Editing Developed country

{{Short description|Country with a developed economy and infrastructure}}
{{Redirect|Industrial nation|the magazine|Industrialnation{{!}}''Industrialnation''}}
{{Distinguish|Developing country}}
{{For|the investing classification|Developed market}}
{{Pp-pc1}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}

[[File:IMF advanced economies and UN least developed countries.svg|thumb|420x420px|
{{legend|#00b9fa|Developed countries ([[International Monetary Fund|IMF]])}}
{{legend|#ffb219|[[Developing countries]] (IMF)}}
{{legend|#ff562f|[[Least developed countries]] ([[United Nations|UN]])}}
{{legend|#b9b9b9|Data unavailable}}<br />World map showing country classifications per the [[International Monetary Fund|IMF]]<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 [[United Nations|UN]]<ref>[https://www.un.org/development/desa/dpad/wp-content/uploads/sites/45/publication/ldc_list.pdf Least Developed Countries] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517090756/http://www.unohrlls.org/en/ldc/related/62/ |date=17 May 2011 }} ({{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20191221185727/http://unohrlls.org/custom-content/uploads/2018/12/list-of-least-developed-countries-rev1.pdf 2018 list]}})</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=[[Asian Development Bank]] |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=[[RAND Corporation]] |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 [[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.<ref>[http://www.investopedia.com/terms/d/developed-economy.asp#axzz1legO8olO Developed Economy Definition] {{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 [[Developed country#IMF advanced economies|International Monetary Fund]] and the [[Developed country#High-income economies|World Bank]]; moreover, [[Developed country#Human Development Index (HDI)|HDI ranking]] is used to reflect the composite index of life expectancy, education, and income per capita. [[Developed country#Comparative table (2025)|In 2025]], 40 countries fit all three criteria, while an additional 21 countries fit two out of three.

Developed countries have generally more advanced [[post-industrial society|post-industrial]] economies, meaning the [[tertiary sector of the economy|service sector]] provides more wealth than the [[secondary sector of the economy|industrial sector]]. They are contrasted with [[developing country|developing countries]], which are in the process of [[industrialisation]] or are pre-industrial and almost entirely [[agriculture|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 [[real versus nominal value (economics)|nominal values]] and 41.1% of global GDP based on [[purchasing power parity|purchasing-power parity]] (PPP) according to the [[International Monetary Fund|IMF]].<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=[[International Monetary Fund]] |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>

{{TOC level|3}}

== Definition and criteria ==
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 sector of the economy|tertiary]] and [[quaternary sector of the economy|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 [[List of countries by wealth per adult|net wealth per capita]] or the relative [[Quality (business)|quality of goods]] in a country. This situation tends to lower the ranking of some of the most advanced countries, such as the [[Group of Seven|G7]] 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 [[United Nations Statistics Division]]:
<blockquote>There is no established convention for the designation of "developed" and "developing" countries or areas in the [[United Nations]] 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=[[United Nations Statistics Division]] |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:
<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=[[United Nations Statistics Division]] |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 [[UN Trade and Development]] considers that this categorization can continue to be applied:
<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>

=== 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), "[[North–South divide in the World|Global North]] country", "[[First World|first world]] country", and "post-industrial country". The term industrialized country may be somewhat ambiguous, as [[industrialisation]] is an ongoing process that is hard to define. The first industrialized country was the [[United Kingdom]], followed by [[Belgium]]. Later it spread further to [[Germany]], [[United States]], [[France]] and other [[Western Europe]]an countries. According to some [[economist]]s such as [[Jeffrey Sachs]], however, the current divide between the developed and [[Developing country|developing world]] 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>

