
|-
| {{sort|3|{{increase}} (3)}}
| 12 || {{steady}} ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Hong Kong}} || 0.917 || {{increase}} 0.001
| {{left}} {{flag|Belgium}}|| {{sort|0.26|{{increase}} 0.26%}}
|-
|-
| {{sort|0|{{steady}}}}
| 13 || {{steady}} ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|New Zealand}} || 0.915 || {{increase}} 0.002
| {{left}} {{flag|Finland}}
| {{sort|0.27|{{increase}} 0.27%}}
|-
|-
|15|| {{sort|3|{{increase}} (3)}}
| 14 || {{increase}} (1) ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Sweden}} || 0.913 || {{increase}} 0.004
| {{left}} {{flag|United Kingdom}}
|| 0.940 || {{sort|0.24|{{increase}} 0.24%}}
|-
|-
|16|| {{sort|-7|{{decrease}} (7)}}
| 15 || {{decrease}} (1) ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Liechtenstein}} || 0.912 || {{increase}} 0.001
| {{left}} {{flag|New Zealand}}
|| 0.939 || {{sort|0.13|{{increase}} 0.13%}}
|-
|-
|17|| {{sort|19|{{increase}} (19)}}
| 16 || {{steady}} ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|United Kingdom}} || 0.909 || {{increase}} 0.001
| {{left}} {{flag|United Arab Emirates}}
|| 0.937 || {{sort|1.04|{{increase}} 1.04%}}
|-
|-
|18|| {{sort|-5|{{decrease}} (5)}}
| 17 || {{steady}} ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Japan}} || 0.903 || {{increase}} 0.001
| {{left}} {{flag|Canada}}
|| 0.935 || {{sort|0.22|{{increase}} 0.22%}}
|-
|-
|19|| {{sort|3|{{increase}} (3)}}
| 18 || {{steady}} ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|South Korea}} || 0.901 || {{increase}} 0.002
| {{left}} {{flag|South Korea}}
| 0.929 || {{sort|0.36|{{increase}} 0.36%}}
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |20
| 19 || {{steady}} ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Israel}} || 0.899 || {{increase}} 0.001
| {{sort|-1|{{decrease}} (1)}}
| {{left}} {{flag|Luxembourg}}
| rowspan="2" |0.927
| {{sort|0.14|{{increase}} 0.14%}}
|-
|-
| {{sort|-5|{{decrease}} (5)}}
| 20 || {{steady}} ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Luxembourg}} || 0.898 || {{increase}} 0.002
| {{left}} {{flag|United States}}|| {{sort|0.10|{{increase}} 0.10%}}
|-
|-
| 21 || {{increase}} (1) ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|France}} || 0.897 || {{increase}} 0.003
| rowspan="2" | 22|| {{sort|1|{{increase}} (1)}}
| {{left}} {{flag|Slovenia}}
| rowspan="2"| 0.926 || {{sort|0.33|{{increase}} 0.33%}}
|-
|-
| 22 || {{decrease}} (1) ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Belgium}} || 0.896 || {{increase}} 0.001
| {{sort|-1|{{decrease}} (1)}}
| {{left}} {{flag|Austria}}|| {{sort|0.21|{{increase}} 0.21%}}
|-
|-
|24
| 23 || {{steady}} ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Finland}} || 0.895 || {{increase}} 0.002
| {{sort|-4|{{decrease}} (4)}}
| {{left}} {{flag|Japan}}
|0.920
| {{sort|0.16|{{increase}} 0.16%}}
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 25|| {{sort|-1|{{decrease}} (1)}}
| 24 || {{steady}} ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Austria}} || 0.893 || {{increase}} 0.001
| {{left}} {{flag|Israel}}
| rowspan="2"| 0.915 || {{sort|0.26|{{increase}} 0.26%}}
|-
|-
| {{sort|3|{{increase}} (3)}}
| 25 || {{steady}} ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Slovenia}} || 0.890 || {{increase}} 0.002
| {{left}} {{flag|Malta}}|| {{sort|0.50|{{increase}} 0.50%}}
|}
{{col-break}}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|-
|27|| {{sort|0|{{steady}}}}
!scope="col" colspan="2"| Rank
| {{left}} {{flag|Spain}}
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:250px;"| Country
|| 0.911 || {{sort|0.40|{{increase}} 0.40%}}
!scope="col" colspan="2"| HDI
|-
|-
|28|| {{sort|-3|{{decrease}} (3)}}
! scope="col" style="width:75px;"| <small>2016 estimates for 2015</small><br /><ref name="UNDP2016"/>
| {{left}} {{flag|France}}
! scope="col" style="width:75px;"| <small>Change in rank from previous year</small><ref name="UNDP2016"/>
|| 0.910 || {{sort|0.28|{{increase}} 0.28%}}
! scope="col" style="width:75px;"| <small>2016 estimates for 2015</small><br /><ref name="UNDP2016"/>
! scope="col" style="width:75px;"| <small>Change from previous year</small><br /><ref name="UNDP2016"/>
|-
|-
|29|| {{sort|3|{{increase}} (3)}}
| 26 || {{increase}} (1) ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Italy}} || 0.887 || {{increase}} 0.006
| {{left}} {{flag|Cyprus}}
|| 0.907 || {{sort|0.45|{{increase}} 0.45%}}
|-
|-
|30|| {{sort|0|{{steady}}}}
| 27 || {{decrease}} (1) ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Spain}} || 0.884 || {{increase}} 0.002
| {{left}} {{flag|Italy}}
|| 0.906 || {{sort|0.24|{{increase}} 0.24%}}
|-
|-
|31|| {{sort|-2|{{decrease}} (2)}}
| 28 || {{steady}} ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Czech Republic}} || 0.878 || {{increase}} 0.003
| {{left}} {{flag|Estonia}}
|| 0.899 || {{sort|0.33|{{increase}} 0.33%}}
|-
|-
|32|| {{sort|-6|{{decrease}} (6)}}
| 29 || {{steady}} ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Greece}} || 0.866 || {{increase}} 0.001
| {{left}} {{flag|Czech Republic}}
|| 0.895 || {{sort|0.22|{{increase}} 0.22%}}
|-
|-
|33|| {{sort|-3|{{decrease}} (3)}}
| 30 || {{steady}} ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Brunei}} || 0.865 || {{increase}} 0.001
| {{left}} {{flag|Greece}}
|| 0.893 || {{sort|0.18|{{increase}} 0.18%}}
|-
|-
|34|| {{sort|3|{{increase}} (3)}}
| 30 || {{increase}} (1) ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Estonia}} || 0.865 || {{increase}} 0.002
| {{left}} {{flag|Bahrain}}
|| 0.888 || {{sort|0.80|{{increase}} 0.80%}}
|-
|-
|35|| {{sort|3|{{increase}} (3)}}
| 32 || {{steady}} ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Andorra}} || 0.858 || {{increase}} 0.001
| {{left}} {{flag|Andorra}}
| 0.884 || {{sort|0.20|{{increase}} 0.20%}}
|-
|-
|36
| 33 || {{increase}} (1) ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Cyprus}} || 0.856 || {{increase}} 0.002
| {{sort|-2|{{decrease}} (2)}}
| {{left}} {{flag|Poland}}
|0.881
| {{sort|0.35|{{increase}} 0.35%}}
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |37
| 33 || {{increase}} (2) ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Malta}} || 0.856 || {{increase}} 0.003
| {{sort|2|{{increase}} (2)}}
| {{left}} {{flag|Latvia}}
| rowspan="2" |0.879
| {{sort|0.51|{{increase}} 0.51%}}
|-
|-
| {{sort|-2|{{decrease}} (2)}}
| 33 || {{steady}} ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Qatar}} || 0.856 || {{increase}} 0.001
| {{left}} {{flag|Lithuania}}|| {{sort|0.32|{{increase}} 0.32%}}
|-
|-
|39|| {{sort|6|{{increase}} (6)}}
| 36 || {{steady}} ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Poland}} || 0.855 || {{increase}} 0.003
| {{left}} {{flag|Croatia}}
|| 0.878 || {{sort|0.53|{{increase}} 0.53%}}
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 40|| {{sort|0|{{steady}}}}
| 37 || {{steady}} ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Lithuania}} || 0.848 || {{increase}} 0.002
| {{left}} {{flag|Qatar}}
| rowspan="2"| 0.875 || {{sort|0.45|{{increase}} 0.45%}}
|-
|-
| {{sort|6|{{increase}} (6)}}
| 38 || {{steady}} ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Chile}} || 0.847 || {{increase}} 0.002
| {{left}} {{flag|Saudi Arabia}}
| {{sort|0.70|{{increase}} 0.70%}}
|-
|-
| 42 || {{sort|0|{{steady}}}}
| 38 || {{steady}} ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Saudi Arabia}} || 0.847 || {{increase}} 0.002
| {{left}} {{flag|Portugal}}
| 0.874 || {{sort|0.42|{{increase}} 0.42%}}
|-
|-
|43
| 40 || {{steady}} ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Slovakia}} || 0.845 || {{increase}} 0.003
| {{sort|-10|{{decrease}} (10)}}
| {{left}} {{flag|San Marino}}
|0.867
| {{sort|-0.32|{{decrease}} 0.32%}}
|-
|-
|44|| {{sort|0|{{steady}}}}
| 41 || {{steady}} ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Portugal}} || 0.843 || {{increase}} 0.002
| {{left}} {{flag|Chile}}
|| 0.860 || {{sort|0.47|{{increase}} 0.47%}}
|-
|-
| 42 || {{steady}} ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|United Arab Emirates}} || 0.840 || {{increase}} 0.004
| rowspan="2" | 45|| {{sort|9|{{increase}} (9)}}
| {{left}} {{flag|Turkey}}
| rowspan="2"| 0.855 || {{sort|1.10|{{increase}} 1.10%}}
|-
|-
| {{sort|-5|{{decrease}} (5)}}
| 43 || {{steady}} ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Hungary}} || 0.836 || {{increase}} 0.002
| {{left}} {{flag|Slovakia}}|| {{sort|0.14|{{increase}} 0.14%}}
|-
|-
|47|| {{sort|0|{{steady}}}}
| 44 || {{steady}} ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Latvia}} || 0.830 || {{increase}} 0.002
| {{left}} {{flag|Hungary}}
|| 0.851 || {{sort|0.22|{{increase}} 0.22%}}
|-
|-
|48|| {{sort|-6|{{decrease}} (6)}}
| 45 || {{steady}} ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Argentina}} || 0.827 || {{increase}} 0.001
| {{left}} {{flag|Argentina}}
|| 0.849 || {{sort|0.15|{{increase}} 0.15%}}
|-
|-
|49|| {{sort|0|{{steady}}}}
| 45 || {{increase}} (1) ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Croatia}} || 0.827 || {{increase}} 0.004
| {{left}} {{flag|Kuwait}}
|| 0.847 || {{sort|0.36|{{increase}} 0.36%}}
|-
|-
|50|| {{sort|1|{{increase}} (1)}}
| 47 || {{decrease}} (1) ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Bahrain}} || 0.824 || {{increase}} 0.001
| {{left}} {{flag|Montenegro}}
|| 0.844 || {{sort|0.38|{{increase}} 0.38%}}
|-
|-
|51|| {{sort|-2|{{decrease}} (2)}}
| 48 || {{decrease}} (1) ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Montenegro}} || 0.807 || {{increase}} 0.003
| {{left}} {{flag|Saint Kitts and Nevis}}
|| 0.838 || {{sort|0.49|{{increase}} 0.49%}}
|-
|-
|52|| {{sort|8|{{increase}} (8)}}
| 49 || {{decrease}} (1) ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Russia}} || 0.804 || {{decrease}} 0.001
| {{left}} {{flag|Uruguay}}
|| 0.830 || {{sort|0.47|{{increase}} 0.47%}}
|-
|-
|53|| {{sort|3|{{increase}} (3)}}
| 50 || {{increase}} (1) ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Romania}} || 0.802 || {{increase}} 0.004
| {{left}} {{flag|Romania}}
|| 0.827 || {{sort|0.14|{{increase}} 0.14%}}
|-
|54|| {{sort|1|{{increase}} (1)}}
| {{left}} {{flag|Antigua and Barbuda}}
|| 0.826 || {{sort|0.18|{{increase}} 0.18%}}
|-
|55|| {{sort|-7|{{decrease}} (7)}}
| {{left}} {{flag|Brunei}}
|| 0.823 || {{sort|-0.02|{{decrease}} 0.02%}}
|-
|56|| {{sort|-3|{{decrease}} (3)}}
| {{left}} {{flag|Russia}}
|| 0.821 || {{sort|0.25|{{increase}} 0.25%}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 57|| {{sort|3|{{increase}} (3)}}
| {{left}} {{flag|Bahamas}}
| rowspan="2"| 0.820 || {{sort|0.21|{{increase}} 0.21%}}
|-
| {{sort|5|{{increase}} (5)}}
| {{left}} {{flag|Panama}}|| {{sort|0.47|{{increase}} 0.47%}}
|-
|59
| {{sort|-7|{{decrease}} (7)}}
| {{left}} {{flag|Oman}}
|0.819
| {{sort|0.22|{{increase}} 0.22%}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 60|| {{sort|-3|{{decrease}} (3)}}
| {{left}} {{flag|Trinidad and Tobago}}
| rowspan="2"| 0.814 || {{sort|0.30|{{increase}} 0.30%}}
|-
| {{sort|4|{{increase}} (4)}}
| {{left}} {{flag|Georgia}}|| {{sort|0.54|{{increase}} 0.54%}}
|-
|62|| {{sort|2|{{increase}} (2)}}
| {{left}} {{flag|Barbados}}
|| 0.809 || {{sort|0.18|{{increase}} 0.18%}}
|-
|63|| {{sort|6|{{increase}} (6)}}
| {{left}} {{flag|Malaysia}}
| 0.807 || {{sort|0.41|{{increase}} 0.41%}}
|-
|64
| {{sort|5|{{increase}} (5)}}
| {{left}} {{flag|Costa Rica}}
|0.806
| {{sort|0.39|{{increase}} 0.39%}}
|-
|65
| {{sort|3|{{increase}} (3)}}
| {{left}} {{flag|Serbia}}
|0.805
| {{sort|0.39|{{increase}} 0.39%}}
|-
|66|| {{sort|6|{{increase}} (6)}}
| {{left}} {{flag|Thailand}}
|| 0.803 || {{sort|0.65|{{increase}} 0.65%}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 67 || {{sort|-1|{{decrease}} (1)}}
| {{left}} {{flag|Seychelles}}
| rowspan="2"| 0.802 || {{sort|0.30|{{increase}} 0.30%}}
|-
| {{sort|-4|{{decrease}} (4)}}
| {{left}} {{flag|Kazakhstan}}|| {{sort|0.38|{{increase}} 0.38%}}
|-
|69
| {{sort|-11|{{decrease}} (11)}}
| {{left}} {{flag|Belarus}}
|0.801
| {{sort|0.12|{{increase}} 0.12%}}
|-
|-
| 51 || {{decrease}} (1) ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Kuwait}} || 0.800 || {{increase}} 0.001
|}
|}
{{col-end}}
As a non-UN member, the government of [[Taiwan]] calculates its own HDI, which had a value of 0.882 in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stat.gov.tw/public/Data/1112116124371.pdf|format=PDF|title=2011中華民國人類發展指數 (HDI)|accessdate=21 November 2011|year=2011|publisher=Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, Executive Yuan, R.O.C.|language=Chinese|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111226052702/http://www.stat.gov.tw/public/Data/1112116124371.pdf|archivedate=26 December 2011|df=}}</ref> Additionally, while the HDI for the Chinese [[special administrative region]] of Hong Kong is calculated by the UN, it is not for [[Macau]]. The Macanese government calculated the territory's HDI to be 0.868 in 2011. These values place both Taiwan and Macau well within the list of countries with "Very high human development".<ref>[http://www.dsec.gov.mo/getAttachment/1310df1c-dce8-4ff6-ba83-4a56ad187ca2/E_MN_PUB_2013_Y.aspx Macau in Figures, 2013] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131024055449/http://www.dsec.gov.mo/getAttachment/1310df1c-dce8-4ff6-ba83-4a56ad187ca2/E_MN_PUB_2013_Y.aspx |date=24 October 2013 }}</ref> Furthermore, in 2009 a United Nations project calculated the HDI for all of its members, as well as Taiwan, Macau, and many [[dependent territory|dependent territories]]. The HDI values for the countries of [[San Marino]] and [[Monaco]], which have not been included in official annual HDI reports, were found to be at 0.961 and 0.956 respectively. This places both countries firmly within the category of countries with "Very high human development" as well. The dependent territories with HDI values equivalent to "Very high human development" were: [[Jersey]], [[Cayman Islands]], [[Bermuda]], [[Guernsey]], [[Gibraltar]], [[Norfolk Island]], [[Faroe Islands]], [[Isle of Man]], [[British Virgin Islands]], [[Falkland Islands]], [[Aruba]], [[Puerto Rico]], [[Martinique]], [[Greenland]], and [[Guam]].<ref name="UN Escap">[http://www.unescap.org/sites/default/files/wp-09-02.pdf Filling Gaps in the Human Development Index] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305012014/http://www.unescap.org/sites/default/files/wp-09-02.pdf |date=5 March 2016 }}, United Nations ESCAP, February 2009</ref> Of note, the HDI values in the 2009 report were calculated using the old HDI formula, while HDI values after the year 2010 are calculated with a different formula.


