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			{{Short description\|Country with a developed economy and infrastructure}}
	] (as of 2003). ] coloured darker shades of green exhibit very high human development and are generally reckoned as developed countries.]]A '''developed country''' is one that enjoys a relatively high ] derived through an ], diversified economy. Countries with a very high ] (HDI) are generally considered developed countries. This usually coincides with countries that have a high ] (GDP) per capita; however, some countries have achieved a (usually temporarily) high GDP through ] exploitation (e.g., ] through phosphate extraction and ]) without developing the diverse industrial and service-based economy necessary for "developed" status.
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	Synonyms include '''industrialised countries''', '''more economically developed countries''' (MEDC) and the ''']'''. Other terms sometimes used to describe the developed/] dichotomy are First World/] (the term ] refers to ]s during and since the ]); ]/]; and industrialised countries/non-industrialised countries. The term ] has a similar meaning, but its connotations restrict its usage, especially in Asia.
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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.
	Different observers and theorists often see different reasons for why certain countries (and not others) enjoy a high level of ]. Many argue that economic development requires some combination of representative government (or ]), a ] economic model, and a general lack of ]. Some hold that rich countries grew wealthy by ] of poorer countries in the past, through ] and ], or in the present, through the process of ].

			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>
	According to the ] ]:

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	:''In the United Nations system there is no established convention for the designation of "developed" and "developing" countries or areas. In common practice, ] in ], ] and the ] in ], ] and ] in ], and ] are considered "developed" regions or areas. In international trade statistics, the ] is also treated as a developed region and ] as a developed country; and countries of ] and the former ] countries in Europe are not included under either developed or developing regions.''

			== Definition and criteria ==
	The UN ] is a statistical measure that gauges a country's level of human development. ] with an HDI of 0.8 or more — largely corresponding to what the conventional definition of being a 'developed' country is — exhibit high development, and those with an HDI between 0.5 and 0.8 (including many of the former Soviet and Eastern Bloc states) exhibit moderate development. All countries listed here as "developed" posses an HDI over 0.9.
			]
			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>

			According to the ]:
	==Developed countries==
			<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>

			And it notes that:
	Organizations such as the ], the ] (IMF) and the ], generally agree that the group of developed countries include:
			<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:
	The following ] member states:
			<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>
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			=== 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), "] 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>

			] 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 ] 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.

			== Economy lists by various criteria ==

			=== Human Development Index (HDI) ===
			{{Main\|Human Development Index\|List of countries by Human Development Index}}

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			The UN HDI is a statistical measure that gauges an economy's level of human development. While there is a strong correlation between having a high HDI score and being a prosperous economy, the UN points out that the HDI accounts for more than income or productivity. Unlike GDP per capita or per capita income, the HDI takes into account how income is turned "into education and health opportunities and therefore into higher levels of human development."

