Classification of Countries by the World Bank 2010 -2011
This grouping of countries is based on the World Bank's most recent classification of countries as low, middle or high per capita Gross National Income economies.
The World Bank defines 4 categories; low income economies, lower middle income economies, upper middle income economies, and high-income economies. HTAi now uses the two middle income categories for membership categories. The method used to calculate per capita GNI is also available on the World Bank web site.
High Income Countries (>11, 906/per capita GNI (2008))
Andorra
Antigua and Barbuda
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Bahamas
Bahrain
Barbados
Belgium
Bermuda
Brunei Darussalam
Canada
Cayman Islands
Channel Islands
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Equatorial Guinea
Faeroe Islands
Finland
France
French Polynesia
Germany
Greece
Greenland
Guam
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Isle of Man
Israel
Italy
Japan
Republic of Korea
Kuwait
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Macao, China
Malta
Monaco
Netherlands
Netherlands Antilles
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Northern Mariana Islands
Norway
Oman
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Qatar
San Marino
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Trinidad and Tobago
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
Upper Middle Income Countries ($3,856 to $11, 905/per capita GNI (2008))
Algeria
American Samoa
Argentina
Belarus
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Bulgaria
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Fiji
Gabon
Grenada
Jamaica
Kazakhstan
Kosovo
Latvia
Lebanon
Libya
Lithuania
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Malaysia
Mauritius
Mayotte
Mexico
Montenegro
Namibia
Palau
Panama
Peru
Poland
Romania
Russian Federation
Serbia
Seychelles
South Africa
St. Kitts and Nevis
St. Lucia
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Suriname
Turkey
Uruguay
Venezuela
Lower Middle Income Countries ($976 to $3,855)/per capita GNI (2008))
Albania
Angola
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Belize
Bhutan
Bolivia
Cameroon
Cape Verde
China
Republic of Congo
Cote d'Ivoire
Dijbouti
Ecuador
Arab Republic of Egypt
El Salvador
Georgia
Guatemala
Guyana
Honduras
India
Indonesia
Islamic Republic of Iran
Iraq
Jordan
Kiribati
Kosovo
Lesotho
Maldives
Marshall Islands
Federated States of Micronesia
Moldova
Mongolia
Morocco
Nicaragua
Nigeria
Pakistan
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Philippines
Samoa
SaoTome and Principe
Solomon Islands
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Swaziland
Syrian Arab Republic
Thailand
Timor - Leste
Tonga
Tunisia
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
Vanuatu
West Bank and Gaza
Low Income Countries (< $975/per capita GNI (2008))