[[Mathis Wackernagel]] 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 [[emerging market]] 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|url-access=subscription}}</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}}
[[File:2023-25 U.N. Human Development Report (multicolored).svg|alt=World map|thumb|The world map representing Human Development Index categories (based on 2023 data, published in 2025){{legend-col
|{{Legend|#008c00ff|Very high}}
|{{Legend|#ffcc00ff|High}}
|{{Legend|#ff6600ff|Medium}}
|{{Legend|#d40000ff|Low}}
|{{Legend|#b9b9b9ff|No data}}
}}]]
[[File:HDI2023Incrimental.svg|alt=World map|thumb|World map of countries or territories by Human Development Index scores in increments of 0.050 (based on 2023 data, published in 2025){{legend-col
| thumb size = wide|{{Legend|#001a00|≥ 0.950}}|{{Legend|#003c00|0.900–0.950}}|{{Legend|#007f00|0.850–0.899}}|{{Legend|#00c400|0.800–0.849}}|{{Legend|#b7f900|0.750–0.799}}|{{Legend|#d3ff00|0.700–0.749}}|{{Legend|#ffee00|0.650–0.699}}|{{Legend|#ffd215|0.600–0.649}}|{{Legend|#ffa83c|0.550–0.599}}|{{Legend|#ff852f|0.500–0.549}}|{{Legend|#ff5b00|0.450–0.499}}|{{Legend|#ff0000|0.400–0.449}}|{{Legend|#a70000|≤ 0.399}}|{{Legend|#C0C0C0|Data unavailable}}
}}]]
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 2023 are considered to be of "very high human development":<ref name="2022 components32">{{cite book |url=https://hdr.undp.org/content/human-development-report-2025 |title=Human Development Report 2025 - A matter of choice: People and possibilities in the age of AI |date=6 May 2025 |publisher=United Nations Development Programme |isbn= |publication-date=6 May 2025 |pages= |access-date=6 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250506064128/https://hdr.undp.org/content/human-development-report-2025 |archive-date=6 May 2025}}</ref>