==High-income economies==
=== ''WESP'' developed economies ===
According to the [[United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs]]' ''World Economic Situation and Prospects'' report, the following 37 countries are classified as "developed economies" as of January 2024:<ref>{{cite web|title=World Economic Situation and Prospects 2024|url=https://www.un.org/development/desa/dpad/wp-content/uploads/sites/45/WESP_2024_Web.pdf|page=135 |publisher=United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs |language=en}}</ref>
Some institutions have produced lists of developed countries: the UN (list shown above), the CIA,<ref name=cia>{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/appendix/appendix-b.html|title=Appendix B. International Organizations and Groups.|work=[[World Factbook]].|author=CIA|year=2008|accessdate=10 April 2008|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080409033504/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/appendix/appendix-b.html|archivedate=9 April 2008|df=}}</ref> and some providers of stock market indices (the [[FTSE Group]], [[MSCI]], [[Standard & Poor's|S&P]], [[Dow Jones]], [[STOXX]], etc.). The latter is not included here because its association of developed countries with countries with both high incomes and [[developed market]]s is not deemed as directly relevant.{{why|date=May 2015}}<ref group="Note">[http://www.ftse.com/products/downloads/FTSE-Country-Classification-Update_latest.pdf The Developed Countries Glossary] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220104324/http://www.ftse.com/products/downloads/FTSE-Country-Classification-Update_latest.pdf |date=20 December 2014 }} entry reads: "The following countries are classified by FTSE as developed countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium/Luxembourg, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong (People's Republic of China), Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom and the United States."</ref>