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

			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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			\|24
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			\|-
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			\|-
			\|33\|\| {{sort\|-3\|{{decrease}} (3)}}
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			\|36
			\| {{sort\|-2\|{{decrease}} (2)}}
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			\|-
			\| 42 \|\| {{sort\|0\|{{steady}}}}
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			\|43
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			\|44\|\| {{sort\|0\|{{steady}}}}
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			\|-
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			\|-
			\|47\|\| {{sort\|0\|{{steady}}}}
			\| {{left}} {{flag\|Hungary}}
			\|\| 0.851 \|\| {{sort\|0.22\|{{increase}} 0.22%}}
			\|-
			\|48\|\| {{sort\|-6\|{{decrease}} (6)}}
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			\|\| 0.849 \|\| {{sort\|0.15\|{{increase}} 0.15%}}
			\|-
			\|49\|\| {{sort\|0\|{{steady}}}}
			\| {{left}} {{flag\|Kuwait}}
			\|\| 0.847 \|\| {{sort\|0.36\|{{increase}} 0.36%}}
			\|-
			\|50\|\| {{sort\|1\|{{increase}} (1)}}
			\| {{left}} {{flag\|Montenegro}}
			\|\| 0.844 \|\| {{sort\|0.38\|{{increase}} 0.38%}}
			\|-
			\|51\|\| {{sort\|-2\|{{decrease}} (2)}}
			\| {{left}} {{flag\|Saint Kitts and Nevis}}
			\|\| 0.838 \|\| {{sort\|0.49\|{{increase}} 0.49%}}
			\|-
			\|52\|\| {{sort\|8\|{{increase}} (8)}}
			\| {{left}} {{flag\|Uruguay}}
			\|\| 0.830 \|\| {{sort\|0.47\|{{increase}} 0.47%}}
			\|-
			\|53\|\| {{sort\|3\|{{increase}} (3)}}
			\| {{left}} {{flag\|Romania}}
			\|\| 0.827 \|\| {{sort\|0.14\|{{increase}} 0.14%}}
			\|-
			\|54\|\| {{sort\|1\|{{increase}} (1)}}
			\| {{left}} {{flag\|Antigua and Barbuda}}
			\|\| 0.826 \|\| {{sort\|0.18\|{{increase}} 0.18%}}
			\|-
			\|55\|\| {{sort\|-7\|{{decrease}} (7)}}
			\| {{left}} {{flag\|Brunei}}
			\|\| 0.823 \|\| {{sort\|-0.02\|{{decrease}} 0.02%}}
			\|-
			\|56\|\| {{sort\|-3\|{{decrease}} (3)}}
			\| {{left}} {{flag\|Russia}}
			\|\| 0.821 \|\| {{sort\|0.25\|{{increase}} 0.25%}}
			\|-
			\| rowspan="2" \| 57\|\| {{sort\|3\|{{increase}} (3)}}
			\| {{left}} {{flag\|Bahamas}}
			\| rowspan="2"\| 0.820 \|\| {{sort\|0.21\|{{increase}} 0.21%}}
			\|-
			\| {{sort\|5\|{{increase}} (5)}}
			\| {{left}} {{flag\|Panama}}\|\| {{sort\|0.47\|{{increase}} 0.47%}}
			\|-
			\|59
			\| {{sort\|-7\|{{decrease}} (7)}}
			\| {{left}} {{flag\|Oman}}
			\|0.819
			\| {{sort\|0.22\|{{increase}} 0.22%}}
			\|-
			\| rowspan="2" \| 60\|\| {{sort\|-3\|{{decrease}} (3)}}
			\| {{left}} {{flag\|Trinidad and Tobago}}
			\| rowspan="2"\| 0.814 \|\| {{sort\|0.30\|{{increase}} 0.30%}}
			\|-
			\| {{sort\|4\|{{increase}} (4)}}
			\| {{left}} {{flag\|Georgia}}\|\| {{sort\|0.54\|{{increase}} 0.54%}}
			\|-
			\|62\|\| {{sort\|2\|{{increase}} (2)}}
			\| {{left}} {{flag\|Barbados}}
			\|\| 0.809 \|\| {{sort\|0.18\|{{increase}} 0.18%}}
			\|-
			\|63\|\| {{sort\|6\|{{increase}} (6)}}
			\| {{left}} {{flag\|Malaysia}}
			\| 0.807 \|\| {{sort\|0.41\|{{increase}} 0.41%}}
			\|-
			\|64
			\| {{sort\|5\|{{increase}} (5)}}
			\| {{left}} {{flag\|Costa Rica}}
			\|0.806
			\| {{sort\|0.39\|{{increase}} 0.39%}}
			\|-
			\|65
			\| {{sort\|3\|{{increase}} (3)}}
			\| {{left}} {{flag\|Serbia}}
			\|0.805
			\| {{sort\|0.39\|{{increase}} 0.39%}}
			\|-
			\|66\|\| {{sort\|6\|{{increase}} (6)}}
			\| {{left}} {{flag\|Thailand}}
			\|\| 0.803 \|\| {{sort\|0.65\|{{increase}} 0.65%}}
			\|-
			\| rowspan="2" \| 67 \|\| {{sort\|-1\|{{decrease}} (1)}}
			\| {{left}} {{flag\|Seychelles}}
			\| rowspan="2"\| 0.802 \|\| {{sort\|0.30\|{{increase}} 0.30%}}
			\|-
			\| {{sort\|-4\|{{decrease}} (4)}}
			\| {{left}} {{flag\|Kazakhstan}}\|\| {{sort\|0.38\|{{increase}} 0.38%}}
			\|-
			\|69
			\| {{sort\|-11\|{{decrease}} (11)}}
			\| {{left}} {{flag\|Belarus}}
			\|0.801
			\| {{sort\|0.12\|{{increase}} 0.12%}}
	\|-		\|-
	\|
	*]
	*]
	*]
	*]
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	\|
	*]
	] <small>()</small>
	] <small>(*)</small>
	*]
	\|}		\|}

