Developed country

{{Short description|Country with a developed economy and infrastructure}} {{Redirect|Industrial nation|the magazine|Industrialnation{{!}}''Industrialnation''}} {{For|the investing classification|Developed market}} {{Pp-pc}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}} thumb|upright=1.8|Comparison of countries by their level of development (seven criteria: HDI, WESP, WB, DAC, IMF, Paris Club, UNIDO) {{legend|#051f46|5+ criteria}} {{legend|#144d7d|4 criteria}} {{legend|#4687af|3 criteria}} {{legend|#9ac8e0|2 criteria}} {{legend|#d1e2f3|1 criterion}}

A '''developed country''', or '''advanced country''',<ref name="adv1">{{cite web |title=Fiscal Policy and Inclusive Growth in Advanced Countries: Their Experience and Implications for Asia |url=https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/publication/150177/ewp-422.pdf |website=adb.org |publisher=Asian Development Bank |date=December 2014 |access-date=8 July 2021 |archive-date=26 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726220914/https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/publication/150177/ewp-422.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="adv2">{{cite web |title=Advanced Countries Will Benefit Most from Progress in Technology, with Lesser Benefits to Other Nations |url=https://www.rand.org/news/press/2006/06/01.html |website=rand.org |publisher=RAND Corporation |date=1 June 2006 |access-date=8 July 2021 |archive-date=21 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210821221948/https://www.rand.org/news/press/2006/06/01.html |url-status=live }}</ref> is a country 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: gross domestic product (GDP), gross national income (GNI), per capita income, level of industrialization, amount of widespread infrastructure and general standard of living.<ref>[https://www.investopedia.com/terms/d/developed-economy.asp#axzz1legO8olO Developed Economy Definition] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322201145/http://www.investopedia.com/terms/d/developed-economy.asp |date=22 March 2016 }}. ''Investopedia'' (16 April 2010). Retrieved 12 July 2013.</ref> Which criteria are to be used and which countries can be classified as being developed are subjects of debate. Different definitions of developed countries are provided by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), the World Bank, the Development Assistance Committee (DAC), the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Paris Club and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), while the Human Development Index is used to rank countries on the composite basis of life expectancy, education, and income per capita.

Developed countries have generally more advanced post-industrial economies, meaning the tertiary sector provides more wealth than the secondary 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 constitute 57.3% of global GDP based on nominal value and 41.1% of global GDP based on purchasing power parity (PPP) according to the IMF.<ref name=":5">{{cite web |author=International Monetary Fund |title=World Economic Outlook Database, April 2023 |url=https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WEO/weo-database/2023/April |publisher=International Monetary Fund |access-date=30 April 2023 |archive-date=13 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413194731/https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WEO/weo-database/2023/April |url-status=live }}</ref>

==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.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R2D0AAAAMAAJ|title=The Courier|date=1994|publisher=Commission of the European Communities|language=en|access-date=20 January 2021|archive-date=15 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200315205542/https://books.google.com/books?id=R2D0AAAAMAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.economicshelp.org/blog/glossary/human-development-index/|title=Human development index|work=Economics Help|access-date=23 September 2018|language=en-GB|archive-date=17 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201217215047/https://www.economicshelp.org/blog/glossary/human-development-index/|url-status=live}}</ref>

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

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=https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm |publisher=United Nations Statistics Division |access-date=13 May 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170711220015/https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm |archive-date=11 July 2017 }}</ref></blockquote>

Nevertheless, the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) considers that this categorization can continue to be applied: <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>

=== 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.<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>

Mathis Wackernagel calls the binary labeling of countries as "neither descriptive nor explanatory. It is merely a thoughtless and destructive endorsement of GDP fetish. In reality, there are not two types of countries, but over 200 countries, all faced with the same laws of nature, yet each with unique features."<ref name="Ecological Footprint: Managing Our Biocapacity Budget">{{cite book|last1=Wackernagel|first1=Mathis|url=https://www.newsociety.com/Books/E/Ecological-Footprint|title=Ecological Footprint: Managing Our Biocapacity Budget|last2=Beyers|first2=Bert|publisher=New Society Publishers|year=2019|isbn=978-0-86571-911-8|location=Gabriola Island, BC, Canada|page=132|author-link=Mathis Wackernagel|access-date=20 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230123431/https://www.newsociety.com/Books/E/Ecological-Footprint|archive-date=30 December 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

A 2021 analysis proposes the term ''emerged'' to describe markets, economies, or countries that have graduated from emerging market status, but have not yet reached the level equivalent to developed countries.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Lee|first1=Eun Su|last2=Liu|first2=Wei|last3=Yang|first3=Jing Yu|date=23 September 2021|title=Neither developed nor emerging: Dual paths for outward FDI and home country innovation in emerged market MNCs|url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969593121001438|journal=International Business Review|volume=32 |issue=2 |language=en|article-number=101925|doi=10.1016/j.ibusrev.2021.101925|s2cid=244268711|issn=0969-5931|url-access=subscription}}</ref> 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) === [[File:Hdi2023map.png|thumb|alt=HDI in 2023 to 2025|Subnational HDI in 2023 to 2025]]

alt=World map|thumb|The world map representing Human Development Index categories (based on 2023 data, published in 2025){{image key |{{Legend|#008c00ff|Very high}} |{{Legend|#ffcc00ff|High}} |{{Legend|#ff6600ff|Medium}} |{{Legend|#d40000ff|Low}} |{{Legend|#b9b9b9ff|No data}} }}