31 countries in Europe:
However many other institutions have created more general lists referred to when discussing developed countries. For example, the [[International Monetary Fund]] (IMF) identifies 39 "advanced economies".<ref name=qq /><ref name="sanmarino">[http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2016/01/pdf/text.pdf World Economic Outlook] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421023851/http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2016/01/pdf/text.pdf |date=21 April 2016 }}, [[International Monetary Fund]], September 2011, p. 165.</ref> The [[Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development|OECD]]'s 36 members are known as the "developed countries club"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hungarianquarterly.com/no160/104.shtml |title=Archived copy |accessdate=25 January 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090221215135/http://www.hungarianquarterly.com/no160/104.shtml |archivedate=21 February 2009 |df= }}</ref><ref>[http://www.indianexpress.com/old/ie/daily/19971214/34850733.html Indiana Express] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100127184206/http://www.indianexpress.com/old/ie/daily/19971214/34850733.html |date=27 January 2010 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.esri.go.jp/en/forum1/minute/minute26-e.html Minutes of Forum #26:Global Strategy Series 2 - Japan as It Should Be (Outline) | Economic and Social Research Institute, Cabinet Office, Government of Japan] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071030193612/http://www.esri.go.jp/en/forum1/minute/minute26-e.html |date=30 October 2007 }}. Esri.go.jp. Retrieved 12 July 2013.</ref> The [[World Bank]] identifies 81 "high income countries".<ref name="wb" />

===World Bank high-income economies===
{{main|World Bank high-income economy|List of countries by GNI (nominal, Atlas method) per capita}}
[[File:World Bank high-income economies in 2016.png|right|thumb|upright=2.25|World Bank high-income economies in 2016]]
According to the World Bank the following 81 countries (including territories) are classified as "high-income economies".<ref name="wb">[https://datahelpdesk.worldbank.org/knowledgebase/articles/906519#High_income Country and Lending Groups.] [[World Bank]]. Accessed on 10 July 2018.</ref> As of 2018, High-income economies are those that had a GNI per capita of $12,056 or more - in 2017.

37 countries and territories wholly or partly in [[Europe]]:
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* {{flagcountry|Belgium}}
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* {{flagcountry|Bulgaria}}
* {{flagcountry|Croatia}}
*''{{flagicon|Guernsey}}{{flagicon|Jersey}} [[Channel Islands]]''
*{{flagcountry|Croatia}}
* {{flagcountry|Cyprus}}
*{{flagcountry|Cyprus}}
* {{flagcountry|Czech Republic}}
*{{flagcountry|Czech Republic}}
* {{flagcountry|Denmark}}
*{{flagcountry|Denmark}}
* {{flagcountry|Estonia}}
*{{flagcountry|Estonia}}
* {{flagcountry|Finland}}
*''{{flagcountry|Faroe Islands}}''
* {{flagcountry|France}}
*{{flagcountry|Finland}}
* {{flagcountry|Germany}}
*{{flagcountry|France}}
* {{flagcountry|Greece}}
*{{flagcountry|Germany}}
* {{flagcountry|Hungary}}
*''{{flagcountry|Gibraltar}}''
* {{flagcountry|Iceland}}
*{{flagcountry|Greece}}
* {{flagcountry|Ireland}}
*{{flagcountry|Hungary}}
* {{flagcountry|Italy}}
*{{flagcountry|Iceland}}
* {{flagcountry|Latvia}}
*{{flagcountry|Ireland}}
* {{flagcountry|Lithuania}}
*''{{flagcountry|Isle of Man}}''
* {{flagcountry|Luxembourg}}
*{{flagcountry|Italy}}
* {{flagcountry|Malta}}
*{{flagcountry|Liechtenstein}}
* {{flagcountry|Netherlands}}
*{{flagcountry|Latvia}}
* {{flagcountry|Norway}}
*{{flagcountry|Lithuania}}
* {{flagcountry|Poland}}
*{{flagcountry|Luxembourg}}
* {{flagcountry|Portugal}}
*{{flagcountry|Malta}}
* {{flagcountry|Romania}}
*{{flagcountry|Monaco}}
* {{flagcountry|Slovakia}}
*{{flagcountry|Netherlands}}
* {{flagcountry|Slovenia}}
*{{flagcountry|Norway}}
* {{flagcountry|Spain}}
*{{flagcountry|Poland}}
* {{flagcountry|Sweden}}
*{{flagcountry|Portugal}}
* {{flagcountry|Switzerland}}
*{{flagcountry|San Marino}}
* {{flagcountry|United Kingdom}}
*{{flagcountry|Slovakia}}
*{{flagcountry|Slovenia}}
*{{flagcountry|Spain}}
*{{flagcountry|Sweden}}
*{{flagcountry|Switzerland}}
*{{flagcountry|United Kingdom}}
}}
}}


19 countries and territories wholly or partly in [[North America]]:
two countries in Northern America:
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{{columns-list|colwidth=18em|
*{{flagcountry|Antigua and Barbuda}}
* {{flagcountry|Canada}}
*''{{flagcountry|Aruba}}''
* {{flagcountry|United States}}
*{{flagcountry|Bahamas, The}}
*{{flagcountry|Barbados}}
*''{{flagcountry|Bermuda}}''
*''{{flagcountry|British Virgin Islands}}''
*{{flagcountry|Canada}}
*''{{flagcountry|Cayman Islands}}''
*''{{flagcountry|Curaçao}}'' <sup>c</sup>
*''{{flagcountry|Greenland}}''
*{{flagcountry|Panama}}
*''{{flagcountry|Puerto Rico}}''
*''{{flagcountry|Saint Martin}}''
*''{{flagcountry|Sint Maarten}}'' <sup>c</sup>
*{{flagcountry|Saint Kitts and Nevis}}
*''{{flagcountry|Turks and Caicos Islands}}''
*{{flagcountry|Trinidad and Tobago}}
*{{flagcountry|United States}}
*''{{flagcountry|US Virgin Islands}}''
}}
}}


14 countries and territories wholly or partly in [[Asia]]:
four countries in Asia and the Pacific:
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{{columns-list|colwidth=18em|
*{{flagcountry|Bahrain}}
* {{flagcountry|Australia}}
*{{flagcountry|Brunei}}
* {{flagcountry|Japan}}
*''{{flagcountry|Hong Kong}}''
* {{flagcountry|South Korea}}
*{{flagcountry|Israel}}
* {{flagcountry|New Zealand}}
*{{flagcountry|Japan}}
*{{flagcountry|Kuwait}}
*''{{flagcountry|Macau}}''
*{{flagcountry|Oman}}
*{{flagcountry|Qatar}}
*{{flagcountry|Saudi Arabia}}
*{{flagcountry|Singapore}}
*{{flagcountry|Republic of Korea}}
*{{flagcountry|Taiwan}}
*{{flagcountry|United Arab Emirates}}
}}
}}


=== World Bank high-income economies===
7 countries and territories wholly or partly in [[Oceania]]:
[[File:High income economies as classified by the World Bank.png|thumb|upright=1.6|High-income economies of the world as classified by the World Bank, 2023.]]
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According to the [[World Bank]], the following 85 sovereign states and territories across are classified as [[World Bank high-income economy|high income economies]], having a [[List of countries by GNI (nominal) per capita|nominal GNI per capita]] in excess of $14,005 as of 2024:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://datahelpdesk.worldbank.org/knowledgebase/articles/906519-world-bank-country-and-lending-groups|title=World Bank Country and Lending Groups|work=[[World Bank]]|access-date=25 July 2024}}</ref>
*{{flagcountry|Australia}}
*''{{flagcountry|French Polynesia}}''
*''{{flagcountry|Guam}}''
*''{{flagcountry|New Caledonia}}''
*{{flagcountry|New Zealand}}
*''{{flagcountry|Northern Mariana Islands}}''
*{{flagcountry|Palau}}
}}