			=== ''WESP'' developed economies ===
	<sup>(*)</sup> <small>Meets most benchmarks of a developed country, but its authorities have consistently resisted being classified as such, citing its lack of development outside the economic and physical infrastructural fields. According to Mr. Kausikan, Singapore's current Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, this is due to the young country's reluctance in playing the bigger role in international humanitarian efforts that is expected of developed countries.{{fact}}</small><br>
			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>
	<sup>(**)</sup> <small>A relatively newly industrialised country, does not consider itself as developed.{{fact}} Like Singapore, this has led to accusations that it prefers to avoid the obligations placed upon developed nations, and some organizations do not consider it developed.{{fact}}

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

			two countries in Northern America:
	*Some organizations consider the remaining countries of the ] — those which joined the body in ], especially ], ], and ] — among the developed countries, but these mostly former-Communist countries are rather newly industrialised nations and some of them (such as ], ] and ]) remain significantly less affluent than EU-15 countries. All European Union members, however, have a GDP per capita greater than the global average.
			{{columns-list\|colwidth=18em\|
			* {{flagcountry\|Canada}}
			* {{flagcountry\|United States}}
			}}

			four countries in Asia and the Pacific:
	*], ] and ] are considered developed by some organizations; however, the ], a ], claims the ] and land of the first, and exercises sovereignty over the latter two.
			{{columns-list\|colwidth=18em\|
			* {{flagcountry\|Australia}}
			* {{flagcountry\|Japan}}
			* {{flagcountry\|South Korea}}
			* {{flagcountry\|New Zealand}}
			}}

			=== World Bank high-income economies===
	*] is also considered developed by some and belongs to the G8. This was mainly due to the fact it was once one of the world's leading superpowers, but it has recently faced many troubles such as rampant corruption. Like Turkey and South Africa their GDP per capita clearly places them among the developing countries and should not be considered developed.
			]
			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>

			''Unsovereign Territories are denoted with an asterisk (*)''.
	*] and ] are considered developed by some sources; however their GDP per capita clearly places them among the developing countries (both have upper middle-income economies).

			{{columns-list\|colwidth=18em\|
	*], while a part of ] and a member of the ], remains much poorer than its northern neighbours. For this reason some authors consider Mexico a developing country rather than a developed one, though most properly Mexico lies between these two extremes as a ], with its HDI just above 0.8 and possessing a booming upper middle-income economy.
			* {{flag\|American Samoa}}*
			* {{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}}*
			}}

			=== Development Assistance Committee members ===
	*Despite their high per capita GDP, ] and the ]ern countries of ], ], ], ], ] and the ] are generally not considered developed countries because their economies depend overwhelmingly on oil production and export. Some of these countries, especially Bahrain, have begun to diversify their economies and democratize. Similarly, the ], ], ], ], and ] enjoy a high per capita GDP, but these economies depend overwhelmingly on the tourist industry.
			{{See also\|Development Assistance Committee}}
			] ]]

			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:
	==References==

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

			two countries in the Americas:
	==See also==
			{{columns-list\|colwidth=18em\|
			* {{flagcountry\|Canada}}
			* {{flagcountry\|United States}}
			}}

	* ]		two countries in Asia:
			{{columns-list\|colwidth=18em\|
	* ]
			* {{flagcountry\|Japan}}
	* ]
			* {{flagcountry\|Republic of Korea}}
	* ]
			}}
	* ]

	* ]
			two countries in Oceania:
	* ]
			{{columns-list\|colwidth=18em\|
	* ]
			* {{flagcountry\|Australia}}
	* ]
			* {{flagcountry\|New Zealand}}
			}}

			=== IMF 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>

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

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

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

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

			two countries in ]:
			{{columns-list\|colwidth=18em\|
			* {{flagcountry\|Australia}}
			* {{flagcountry\|New Zealand}}
			}}

			<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.

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

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

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

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

			== Comparative table (2024) ==
			]
			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.

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

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

Economy lists by various criteria

Human Development Index (HDI)

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

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

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

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

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

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:

Australia

Comparative table (2024)

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

Notes

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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