{{main|Human Development Index|List of countries by Human Development Index}}

alt=World map|thumb|World map of countries or territories by Human Development Index scores in increments of 0.050 (based on 2023 data, published in 2025){{image key | thumb size = wide|{{Legend|#003c78|≥ 0.950}}|{{Legend|#005ab4|0.900–0.950}}|{{Legend|#0078f0|0.850–0.899}}|{{Legend|#40a0ff|0.800–0.849}}|{{Legend|#80c0ff|0.750–0.799}}|{{Legend|#c0e0ff|0.700–0.749}}|{{Legend|#ffc0c0|0.650–0.699}}|{{Legend|#ff8080|0.600–0.649}}|{{Legend|#ff4040|0.550–0.599}}|{{Legend|#f00000|0.500–0.549}}|{{Legend|#b40000|0.450–0.499}}|{{Legend|#780000|0.400–0.449}}|{{Legend|#3c0000|≤ 0.399}}|{{Legend|#C0C0C0|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 2023 are considered to be of "very high human development":<ref name="2022 components32">{{cite book |url=https://hdr.undp.org/content/human-development-report-2025 |title=Human Development Report 2025 - A matter of choice: People and possibilities in the age of AI |date=6 May 2025 |publisher=United Nations Development Programme |isbn= |publication-date=6 May 2025 |pages= |access-date=6 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250506064128/https://hdr.undp.org/content/human-development-report-2025 |archive-date=6 May 2025}}</ref>

