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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 ] 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 ] (GDP), ] (GNP), the ], level of industrialization, amount of widespread infrastructure and general standard of living.<ref> {{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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{{legend|#b9b9b9|Data unavailable}}<br />World map showing country classifications per the ]<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 ]<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517090756/http://www.unohrlls.org/en/ldc/related/62/ |date=17 May 2011 }} ({{usurped|1=}})</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=] |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=] |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 ] that has a high ], ], and advanced technological infrastructure relative to other less industrialized nations. Most commonly, the criteria for evaluating the degree of economic development are the ] (GDP), ] (GNP), the ], level of industrialization, amount of widespread infrastructure and general standard of living.<ref> {{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 ] and the ]; moreover, ] is used to reflect the composite index of life expectancy, education, and income per capita. In ], 40 countries fit all three criteria, while an additional 20 countries fit two out of three.
Developed countries have generally ] economies, meaning the ] provides more wealth than the ]. They are contrasted with ], which are in the process of ] or pre-industrial and almost entirely ], some of which might fall into the category of ]. As of 2015, advanced economies comprise 60.8% of global GDP based on ]s and 42.9% of global GDP based on ] (PPP) according to the ].<ref> {{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 ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], the ], and the ].<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>


Developed countries have generally more advanced ] economies, meaning the ] provides more wealth than the ]. They are contrasted with ], which are in the process of ] or are pre-industrial and almost entirely ], some of which might fall into the category of ]. {{As of|2023}}, advanced economies comprise 57.3% of global GDP based on ] and 41.1% of global GDP based on ] (PPP) according to the ].<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=] |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>
==Similar terms==
{{See also|North–South divide}}


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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), "] country", "] country", and "post-industrial country". The term industrialized country may be somewhat ambiguous, as ] is an ongoing process that is hard to define. The first industrialized country was the ], followed by Belgium. Later it spread further to ], ], ] and other ]an countries. According to some ]s such as ], however, the current divide between the developed and ] is largely a phenomenon of the 20th century.<!--


== Definition and criteria ==
START REF--><ref name="The End of Poverty">{{cite book | last = Sachs | first = Jeffrey | authorlink = | coauthors = | year = 2005 | title = ] | publisher = The Penguin Press | location = New York, New York | isbn = 1-59420-045-9}}</ref><!--END REF-->
Economic criteria have tended to dominate discussions. One such criterion is the income per capita; countries with the high ] (GDP) per capita would thus be described as developed countries. Another economic criterion is ]; countries in which the ] and ] dominate would thus be described as developed. More recently, another measure, the ] (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 ] or the relative ] in a country. This situation tends to lower the ranking of some of the most advanced countries, such as the ] 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>

==Definition and criteria==
Economic criteria have tended to dominate discussions. One such criterion is income per capita; countries with high ] (GDP) per capita would thus be described as developed countries. Another economic criterion is ]; countries in which the ] and ] dominate would thus be described as developed. More recently another measure, the ] (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 ] or the relative ] in a country. This situation tends to lower the ranking for some of the most advanced countries, such as the ] 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}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.economicshelp.org/blog/glossary/human-development-index/|title=Human development index - Economics Help|work=Economics Help|access-date=2018-09-23|language=en-GB}}</ref>


According to the ]: According to the ]:
<blockquote>There is no established convention for the designation of "developed" and "developing" countries or areas in the ] 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=] |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 ] 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=] |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=] |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 ] 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=] |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), "] country", "] country", and "post-industrial country". The term industrialized country may be somewhat ambiguous, as ] is an ongoing process that is hard to define. The first industrialized country was the ], followed by ]. Later it spread further to ], ], ] and other ]an countries. According to some ]s such as ], however, the current divide between the developed and ] 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."The index does not take into account several factors, such as the ] or the relative ] in a country. This situation tends to lower the ranking for some of the most advanced countries, such as the ] 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}}</ref>


] 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, ] (2001–2006, 2009–2017), ] (1990–1991 and 1993), ] (1992 and 1994–2000) and ] (2007–2008) have had the highest HDI score.


