Middle-Income Countries 2025

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World Bank Lending Group 2024FY

Lower Middle

Reclassified (high income)

Reclassified (low income)

Unclassified since 2021 (lack of data)

Upper Middle

World Bank Lending Group 2024FY

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Country
World Bank Lending Group 2024FY
IndiaLower Middle
PakistanLower Middle
NigeriaLower Middle
BangladeshLower Middle
EgyptLower Middle
PhilippinesLower Middle
VietnamLower Middle
TanzaniaLower Middle
KenyaLower Middle
MyanmarLower Middle
AngolaLower Middle
MoroccoLower Middle
UzbekistanLower Middle
GhanaLower Middle
Ivory CoastLower Middle
CameroonLower Middle
NepalLower Middle
Sri LankaLower Middle
ZambiaLower Middle
SenegalLower Middle
CambodiaLower Middle
ZimbabweLower Middle
GuineaLower Middle
BeninLower Middle
BoliviaLower Middle
TunisiaLower Middle
HaitiLower Middle
JordanLower Middle
HondurasLower Middle
TajikistanLower Middle
Papua New GuineaLower Middle
LaosLower Middle
KyrgyzstanLower Middle
NicaraguaLower Middle
Republic of the CongoLower Middle
PalestineLower Middle
MauritaniaLower Middle
LesothoLower Middle
Timor LesteLower Middle
EswatiniLower Middle
DjiboutiLower Middle
ComorosLower Middle
Solomon IslandsLower Middle
BhutanLower Middle
Cape VerdeLower Middle
VanuatuLower Middle
Sao Tome and PrincipeLower Middle
SamoaLower Middle
KiribatiLower Middle
MicronesiaLower Middle
RussiaReclassified (high income)
BulgariaReclassified (high income)
PalauReclassified (high income)
South SudanReclassified (low income)
VenezuelaUnclassified since 2021 (lack of data)
ChinaUpper Middle
IndonesiaUpper Middle
BrazilUpper Middle
MexicoUpper Middle
IranUpper Middle
TurkeyUpper Middle
ThailandUpper Middle
South AfricaUpper Middle
ColombiaUpper Middle
AlgeriaUpper Middle
IraqUpper Middle
ArgentinaUpper Middle
UkraineUpper Middle
MalaysiaUpper Middle
PeruUpper Middle
KazakhstanUpper Middle
GuatemalaUpper Middle
EcuadorUpper Middle
Dominican RepublicUpper Middle
CubaUpper Middle
AzerbaijanUpper Middle
BelarusUpper Middle
TurkmenistanUpper Middle
LibyaUpper Middle
ParaguayUpper Middle
SerbiaUpper Middle
El SalvadorUpper Middle
LebanonUpper Middle
Costa RicaUpper Middle
GeorgiaUpper Middle
MongoliaUpper Middle
Bosnia and HerzegovinaUpper Middle
NamibiaUpper Middle
MoldovaUpper Middle
ArmeniaUpper Middle
JamaicaUpper Middle
AlbaniaUpper Middle
GabonUpper Middle
BotswanaUpper Middle
Equatorial GuineaUpper Middle
North MacedoniaUpper Middle
MauritiusUpper Middle
FijiUpper Middle
SurinameUpper Middle
MontenegroUpper Middle
MaldivesUpper Middle
BelizeUpper Middle
Saint LuciaUpper Middle
SeychellesUpper Middle
GrenadaUpper Middle
TongaUpper Middle
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesUpper Middle
DominicaUpper Middle
Marshall IslandsUpper Middle
TuvaluUpper Middle
  • World Bank’s income categories are updated at the start of each financial year (which runs July to June) and are based upon the most recently released data, which tends to be 1.5 years previous.
  • For example, the 2025 financial year rankings were released in mid-2024 and were based upon data from 2023.
  • World Bank GNI per capita income thresholds for FY2025:
  • Low income: <= $1,145 ($1,135 for FY2024)
  • Lower middle income: $1,146-4,515 ($1,136-4,465 for FY2024)
  • Upper middle income: $4,516-14,005 ($4,466-13,845 for FY2024)
  • High income: > $14,006 ($13,845 for FY2024)
  • GNI data for Turkmenistan, South Sudan, and Venezuela may be from latest available year rather than current financial year.