{{sticky header}}{{sort under}} {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable sticky-header sort-under" {{right}} |+{{screen reader-only|Human Development Index by country}} |-  ! scope=col | Rank ! scope=col data-sort-type="number"| {{abbr|{{DELTA}}|Change since 2015}} ! scope=col style="width:17em;"| Country or territory ! scope=col | HDI value ! scope=col data-sort-type="number"| % annual growth (2010–2023) |- |1|| {{sort|2|{{increase}} 2}} ! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Iceland}} || 0.972 || {{sort|0.28|{{increase}} 0.28%}} |- | rowspan="2" |2|| {{sort|-1|{{decrease}} (1)}} ! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Norway}} | rowspan="2"| 0.970 || {{sort|0.25|{{increase}} 0.25%}} |- | {{sort|0|{{steady}}}} ! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Switzerland}} | {{sort|0.24|{{increase}} 0.24%}} |- | 4|| {{sort|2|{{increase}} (2)}} ! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Denmark}} | 0.962 || {{sort|0.35|{{increase}} 0.35%}} |- | rowspan="2" |5 | {{sort|-1|{{decrease}} (1)}} ! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Germany}} | rowspan="2" |0.959 | {{sort|0.19|{{increase}} 0.19%}} |- | {{sort|0|{{steady}}}} ! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Sweden}} | {{sort|0.38|{{increase}} 0.38%}} |- |7 | {{sort|1|{{increase}} (1)}} ! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Australia}} |0.958 | {{sort|0.20|{{increase}} 0.20%}} |- | rowspan="2" | 8|| {{sort|2|{{increase}} (2)}} ! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Netherlands}} | rowspan="2" | 0.955 || {{sort|0.26|{{increase}} 0.26%}} |- | {{sort|-1|{{decrease}} (1)}} ! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Hong Kong}} | {{sort|0.38|{{increase}} 0.38%}} |- |10 | {{sort|3|{{increase}} (3)}} ! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Belgium}} |0.951 | {{sort|0.26|{{increase}} 0.26%}} |- | 11|| {{sort|4|{{increase}} (4)}} ! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Republic of Ireland|name=Ireland}} | 0.949 || {{sort|0.38|{{increase}} 0.38%}} |- |12 | {{sort|-4|{{decrease}} (4)}} ! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Finland}} |0.948 | {{sort|0.27|{{increase}} 0.27%}} |- | rowspan="2" |13|| {{sort|-2|{{decrease}} (2)}} ! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Singapore}} | rowspan="2"| 0.946 || {{sort|0.25|{{increase}} 0.25%}} |- | {{sort|2|{{increase}} (2)}} ! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|United Kingdom}} | {{sort|0.24|{{increase}} 0.24%}} |- |15|| {{sort|27|{{increase}} (27)}} ! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|United Arab Emirates}} || 0.940 || {{sort|1.04|{{increase}} 1.04%}} |- |16|| {{sort|-2|{{decrease}} (2)}} ! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Canada}} || 0.939 || {{sort|0.22|{{increase}} 0.22%}} |- | rowspan="3" | 17|| {{sort|1|{{increase}} (1)}} ! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Liechtenstein}} | rowspan="3" | 0.938 || {{sort|0.23|{{increase}} 0.23%}} |- | {{sort|-5|{{decrease}} (5)}} ! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|New Zealand}} | {{sort|0.13|{{increase}} 0.13%}} |- | {{sort|0|{{steady}}}} ! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|United States}} | {{sort|0.10|{{increase}} 0.10%}} |- |20|| {{sort|1|{{increase}} (1)}} ! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|South Korea}} | 0.937 || {{sort|0.36|{{increase}} 0.36%}} |- | 21|| {{sort|2|{{increase}} (2)}} ! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Slovenia}} | 0.931 || {{sort|0.33|{{increase}} 0.33%}} |- |22 | {{sort|-3|{{decrease}} (3)}} ! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Austria}} |0.930 | {{sort|0.21|{{increase}} 0.21%}} |- |23 | {{sort|-3|{{decrease}} (3)}} ! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Japan}} |0.925 | {{sort|0.16|{{increase}} 0.16%}} |- |24 | {{sort|5|{{increase}} (5)}} ! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Malta}} |0.924 | {{sort|0.50|{{increase}} 0.50%}} |- |25 | {{sort|-3|{{decrease}} (3)}} ! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Luxembourg}} |0.922 | {{sort|0.14|{{increase}} 0.14%}} |- |26|| {{sort|-1|{{decrease}} (1)}} ! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|France}} || 0.920 || {{sort|0.28|{{increase}} 0.28%}} |- | 27|| {{sort|-3|{{decrease}} (3)}} ! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Israel}} | 0.919 || {{sort|0.26|{{increase}} 0.26%}} |- |28|| {{sort|0|{{steady}}}} ! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Spain}} || 0.918 || {{sort|0.40|{{increase}} 0.40%}} |- | rowspan="3" |29|| {{sort|-3|{{decrease}} (3)}} ! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Czech Republic|name=Czechia}} | rowspan="3"| 0.915 || {{sort|0.22|{{increase}} 0.22%}} |- | {{sort|1|{{increase}} (1)}} ! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Italy}} | {{sort|0.24|{{increase}} 0.24%}} |- | {{sort|-2|{{decrease}} (2)}} ! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|San Marino}} | {{sort|-0.32|{{decrease}} 0.32%}} |- | rowspan="2" |32|| {{sort|3|{{increase}} (3)}} ! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Cyprus}} | rowspan="2"| 0.913 || {{sort|0.45|{{increase}} 0.45%}} |- | {{sort|1|{{increase}} (1)}} ! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Andorra}} | {{sort|0.20|{{increase}} 0.20%}} |- |34|| {{sort|-3|{{decrease}} (3)}} ! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Greece}} || 0.908 || {{sort|0.18|{{increase}} 0.18%}} |- |35 | {{sort|-1|{{decrease}} (1)}} ! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Poland}} |0.906 | {{sort|0.35|{{increase}} 0.35%}} |- |36|| {{sort|-5|{{decrease}} (5)}} ! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Estonia}} || 0.905 || {{sort|0.33|{{increase}} 0.33%}} |- |37 | {{sort|9|{{increase}} (9)}} ! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Saudi Arabia}} |0.900 | {{sort|0.70|{{increase}} 0.70%}} |- |38|| {{sort|-1|{{decrease}} (1)}} ! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Bahrain}} || 0.899 || {{sort|0.80|{{increase}} 0.80%}} |- |39 | {{sort|-4|{{decrease}} (4)}} ! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Lithuania}} |0.895 | {{sort|0.32|{{increase}} 0.32%}} |- | 40 || {{sort|2|{{increase}} (2)}} ! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Portugal}} | 0.890 || {{sort|0.42|{{increase}} 0.42%}} |- | rowspan="2" |41 | {{sort|4|{{increase}} (4)}} ! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Latvia}} | rowspan="2" |0.889 | {{sort|0.51|{{increase}} 0.51%}} |- | {{sort|-1|{{decrease}} (1)}} ! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Croatia}} | {{sort|0.53|{{increase}} 0.53%}} |- | 43|| {{sort|-4|{{decrease}} (4)}} ! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Qatar}} | 0.886 || {{sort|0.45|{{increase}} 0.45%}} |- |44 | {{sort|-6|{{decrease}} (6)}} ! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Slovakia}} |0.880 | {{sort|0.14|{{increase}} 0.14%}} |- |45|| {{sort|-1|{{decrease}} (1)}} ! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Chile}} || 0.878 || {{sort|0.47|{{increase}} 0.47%}} |- |46|| {{sort|1|{{increase}} (1)}} ! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Hungary}} || 0.870 || {{sort|0.22|{{increase}} 0.22%}} |- |47|| {{sort|-7|{{decrease}} (7)}} ! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Argentina}} || 0.865 || {{sort|0.15|{{increase}} 0.15%}} |- | rowspan="2" |48|| {{sort|0|{{steady}}}} ! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Montenegro}} | rowspan="2"| 0.862 || {{sort|0.38|{{increase}} 0.38%}} |- | {{sort|13|{{increase}} (13)}} ! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Uruguay}} | {{sort|0.47|{{increase}} 0.47%}} |- |50 | {{sort|1|{{increase}} (1)}} ! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Oman}} |0.858 | {{sort|0.22|{{increase}} 0.22%}} |- | 51|| {{sort|7|{{increase}} (7)}} ! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Turkey}} | 0.853 || {{sort|1.10|{{increase}} 1.10%}} |- |52|| {{sort|1|{{increase}} (1)}} ! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Kuwait}} || 0.852 || {{sort|0.36|{{increase}} 0.36%}} |- |53|| {{sort|-5|{{decrease}} (5)}} ! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Antigua and Barbuda}} || 0.851 || {{sort|0.18|{{increase}} 0.18%}} |- | 54 || {{sort|5|{{increase}} (5)}} ! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Seychelles}} | 0.848 || {{sort|0.30|{{increase}} 0.30%}} |- | rowspan="2" |55 || {{sort|1|{{increase}} (1)}} ! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Bulgaria}} | rowspan="2"| 0.845 || {{sort|0.09|{{increase}} 0.09%}} |- | {{sort|2|{{increase}} (2)}} ! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Romania}} | {{sort|0.14|{{increase}} 0.14%}} |- |57 | {{sort|6|{{increase}} (6)}} ! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Georgia (country)|name=Georgia}} |0.844 | {{sort|0.54|{{increase}} 0.54%}} |- |58|| {{sort|-4|{{decrease}} (4)}} ! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Saint Kitts and Nevis}} || 0.840 || {{sort|0.49|{{increase}} 0.49%}} |- |59 | {{sort|6|{{increase}} (6)}} ! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Panama}} |0.839 | {{sort|0.47|{{increase}} 0.47%}} |- | rowspan="2" |60|| {{sort|-12|{{decrease}} (12)}} ! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Brunei}} | rowspan="2"| 0.837 || {{sort|+0.13|{{increase}} 0.13%}} |- | {{sort|-1|{{decrease}} (1)}} ! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Kazakhstan}} | {{sort|0.38|{{increase}} 0.38%}} |- | rowspan="2" |62 | {{sort|3|{{increase}} (3)}} ! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Costa Rica}} | rowspan="2" |0.833 | {{sort|0.39|{{increase}} 0.39%}} |- | {{sort|5|{{increase}} (5)}} ! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Serbia}} | {{sort|0.39|{{increase}} 0.39%}} |- |64|| {{sort|-12|{{decrease}} (12)}} ! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Russia}} || 0.832 || {{sort|0.25|{{increase}} 0.25%}} |- |65 | {{sort|-10|{{decrease}} (10)}} ! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Belarus}} |0.824 | {{sort|0.12|{{increase}} 0.12%}} |- | 66|| {{sort|-3|{{decrease}} (3)}} ! 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=== WESP developed economies === thumb|upright=1.6|Countries classified as developed economies by UNDESA's World Economic Situation and Prospects report.