A 2021 analysis proposes the term ''emerged'' to describe markets, economies, or countries that have graduated from ] 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 ] (IMF). The IMF list doesn't deal with non-IMF members. The ] (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, {{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 (], ] and ]) have been added to the original IMF list, thus leaving the CIA list not updated.</ref><!--END REF--> CIA as "advanced", possess an HDI over 0.800, the threshold for "very high" human development. Many countries<!--


=== Human Development Index (HDI) ===
START REF--><ref group="Note">Namely sovereign states, i.e., excluding ]: 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 {{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 {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070710000327/http://www.unctad.org/en/docs/tdstat30_enfr.pdf |date=10 July 2007 }} organisation (of the ]), as well as the {{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 classifies Macau as a high income economy along with developed economies as well as with few developing economies.</ref><!--END REF --> possessing a very high HDI are also listed by IMF or CIA as "advanced". Since April 2016, the IMF classifies Macau as an advanced economy.<!--
{{Main|Human Development Index|List of countries by Human Development Index}}


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The 2018 Human Development Report by the ] was released on 14 September 2018 on 2017 data. Below is the list of the "very high human development" countries:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hdr.undp.org/sites/default/files/2018_human_development_statistical_update.pdf |title= Human Development Report 2018 – "Human Development Indices and Indicators"|publisher=] ]|pages=32–35 |accessdate=14 September 2018}}</ref>
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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."
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* The number in parentheses represents the number of ranks the country has climbed (up or down) relative to the ranking in the year of 2016.
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Since 1990, ] (2001–2006, 2009–2019), ] (1990–1991 and 1993), ] (1992 and 1994–2000) and ] (2007–2008) have had the highest HDI score.
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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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| {{left}} {{flag|Australia}}|| {{sort|0.20|{{increase}} 0.20%}}
|- |-
| 11 || {{decrease}} (1) ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Denmark}} || 0.929 || {{increase}} 0.001 | 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|Canada}} || 0.926 || {{increase}} 0.004
| {{left}} {{flag|Belgium}}|| {{sort|0.26|{{increase}} 0.26%}}
|- |-
| {{sort|0|{{steady}}}}
| 13 || {{decrease}} (1) ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|United States}} || 0.924 || {{increase}} 0.002
| {{left}} {{flag|Finland}}
| {{sort|0.27|{{increase}} 0.27%}}
|- |-
|15|| {{sort|3|{{increase}} (3)}}
| 14 || {{steady}} ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|United Kingdom}} || 0.922 || {{increase}} 0.002
| {{left}} {{flag|United Kingdom}}
|| 0.940 || {{sort|0.24|{{increase}} 0.24%}}
|- |-
|16|| {{sort|-7|{{decrease}} (7)}}
| 15 || {{steady}} ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Finland}} || 0.920|| {{increase}} 0.002
| {{left}} {{flag|New Zealand}}
|| 0.939 || {{sort|0.13|{{increase}} 0.13%}}
|- |-
|17|| {{sort|19|{{increase}} (19)}}
| 16 || {{steady}} ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|New Zealand}} || 0.917|| {{increase}} 0.002
| {{left}} {{flag|United Arab Emirates}}
|| 0.937 || {{sort|1.04|{{increase}} 1.04%}}
|- |-
|18|| {{sort|-5|{{decrease}} (5)}}
| 17 || {{decrease}} (1) ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Belgium}} || 0.916 || {{increase}} 0.001
| {{left}} {{flag|Canada}}
|| 0.935 || {{sort|0.22|{{increase}} 0.22%}}
|- |-
|19|| {{sort|3|{{increase}} (3)}}
| 17 || {{decrease}} (1) ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Liechtenstein}} || 0.916 || {{increase}} 0.001
| {{left}} {{flag|South Korea}}
| 0.929 || {{sort|0.36|{{increase}} 0.36%}}
|- |-
| rowspan="2" |20
| 19 || {{steady}} ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Japan}} || 0.909 || {{increase}} 0.002
| {{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|Austria}} || 0.908 || {{increase}} 0.002
| {{left}} {{flag|United States}}|| {{sort|0.10|{{increase}} 0.10%}}
|- |-
| 21 || {{steady}} ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Luxembourg}} || 0.904 || {{increase}} 0.001 | rowspan="2" | 22|| {{sort|1|{{increase}} (1)}}
