Developed country

Country with a developed economy and infrastructure

"Industrial nation" redirects here. For the magazine, see Industrialnation.

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

A developed country, or advanced country,[3][4] is a sovereign state that has a high quality of life, developed economy, and advanced technological infrastructure relative to other less industrialized nations. Most commonly, the criteria for evaluating the degree of economic development are the gross domestic product (GDP), gross national product (GNP), the per capita income, level of industrialization, amount of widespread infrastructure and general standard of living.[5] Which criteria are to be used and which countries can be classified as being developed are subjects of debate. Different definitions of developed countries are provided by the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank; moreover, HDI ranking is used to reflect the composite index of life expectancy, education, and income per capita. In 2025, 40 countries fit all three criteria, while an additional 21 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[update], advanced economies comprise 57.3% of global GDP based on nominal values and 41.1% of global GDP based on purchasing-power parity (PPP) according to the IMF.[6]

## Definition and criteria

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Economic 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.[7][8]

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.[9]

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.[10]

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.[11]

### Similar terms

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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.[12]

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."[13]

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

## Economy lists by various criteria

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### Human Development Index (HDI)

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

The world map representing Human Development Index categories (based on 2023 data, published in 2025)

*   Very high

*   High

*   Medium

*   Low

*   No data

World map of countries or territories by Human Development Index scores in increments of 0.050 (based on 2023 data, published in 2025)

*   ≥ 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 2023 are considered to be of "very high human development":[15]

Human Development Index by country Rank  | Δ | Country or territory  | HDI value  | %
annual growth
(2010–2023)

|
|
|
|

1 |  2 |  Iceland | 0.972 |  0.28%
2 |  (1) |  Norway | 0.970 |  0.25%
|   Switzerland |  0.24%
4 |  (2) |  Denmark | 0.962 |  0.35%
5  |  (1) |  Germany | 0.959  |  0.19%
|  Sweden |  0.38%
7  |  (1) |  Australia | 0.958  |  0.20%
8 |  (2) |  Netherlands | 0.955 |  0.26%
(1) |  Hong Kong |  0.38%
10  |  (3) |  Belgium | 0.951  |  0.26%
11 |  (4) |  Ireland | 0.949 |  0.38%
12  |  (4) |  Finland | 0.948  |  0.27%
13 |  (2) |  Singapore | 0.946 |  0.25%
(2) |  United Kingdom |  0.24%
15 |  (27) |  United Arab Emirates | 0.940 |  1.04%
16 |  (2) |  Canada | 0.939 |  0.22%
17 |  (1) |  Liechtenstein | 0.938 |  0.23%
(5) |  New Zealand |  0.13%
|  United States |  0.10%
20 |  (1) |  South Korea | 0.937 |  0.36%
21 |  (2) |  Slovenia | 0.931 |  0.33%
22  |  (3) |  Austria | 0.930  |  0.21%
23  |  (3) |  Japan | 0.925  |  0.16%
24  |  (5) |  Malta | 0.924  |  0.50%
25  |  (3) |  Luxembourg | 0.922  |  0.14%
26 |  (1) |  France | 0.920 |  0.28%
27 |  (3) |  Israel | 0.919 |  0.26%
28 |  |  Spain | 0.918 |  0.40%
29 |  (3) |  Czechia | 0.915 |  0.22%
(1) |  Italy |  0.24%
(2) |  San Marino |  0.32%
32 |  (3) |  Cyprus | 0.913 |  0.45%
(1) |  Andorra |  0.20%
34 |  (3) |  Greece | 0.908 |  0.18%
35  |  (1) |  Poland | 0.906  |  0.35%
36 |  (5) |  Estonia | 0.905 |  0.33%
37  |  (9) |  Saudi Arabia | 0.900  |  0.70%
38 |  (1) |  Bahrain | 0.899 |  0.80%
39  |  (4) |  Lithuania | 0.895  |  0.32%
40 |  (2) |  Portugal | 0.890 |  0.42%
41  |  (4) |  Latvia | 0.889  |  0.51%
(1) |  Croatia |  0.53%
43 |  (4) |  Qatar | 0.886 |  0.45%
44  |  (6) |  Slovakia | 0.880  |  0.14%
45 |  (1) |  Chile | 0.878 |  0.47%
46 |  (1) |  Hungary | 0.870 |  0.22%
47 |  (7) |  Argentina | 0.865 |  0.15%
48 |  |  Montenegro | 0.862 |  0.38%
(13) |  Uruguay |  0.47%
50  |  (1) |  Oman | 0.858  |  0.22%
51 |  (7) |  Turkey | 0.853 |  1.10%
52 |  (1) |  Kuwait | 0.852 |  0.36%
53 |  (5) |  Antigua and Barbuda | 0.851 |  0.18%
54 |  (5) |  Seychelles | 0.848 |  0.30%
55 |  (1) |  Bulgaria | 0.845 |  0.09%
(2) |  Romania |  0.14%
57  |  (6) |  Georgia | 0.844  |  0.54%
58 |  (4) |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.840 |  0.49%
59  |  (6) |  Panama | 0.839  |  0.47%
60 |  (12) |  Brunei | 0.837 |  0.13%
(1) |  Kazakhstan |  0.38%
62  |  (3) |  Costa Rica | 0.833  |  0.39%
(5) |  Serbia |  0.39%
64 |  (12) |  Russia | 0.832 |  0.25%
65  |  (10) |  Belarus | 0.824  |  0.12%
66 |  (3) |  Bahamas | 0.820 |  0.21%
67 |  (2) |  Malaysia | 0.819 |  0.41%
68  |  (4) |  North Macedonia | 0.815  |  0.21%
69 |  (9) |  Barbados | 0.811 |  0.18%
|  Armenia |  0.52%
71 |  |  Albania | 0.810 |  0.25%
72 |  (10) |  Trinidad and Tobago | 0.807 |  0.30%
73 |  |  Mauritius | 0.806 |  0.44%
74 |  (7) |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.804 |  0.68%

