Least Developed Countries

The least developed countries (LDCs) is a list of developing countries that, according to the United Nations, exhibit the lowest indicators of socioeconomic development, with the lowest Human Development Index ratings of all countries in the world. The concept of LDCs originated in the late 1960s and the first group of LDCs was listed by the UN in its resolution 2768 (XXVI) of 18 November 1971.A country is classified among the Least Developed Countries if it meets three criteria: Poverty – adjustable criterion based on GNI per capita averaged over three years. As of 2018 a country must have GNI …

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UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation · 3 October 2024 English

developing countries, especially the least developed countries and small island developing states (UNESCO


UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation · 3 October 2024 English

in developing countries, especially least developed countries and small island developing States“. Awarded


UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation · 2 October 2024 English

(LMICs), including but not limited to least developed countries (LDCs), landlocked developing countries


ADB: Asian Development Bank · 2 October 2024 English

This report summarizes presentations and discussions from the Asian Think Tank Forum 2023, which explored pathways for Pacific island economies to pursue sustainable economic development.

Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and


UN: The United Nations · 1 October 2024 English

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World Bank Group · 30 September 2024 English

This report offers strategic and actionable guidance to policymakers in strengthening their access to finance policies for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). This report emphasizes the need to improve the …

gap remains large, especially in the least developed countries, and public budgets are tight. How can


World Bank Group · 30 September 2024 English

This report offers strategic and actionable guidance to policymakers in strengthening their access to finance policies for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). This report emphasizes the need to improve the …

gap remains large, especially in the least developed countries, and public budgets are tight. How can


World Bank Group · 30 September 2024 English

Preliminary estimates from INETL, the Timor-Leste National Statistics Office, suggest that the economy grew by 2.3 percent in 2023, following growth of 2.9 percent in 2021 and 4.0 percent in …

Goods Services Bhutan Comoros Guyana Least- developed countries Mongolia Papua New Guinea Rwanda Sao Goods exports/GDP, 2019 Bhutan Guyana Least- developed countries Mongolia Papua New Guinea Rwanda Sao


30 September 2024 English

least afford it: the trade-to-GDP ratios of the heavily indebted poor countries and the least developed countries (according to the UN definition) declined by 5.8 and 5.0 percentage points, respectively

especially resource-exporting nations and the least-developed countries, have faced significant challenges. The countries (HIPC) 57.9 59.1 53.3 55.1 54.3 Least developed countries: UN classification 54.8 56.4 51.4 53.3 heavily indebted poor countries and the least developed countries (according to the UN definition) declined


UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation · 30 September 2024 English

development, with particular attention to least developed countries (LDCs), small island developing States


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