| {{left}} {{flag|Slovenia}}
| rowspan="2"| 0.926 || {{sort|0.33|{{increase}} 0.33%}}
|- |-
| {{sort|-1|{{decrease}} (1)}}
| 22 || {{steady}} ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Israel}} || 0.903 || {{increase}} 0.001
| {{left}} {{flag|Austria}}|| {{sort|0.21|{{increase}} 0.21%}}
|- |-
|24
| 22 || {{increase}} (1) ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|South Korea}} || 0.903 || {{increase}} 0.003
| {{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|France}} || 0.901 || {{increase}} 0.002
| {{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}} || 0.896 || {{increase}} 0.002
| {{left}} {{flag|Malta}}|| {{sort|0.50|{{increase}} 0.50%}}
|- |-
|27|| {{sort|0|{{steady}}}}
| 26 || {{steady}} ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Spain}} || 0.891 || {{increase}} 0.002
| {{left}} {{flag|Spain}}
|| 0.911 || {{sort|0.40|{{increase}} 0.40%}}
|- |-
|28|| {{sort|-3|{{decrease}} (3)}}
| 27 || {{steady}} ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Czech Republic}} || 0.888 || {{increase}} 0.003
| {{left}} {{flag|France}}
|| 0.910 || {{sort|0.28|{{increase}} 0.28%}}
|- |-
|29|| {{sort|3|{{increase}} (3)}}
| 28 || {{steady}} ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Italy}} || 0.880 || {{increase}} 0.002
| {{left}} {{flag|Cyprus}}
|| 0.907 || {{sort|0.45|{{increase}} 0.45%}}
|- |-
|30|| {{sort|0|{{steady}}}}
| 29 || {{steady}} ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Malta}} || 0.878 || {{increase}} 0.003
| {{left}} {{flag|Italy}}
|| 0.906 || {{sort|0.24|{{increase}} 0.24%}}
|- |-
|31|| {{sort|-2|{{decrease}} (2)}}
| 30 || {{steady}} ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Estonia}} || 0.871 || {{increase}} 0.003
| {{left}} {{flag|Estonia}}
|| 0.899 || {{sort|0.33|{{increase}} 0.33%}}
|- |-
|32|| {{sort|-6|{{decrease}} (6)}}
|}
| {{left}} {{flag|Czech Republic}}
{{col-break}}
|| 0.895 || {{sort|0.22|{{increase}} 0.22%}}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|- |-
|33|| {{sort|-3|{{decrease}} (3)}}
!scope="col" colspan="2"| Rank
| {{left}} {{flag|Greece}}
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:250px;"| Country
|| 0.893 || {{sort|0.18|{{increase}} 0.18%}}
!scope="col" colspan="2"| HDI
|- |-
|34|| {{sort|3|{{increase}} (3)}}
! scope="col" style="width:75px;"| <small>2018 rankings</small><br /><ref name="UNDP2018"/>
| {{left}} {{flag|Bahrain}}
! scope="col" style="width:75px;"| <small>Change in rank from previous year</small><ref name="UNDP2018"/>
|| 0.888 || {{sort|0.80|{{increase}} 0.80%}}
! scope="col" style="width:75px;"| <small>2018 rankings</small><br /><ref name="UNDP2018"/>
! scope="col" style="width:75px;"| <small>Change from previous year</small><br /><ref name="UNDP2018"/>
|- |-
|35|| {{sort|3|{{increase}} (3)}}
| 31 || {{decrease}} (1) ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Greece}} || 0.870 || {{increase}} 0.002
| {{left}} {{flag|Andorra}}
| 0.884 || {{sort|0.20|{{increase}} 0.20%}}
|- |-
|36
| 32 || {{steady}} ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Cyprus}} || 0.869 || {{increase}} 0.002
| {{sort|-2|{{decrease}} (2)}}
| {{left}} {{flag|Poland}}
|0.881
| {{sort|0.35|{{increase}} 0.35%}}
|- |-
| rowspan="2" |37
| 33 || {{increase}} (1) ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Poland}} || 0.865 || {{increase}} 0.005
| {{sort|2|{{increase}} (2)}}
| {{left}} {{flag|Latvia}}
| rowspan="2" |0.879
| {{sort|0.51|{{increase}} 0.51%}}
|- |-
| {{sort|-2|{{decrease}} (2)}}
| 34 || {{decrease}} (1) ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|United Arab Emirates}} || 0.863 || {{increase}} 0.001
| {{left}} {{flag|Lithuania}}|| {{sort|0.32|{{increase}} 0.32%}}
|- |-
|39|| {{sort|6|{{increase}} (6)}}
| 35 || {{steady}} ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Andorra}} || 0.858 || {{increase}} 0.002
| {{left}} {{flag|Croatia}}
|| 0.878 || {{sort|0.53|{{increase}} 0.53%}}
|- |-
| rowspan="2" | 40|| {{sort|0|{{steady}}}}
| 35 || {{increase}} (1) ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Lithuania}} || 0.858 || {{increase}} 0.003
| {{left}} {{flag|Qatar}}
| rowspan="2"| 0.875 || {{sort|0.45|{{increase}} 0.45%}}
|- |-
| {{sort|6|{{increase}} (6)}}
| 37 || {{decrease}} (1) ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Qatar}} || 0.856 || {{increase}} 0.001
| {{left}} {{flag|Saudi Arabia}}
| {{sort|0.70|{{increase}} 0.70%}}
|- |-
| 42 || {{sort|0|{{steady}}}}
| 38 || {{increase}} (1) ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Slovakia}} || 0.855 || {{increase}} 0.002
| {{left}} {{flag|Portugal}}
| 0.874 || {{sort|0.42|{{increase}} 0.42%}}
|- |-
|43