''Unsovereign Territories are denoted with an asterisk (*)''.
3 countries wholly or partly in [[South America]]:
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*{{flagcountry|Argentina}}
*{{flagcountry|Chile}}
*{{flagcountry|Uruguay}}
}}


1 country wholly or partly in [[Africa]]:
{{columns-list|colwidth=18em|
{{columns-list|colwidth=18em|
* {{flag|American Samoa}}*
*{{flagcountry|Seychelles}}
* {{flag|Andorra}}
* {{flag|Antigua and Barbuda}}
* {{flag|Aruba}}*
* {{flag|Australia}}
* {{flag|Austria}}
* {{flag|The Bahamas}}
* {{flag|Bahrain}}
* {{flag|Barbados}}
* {{flag|Belgium}}
* {{flag|Bermuda}}*
* {{flag|British Virgin Islands}}*
* {{flag|Brunei}}
* {{flag|Bulgaria}}
* {{flag|Canada}}
* {{flag|Cayman Islands}}*
* {{flag|Channel Islands}}*
* {{flag|Chile}}
* {{flag|Croatia}}
* {{flag|Curaçao}}*
* {{flag|Cyprus}}
* {{flag|Czech Republic}}
* {{flag|Denmark}}
* {{flag|Estonia}}
* {{flag|Faroe Islands}}*
* {{flag|Finland}}
* {{flag|France}}
* {{flag|French Polynesia}}*
* {{flag|Germany}}
* {{flag|Gibraltar}}*
* {{flag|Greece}}
* {{flag|Greenland}}*
* {{flag|Guam}}*
* {{flag|Guyana}}
* {{flag|Hong Kong}}*
* {{flag|Hungary}}
* {{flag|Iceland}}
* {{flag|Ireland}}
* {{flag|Isle of Man}}*
* {{flag|Israel}}
* {{flag|Italy}}
* {{flag|Japan}}
* {{flag|South Korea}}
* {{flag|Kuwait}}
* {{flag|Latvia}}
* {{flag|Liechtenstein}}
* {{flag|Lithuania}}
* {{flag|Luxembourg}}
* {{flag|Macau}}*
* {{flag|Malta}}
* {{flag|Monaco}}
* {{flag|Nauru}}
* {{flag|Netherlands}}
* {{flag|New Caledonia}}*
* {{flag|New Zealand}}
* {{flag|Northern Mariana Islands}}*
* {{flag|Norway}}
* {{flag|Oman}}
* {{flag|Palau}}
* {{flag|Panama}}
* {{flag|Poland}}
* {{flag|Portugal}}
* {{flag|Puerto Rico}}*
* {{flag|Qatar}}
* {{flag|Romania}}
* {{flag|Russia}}
* {{flag|San Marino}}
* {{flag|Saudi Arabia}}
* {{flag|Seychelles}}
* {{flag|Singapore}}
* {{flag|Sint Maarten}}*
* {{flag|Slovakia}}
* {{flag|Slovenia}}
* {{flag|Spain}}
* {{flag|Saint Kitts and Nevis}}
* {{flag|Saint Martin}}*
* {{flag|Sweden}}
* {{flag|Switzerland}}
* {{flag|Taiwan}}
* {{flag|Trinidad and Tobago}}
* {{flag|Turks and Caicos Islands}}*
* {{flag|United Arab Emirates}}
* {{flag|United Kingdom}}
* {{flag|United States}}
* {{flag|Uruguay}}
* {{flag|United States Virgin Islands}}*
}}
}}
<sup>c</sup> <small>Between 1994 and 2009, as part of the {{flag|Netherlands Antilles}}.</small>


==Development Assistance Committee members==
=== Development Assistance Committee members ===
[[File:DAC members.svg|thumb|right|upright=1.35|Member nations of the [[Development Assistance Committee]] ]]
{{See also|Development Assistance Committee}}
{{See also|Development Assistance Committee}}
[[File:DAC members.svg|thumb|upright 1.2|Member nations of the [[Development Assistance Committee]] ]]
There are 29&nbsp;[[Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development|OECD]] member countries and the [[European Union]]—in the [[Development Assistance Committee]] (DAC),<ref name=DAC>[http://www.oecd.org/dac/peer-reviews/peerreviewsofdacmembers.htm Peer reviews of DAC members - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527172525/http://www.oecd.org/dac/peer-reviews/peerreviewsofdacmembers.htm |date=27 May 2013 }}. Oecd.org. Retrieved 22 October 2013.</ref> a group of the world's major donor countries that discuss issues surrounding [[development aid]] and [[poverty reduction]] in [[developing country|developing countries]].<ref name="dac_dat">[http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/3/38/1896808.pdf DAC website >> "The DAC in Dates"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100215080158/http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/3/38/1896808.pdf |date=15 February 2010 }}, On the DAC's self-description, see the introductory letter. On other events, refer to the relevant section by date.</ref> The following OECD member countries are DAC members:


There are 29 [[OECD]] member countries and the [[European Union]]—in the [[Development Assistance Committee]] (DAC),<ref name="DAC">[http://www.oecd.org/dac/peer-reviews/peerreviewsofdacmembers.htm Peer reviews of DAC members – Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527172525/http://www.oecd.org/dac/peer-reviews/peerreviewsofdacmembers.htm |date=27 May 2013 }}. Oecd.org. Retrieved 22 October 2013.</ref> a group of the world's major donor countries that discusses issues surrounding [[development aid]] and [[poverty reduction]] in [[developing country|developing countries]].<ref name="dac_dat">[http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/3/38/1896808.pdf DAC website >> "The DAC in Dates"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100215080158/http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/3/38/1896808.pdf |date=15 February 2010 }}, On the DAC's self-description, see the introductory letter. On other events, refer to the relevant section by date.</ref> The following OECD member countries are DAC members:
23 countries wholly or partly in [[Europe]]:

25 countries in Europe:
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{{columns-list|colwidth=18em|
*{{flagcountry|Austria}}
* {{flagcountry|Austria}}
*{{flagcountry|Belgium}}
* {{flagcountry|Belgium}}
*{{flagcountry|Czech Republic}}
* {{flagcountry|Czech Republic}}
*{{flagcountry|Denmark}}
* {{flagcountry|Denmark}}
*{{flagcountry|Finland}}
* {{flagcountry|Estonia}}
*{{flagcountry|France}}
* {{flagcountry|Finland}}
*{{flagcountry|Germany}}
* {{flagcountry|France}}
*{{flagcountry|Greece}}
* {{flagcountry|Germany}}
*{{flagcountry|Hungary}}
* {{flagcountry|Greece}}
*{{flagcountry|Iceland}}
* {{flagcountry|Hungary}}
*{{flagcountry|Ireland}}
* {{flagcountry|Iceland}}
*{{flagcountry|Italy}}
* {{flagcountry|Ireland}}
*{{flagcountry|Luxembourg}}
* {{flagcountry|Italy}}
*{{flagcountry|Netherlands}}
* {{flagcountry|Lithuania}}
*{{flagcountry|Norway}}
* {{flagcountry|Luxembourg}}
*{{flagcountry|Poland}}
* {{flagcountry|Netherlands}}
*{{flagcountry|Portugal}}
* {{flagcountry|Norway}}
*{{flagcountry|Slovakia}}
* {{flagcountry|Poland}}
*{{flagcountry|Slovenia}}
* {{flagcountry|Portugal}}
*{{flagcountry|Spain}}
* {{flagcountry|Slovakia}}
*{{flagcountry|Sweden}}
* {{flagcountry|Slovenia}}
*{{flagcountry|Switzerland}}
* {{flagcountry|Spain}}
*{{flagcountry|United Kingdom}}
* {{flagcountry|Sweden}}
* {{flagcountry|Switzerland}}
* {{flagcountry|United Kingdom}}
}}
}}


2 countries wholly or partly in [[Asia]]:
two countries in the Americas:
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{{columns-list|colwidth=18em|
*{{flagcountry|Japan}}
* {{flagcountry|Canada}}
*{{flagcountry|Republic of Korea}}
* {{flagcountry|United States}}
}}
}}


2 countries wholly or partly in [[North America]]:
two countries in Asia:
{{columns-list|colwidth=18em|
{{columns-list|colwidth=18em|
*{{flagcountry|Canada}}
* {{flagcountry|Japan}}
*{{flagcountry|United States}}
* {{flagcountry|Republic of Korea}}
}}
}}


2 countries wholly or partly in [[Oceania]]:
two countries in Oceania:
{{columns-list|colwidth=18em|
{{columns-list|colwidth=18em|
*{{flagcountry|Australia}}
* {{flagcountry|Australia}}
*{{flagcountry|New Zealand}}
* {{flagcountry|New Zealand}}
}}
}}


