Editing Developing country (section)

=== By self declaration ===
In general, the WTO accepts any country's claim of itself being "developing." Certain countries that have become "developed" in the last 20 years by almost all economic metrics, still insist to be classified as "developing country," as it entitles them to a preferential treatment at the [[World Trade Organization|WTO]], countries such as [[Brunei]], [[Hong Kong]], [[Kuwait]], [[Macao]], [[Qatar]], [[Singapore]], and the [[United Arab Emirates]] have been cited and criticized for this self-declared status.<ref>{{cite web|date=26 July 2019|work=[[whitehouse.gov]]|title=Memorandum on Reforming Developing-Country Status in the World Trade Organization.|via=[[NARA|National Archives]]|url=https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/memorandum-reforming-developing-country-status-world-trade-organization|access-date=1 March 2021|archive-date=16 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230216200055/https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/memorandum-reforming-developing-country-status-world-trade-organization/|url-status=live}}</ref>