| 39 || {{increase}} (1) ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Brunei}} || 0.853 || {{increase}} 0.001
| {{sort|-10|{{decrease}} (10)}}
| {{left}} {{flag|San Marino}}
|0.867
| {{sort|-0.32|{{decrease}} 0.32%}}
|- |-
|44|| {{sort|0|{{steady}}}}
| 39 || {{decrease}} (1) ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Saudi Arabia}} || 0.853 || {{decrease}} 0.001
| {{left}} {{flag|Chile}}
|| 0.860 || {{sort|0.47|{{increase}} 0.47%}}
|- |-
| 41 || {{increase}} (2) ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Latvia}} || 0.847 || {{increase}} 0.003 | rowspan="2" | 45|| {{sort|9|{{increase}} (9)}}
| {{left}} {{flag|Turkey}}
| rowspan="2"| 0.855 || {{sort|1.10|{{increase}} 1.10%}}
|- |-
| {{sort|-5|{{decrease}} (5)}}
| 41 || {{increase}} (1) ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Portugal}} || 0.847 || {{increase}} 0.002
| {{left}} {{flag|Slovakia}}|| {{sort|0.14|{{increase}} 0.14%}}
|- |-
|47|| {{sort|0|{{steady}}}}
| 43 || {{decrease}} (2) ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Bahrain}} || 0.846 || {{steady}}
| {{left}} {{flag|Hungary}}
|| 0.851 || {{sort|0.22|{{increase}} 0.22%}}
|- |-
|48|| {{sort|-6|{{decrease}} (6)}}
| 44 || {{steady}} ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Chile}} || 0.843 || {{increase}} 0.001
| {{left}} {{flag|Argentina}}
|| 0.849 || {{sort|0.15|{{increase}} 0.15%}}
|- |-
|49|| {{sort|0|{{steady}}}}
| 45 || {{steady}} ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Hungary}} || 0.838 || {{increase}} 0.003
| {{left}} {{flag|Kuwait}}
|| 0.847 || {{sort|0.36|{{increase}} 0.36%}}
|- |-
|50|| {{sort|1|{{increase}} (1)}}
| 46 || {{steady}} ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Croatia}} || 0.831 || {{increase}} 0.003
| {{left}} {{flag|Montenegro}}
|| 0.844 || {{sort|0.38|{{increase}} 0.38%}}
|- |-
|51|| {{sort|-2|{{decrease}} (2)}}
| 47 || {{steady}} ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Argentina}} || 0.825 || {{increase}} 0.003
| {{left}} {{flag|Saint Kitts and Nevis}}
|| 0.838 || {{sort|0.49|{{increase}} 0.49%}}
|- |-
|52|| {{sort|8|{{increase}} (8)}}
| 48 || {{decrease}} (1) ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Oman}} || 0.821 || {{decrease}} 0.001
| {{left}} {{flag|Uruguay}}
|| 0.830 || {{sort|0.47|{{increase}} 0.47%}}
|- |-
|53|| {{sort|3|{{increase}} (3)}}
| 49 || {{steady}} ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Russia}} || 0.816 || {{increase}} 0.001
| {{left}} {{flag|Romania}}
|| 0.827 || {{sort|0.14|{{increase}} 0.14%}}
|- |-
|54|| {{sort|1|{{increase}} (1)}}
| 50 || {{steady}} ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Montenegro}} || 0.814|| {{increase}} 0.004
| {{left}} {{flag|Antigua and Barbuda}}
|| 0.826 || {{sort|0.18|{{increase}} 0.18%}}
|- |-
|55|| {{sort|-7|{{decrease}} (7)}}
| 51 || {{decrease}} (1) ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Bulgaria}} || 0.813 || {{increase}} 0.003
| {{left}} {{flag|Brunei}}
|| 0.823 || {{sort|-0.02|{{decrease}} 0.02%}}
|- |-
|56|| {{sort|-3|{{decrease}} (3)}}
| 52 || {{steady}} ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Romania}} || 0.811 || {{increase}} 0.004
| {{left}} {{flag|Russia}}
|| 0.821 || {{sort|0.25|{{increase}} 0.25%}}
|- |-
| 53 || {{increase}} (1) ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Belarus}} || 0.808 || {{increase}} 0.003 | rowspan="2" | 57|| {{sort|3|{{increase}} (3)}}
| {{left}} {{flag|Bahamas}}
| rowspan="2"| 0.820 || {{sort|0.21|{{increase}} 0.21%}}
|- |-
| {{sort|5|{{increase}} (5)}}
| 54 || {{decrease}} (1) ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Bahamas}} || 0.807 || {{increase}} 0.001
| {{left}} {{flag|Panama}}|| {{sort|0.47|{{increase}} 0.47%}}
|- |-
|59
| 55 || {{increase}} (1) ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Uruguay}} || 0.804 || {{increase}} 0.002
| {{sort|-7|{{decrease}} (7)}}
| {{left}} {{flag|Oman}}
|0.819
| {{sort|0.22|{{increase}} 0.22%}}
|- |-
| 56 || {{decrease}} (1) ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Kuwait}} || 0.803 || {{decrease}} 0.001 | 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)}}
| 57 || {{steady}} ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Malaysia}} || 0.802 || {{increase}} 0.003
| {{left}} {{flag|Georgia}}|| {{sort|0.54|{{increase}} 0.54%}}
|- |-
|62|| {{sort|2|{{increase}} (2)}}
| 58 || {{decrease}} (1) ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Barbados}} || 0.800 || {{increase}} 0.001
| {{left}} {{flag|Barbados}}
|| 0.809 || {{sort|0.18|{{increase}} 0.18%}}
|- |-
|63|| {{sort|6|{{increase}} (6)}}
| 58 || {{increase}} (2) ||style="text-align:left"| {{flag|Kazakhstan}} || 0.800 || {{increase}} 0.003
| {{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%}}
|- |-
|} |}
{{col-end}}