==IMF advanced economies==
=== IMF advanced economies ===
[[File:IMF advanced economies 2008.svg|thumb|right|upright=1.8|{{legend|#0000FF|Countries described as Advanced Economies by the IMF}}]]
[[File:IMF advanced economies 2008.svg|thumb|upright 1.2|{{legend|#0000FF|Countries described as Advanced Economies by the IMF}}]]


According to the [[International Monetary Fund]], the following 39 economies are classified as "advanced economies":<!--
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--> with the addition of 7 [[microstates]] and dependencies modified by the [[CIA]] which were omitted from the IMF version:<ref name="cia">{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/appendix/appendix-b.html|title=Appendix B. International Organizations and Groups.|work=[[World Factbook]].|author=CIA|year=2008|access-date=10 April 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080409033504/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/appendix/appendix-b.html|archive-date=9 April 2008}}</ref>
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34 countries and territories wholly or partly in [[Europe]]:
29 countries and dependencies in [[Europe]] classified by the IMF, 6 others given by the CIA:
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{{columns-list|colwidth=18em|

*{{flagcountry|Andorra}} <sup>d</sup>
*{{flagcountry|Austria}}
* {{flagcountry|Andorra}}
*{{flagcountry|Belgium}}
* {{flagcountry|Austria}}
*{{flagcountry|Cyprus}}
* {{flagcountry|Belgium}}
*{{flagcountry|Czech Republic}}
* {{flagcountry|Croatia}}
*{{flagcountry|Denmark}}
* {{flagcountry|Cyprus}}
*{{flagcountry|Estonia}}
* {{flagcountry|Czech Republic}}
*''{{flagcountry|Faroe Islands}}'' <sup>d</sup>
* {{flagcountry|Denmark}}
*{{flagcountry|Finland}}
* {{flagcountry|Estonia}}
*{{flagcountry|France}}
* {{flagcountry|Finland}}
*{{flagcountry|Germany}}
* {{flagcountry|France}}
*{{flagcountry|Greece}}
* {{flagcountry|Germany}}
*''{{flagcountry|Guernsey}}'' <sup>d</sup>
* {{flagcountry|Greece}}
*{{flagcountry|Holy See}} <sup>d</sup>
* {{flagcountry|Iceland}}
*{{flagcountry|Iceland}}
* {{flagcountry|Ireland}}
*{{flagcountry|Ireland}}
* {{flagcountry|Italy}}
*{{flagcountry|Italy}}
* {{flagcountry|Latvia}}
*''{{flagcountry|Jersey}}'' <sup>d</sup>
* {{flagcountry|Lithuania}}
*{{flagcountry|Latvia}}
* {{flagcountry|Luxembourg}}
*{{flagcountry|Liechtenstein}} <sup>d</sup>
* {{flagcountry|Malta}}
*{{flagcountry|Lithuania}}
* {{flagcountry|Netherlands}}
*{{flagcountry|Luxembourg}}
* {{flagcountry|Norway}}
*{{flagcountry|Malta}}
* {{flagcountry|Portugal}}
*{{flagcountry|Monaco}} <sup>d</sup>
* {{flagcountry|San Marino}}
*{{flagcountry|Netherlands}}
* {{flagcountry|Slovakia}}
*{{flagcountry|Norway}}
* {{flagcountry|Slovenia}}
*{{flagcountry|Portugal}}
* {{flagcountry|Spain}}
*{{flagcountry|San Marino}}
* {{flagcountry|Sweden}}
*{{flagcountry|Slovakia}}
* {{flagcountry|Switzerland}}
*{{flagcountry|Slovenia}}
* {{flagcountry|United Kingdom}}
Plus<sup>d</sup>
*{{flagcountry|Spain}}
*{{flagcountry|Sweden}}
* ''{{flagcountry|Faroe Islands}}''
*{{flagcountry|Switzerland}}
* ''{{flagcountry|Bailiwick of Guernsey|name=Guernsey}}''
*{{flagcountry|United Kingdom}}
* {{flagcountry|Holy See}}
* ''{{flagcountry|Jersey}}''
* {{flagcountry|Liechtenstein}}
* {{flagcountry|Monaco}}
}}
}}


7 countries and territories wholly or partly in [[Asia]]:
seven countries and territories in [[Asia]]:
{{columns-list|colwidth=18em|
{{columns-list|colwidth=18em|
*''{{flagcountry|Hong Kong}}''
* ''{{flagcountry|Hong Kong}}''
*{{flagcountry|Israel}}
* {{flagcountry|Israel}}
*{{flagcountry|Japan}}
* {{flagcountry|Japan}}
*''{{flagcountry|Macau}}''
* ''{{flagcountry|Macau}}''
*{{flagcountry|Singapore}}
* {{flagcountry|Singapore}}
*{{flagcountry|Republic of Korea}}
* {{flagcountry|Republic of Korea}}
*{{flagcountry|Taiwan}}
* {{flagcountry|Taiwan}}
}}
}}


4 countries and territories wholly or partly in [[North America]]:
three countries and territories in the [[Americas]] classified by the IMF, one territory given by the CIA :
{{columns-list|colwidth=18em|
{{columns-list|colwidth=18em|
*''{{flagcountry|Bermuda}} <sup>d</sup>
* {{flagcountry|Canada}}
*{{flagcountry|Canada}}
* ''{{flagcountry|Puerto Rico}}''
*''{{flagcountry|Puerto Rico}}''
* {{flagcountry|United States}}
*{{flagcountry|United States}}
* ''{{flagcountry|Bermuda}}'' <sup>d</sup>
}}
}}


2 countries wholly or partly in [[Oceania]]:
two countries in [[Oceania]]:
{{columns-list|colwidth=18em|
{{columns-list|colwidth=18em|
*{{flagcountry|Australia}}
* {{flagcountry|Australia}}
*{{flagcountry|New Zealand}}
* {{flagcountry|New Zealand}}
}}
}}


<sup>d</sup> The CIA has modified an older version of the IMF's list of 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[...]"<ref name=cia />
<sup>d</sup> 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.<ref name=cia />

=== Paris Club members ===
[[File:Map of Paris Club.png|thumb|upright 1.2|Permanent members of the [[Paris Club]]]]


There are 22 permanent members in the [[Paris Club]] ({{langx|fr|Club de Paris}}), 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.
==Paris Club members==
[[File:Map of Paris Club.png|thumb|upright=1.95|Permanent members of the [[Paris Club]] ]]
There are 22 permanent members in the [[Paris Club]] ({{lang-fr|Club de Paris}}), 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.


15 countries wholly or partly in [[Europe]]:
15 countries in Europe:
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{{columns-list|colwidth=18em|
*{{flagcountry|Austria}}
* {{flagcountry|Austria}}
*{{flagcountry|Belgium}}
* {{flagcountry|Belgium}}
*{{flagcountry|Denmark}}
* {{flagcountry|Denmark}}
*{{flagcountry|Finland}}
* {{flagcountry|Finland}}
*{{flagcountry|France}}
* {{flagcountry|France}}
*{{flagcountry|Germany}}
* {{flagcountry|Germany}}
*{{flagcountry|Ireland}}
* {{flagcountry|Ireland}}
*{{flagcountry|Italy}}
* {{flagcountry|Italy}}
*{{flagcountry|Netherlands}}
* {{flagcountry|Netherlands}}
*{{flagcountry|Norway}}
* {{flagcountry|Norway}}
*{{flagcountry|Russia}}
* {{flagcountry|Russia}}
*{{flagcountry|Spain}}
* {{flagcountry|Spain}}
*{{flagcountry|Sweden}}
* {{flagcountry|Sweden}}
*{{flagcountry|Switzerland}}
* {{flagcountry|Switzerland}}
*{{flagcountry|United Kingdom}}
* {{flagcountry|United Kingdom}}
}}
}}


3 countries in [[Asia]]:
three countries in the Americas:
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{{columns-list|colwidth=18em|
*{{flagcountry|Israel}}
* {{flagcountry|Brazil}}
*{{flagcountry|Japan}}
* {{flagcountry|Canada}}
*{{flagcountry|South Korea}}
* {{flagcountry|United States}}
}}
}}


3 countries in the [[Americas]]:
three countries in Asia:
{{columns-list|colwidth=18em|
{{columns-list|colwidth=18em|
*{{flagcountry|Canada}}
* {{flagcountry|Israel}}
*{{flagcountry|United States}}
* {{flagcountry|Japan}}
*{{flagcountry|Brazil}}
* {{flagcountry|South Korea}}
}}
}}


1 country in [[Oceania]]:
one country in Oceania:
{{columns-list|colwidth=18em|
{{columns-list|colwidth=18em|
*{{flagcountry|Australia}}
* {{flagcountry|Australia}}
}}
}}


== Comparative table (2024) ==
==See also==
[[File:Comparison of developed countries.png|thumb|upright=1.8|A comparison among the developed countries in the world]]
Comparative table of countries with a "very high" human development (0.800 or higher), according to [[United Nations Development Programme|UNDP]]; "advanced" economies, according to the [[International Monetary Fund|IMF]]; "high income" economies, according to the [[World Bank]].