### WESP developed economies

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According to the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs' World Economic Situation and Prospects report, the following 37 countries are classified as "developed economies" as of January 2025:[16]

31 countries in Europe:

*  Austria
*  Belgium
*  Bulgaria
*  Croatia
*  Cyprus
*  Czech Republic
*  Denmark
*  Estonia
*  Finland
*  France
*  Germany
*  Greece
*  Hungary
*  Iceland
*  Ireland
*  Italy
*  Latvia
*  Lithuania
*  Luxembourg
*  Malta
*  Netherlands
*  Norway
*  Poland
*  Portugal
*  Romania
*  Slovakia
*  Slovenia
*  Spain
*  Sweden
*   Switzerland
*  United Kingdom

two countries in North America:

*  Canada
*  United States

four countries in Asia and the Pacific:

*  Australia
*  Japan
*  South Korea
*  New Zealand

### World Bank high-income economies

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

According to the World Bank, the following 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:[17]

Unsovereign Territories are denoted with an asterisk (*).

* American Samoa*
* Andorra
* Antigua and Barbuda
* Aruba*
* Australia
* Austria
* The Bahamas
* Bahrain
* Barbados
* Belgium
* Bermuda*
* British Virgin Islands*
* Brunei
* Bulgaria
* Canada
* Cayman Islands*
* Channel Islands*
* Chile
* Costa Rica
* Croatia
* Curaçao*
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Faroe Islands*
* Finland
* France
* French Polynesia*
* Germany
* Gibraltar*
* Greece
* Greenland*
* Guam*
* Guyana
* Hong Kong*
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Isle of Man*
* Israel
* Italy
* Japan
* South Korea
* Kuwait
* Latvia
* Liechtenstein
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Macau*
* Malta
* Monaco
* Nauru
* Netherlands
* New Caledonia*
* New Zealand
* Northern Mariana Islands*
* Norway
* Oman
* Palau
* Panama
* Poland
* Portugal
* Puerto Rico*
* Qatar
* Romania
* Russia
* San Marino
* Saudi Arabia
* Seychelles
* Singapore
* Sint Maarten*
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Saint Martin*
* Sweden
*  Switzerland
* Taiwan
* Trinidad and Tobago
* Turks and Caicos Islands*
* United Arab Emirates
* United Kingdom
* United States
* Uruguay
* United States Virgin Islands*

### Development Assistance Committee members

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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),[18] a group of the world's major donor countries that discusses issues surrounding development aid and poverty reduction in developing countries.[19] The following OECD member countries are DAC members:

25 countries in Europe:

*  Austria
*  Belgium
*  Czech Republic
*  Denmark
*  Estonia
*  Finland
*  France
*  Germany
*  Greece
*  Hungary
*  Iceland
*  Ireland
*  Italy
*  Lithuania
*  Luxembourg
*  Netherlands
*  Norway
*  Poland
*  Portugal
*  Slovakia
*  Slovenia
*  Spain
*  Sweden
*   Switzerland
*  United Kingdom

two countries in the Americas:

*  Canada
*  United States

three countries in Asia:

*  Japan
*  South Korea
*  Singapore

two countries in Oceania:

*  Australia
*  New Zealand

### IMF advanced economies

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Countries described as Advanced Economies by the IMF

According to the International Monetary Fund, 41 countries and territories are officially listed as "advanced economies",[1][20] with the addition of 7 microstates and dependencies modified by the CIA which were omitted from the IMF version:[21]

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

*  Andorra
*  Austria
*  Belgium
*  Croatia
*  Cyprus
*  Czech Republic
*  Denmark
*  Estonia
*  Finland
*  France
*  Germany
*  Greece
*  Iceland
*  Ireland
*  Italy
*  Latvia
*  Lithuania
*  Luxembourg
*  Malta
*  Netherlands
*  Norway
*  Portugal
*  San Marino
*  Slovakia
*  Slovenia
*  Spain
*  Sweden
*   Switzerland
*  United Kingdom

Plusd

*  Faroe Islands
*  Guernsey
*  Holy See
*  Jersey
*  Liechtenstein
*  Monaco

seven countries and territories in Asia:

*  Hong Kong
*  Israel
*  Japan
*  Macau
*  Singapore
*  South Korea
*  Taiwan

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

*  Canada
*  Puerto Rico
*  United States
*  Bermuda d

two countries in Oceania:

*  Australia
*  New Zealand

d The CIA has modified an older version of the IMF's list of 38 Advanced Economies, noting that the IMF's Advanced Economies list "would presumably also cover the following nine smaller countries of Andorra, Bermuda, Faroe Islands, Guernsey, Holy See, Jersey, Liechtenstein, Monaco, and San Marino[...]". San Marino (2012) and Andorra (2021) were later included in the IMF's list.[21]

### Paris Club members

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Permanent members of the Paris Club

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

15 countries in Europe:

*  Austria
*  Belgium
*  Denmark
*  Finland
*  France
*  Germany
*  Ireland
*  Italy
*  Netherlands
*  Norway
*  Russia
*  Spain
*  Sweden
*   Switzerland
*  United Kingdom

three countries in the Americas:

*  Brazil
*  Canada
*  United States

four countries in Asia:

*  Israel
*  Japan
*  Singapore
*  South Korea

one country in Oceania:

*  Australia

## Comparative table (2025)

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A comparison among the developed countries in the world

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

Developed countries

Countries | HDI[22] | IMF[23] | WB[24]
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[25] | 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[26] | Yes since 1994
2001
Greece | Yes since 2001 | Yes since 1989[26] | Yes since 1996
South Korea | Yes since 1999 | Yes since 1997[27] | Yes since 2001
Cyprus | Yes since 2001 | Yes since 2001  | Yes since 1988
1999
Singapore | Yes since 1999 | Yes since 1997[27] | Yes since 1987
1997
Israel | Yes since 1991 | Yes since 1997[27] | Yes since 1987
Taiwan | N/A[Note 1] | Yes since 1997[27] | 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[33] | IMF[23] | WB[24]
Russia | Yes since 2013 | No | Yes since 2023
Costa Rica | Yes since 2019  | No  | Yes since 2024
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
Bulgaria | Yes since 2021  | No  | Yes since 2023
Other recognitions
Countries  | HDI[34] | IMF[23] | WB[24]
Serbia | 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
Mauritius | Yes since 2025  | No  | No
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Yes since 2025  | No  | No
Armenia | Yes since 2025  | No  | No
Albania | Yes since 2025  | No  | No
North Macedonia | Yes since 2025  | No  | No
Guyana | No  | No  | Yes since 2022
Nauru | No  | No  | Yes since 2019
Palau | No  | No  | Yes since 2023

## See also

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* Digital divide
* First World privilege
* Globalization
* G7
* List of countries by wealth per adult
* Developed market
* D-10 Strategy Forum

## Notes

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1. ^ The HDI annual report compiled by the UNDP does not include Taiwan because it is no longer a UN member state, and is neither included as part of the People's Republic of China by the UNDP when calculating data for China.[28] Taiwan's Statistical Bureau calculated its HDI to be 0.926 based on UNDP's 2010 methodology,[29][30] which would place Taiwan well within the group of "Very high human development" at 19th globally in 2021 within the 2022 UNDP report.[31][32]

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