=== ''WESP'' developed economies ===
As a non-UN member, the government of ] 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 ] of Hong Kong is calculated by the UN, it is not for ]. 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> {{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 ]. The HDI values for the countries of ] and ], 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: ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], and ].<ref name="UN Escap"> {{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.
According to the ]' ''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>


31 countries in Europe:
==High-income economies==
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=].|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 ], ], ], ], ], etc.). The latter is not included here because its association of developed countries with countries with both high incomes and ]s is not deemed as directly relevant.{{why|date=May 2015}}<ref group="Note"> {{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>

However many other institutions have created more general lists referred to when discussing developed countries. For example, the ] (IMF) identifies 39 "advanced economies".<ref name=qq /><ref name="sanmarino"> {{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 }}, ], September 2011, p. 165.</ref> The ]'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> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100127184206/http://www.indianexpress.com/old/ie/daily/19971214/34850733.html |date=27 January 2010 }}</ref><ref> {{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 ] 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}}
]
According to the World Bank the following 81 countries (including territories) are classified as "high-income economies".<ref name="wb"> ]. 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 ]:
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*{{flagcountry|Andorra}} * {{flagcountry|Austria}}
*{{flagcountry|Austria}} * {{flagcountry|Belgium}}
*{{flagcountry|Belgium}} * {{flagcountry|Bulgaria}}
* {{flagcountry|Croatia}}
*''{{flagicon|Guernsey}}{{flagicon|Jersey}} ]''
*{{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 ]: two countries in Northern America:
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*{{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 ]: four countries in Asia and the Pacific:
{{columns-list|colwidth=18em| {{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 ]:
]
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According to the ], the following 85 sovereign states and territories across are classified as ], having a ] 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=]|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 ]:
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*{{flagcountry|Argentina}}
*{{flagcountry|Chile}}
*{{flagcountry|Uruguay}}
}}