{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="margin-right:auto; margin-right: auto"
|-
! colspan="4" |{{big|Developed countries}}
|-
! Countries !!HDI<ref name="UNDP2024">{{cite book |title=Human Development Report 2023/2024 Breaking the gridlock: Reimaging cooperation in a polarized world |author=United Nations |date=13 March 2024 |publisher=United Nations Development Programme |isbn=978-9-210-03102-8 |pages=279–282 |url=https://hdr.undp.org/data-center/country-insights |access-date=5 May 2024 |archive-date=4 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240504213447/https://hdr.undp.org/data-center/country-insights#/ranks |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>!! IMF<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/data/changes.htm|title=World Economic Outlook Database – Changes to the Database|website=International Monetary Fund|access-date=7 February 2019|archive-date=29 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171229080726/http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/data/changes.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>!! WB<ref name=":2">{{cite web|url=https://datahelpdesk.worldbank.org/knowledgebase/articles/906519-world-bank-country-and-lending-groups|title=World Bank Country and Lending Groups – World Bank Data Help Desk|website=datahelpdesk.worldbank.org|access-date=20 January 2021|archive-date=28 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191028223324/https://datahelpdesk.worldbank.org/knowledgebase/articles/906519-world-bank-country-and-lending-groups|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! colspan="4" |''2023''
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag2|Croatia}}|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2007|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2023|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2017
|-
! colspan="4" |''2021''
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag2|San Marino}}|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2021|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2012
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2000
|-
! colspan="4" |''2020''
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag2|Andorra}}|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2003|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2020 || style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1990
|-
! colspan="4" |''2015''
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag2|Lithuania}}|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2005|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2015
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2012
|-
! colspan="4" |''2014''
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag2|Latvia}}|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2005|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2014
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2012
|-
! colspan="4" |''2011''
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag2|Estonia}}|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2003|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2011
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2006
|-
! colspan="4" |''2009''
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag2|Slovakia}}|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2006|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2009
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2007
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag2|Czech Republic}}|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2001|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2009
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2006
|-
! colspan="4" |''2008''
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag2|Malta}}|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2003|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2008
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2002
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag2|Liechtenstein}}|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2000|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2008
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1990
|-
|style="text-align:left;" |{{flag2|Monaco}}|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes before 1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://monacoestate.com/monaco-has-the-worlds-highest-score-on-the-u-n-human-development-index/
|title=Monaco Has The World's Highest Score on the U.N. Human Development Index |work=Monaco Estate |date=29 November 2021 |access-date=8 June 2023|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230708062956/https://monacoestate.com/monaco-has-the-worlds-highest-score-on-the-u-n-human-development-index/ |archive-date= 8 July 2023 }}</ref>
|style="background:#98fb98; |Yes since 2008
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes before 1990
|-
! colspan="4" |''2007''
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag2|Slovenia}}|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1998|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2007
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1997
|-
! colspan="4" |''2005''
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag2|Portugal}}|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2005|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1989<ref name="IMF1989">{{cite web|url=https://www.elibrary.imf.org/doc/IMF081/14573-9781451944433/14573-9781451944433/Other_formats/Source_PDF/14573-9781455235476.pdf|title=World Economic Outlook, October 1989|website=International Monetary Fund|page=12|access-date=8 May 2020|archive-date=28 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200628212104/https://www.elibrary.imf.org/doc/IMF081/14573-9781451944433/14573-9781451944433/Other_formats/Source_PDF/14573-9781455235476.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1994
|-
! colspan="4" |''2001''
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag2|Greece}}|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2001|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1989<ref name="IMF1989" />
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1996
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag2|South Korea}}|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1999|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1997<ref name="IMF1997">{{cite book|title=International Monetary Fund Annual Report 1997|series=Annual Report of the Executive Board |date=October 1997|url=https://www.elibrary.imf.org/view/IMF011/00315-9781451945102/00315-9781451945102/ch01.xml?language=en|doi=10.5089/9781451945102.011|access-date=8 May 2020|publisher=International Monetary Fund|isbn=9781451945102|archive-date=25 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625192202/https://www.elibrary.imf.org/view/IMF011/00315-9781451945102/00315-9781451945102/ch01.xml?language=en|url-status=live}}</ref>
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2001
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag2|Cyprus}}|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2001|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2001
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1988
|-
! colspan="4" |1999
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag2|Singapore}}|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1999|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1997<ref name="IMF1997" />
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1987
|-
! colspan="4" |''1997''
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag2|Israel}}|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1991|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1997<ref name="IMF1997"/>
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1987
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|{{flag2|Taiwan}}|| |N/A{{refn|group=Note|The [[Human Development Report|HDI annual report]] compiled by the [[UNDP]] does not include Taiwan because it is no longer a UN member state, and is neither included as part of the People's Republic of China by the UNDP when calculating data for China.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nations |first=United |title=Data Reader's Guide |url=https://hdr.undp.org/reports-and-publications/2020-human-development-report/data-readers-guide |language=en |access-date=27 October 2022 |archive-date=28 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028110944/https://hdr.undp.org/reports-and-publications/2020-human-development-report/data-readers-guide |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics|Taiwan's Statistical Bureau]] calculated its HDI to be 0.926 based on UNDP's 2010 methodology,<ref>{{Cite web |title=What is the human development index (HDI)? How are relevant data queried? |url=https://eng.stat.gov.tw/public/Data/1513164433IGBKG0IN.pdf |access-date=26 October 2022 |archive-date=12 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210612071634/https://eng.stat.gov.tw/public/Data/1513164433IGBKG0IN.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=人類發展指數 |url=https://win.dgbas.gov.tw/eyimc/ebook/SB/statistcs-brief_opf_files/pdfs/statistcs-brief__.pdf |access-date=26 October 2022 |language=zh |archive-date=14 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414101606/https://win.dgbas.gov.tw/eyimc/ebook/SB/statistcs-brief_opf_files/pdfs/statistcs-brief__.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> which would place Taiwan well within the group of "Very high human development" at 19th globally in 2021 within the 2022 UNDP report.<ref>{{Cite web |title=National Statistics, Republic of China (Taiwan) - Statistical Tables |url=https://eng.stat.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=25280&ctNode=6032&mp=5 |access-date=27 October 2022 |website=eng.stat.gov.tw |archive-date=16 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221016192219/https://eng.stat.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=25280&ctNode=6032&mp=5 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=國情統計通報 |url=https://ws.dgbas.gov.tw/Download.ashx?u=LzAwMS9VcGxvYWQvMC9yZWxmaWxlLzExMDIwLzIyOTU5MS9iNDdhNmYyYy1jNjY2LTRjZDAtYmQ2Ni03OGEyYjMwMmM4MzkucGRm&n=TjExMTEwMTQucGRm&icon=.pdf |access-date=26 October 2022 |language=zh |archive-date=11 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230211120125/https://ws.dgbas.gov.tw/Download.ashx?u=LzAwMS9VcGxvYWQvMC9yZWxmaWxlLzExMDIwLzIyOTU5MS9iNDdhNmYyYy1jNjY2LTRjZDAtYmQ2Ni03OGEyYjMwMmM4MzkucGRm&n=TjExMTEwMTQucGRm&icon=.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>}}|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1997<ref name="IMF1997" />
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Yes since 1987
|-
! colspan="4" |''1996''
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag2|Ireland}}|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1996|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1945
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1987
|-
! colspan="4" |''1995''
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag2|Spain}}|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1995|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1945
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1987
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag2|Italy}}|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1995|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1945
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1987
|-
! colspan="4" |''1994''
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag2|Finland}}|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1994|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1945
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1987
|-
! colspan="4" |''1993''
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag2|France}}|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1993|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1945
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1987
|-
! colspan="4" |''1992''
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag2|United Kingdom}}|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1992|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1945
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1987
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag2|Austria}}|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1992|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1945
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1987
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag2|Luxembourg}}|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1992|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1945
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1987
|-
! colspan="4" |''1991''
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag2|Denmark}}|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1991|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1945
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1987
|-
! colspan="4" |''1987''
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag2|New Zealand}}|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes before 1990|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1945
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1987
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag2|Iceland}}|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes before 1990|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1945
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1987
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag2|Sweden}}|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes before 1990|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1945
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1987
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag2|Australia}}|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes before 1990|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1945
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1987
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag2|Belgium}}|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes before 1990|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1945
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1987
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag2|Canada}}|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes before 1990|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1945
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1987
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag2|Germany}}|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes before 1990|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1945
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1987
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag2|Japan}}|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes before 1990|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1945
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1987
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag2|Netherlands}}|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes before 1990|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1945
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1987
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag2|United States}}|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes before 1990|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1945
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1987
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag2|Norway}}|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes before 1990|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1945
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1987
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag2|Switzerland}}|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes before 1990|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1945
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1987
|-
! colspan="4" |{{big|In process}}
|-
!Countries
!HDI<ref name="UNDP2024" />
!IMF<ref name=":1" />
!WB<ref name=":2" />
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flag2|Russia}} || style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2013|| style="background:#ffa07a;" | No || style="background:#98fb98;" | Yes since 2023
|-
|{{flag2|Uruguay}}
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2014
| style="background:#ffa07a;" |No
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2012
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag2|Chile}}|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2007|| style="background:#ffa07a;" |No|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2012
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flag2|Trinidad and Tobago}} || style="background:#98fb98;" | Yes since 2021 || style="background:#ffa07a;" | No || style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2006
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flag2|Romania}}|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2013|| style="background:#ffa07a;" | No || style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2021
|-
|{{flag2|Panama}}
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2019
| style="background:#ffa07a;" |No
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2021
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag2|Bahamas}}|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2016|| style="background:#ffa07a;" |No|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1987
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag2|Hungary}}|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2005|| style="background:#ffa07a;" |No|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2014
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag2|Poland}}|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2003|| style="background:#ffa07a;" |No|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2009
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag2|Kuwait}}|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2014|| style="background:#ffa07a;" |No|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1987
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag2|Bahrain}}|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2012|| style="background:#ffa07a;" |No|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2001
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag2|Oman}}|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2012|| style="background:#ffa07a;" |No|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2007
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag2|Saudi Arabia}}|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2010|| style="background:#ffa07a;" |No|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2004
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag2|United Arab Emirates}}|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2004|| style="background:#ffa07a;" |No|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1987
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag2|Brunei}}|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1999|| style="background:#ffa07a;" |No|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1990
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag2|Qatar}}|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1996|| style="background:#ffa07a;" |No|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 1987
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flag2|Saint Kitts and Nevis}} || style="background:#98fb98;" | Yes since 2011 || style="background:#ffa07a;" | No || style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2012
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flag2|Seychelles}} || style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2022|| style="background:#ffa07a;" | No || style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2014
|-
| {{flag2|Antigua and Barbuda}}
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2007
| style="background:#ffa07a;" |No
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2012
|-
|-
| {{flag2|Barbados}}
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2016
| style="background:#ffa07a;" |No
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2006
|-
! colspan="4" |{{big|Other recognitions}}
|-
!Countries
!HDI<ref name="UNDP2024" />
!IMF<ref name=":1" />
!WB<ref name=":2" />
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flag2|Serbia}} || style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2019|| style="background:#ffa07a;" | No || style="background:#ffa07a;" | No
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flag2|Costa Rica}} || style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2019|| style="background:#ffa07a;" | No || style="background:#ffa07a;" | No
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag2|Argentina}}|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2006|| style="background:#ffa07a;" |No|| style="background:#ffa07a;" |No
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flag2|Montenegro}} || style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2013|| style="background:#ffa07a;" | No || style="background:#ffa07a;" | No
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flag2|Kazakhstan}} || style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2015|| style="background:#ffa07a;" |No || style="background:#ffa07a;" |No
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | {{flag2|Malaysia}} || style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2016|| style="background:#ffa07a;" |No || style="background:#ffa07a;" |No
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag2|Turkey}}|| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2015|| style="background:#ffa07a;" |No || style="background:#ffa07a;" | No
|-
| {{flag2|Georgia}}
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2019
| style="background:#ffa07a;" |No
| style="background:#ffa07a;" |No
|-
| {{flag2|Belarus}}
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2012
| style="background:#ffa07a;" |No
| style="background:#ffa07a;" |No
|-
|{{flag2|Bulgaria}}
| style="background:#ffa07a;" |No
| style="background:#ffa07a;" |No
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2023
|-
|{{flag2|Guyana}}
| style="background:#ffa07a;" |No
| style="background:#ffa07a;" |No
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2022
|-
|{{flag2|Thailand}}
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2021
| style="background:#ffa07a;" |No
| style="background:#ffa07a;" |No
|-
| {{flag2|Nauru}}
| style="background:#ffa07a;" | No
| style="background:#ffa07a;" | No
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2019
|-
|}