{{sticky header}}{{sort under}}
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable sticky-header sort-under" {{right}}
|+{{sronly|Human Development Index by country}}
|-
<!-- Very High, High, Medium, and Low HDI labels should not be added due to accessibility and sorting issues, mainly [[WP:DTAB]]. See also [[Talk:List of countries by Human Development Index#Very High, High, Medium and Low HDI labels]] for more details. -->
! scope=col | Rank
! scope=col data-sort-type="number"| {{abbr|{{DELTA}}|Change since 2015}}
! scope=col style="width:17em;"| Country or territory
! scope=col | HDI value
! scope=col data-sort-type="number"| %<br/>annual growth<br/>(2010–2023)
|-
|1|| {{sort|2|{{increase}} 2}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Iceland}}
|| 0.972 || {{sort|0.28|{{increase}} 0.28%}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |2|| {{sort|-1|{{decrease}} (1)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Norway}}
| rowspan="2"| 0.970 || {{sort|0.25|{{increase}} 0.25%}}
|-
| {{sort|0|{{steady}}}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Switzerland}}
| {{sort|0.24|{{increase}} 0.24%}}
|-
| 4|| {{sort|2|{{increase}} (2)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Denmark}}
| 0.962 || {{sort|0.35|{{increase}} 0.35%}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |5
| {{sort|-1|{{decrease}} (1)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Germany}}
| rowspan="2" |0.959
| {{sort|0.19|{{increase}} 0.19%}}
|-
| {{sort|0|{{steady}}}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Sweden}}
| {{sort|0.38|{{increase}} 0.38%}}
|-
|7
| {{sort|1|{{increase}} (1)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Australia}}
|0.958
| {{sort|0.20|{{increase}} 0.20%}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 8|| {{sort|2|{{increase}} (2)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Netherlands}}
| rowspan="2" | 0.955 || {{sort|0.26|{{increase}} 0.26%}}
|-
| {{sort|-1|{{decrease}} (1)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Hong Kong}}
| {{sort|0.38|{{increase}} 0.38%}}
|-
|10
| {{sort|3|{{increase}} (3)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Belgium}}
|0.951
| {{sort|0.26|{{increase}} 0.26%}}
|-
| 11|| {{sort|4|{{increase}} (4)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Ireland}}
| 0.949 || {{sort|0.38|{{increase}} 0.38%}}
|-
|12
| {{sort|-4|{{decrease}} (4)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Finland}}
|0.948
| {{sort|0.27|{{increase}} 0.27%}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |13|| {{sort|-2|{{decrease}} (2)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Singapore}}
| rowspan="2"| 0.946 || {{sort|0.25|{{increase}} 0.25%}}
|-
| {{sort|2|{{increase}} (2)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|United Kingdom}}
| {{sort|0.24|{{increase}} 0.24%}}
|-
|15|| {{sort|27|{{increase}} (27)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|United Arab Emirates}}
|| 0.940 || {{sort|1.04|{{increase}} 1.04%}}
|-
|16|| {{sort|-2|{{decrease}} (2)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Canada}}
|| 0.939 || {{sort|0.22|{{increase}} 0.22%}}
|-
| rowspan="3" | 17|| {{sort|1|{{increase}} (1)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Liechtenstein}}
| rowspan="3" | 0.938 || {{sort|0.23|{{increase}} 0.23%}}
|-
| {{sort|-5|{{decrease}} (5)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|New Zealand}}
| {{sort|0.13|{{increase}} 0.13%}}
|-
| {{sort|0|{{steady}}}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|United States}}
| {{sort|0.10|{{increase}} 0.10%}}
|-
|20|| {{sort|1|{{increase}} (1)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|South Korea}}
| 0.937 || {{sort|0.36|{{increase}} 0.36%}}
|-
| 21|| {{sort|2|{{increase}} (2)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Slovenia}}
| 0.931 || {{sort|0.33|{{increase}} 0.33%}}
|-
|22
| {{sort|-3|{{decrease}} (3)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Austria}}
|0.930
| {{sort|0.21|{{increase}} 0.21%}}
|-
|23
| {{sort|-3|{{decrease}} (3)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Japan}}
|0.925
| {{sort|0.16|{{increase}} 0.16%}}
|-
|24
| {{sort|5|{{increase}} (5)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Malta}}
|0.924
| {{sort|0.50|{{increase}} 0.50%}}
|-
|25
| {{sort|-3|{{decrease}} (3)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Luxembourg}}
|0.922
| {{sort|0.14|{{increase}} 0.14%}}
|-
|26|| {{sort|-1|{{decrease}} (1)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|France}}
|| 0.920 || {{sort|0.28|{{increase}} 0.28%}}
|-
| 27|| {{sort|-3|{{decrease}} (3)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Israel}}
| 0.919 || {{sort|0.26|{{increase}} 0.26%}}
|-
|28|| {{sort|0|{{steady}}}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Spain}}
|| 0.918 || {{sort|0.40|{{increase}} 0.40%}}
|-
| rowspan="3" |29|| {{sort|-3|{{decrease}} (3)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Czechia}}
| rowspan="3"| 0.915 || {{sort|0.22|{{increase}} 0.22%}}
|-
| {{sort|1|{{increase}} (1)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Italy}}
| {{sort|0.24|{{increase}} 0.24%}}