1 country wholly or partly in ]:
{{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 ===
] ]]
{{See also|Development Assistance Committee}} {{See also|Development Assistance Committee}}
] ]]
There are 29&nbsp;] member countries and the ]—in the ] (DAC),<ref name=DAC> {{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 ] and ] in ].<ref name="dac_dat"> {{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 ] member countries and the ]—in the ] (DAC),<ref name="DAC"> {{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 ] and ] in ].<ref name="dac_dat"> {{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 ]: 25 countries in Europe:
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*{{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 ]: two countries in the Americas:
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*{{flagcountry|Japan}} * {{flagcountry|Canada}}
*{{flagcountry|Republic of Korea}} * {{flagcountry|United States}}
}} }}


2 countries wholly or partly in ]: 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 ]: 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 ===
] ]


According to the ], the following 39 economies are classified as "advanced economies":<!-- According to the ], 41 countries and territories are officially listed as "advanced economies",<!--


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--> with the addition of 7 ] and dependencies modified by the ] 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=].|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>
-->


33 countries and territories wholly or partly in ]: 29 countries and dependencies in ] classified by the IMF, 6 others given by the CIA:
{{columns-list|colwidth=18em| {{columns-list|colwidth=18em|

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


8 countries and territories in ]: seven countries and territories in ]:
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*{{flagcountry|Cyprus}} * ''{{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 in ]: three countries and territories in the ] 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 in ]-]: two countries in ]:
{{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 ===
]]]


There are 22 permanent members in the ] ({{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==
] ]]
There are 22 permanent members in the ] ({{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 ]: 15 countries in Europe:
{{columns-list|colwidth=18em| {{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 wholly or partly in ]: three countries in the Americas:
{{columns-list|colwidth=18em| {{columns-list|colwidth=18em|
*{{flagcountry|Israel}} * {{flagcountry|Brazil}}
*{{flagcountry|Japan}} * {{flagcountry|Canada}}
*{{flagcountry|South Korea}} * {{flagcountry|United States}}
}} }}


3 countries in the ]: 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 ]: one country in Oceania:
{{columns-list|colwidth=18em| {{columns-list|colwidth=18em|
*{{flagcountry|Australia}} * {{flagcountry|Australia}}
}} }}


== Comparative table (2024) ==
==See also==
]
Comparative table of countries with a "very high" human development (0.800 or higher), according to ]; "advanced" economies, according to the ]; "high income" economies, according to the ].


{| 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 ] compiled by the ] 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> ] 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
|-
|}

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Country with a developed economy and infrastructure "Industrial nation" redirects here. For the magazine, see Industrialnation. Not to be confused with Developing country. For the investing classification, see Developed market.

  Developed countries (IMF)   Developing countries (IMF)   Least developed countries (UN)   Data unavailable
World map showing country classifications per the IMF and the UN (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, 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. 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.

Definition and criteria

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.

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.

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.

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.

Similar terms

See also: Global North and Global South

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.

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."

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. Multinational corporations from these emerging markets present unique patterns of overseas expansion and knowledge acquisition from foreign countries.

Economy lists by various criteria

Human Development Index (HDI)

Main articles: Human Development Index and List of countries by Human Development Index
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":

Rank Δ Country or territory HDI %

annual growth

(2010–2022)