== See also ==
{{col div|colwidth=20em}}
{{col div|colwidth=20em}}
*[[Digital divide]]
* [[Digital divide]]
*[[First World privilege]]
* [[First World privilege]]
*[[First World problem]]
* [[First World problem]]
*[[Fourth World]]
* [[Fourth World]]
*[[Globalization]]
* [[Globalization]]
* [[G8]]
*[[Multinational corporation]]
*[[Second World]]
* [[G7]]
* [[List of countries by wealth per adult]]
*[[Third World]]
* [[Multinational corporation]]
*[[List of countries by wealth per adult]]
* [[Western Bloc]]
* [[Developed market]]
{{colend}}
{{colend}}


==Notes==
== Notes ==
{{Reflist|group="Note"}}
{{reflist|group="Note"}}


==References==
== References ==
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==External links==
== External links ==
* {{Wikiquote-inline}}
*[http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2014/02/weodata/groups.htm#ae IMF] (advanced economies)
* [https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2018/02/weodata/groups.htm#ae IMF] (advanced economies)
*[http://www.economist.com/theworldin/international/displayStory.cfm?story_id=3372495&d=2005 The Economist] (quality of life survey)
*[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/appendix/appendix-b.html The World Factbook] (developed countries)
* [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/appendix/appendix-b.html The World Factbook] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080409033504/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/appendix/appendix-b.html |date=9 April 2008 }} (developed countries)
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080327210253/http://unstats.un.org/unsd/cdb/cdb_dict_xrxx.asp?def_code=491 United Nations Statistics Division] (definition)<!-- archived -->
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080327210253/http://unstats.un.org/unsd/cdb/cdb_dict_xrxx.asp?def_code=491 United Nations Statistics Division] (definition)<!-- archived -->
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050511011954/http://unstats.un.org/unsd/mi/developed_new.htm List of countries, United Nations Statistics Division] (developed regions)<!-- archived -->
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050511011954/http://unstats.un.org/unsd/mi/developed_new.htm List of countries, United Nations Statistics Division] (developed regions)<!-- archived -->
*[http://www.worldbank.org/data/countryclass/classgroups.htm#High_income World Bank] (high-income economies)
* [https://data.worldbank.org/income-level/high-income World Bank] (high-income economies)


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World map showing country classifications per the IMF[1] and the UN[2] (last updated April 2023). "Developed economies" according to this classification scheme are shown in blue. The map does not include classifications by the World Bank.

A developed country, or advanced country,[3][4] is a sovereign state that has a high quality of life, developed economy, and advanced technological infrastructure relative to other less industrialized nations. Most commonly, the criteria for evaluating the degree of economic development are the gross domestic product (GDP), gross national product (GNP), the per capita income, level of industrialization, amount of widespread infrastructure and general standard of living.[5] Which criteria are to be used and which countries can be classified as being developed are subjects of debate. Different definitions of developed countries are provided by the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank; moreover, HDI ranking is used to reflect the composite index of life expectancy, education, and income per capita. In 2024, 40 countries fit all three criteria, while an additional 20 countries fit two out of three.

Developed countries have generally more advanced post-industrial economies, meaning the service sector provides more wealth than the industrial sector. They are contrasted with developing countries, which are in the process of industrialisation or are pre-industrial and almost entirely agrarian, some of which might fall into the category of Least Developed Countries. As of 2023, advanced economies comprise 57.3% of global GDP based on nominal values and 41.1% of global GDP based on purchasing-power parity (PPP) according to the IMF.[6]

Definition and criteria

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Economic classification of the world's countries and territories by UN Trade and Development: developed economies are highlighted in blue.[7][8]

Economic criteria have tended to dominate discussions. One such criterion is the income per capita; countries with the high gross domestic product (GDP) per capita would thus be described as developed countries. Another economic criterion is industrialisation; countries in which the tertiary and quaternary sectors of industry dominate would thus be described as developed. More recently, another measure, the Human Development Index (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 net wealth per capita or the relative quality of goods in a country. This situation tends to lower the ranking of some of the most advanced countries, such as the G7 members and others.[9][10]

According to the United Nations Statistics Division:

There is no established convention for the designation of "developed" and "developing" countries or areas in the United Nations system.[11]

And it notes that:

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.[12]

Nevertheless, the UN Trade and Development considers that this categorization can continue to be applied:

The developed economies broadly comprise Northern America and Europe, Israel, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia, and New Zealand.[7]

Similar terms

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Terms linked to the concept developed country include "advanced country", "industrialized country", "more developed country" (MDC), "more economically developed country" (MEDC), "Global North country", "first world country", and "post-industrial country". The term industrialized country may be somewhat ambiguous, as industrialisation is an ongoing process that is hard to define. The first industrialized country was the United Kingdom, followed by Belgium. Later it spread further to Germany, United States, France and other Western European countries. According to some economists such as Jeffrey Sachs, however, the current divide between the developed and developing world is largely a phenomenon of the 20th century.[13]

Mathis Wackernagel 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."[14]

A 2021 analysis proposes the term emerged to describe markets, economies, or countries that have graduated from emerging market status, but have not yet reached the level equivalent to developed countries.[15] Multinational corporations from these emerging markets present unique patterns of overseas expansion and knowledge acquisition from foreign countries.

