Data for Low income, Least developed countries: UN classification, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 

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Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Most recent value

(2024)

Low income65
Least developed...67
Heavily indebte...65

(2024)

Trend
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population)
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population)
Most recent value

(2023)

Low income56.5

(2023)

Trend
Population, total
Population, total
Most recent value

(2024)

Low income624,608,098
Least developed...1.19
Heavily indebte...941,413,026

(2024)

Trend
Population growth (annual %)
Population growth (annual %)
Most recent value

(2024)

Low income2.7
Least developed...2.3
Heavily indebte...2.6

(2024)

Trend
Net migration
Net migration
Most recent value

(2025)

Low income121,767
Least developed...-1,214,748
Heavily indebte...-391,317

(2025)

Trend

No data available

Trend

Economic

Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
GDP (current US$)
GDP (current US$)
Most recent value

(2024 billion)

Low income469.28
Least developed...1,536.27
Heavily indebte...1,145.11

(2024 billion)

Trend
GDP per capita (current US$)
GDP per capita (current US$)
Most recent value

(2024)

Low income751.3
Least developed...1,293.4
Heavily indebte...1,216.4

(2024)

Trend
GDP growth (annual %)
GDP growth (annual %)
Most recent value

(2024)

Low income2.3
Least developed...3.9
Heavily indebte...5.1

(2024)

Trend
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
Most recent value

(2025)

Low income5.3
Least developed...4.7
Heavily indebte...4.1

(2025)

Trend
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)

No data available

Trend
Personal remittances, received (% of GDP)
Personal remittances, received (% of GDP)
Most recent value

(2024)

Low income3.4
Least developed...5.2
Heavily indebte...4.8

(2024)

Trend

Environment

Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
Access to electricity (% of population)
Access to electricity (% of population)
Most recent value

(2023)

Low income45.3
Least developed...58.4
Heavily indebte...50.5

(2023)

Trend
Forest area (% of land area)
Forest area (% of land area)
Most recent value

(2022)

Low income20.4
Least developed...25.8
Heavily indebte...26.8

(2022)

Trend
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita)
Most recent value

(2024)

Low income0.3
Least developed...0.4
Heavily indebte...0.3

(2024)

Trend
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)
Most recent value

(2021)

Low income5
Least developed...4
Heavily indebte...3

(2021)

Trend
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total)
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total)
Most recent value

(2021)

Low income-0.1
Least developed...1.0
Heavily indebte...4.3

(2021)

Trend
People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)
People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)
Most recent value

(2024)

Low income27

(2024)

Trend

Institutions

Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
Most recent value

(2025)

Low income23
Least developed...34

(2025)

Trend
Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)
Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)
Most recent value

(2023)

Low income10
Least developed...8
Heavily indebte...8

(2023)

Trend
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Most recent value

(2025)

Low income23
Least developed...27
Heavily indebte...27

(2025)

Trend
Central government debt, total (% of GDP)
Central government debt, total (% of GDP)

No data available

Trend
Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score (scale 0-100)
Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score (scale 0-100)
Most recent value

(2024)

Low income56.0

(2024)

Trend
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)
Most recent value

(2024)

Low income4.7
Least developed...2.5
Heavily indebte...4.4

(2024)

Trend
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Low income

  • Afghanistan
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Congo, Dem. Rep.
  • Eritrea
  • Gambia, The
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
  • Liberia
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Mali
  • Mozambique
  • Niger
  • Rwanda
  • Sierra Leone
  • Somalia, Fed. Rep.
  • South Sudan
  • Sudan
  • Syrian Arab Republic
  • Togo
  • Uganda
  • Yemen, Rep.

Least developed countries: UN classification

  • Afghanistan
  • Angola
  • Bangladesh
  • Benin
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Cambodia
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Comoros
  • Congo, Dem. Rep.
  • Djibouti
  • Eritrea
  • Ethiopia
  • Gambia, The
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Haiti
  • Kiribati
  • Lao PDR
  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Mozambique
  • Myanmar
  • Nepal
  • Niger
  • Rwanda
  • Senegal
  • Sierra Leone
  • Solomon Islands
  • Somalia, Fed. Rep.
  • South Sudan
  • Sudan
  • Tanzania
  • Timor-Leste
  • Togo
  • Tuvalu
  • Uganda
  • Yemen, Rep.
  • Zambia

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

  • Afghanistan
  • Benin
  • Bolivia
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Comoros
  • Congo, Dem. Rep.
  • Congo, Rep.
  • Cote d'Ivoire
  • Eritrea
  • Ethiopia
  • Gambia, The
  • Ghana
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Guyana
  • Haiti
  • Honduras
  • Liberia
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Mozambique
  • Nicaragua
  • Niger
  • Rwanda
  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Senegal
  • Sierra Leone
  • Somalia, Fed. Rep.
  • Sudan
  • Tanzania
  • Togo
  • Uganda
  • Zambia