According to the World Economic Situation and Prospects report by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), the following 37 countries are classified as "developed economies" as of January 2026:<ref>{{cite web|title=World Economic Situation and Prospects 2025|url=https://desapublications.un.org/file/20954/download|page=143 |publisher=United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs |language=en}}</ref>

31 countries in Europe: {{columns-list|colwidth=18em| * {{flag country|Austria}} * {{flag country|Belgium}} * {{flag country|Bulgaria}} * {{flag country|Croatia}} * {{flag country|Cyprus}} * {{flag country|Czech Republic|name=Czechia}} * {{flag country|Denmark}} * {{flag country|Estonia}} * {{flag country|Finland}} * {{flag country|France}} * {{flag country|Germany}} * {{flag country|Greece}} * {{flag country|Hungary}} * {{flag country|Iceland}} * {{flag country|Republic of Ireland|name=Ireland}} * {{flag country|Italy}} * {{flag country|Latvia}} * {{flag country|Lithuania}} * {{flag country|Luxembourg}} * {{flag country|Malta}} * {{flag country|Netherlands}} * {{flag country|Norway}} * {{flag country|Poland}} * {{flag country|Portugal}} * {{flag country|Romania}} * {{flag country|Slovakia}} * {{flag country|Slovenia}} * {{flag country|Spain}} * {{flag country|Sweden}} * {{flag country|Switzerland}} * {{flag country|United Kingdom}} }}

two countries in North America: {{columns-list|colwidth=18em| * {{flag country|Canada}} * {{flag country|United States}} }}

two countries in Asia: {{columns-list|colwidth=18em| * {{flag country|Japan}} * {{flag country|South Korea}} }}

two countries in Oceania: {{columns-list|colwidth=18em| * {{flag country|Australia}} * {{flag country|New Zealand}} }}

=== World Bank high-income economies=== thumb|upright=1.6|Map of world economies based on the World Bank income classification for the 2026 fiscal year.

According to the World Bank, the following sovereign states and territories across are classified as "high-income economies", having a nominal GNI per capita in excess of $13,935 as of the 2025 fiscal year:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://datahelpdesk.worldbank.org/knowledgebase/articles/906519-world-bank-country-and-lending-groups|title=World Bank Country and Lending Groups|work=World Bank|access-date=1 July 2025}}</ref>

''Non-sovereign entities appear in italics''.

{{columns-list|colwidth=18em| * ''{{flag|American Samoa}}'' * {{flag|Andorra}} * {{flag|Antigua and Barbuda}} * ''{{flag|Aruba}}'' * {{flag|Australia}} * {{flag|Austria}} * {{flag|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|Costa Rica}} * {{flag|Croatia}} * ''{{flag|Curaçao}}'' * {{flag|Cyprus}} * {{flag|Czech Republic|name=Czechia}} * {{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|Republic of Ireland|name=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|U.S. Virgin Islands|name=United States Virgin Islands}}'' }}

===Development Assistance Committee members=== {{See also|Development Assistance Committee}}

[[File:DAC members and associates map.svg|thumb|upright 1.2|Member and associate nations of the Development Assistance Committee{{legend|#08306b|Member nations}} {{legend|#2979b9|Associates}}]]

There are 32 OECD member countries and the European Union—in the Development Assistance Committee (DAC),<ref name="DAC">[http://www.oecd.org/dac/peer-reviews/peerreviewsofdacmembers.htm Peer reviews of DAC members – Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527172525/http://www.oecd.org/dac/peer-reviews/peerreviewsofdacmembers.htm |date=27 May 2013 }}. Oecd.org. Retrieved 22 October 2013.</ref> a group of the world's major donor countries that discusses issues surrounding development aid and poverty reduction in developing countries.<ref name="dac_dat">[http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/3/38/1896808.pdf DAC website >> "The DAC in Dates"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100215080158/http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/3/38/1896808.pdf |date=15 February 2010 }}, On the DAC's self-description, see the introductory letter. On other events, refer to the relevant section by date.</ref> The following OECD member countries are DAC members:

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

two countries in North America: {{columns-list|colwidth=18em| * {{flag country|Canada}} * {{flag country|United States}} }}

two countries in Asia: {{columns-list|colwidth=18em| * {{flag country|Japan}} * {{flag country|South Korea}} }}

two countries in Oceania: {{columns-list|colwidth=18em| * {{flag country|Australia}} * {{flag country|New Zealand}} }}

one associate member: {{columns-list|colwidth=18em| * {{flag country|Romania}} }}

===IMF advanced economies=== thumb|upright=1.6|World map of advanced economies based on the World Economic Outlook, April 2026.

According to the International Monetary Fund, 43 countries and territories are officially listed as "advanced economies",<ref name="IMF2026">{{cite web |title=World Economic Outlook, April 2026; Statistical Appendix |url=https://www.imf.org/-/media/files/publications/weo/2026/april/english/statsappendix.pdf |publisher=International Monetary Fund |access-date=3 May 2026 |location=Washington, D.C. |pages=92, 99 |date=14 April 2026}}</ref> with the addition of 6 microstates and dependencies listed by the CIA but omitted from the IMF version:<ref name="CIA">{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/appendix/appendix-b.html|title=Appendix B. International Organizations and Groups.|work=World Factbook.|author=CIA|year=2008|access-date=10 April 2008|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>

31 countries in Europe classified by the IMF, two sovereign entities and three territories listed by the CIA: {{columns-list|colwidth=18em|

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

five countries and two territories in Asia: {{columns-list|colwidth=18em| * ''{{flag country|Hong Kong}}'' * {{flag country|Israel}} * {{flag country|Japan}} * {{flag country|South Korea}} * ''{{flag country|Macau}}'' * {{flag country|Singapore}} * {{flag country|Taiwan}} }}

two countries and one territory in the Americas classified by the IMF, one territory listed by the CIA : {{columns-list|colwidth=18em| * {{flag country|Canada}} * ''{{flag country|Puerto Rico}}'' * {{flag country|United States}} * ''{{flag country|Bermuda}}'' d }}

two countries in Oceania: {{columns-list|colwidth=18em| * {{flag country|Australia}} * {{flag country|New Zealand}} }}

d The CIA has modified an older version of the IMF's list of advanced economies, noting that it "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), Andorra (2021) and Liechtenstein (2025) were later included in the IMF's list.<ref name="IMF changes">{{cite web |title=Changes to the Database |url=https://data.imf.org/en/Datasets/WEO/Changes-to-the-Database |publisher=International Monetary Fund |access-date=15 April 2026 |location=Washington, D.C. |date=16 October 2025}}</ref>

===Paris Club members=== [[File:Paris Club permanent members map.svg|thumb|upright 1.3|Permanent members of the Paris Club]]

There are 22 permanent members in the Paris Club ({{langx|fr|Club de Paris}}), a group of officials from major creditor countries whose role is to find coordinated and sustainable solutions to the payment difficulties experienced by debtor countries.