1 Steady   Switzerland 0.967 Increase 0.24%
2 Decrease (1)  Norway 0.966 Increase 0.25%
3 Steady  Iceland 0.959 Increase 0.28%
4 Increase (2)  Hong Kong 0.956 Increase 0.38%
5 Increase (1)  Denmark 0.952 Increase 0.35%
Steady  Sweden Increase 0.38%
7 Increase (8)  Ireland 0.950 Increase 0.38%
Decrease (3)  Germany Increase 0.19%
9 Decrease (1)  Singapore 0.949 Increase 0.25%
10 Increase (1)  Netherlands 0.946 Increase 0.26%
Decrease (1)  Australia Increase 0.20%
12 Increase (2)  Liechtenstein 0.942 Increase 0.23%
Increase (3)  Belgium Increase 0.26%
Steady  Finland Increase 0.27%
15 Increase (3)  United Kingdom 0.940 Increase 0.24%
16 Decrease (7)  New Zealand 0.939 Increase 0.13%
17 Increase (19)  United Arab Emirates 0.937 Increase 1.04%
18 Decrease (5)  Canada 0.935 Increase 0.22%
19 Increase (3)  South Korea 0.929 Increase 0.36%
20 Decrease (1)  Luxembourg 0.927 Increase 0.14%
Decrease (5)  United States Increase 0.10%
22 Increase (1)  Slovenia 0.926 Increase 0.33%
Decrease (1)  Austria Increase 0.21%
24 Decrease (4)  Japan 0.920 Increase 0.16%
25 Decrease (1)  Israel 0.915 Increase 0.26%
Increase (3)  Malta Increase 0.50%
27 Steady  Spain 0.911 Increase 0.40%
28 Decrease (3)  France 0.910 Increase 0.28%
29 Increase (3)  Cyprus 0.907 Increase 0.45%
30 Steady  Italy 0.906 Increase 0.24%
31 Decrease (2)  Estonia 0.899 Increase 0.33%
32 Decrease (6)  Czech Republic 0.895 Increase 0.22%
33 Decrease (3)  Greece 0.893 Increase 0.18%
34 Increase (3)  Bahrain 0.888 Increase 0.80%
35 Increase (3)  Andorra 0.884 Increase 0.20%
36 Decrease (2)  Poland 0.881 Increase 0.35%
37 Increase (2)  Latvia 0.879 Increase 0.51%
Decrease (2)  Lithuania Increase 0.32%
39 Increase (6)  Croatia 0.878 Increase 0.53%
40 Steady  Qatar 0.875 Increase 0.45%
Increase (6)  Saudi Arabia Increase 0.70%
42 Steady  Portugal 0.874 Increase 0.42%
43 Decrease (10)  San Marino 0.867 Decrease 0.32%
44 Steady  Chile 0.860 Increase 0.47%
45 Increase (9)  Turkey 0.855 Increase 1.10%
Decrease (5)  Slovakia Increase 0.14%
47 Steady  Hungary 0.851 Increase 0.22%
48 Decrease (6)  Argentina 0.849 Increase 0.15%
49 Steady  Kuwait 0.847 Increase 0.36%
50 Increase (1)  Montenegro 0.844 Increase 0.38%
51 Decrease (2)  Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.838 Increase 0.49%
52 Increase (8)  Uruguay 0.830 Increase 0.47%
53 Increase (3)  Romania 0.827 Increase 0.14%
54 Increase (1)  Antigua and Barbuda 0.826 Increase 0.18%
55 Decrease (7)  Brunei 0.823 Decrease 0.02%
56 Decrease (3)  Russia 0.821 Increase 0.25%
57 Increase (3)  Bahamas 0.820 Increase 0.21%
Increase (5)  Panama Increase 0.47%
59 Decrease (7)  Oman 0.819 Increase 0.22%
60 Decrease (3)  Trinidad and Tobago 0.814 Increase 0.30%
Increase (4)  Georgia Increase 0.54%
62 Increase (2)  Barbados 0.809 Increase 0.18%
63 Increase (6)  Malaysia 0.807 Increase 0.41%
64 Increase (5)  Costa Rica 0.806 Increase 0.39%
65 Increase (3)  Serbia 0.805 Increase 0.39%
66 Increase (6)  Thailand 0.803 Increase 0.65%
67 Decrease (1)  Seychelles 0.802 Increase 0.30%
Decrease (4)  Kazakhstan Increase 0.38%
69 Decrease (11)  Belarus 0.801 Increase 0.12%

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:

31 countries in Europe:

two countries in Northern America:

four countries in Asia and the Pacific:

World Bank high-income economies

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:

Unsovereign Territories are denoted with an asterisk (*).

Development Assistance Committee members

See also: Development Assistance Committee
Member nations of the Development Assistance Committee

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

  Countries described as Advanced Economies by the IMF

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

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

Plus

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:

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.

Paris Club members

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)

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 IMF WB
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 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 Yes since 1994
2001
 Greece Yes since 2001 Yes since 1989 Yes since 1996
 South Korea Yes since 1999 Yes since 1997 Yes since 2001
 Cyprus Yes since 2001 Yes since 2001 Yes since 1988
1999
 Singapore Yes since 1999 Yes since 1997 Yes since 1987
1997
 Israel Yes since 1991 Yes since 1997 Yes since 1987
 Taiwan N/A Yes since 1997 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 IMF WB
 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 IMF WB
 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

Notes

  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. Taiwan's Statistical Bureau calculated its HDI to be 0.926 based on UNDP's 2010 methodology, which would place Taiwan well within the group of "Very high human development" at 19th globally in 2021 within the 2022 UNDP report.

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