Economy lists by various criteria

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Human Development Index (HDI)

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World map
The world map representing Human Development Index categories (based on 2022 data, published in 2024)
  •   Very high
  •   High
  •   Medium
  •   Low
  •   No data
World map
World map of countries or territories by Human Development Index scores in increments of 0.050 (based on 2022 data, published in 2024)
  •   ≥ 0.950
  •   0.900–0.950
  •   0.850–0.899
  •   0.800–0.849
  •   0.750–0.799
  •   0.700–0.749
  •   0.650–0.699
  •   0.600–0.649
  •   0.550–0.599
  •   0.500–0.549
  •   0.450–0.499
  •   0.400–0.449
  •   ≤ 0.399
  •   Data unavailable

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."

Since 1990, Norway (2001–2006, 2009–2019), Japan (1990–1991 and 1993), Canada (1992 and 1994–2000) and Iceland (2007–2008) have had the highest HDI score.

The following countries in the year 2022 are considered to be of "very high human development":[16]

WESP developed economies

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According to the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs' World Economic Situation and Prospects report, the following 37 countries are classified as "developed economies" as of January 2024:[17]

31 countries in Europe:

two countries in Northern America:

four countries in Asia and the Pacific:

World Bank high-income economies

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High-income economies of the world as classified by the World Bank, 2023.

According to the World Bank, the following 85 sovereign states and territories across are classified as high income economies, having a nominal GNI per capita in excess of $14,005 as of 2024:[18]

Unsovereign Territories are denoted with an asterisk (*).

Development Assistance Committee members

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Member nations of the Development Assistance Committee

There are 29 OECD member countries and the European Union—in the Development Assistance Committee (DAC),[19] a group of the world's major donor countries that discusses issues surrounding development aid and poverty reduction in developing countries.[20] The following OECD member countries are DAC members:

25 countries in Europe:

two countries in the Americas:

two countries in Asia:

two countries in Oceania:

IMF advanced economies

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  Countries described as Advanced Economies by the IMF

According to the International Monetary Fund, 41 countries and territories are officially listed as "advanced economies",[1][21] with the addition of 7 microstates and dependencies modified by the CIA which were omitted from the IMF version:[22]

29 countries and dependencies in Europe classified by the IMF, 6 others given by the CIA:

seven countries and territories in Asia:

three countries and territories in the Americas classified by the IMF, one territory given by the CIA :

two countries in Oceania:

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.[22]

Paris Club members

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Permanent members of the Paris Club

There are 22 permanent members in the Paris Club (French: Club de Paris), 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.

15 countries in Europe:

three countries in the Americas:

three countries in Asia:

one country in Oceania:

Comparative table (2024)

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A comparison among the developed countries in the world

Comparative table of countries with a "very high" human development (0.800 or higher), according to UNDP; "advanced" economies, according to the IMF; "high income" economies, according to the World Bank.

Developed countries
Countries HDI[23] IMF[24] WB[25]
2023
 Croatia Yes since 2007 Yes since 2023 Yes since 2017
2021
 San Marino Yes since 2021 Yes since 2012 Yes since 2000
2020
 Andorra Yes since 2003 Yes since 2020 Yes since 1990
2015
 Lithuania Yes since 2005 Yes since 2015 Yes since 2012
2014
 Latvia Yes since 2005 Yes since 2014 Yes since 2012
2011
 Estonia Yes since 2003 Yes since 2011 Yes since 2006
2009
 Slovakia Yes since 2006 Yes since 2009 Yes since 2007
 Czech Republic Yes since 2001 Yes since 2009 Yes since 2006
2008
 Malta Yes since 2003 Yes since 2008 Yes since 2002
 Liechtenstein Yes since 2000 Yes since 2008 Yes since 1990
 Monaco Yes before 1990[26] Yes since 2008 Yes before 1990
2007
 Slovenia Yes since 1998 Yes since 2007 Yes since 1997
2005
 Portugal Yes since 2005 Yes since 1989[27] Yes since 1994
2001
 Greece Yes since 2001 Yes since 1989[27] Yes since 1996
 South Korea Yes since 1999 Yes since 1997[28] Yes since 2001
 Cyprus Yes since 2001 Yes since 2001 Yes since 1988
1999
 Singapore Yes since 1999 Yes since 1997[28] Yes since 1987
1997
 Israel Yes since 1991 Yes since 1997[28] Yes since 1987
 Taiwan N/A[Note 1] Yes since 1997[28] Yes since 1987
1996
 Ireland Yes since 1996 Yes since 1945 Yes since 1987
1995
 Spain Yes since 1995 Yes since 1945 Yes since 1987
 Italy Yes since 1995 Yes since 1945 Yes since 1987
1994
 Finland Yes since 1994 Yes since 1945 Yes since 1987
1993
 France Yes since 1993 Yes since 1945 Yes since 1987
1992
 United Kingdom Yes since 1992 Yes since 1945 Yes since 1987
 Austria Yes since 1992 Yes since 1945 Yes since 1987
 Luxembourg Yes since 1992 Yes since 1945 Yes since 1987
1991
 Denmark Yes since 1991 Yes since 1945 Yes since 1987
1987
 New Zealand Yes before 1990 Yes since 1945 Yes since 1987
 Iceland Yes before 1990 Yes since 1945 Yes since 1987
 Sweden Yes before 1990 Yes since 1945 Yes since 1987
 Australia Yes before 1990 Yes since 1945 Yes since 1987
 Belgium Yes before 1990 Yes since 1945 Yes since 1987
 Canada Yes before 1990 Yes since 1945 Yes since 1987
 Germany Yes before 1990 Yes since 1945 Yes since 1987
 Japan Yes before 1990 Yes since 1945 Yes since 1987
 Netherlands Yes before 1990 Yes since 1945 Yes since 1987
 United States Yes before 1990 Yes since 1945 Yes since 1987
 Norway Yes before 1990 Yes since 1945 Yes since 1987
  Switzerland Yes before 1990 Yes since 1945 Yes since 1987
In process
Countries HDI[23] IMF[24] WB[25]
 Russia Yes since 2013 No Yes since 2023
 Uruguay Yes since 2014 No Yes since 2012
 Chile Yes since 2007 No Yes since 2012
 Trinidad and Tobago Yes since 2021 No Yes since 2006
 Romania Yes since 2013 No Yes since 2021
 Panama Yes since 2019 No Yes since 2021
 Bahamas Yes since 2016 No Yes since 1987
 Hungary Yes since 2005 No Yes since 2014
 Poland Yes since 2003 No Yes since 2009
 Kuwait Yes since 2014 No Yes since 1987
 Bahrain Yes since 2012 No Yes since 2001
 Oman Yes since 2012 No Yes since 2007
 Saudi Arabia Yes since 2010 No Yes since 2004
 United Arab Emirates Yes since 2004 No Yes since 1987
 Brunei Yes since 1999 No Yes since 1990
 Qatar Yes since 1996 No Yes since 1987
 Saint Kitts and Nevis Yes since 2011 No Yes since 2012
 Seychelles Yes since 2022 No Yes since 2014
 Antigua and Barbuda Yes since 2007 No Yes since 2012
 Barbados Yes since 2016 No Yes since 2006
Other recognitions
Countries HDI[23] IMF[24] WB[25]
 Serbia Yes since 2019 No No
 Costa Rica Yes since 2019 No No
 Argentina Yes since 2006 No No
 Montenegro Yes since 2013 No No
 Kazakhstan Yes since 2015 No No
 Malaysia Yes since 2016 No No
 Turkey Yes since 2015 No No
 Georgia Yes since 2019 No No
 Belarus Yes since 2012 No No
 Bulgaria No No Yes since 2023
 Guyana No No Yes since 2022
 Thailand Yes since 2021 No No
 Nauru No No Yes since 2019

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The HDI annual report compiled by the UNDP does not include Taiwan because it is no longer a UN member state, and is neither included as part of the People's Republic of China by the UNDP when calculating data for China.[29] Taiwan's Statistical Bureau calculated its HDI to be 0.926 based on UNDP's 2010 methodology,[30][31] which would place Taiwan well within the group of "Very high human development" at 19th globally in 2021 within the 2022 UNDP report.[32][33]

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