15 countries in Europe: {{columns-list|colwidth=18em| * {{flag country|Austria}} * {{flag country|Belgium}} * {{flag country|Denmark}} * {{flag country|Finland}} * {{flag country|France}} * {{flag country|Germany}} * {{flag country|Republic of Ireland|name=Ireland}} * {{flag country|Italy}} * {{flag country|Netherlands}} * {{flag country|Norway}} * {{flag country|Russia}} * {{flag country|Spain}} * {{flag country|Sweden}} * {{flag country|Switzerland}} * {{flag country|United Kingdom}} }}

three countries in the Americas: {{columns-list|colwidth=18em| * {{flag country|Brazil}} * {{flag country|Canada}} * {{flag country|United States}} }}

three countries in Asia: {{columns-list|colwidth=18em| * {{flag country|Israel}} * {{flag country|Japan}} * {{flag country|South Korea}} }}

one country in Oceania: {{columns-list|colwidth=18em| * {{flag country|Australia}} }}

===UNIDO high-income industrial economies=== thumb|upright=1.6|World map of high-income industrial economies (HIIEs), according to UNIDO.

According to the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), 48 countries and one territory are categorized as "high-income industrial economies".<ref name="UNIDO2026">{{cite web |last=Cantú Bazaldúa |first=Fernando |title=UNIDO Country Classification: Edition 2026 |url=https://stat.unido.org/portal/storage/file/publications/classif/country-classif-report-2026.pdf |publisher=UNIDO |access-date=18 April 2026 |location=Vienna |pages=2, 5–6, 23, 26}}</ref> This classification, first implemented in 2022, is assigned to economies that have achieved a high national income through a development path resulting in high levels of industrialization.<ref name="UNIDO2026" /> UNIDO determines this status by evaluating three core dimensions of the manufacturing sector: value added (manufacturing value added per capita), historical employment share, and the quality of exports (average exports of medium- and high-technology products).<ref name="UNIDO2026" /> Previously, UNIDO's top-tier classification of "industrialized economies" included countries that were not high-income economies, e.g. Belarus and Malaysia.<ref>{{cite web |title=Industrial Development Report 2022 |url=https://www.unido.org/idr-2022 |publisher=UNIDO |access-date=20 April 2026 |location=Vienna |page=183 |date=1 December 2021}}</ref>

34 countries in Europe: {{columns-list|colwidth=18em| * {{flag|Austria}} * {{flag|Belgium}} * {{flag|Bulgaria}} * {{flag|Croatia}} * {{flag|Cyprus}} * {{flag|Czech Republic|name=Czechia}} * {{flag|Denmark}} * {{flag|Estonia}} * {{flag|Finland}} * {{flag|France}} * {{flag|Germany}} * {{flag|Greece}} * {{flag|Hungary}} * {{flag|Iceland}} * {{flag|Republic of Ireland|name=Ireland}} * {{flag|Italy}} * {{flag|Latvia}} * {{flag|Liechtenstein}} * {{flag|Lithuania}} * {{flag|Luxembourg}} * {{flag|Malta}} * {{flag|Netherlands}} * {{flag|Norway}} * {{flag|Poland}} * {{flag|Portugal}} * {{flag|Romania}} * {{flag|Russia}} * {{flag|San Marino}} * {{flag|Slovakia}} * {{flag|Slovenia}} * {{flag|Spain}} * {{flag|Sweden}} * {{flag|Switzerland}} * {{flag|United Kingdom}} }}

six countries in Asia: {{columns-list|colwidth=18em| * {{flag|Bahrain}} * {{flag|Israel}} * {{flag|Japan}} * {{flag|South Korea}} * {{flag|Singapore}} * {{flag|Taiwan}} }}

five countries and one territory in the Americas: {{columns-list|colwidth=18em| * {{flag|Canada}} * {{flag|Chile}} * {{flag|Costa Rica}} * ''{{flag|Puerto Rico}}'' * {{flag|United States}} * {{flag|Uruguay}} }}

three countries in Oceania: {{columns-list|colwidth=18em| * {{flag|Australia}} * {{flag|Nauru}} * {{flag|New Zealand}} }}

==Comparative table== Comparative table of countries with a "very high" human development (0.800 or higher), according to the UNDP; "developed" economies, according to the World Economic Situation and Prospects report by UNDESA; "high-income" economies, according to the World Bank; DAC members; "advanced" economies, according to the IMF; Paris Club members; and/or "high-income industrial economies", according to UNIDO.

''Year of inclusion in brackets; non-sovereign entities in italics.''

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" ! Country ! HDI<ref>{{Cite web |title=Human Development Index (HDI) {{!}} Human Development Reports |url=https://hdr.undp.org/en/content/human-development-index-hdi |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250506063421/https://hdr.undp.org/data-center/human-development-index#/indicies/HDI |archive-date=6 May 2025 |access-date=6 May 2025 |website=hdr.undp.org |publisher=United Nations Development Programme}}</ref> ! WESP ! WB<ref>{{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> ! DAC ! IMF<ref name="IMF changes" /> ! Paris Club ! UNIDO<ref name="UNIDO2023">{{cite web |last=Cantú Bazaldúa |first=Fernando |title=UNIDO Country Classification: Edition 2023 |url=https://stat.unido.org/portal/storage/file/publications/country-classif-report-2023.pdf |publisher=UNIDO |access-date=18 April 2026 |location=Vienna |pages=22, 24}}</ref><ref name="UNIDO2024">{{cite web |last=Cantú Bazaldúa |first=Fernando |title=UNIDO Country Classification: Edition 2024 |url=https://stat.unido.org/portal/storage/file/publications/country-classif-report-2024.pdf |publisher=UNIDO |access-date=18 April 2026 |location=Vienna |pages=22, 24}}</ref><ref name="UNIDO2025">{{cite web |last=Cantú Bazaldúa |first=Fernando |title=UNIDO Country Classification: Edition 2025 |url=https://stat.unido.org/portal/storage/file/publications/classif/country-classif-report-2025.pdf |publisher=UNIDO |access-date=18 April 2026 |location=Vienna |pages=22, 24–25}}</ref><ref name="UNIDO2026" /> |- |align=left| {{flag|Albania}} || {{y}} (2025) || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} |- |align=left| {{flag|Andorra}} || {{y}} (2003) || {{n}} || {{y}} (1990) || {{n}} || {{y}} (2021) || {{n}}|| {{n}} |- |align=left| {{flag|Antigua and Barbuda}} || {{y}} (2007) || {{n}} || {{y}} (2012) || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} |- |align=left| {{flag|Argentina}} || {{y}} (2006) || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} |- |align=left| {{flag|Armenia}} || {{y}} (2025) || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} |- |align=left| {{flag|Australia}} || {{y}} (1990) || {{y}} (19??) || {{y}} (1987) || {{y}} (1966) || {{y}} (1980)<ref name="IMF1980">{{cite book |last=Artis |first=M. J. |title=World Economic and Financial Surveys, 1988: Staff Studies for World Economic Outlook |date=1 January 1988 |publisher=International Monetary Fund |location=Washington, D.C. |isbn=9781451943672 |page=35 |url=https://www.elibrary.imf.org/display/book/9781451943672/ch01.xml |access-date=15 April 2026 |chapter=I: How Accurate Is the World Economic Outlook? A Post Mortem on Short-Term Forecasting at the International Monetary Fund}}</ref> || {{y}} (????) || {{y}} (2022) |- |align=left| {{flag|Austria}} || {{y}} (1992) || {{y}} (19??) || {{y}} (1987) || {{y}} (1965) || {{y}} (19??) || {{y}} (????) || {{y}} (2022) |- |align=left| {{flag|Bahamas}} || {{y}} (2016) || {{n}} || {{y}} (1987) || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} |- |align=left| {{flag|Bahrain}} || {{y}} (2012) || {{n}} || {{y}} (2001) || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{y}} (2024)<ref name="UNIDO2024" /> |- |align=left| {{flag|Barbados}} || {{y}} (2016) || {{n}} || {{y}} (2006) || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} |- |align=left| {{flag|Belarus}} || {{y}} (2012) || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} |- |align=left| {{flag|Belgium}} || {{y}} (1990) || {{y}} (19??) || {{y}} (1987) || {{y}} (1961) || {{y}} (19??) || {{y}} (????) || {{y}} (2022) |- |align=left| {{flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} || {{y}} (2025) || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} |- |align=left| {{flag|Brazil}} || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{y}} (2017) || {{n}} |- |align=left| {{flag|Brunei}} || {{y}} (1999) || {{n}} || {{y}} (1990) || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}}<ref name="UNIDO2025" /> |- |align=left| {{flag|Bulgaria}} || {{y}} (2021) || {{y}} (2007) || {{y}} (2023) || {{n}} || {{y}} (2026)<ref name="IMF2026" /> || {{n}} || {{y}} (2025)<ref name="UNIDO2025" /> |- |align=left| {{flag|Canada}} || {{y}} (1990) || {{y}} (19??) || {{y}} (1987) || {{y}} (1961) || {{y}} (19??) || {{y}} (????) || {{y}} (2022) |- |align=left| {{flag|Chile}} || {{y}} (2007) || {{n}} || {{y}} (2012) || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{y}} (2025)<ref name="UNIDO2025" /> |- |align=left| {{flag|Costa Rica}} || {{y}} (2019) || {{n}} || {{y}} (2024) || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{y}} (2026)<ref name="UNIDO2026" /> |- |align=left| {{flag|Croatia}} || {{y}} (2007) || {{y}} (2013) || {{y}} (2017) || {{n}} || {{y}} (2023) || {{n}} || {{y}} (2022) |- |align=left| {{flag|Cyprus}} || {{y}} (2001) || {{y}} (2004) || {{y}} (1988) || {{n}} || {{y}} (2001) || {{n}} || {{y}} (2025)<ref name="UNIDO2025" /> |- |align=left| {{flag|Czech Republic|name=Czechia}} || {{y}} (2001) || {{y}} (2004) || {{y}} (2006) || {{y}} (2013) || {{y}} (2009) || {{n}} || {{y}} (2022) |- |align=left| {{flag|Denmark}} || {{y}} (1991) || {{y}} (19??) || {{y}} (1987) || {{y}} (1963) || {{y}} (19??) || {{y}} (????) || {{y}} (2025)<ref name="UNIDO2025" /> |- |align=left| {{flag|Estonia}} || {{y}} (2003) || {{y}} (2004) || {{y}} (2006) || {{y}} (2023) || {{y}} (2011) || {{n}} || {{y}} (2022) |- |align=left| {{flag|Finland}} || {{y}} (1994) || {{y}} (19??) || {{y}} (1987) || {{y}} (1975) || {{y}} (1980)<ref name="IMF1980" /> || {{y}} (????) || {{y}} (2022) |- |align=left| {{flag|France}} || {{y}} (1993) || {{y}} (19??) || {{y}} (1987) || {{y}} (1961) || {{y}} (19??) || {{y}} (????) || {{y}} (2022) |- |align=left| {{flag|Georgia (country)|name=Georgia}} || {{y}} (2019) || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} |- |align=left| {{flag|Germany}} || {{y}} (1990) || {{y}} (19??) || {{y}} (1987) || {{y}} (1961) || {{y}} (19??) || {{y}} (????) || {{y}} (2022) |- |align=left| {{flag|Greece}} || {{y}} (2001) || {{y}} (19??) || {{y}} (1996) || {{y}} (1999) || {{y}} (1989)<ref name="IMF1989">{{cite web |title=World Economic Outlook, October 1989 |url=https://www.elibrary.imf.org/display/book/9781451944433/9781451944433.xml |publisher=International Monetary Fund |access-date=15 April 2026 |location=Washington, D.C. |page=67}}</ref> || {{n}} || {{y}} (2025)<ref name="UNIDO2025" /> |- |align=left| {{flag|Guyana}} || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{y}} (2022) || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} |- |align=left| ''{{flag|Hong Kong}}'' || {{y}} (????) || {{n}} || {{y}} (????) || {{n}} || {{y}} (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=978-1-4519-4510-2|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> || {{n}} || {{n}} |- |align=left| {{flag|Hungary}} || {{y}} (2005) || {{y}} (2004) || {{y}} (2014) || {{y}} (2016) || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{y}} (2022) |- |align=left| {{flag|Iceland}} || {{y}} (1990) || {{y}} (19??) || {{y}} (1987) || {{y}} (2013) || {{y}} (1980)<ref name="IMF1980" /> || {{n}} || {{y}} (2025)<ref name="UNIDO2025" /> |- |align=left| {{flag|Republic of Ireland|name=Ireland}} || {{y}} (1996) || {{y}} (19??) || {{y}} (1987) || {{y}} (1985) || {{y}} (1980)<ref name="IMF1980" /> || {{y}} (????) || {{y}} (2022) |- |align=left| {{flag|Israel}} || {{y}} (1991) || {{n}} || {{y}} (1987) || {{n}} || {{y}} (1997)<ref name="IMF1997" /> || {{y}} (2014) || {{y}} (2022) |- |align=left| {{flag|Italy}} || {{y}} (1995) || {{y}} (19??) || {{y}} (1987) || {{y}} (1961) || {{y}} (19??) || {{y}} (????) || {{y}} (2022) |- |align=left| {{flag|Japan}} || {{y}} (1990) || {{y}} (19??) || {{y}} (1987) || {{y}} (1961) || {{y}} (19??) || {{y}} (????) || {{y}} (2022) |- |align=left| {{flag|Kazakhstan}} || {{y}} (2015) || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} |- |align=left| {{flag|Kuwait}} || {{y}} (2014) || {{n}} || {{y}} (1987) || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} |- |align=left| {{flag|Latvia}} || {{y}} (2005) || {{y}} (2004) || {{y}} (2012) || {{y}} (2025) || {{y}} (2014) || {{n}} || {{y}} (2022) |- |align=left| {{flag|Liechtenstein}} || {{y}} (2000) || {{n}} || {{y}} (1990) || {{n}} || {{y}} (2025) || {{n}} || {{y}} (2022) |- |align=left| {{flag|Lithuania}} || {{y}} (2005) || {{y}} (2004) || {{y}} (2012) || {{y}} (2022) || {{y}} (2015) || {{n}} || {{y}} (2022) |- |align=left| {{flag|Luxembourg}} || {{y}} (1992) || {{y}} (19??) || {{y}} (1987) || {{y}} (1992) || {{y}} (19??) || {{n}} || {{y}} (2022) |- |align=left| ''{{flag|Macau}}'' || {{n}} (N/A){{efn|name=territory|Not included in the United Nations Development Programme's Human Development Report.}} || {{n}} || {{y}} (1994) || {{n}} || {{y}} (2016) || {{n}} || {{n}} |- |align=left| {{flag|Malaysia}} || {{y}} (2016) || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} |- |align=left| {{flag|Malta}} || {{y}} (2003) || {{y}} (19??) || {{y}} (2002) || {{n}} || {{y}} (2008) || {{n}} || {{y}} (2022) |- |align=left| {{flag|Mauritius}} || {{y}} (2025) || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} |- |align=left| {{flag|Monaco}} || {{y}} (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|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> || {{n}} || {{y}} (1990) || {{n}} || {{y}} (2008)<ref name="CIA" /> || {{n}} || {{n}} |- |align=left| {{flag|Montenegro}} || {{y}} (2013) || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} |- |align=left| {{flag|Nauru}} || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{y}} (2019) || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{y}} (2022) |- |align=left| {{flag|Netherlands}} || {{y}} (1990) || {{y}} (19??) || {{y}} (1987) || {{y}} (1961) || {{y}} (19??) || {{y}} (????) || {{y}} (2022) |- |align=left| {{flag|New Zealand}} || {{y}} (1990) || {{y}} (19??) || {{y}} (1987) || {{y}} (1973) || {{y}} (1980)<ref name="IMF1980" /> || {{n}} || {{y}} (2022) |- |align=left| {{flag|North Macedonia}} || {{y}} (2025) || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} |- |align=left| {{flag|Norway}} || {{y}} (1990) || {{y}} (19??) || {{y}} (1987) || {{y}} (1962) || {{y}} (19??) || {{y}} (????) || {{y}} (2025)<ref name="UNIDO2025" /> |- |align=left| {{flag|Oman}} || {{y}} (2012) || {{n}} || {{y}} (2007) || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} |- |align=left| {{flag|Palau}} || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{y}} (2023) || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} |- |align=left| {{flag|Panama}} || {{y}} (2019) || {{n}} || {{y}} (2021) || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}}<ref name="UNIDO2023" /><ref name="UNIDO2024" /> |- |align=left| {{flag|Poland}} || {{y}} (2003) || {{y}} (2004) || {{y}} (2009) || {{y}} (2013) || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{y}} (2022) |- |align=left| {{flag|Portugal}} || {{y}} (2005) || {{y}} (19??) || {{y}} (1994) || {{y}} (1991) || {{y}} (1989)<ref name="IMF1989" /> || {{n}} || {{y}} (2025)<ref name="UNIDO2025" /> |- |align=left| ''{{flag|Puerto Rico}}'' || {{n}} (N/A){{efn|name=territory}} || {{n}} || {{y}} (2002) || {{n}} || {{y}} (2016) || {{n}} || {{y}} (2022) |- |align=left| {{flag|Qatar}} || {{y}} (1996) || {{n}} || {{y}} (1987) || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} |- |align=left| {{flag|Romania}} || {{y}} (2013) || {{y}} (2007) || {{y}} (2021) || {{y}} (2025) || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{y}} (2023)<ref name="UNIDO2023" /> |- |align=left| {{flag|Russia}} || {{y}} (2013) || {{n}} || {{y}} (2023) || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{y}} (????) || {{y}} (2025)<ref name="UNIDO2025" /> |- |align=left| {{flag|Saint Kitts and Nevis}} || {{y}} (2011) || {{n}} || {{y}} (2012) || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} |- |align=left| {{flag|San Marino}} || {{y}} (2021) || {{n}} || {{y}} (2000) || {{n}} || {{y}} (2012) || {{n}} || {{y}} (2022) |- |align=left| {{flag|Saudi Arabia}} || {{y}} (2010) || {{n}} || {{y}} (2004) || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} |- |align=left| {{flag|Serbia}} || {{y}} (2019) || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} |- |align=left| {{flag|Seychelles}} || {{y}} (2022) || {{n}} || {{y}} (2014) || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} |- |align=left| {{flag|Singapore}} || {{y}} (1999) || {{n}} || {{y}} (1987) || {{n}} || {{y}} (1997)<ref name="IMF1997" /> || {{n}} || {{y}} (2022) |- |align=left| {{flag|Slovakia}} || {{y}} (2006) || {{y}} (2004) || {{y}} (2007) || {{y}} (2013) || {{y}} (2009) || {{n}} || {{y}} (2022) |- |align=left| {{flag|Slovenia}} || {{y}} (1998) || {{y}} (2004) || {{y}} (1997) || {{y}} (2013) || {{y}} (2007) || {{n}} || {{y}} (2022) |- |align=left| {{flag|South Korea}} || {{y}} (1999) || {{y}} (2024) || {{y}} (2001) || {{y}} (2009) || {{y}} (1997)<ref name="IMF1997" /> || {{y}} (2016) || {{y}} (2022) |- |align=left| {{flag|Spain}} || {{y}} (1995) || {{y}} (19??) || {{y}} (1987) || {{y}} (1991) || {{y}} (1980)<ref name="IMF1980" /> || {{y}} (????) || {{y}} (2022) |- |align=left| {{flag|Sweden}} || {{y}} (1990) || {{y}} (19??) || {{y}} (1987) || {{y}} (1965) || {{y}} (19??) || {{y}} (????) || {{y}} (2022) |- |align=left| {{flag|Switzerland}} || {{y}} (1990) || {{y}} (19??) || {{y}} (1987) || {{y}} (1968) || {{y}} (19??) || {{y}} (????) || {{y}} (2022) |- |align=left| {{flag|Taiwan}} || | {{y}} (N/A){{refn|group=Note|The Human Development Report does not include Taiwan because it is no longer a UN member state, nor is it included as part of the People's Republic of China.<ref>{{Cite web |author=United Nations |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> Taiwan's Statistical Bureau calculated its HDI to be 0.926 based on UNDP's 2010 methodology,<ref>{{Cite web |title=What is the human development index (HDI)? How are relevant data queried? |url=https://eng.stat.gov.tw/public/Data/1513164433IGBKG0IN.pdf |access-date=26 October 2022 |archive-date=12 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210612071634/https://eng.stat.gov.tw/public/Data/1513164433IGBKG0IN.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=人類發展指數 |url=https://win.dgbas.gov.tw/eyimc/ebook/SB/statistcs-brief_opf_files/pdfs/statistcs-brief__.pdf |access-date=26 October 2022 |language=zh |archive-date=14 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414101606/https://win.dgbas.gov.tw/eyimc/ebook/SB/statistcs-brief_opf_files/pdfs/statistcs-brief__.pdf }}</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>}} || {{n}} || {{y}} (1987) || {{n}} || {{y}} (1997)<ref name="IMF1997" /> || {{n}} || {{y}} (2022) |- |align=left| {{flag|Trinidad and Tobago}} || {{y}} (2021) || {{n}} || {{y}} (2006) || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}}<ref name="UNIDO2025" /> |- |align=left| {{flag|Turkey}} || {{y}} (2015) || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} |- |align=left| {{flag|United Arab Emirates}} || {{y}} (2004) || {{n}} || {{y}} (1987) || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} |- |align=left| {{flag|United Kingdom}} || {{y}} (1992) || {{y}} (19??) || {{y}} (1987) || {{y}} (1961) || {{y}} (19??) || {{y}} (????) || {{y}} (2022) |- |align=left| {{flag|United States}} || {{y}} (1990) || {{y}} (19??) || {{y}} (1987) || {{y}} (1961) || {{y}} (19??) || {{y}} (????) || {{y}} (2022) |- |align=left| {{flag|Uruguay}} || {{y}} (2014) || {{n}} || {{y}} (2012) || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{n}} || {{y}} (2022) |- |}

==See also== {{div col|colwidth=30em}} * Advanced economy * Developed market * Developing country * Digital divide * D-10 Strategy Forum * Emerging market * First World privilege * Globalization * G7 * High-income economy * List of countries by wealth per adult * Median income * OECD {{div col end}}

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==External links== * {{Wikiquote-inline}} * [https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2018/02/weodata/groups.htm#ae IMF] (advanced economies) * [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/appendix/appendix-b.html The World Factbook] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080409033504/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/appendix/appendix-b.html |date=9 April 2008 }} (developed countries) * [https://web.archive.org/web/20080327210253/http://unstats.un.org/unsd/cdb/cdb_dict_xrxx.asp?def_code=491 United Nations Statistics Division] (definition) * [https://web.archive.org/web/20050511011954/http://unstats.un.org/unsd/mi/developed_new.htm List of countries, United Nations Statistics Division] (developed regions) * [https://data.worldbank.org/income-level/high-income World Bank] (high-income economies)

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