|-
| {{sort|-2|{{decrease}} (2)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|San Marino}}
| {{sort|-0.32|{{decrease}} 0.32%}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |32|| {{sort|3|{{increase}} (3)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Cyprus}}
| rowspan="2"| 0.913 || {{sort|0.45|{{increase}} 0.45%}}
|-
| {{sort|1|{{increase}} (1)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Andorra}}
| {{sort|0.20|{{increase}} 0.20%}}
|-
|34|| {{sort|-3|{{decrease}} (3)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Greece}}
|| 0.908 || {{sort|0.18|{{increase}} 0.18%}}
|-
|35
| {{sort|-1|{{decrease}} (1)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Poland}}
|0.906
| {{sort|0.35|{{increase}} 0.35%}}
|-
|36|| {{sort|-5|{{decrease}} (5)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Estonia}}
|| 0.905 || {{sort|0.33|{{increase}} 0.33%}}
|-
|37
| {{sort|9|{{increase}} (9)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Saudi Arabia}}
|0.900
| {{sort|0.70|{{increase}} 0.70%}}
|-
|38|| {{sort|-1|{{decrease}} (1)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Bahrain}}
|| 0.899 || {{sort|0.80|{{increase}} 0.80%}}
|-
|39
| {{sort|-4|{{decrease}} (4)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Lithuania}}
|0.895
| {{sort|0.32|{{increase}} 0.32%}}
|-
| 40 || {{sort|2|{{increase}} (2)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Portugal}}
| 0.890 || {{sort|0.42|{{increase}} 0.42%}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |41
| {{sort|4|{{increase}} (4)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Latvia}}
| rowspan="2" |0.889
| {{sort|0.51|{{increase}} 0.51%}}
|-
| {{sort|-1|{{decrease}} (1)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Croatia}}
| {{sort|0.53|{{increase}} 0.53%}}
|-
| 43|| {{sort|-4|{{decrease}} (4)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Qatar}}
| 0.886 || {{sort|0.45|{{increase}} 0.45%}}
|-
|44
| {{sort|-6|{{decrease}} (6)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Slovakia}}
|0.880
| {{sort|0.14|{{increase}} 0.14%}}
|-
|45|| {{sort|-1|{{decrease}} (1)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Chile}}
|| 0.878 || {{sort|0.47|{{increase}} 0.47%}}
|-
|46|| {{sort|1|{{increase}} (1)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Hungary}}
|| 0.870 || {{sort|0.22|{{increase}} 0.22%}}
|-
|47|| {{sort|-7|{{decrease}} (7)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Argentina}}
|| 0.865 || {{sort|0.15|{{increase}} 0.15%}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |48|| {{sort|0|{{steady}}}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Montenegro}}
| rowspan="2"| 0.862 || {{sort|0.38|{{increase}} 0.38%}}
|-
| {{sort|13|{{increase}} (13)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Uruguay}}
| {{sort|0.47|{{increase}} 0.47%}}
|-
|50
| {{sort|1|{{increase}} (1)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Oman}}
|0.858
| {{sort|0.22|{{increase}} 0.22%}}
|-
| 51|| {{sort|7|{{increase}} (7)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Turkey}}
| 0.853 || {{sort|1.10|{{increase}} 1.10%}}
|-
|52|| {{sort|1|{{increase}} (1)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Kuwait}}
|| 0.852 || {{sort|0.36|{{increase}} 0.36%}}
|-
|53|| {{sort|-5|{{decrease}} (5)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Antigua and Barbuda}}
|| 0.851 || {{sort|0.18|{{increase}} 0.18%}}
|-
| 54 || {{sort|5|{{increase}} (5)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Seychelles}}
| 0.848 || {{sort|0.30|{{increase}} 0.30%}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |55 || {{sort|1|{{increase}} (1)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Bulgaria}}
| rowspan="2"| 0.845 || {{sort|0.09|{{increase}} 0.09%}}
|-
| {{sort|2|{{increase}} (2)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Romania}}
| {{sort|0.14|{{increase}} 0.14%}}
|-
|57
| {{sort|6|{{increase}} (6)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Georgia}}
|0.844
| {{sort|0.54|{{increase}} 0.54%}}
|-
|58|| {{sort|-4|{{decrease}} (4)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Saint Kitts and Nevis}}
|| 0.840 || {{sort|0.49|{{increase}} 0.49%}}
|-
|59
| {{sort|6|{{increase}} (6)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Panama}}
|0.839
| {{sort|0.47|{{increase}} 0.47%}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |60|| {{sort|-12|{{decrease}} (12)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Brunei}}
| rowspan="2"| 0.837 || {{sort|+0.13|{{increase}} 0.13%}}
|-
| {{sort|-1|{{decrease}} (1)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Kazakhstan}}
| {{sort|0.38|{{increase}} 0.38%}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |62
| {{sort|3|{{increase}} (3)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Costa Rica}}
| rowspan="2" |0.833
| {{sort|0.39|{{increase}} 0.39%}}
|-
| {{sort|5|{{increase}} (5)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Serbia}}
| {{sort|0.39|{{increase}} 0.39%}}
|-
|64|| {{sort|-12|{{decrease}} (12)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Russia}}
|| 0.832 || {{sort|0.25|{{increase}} 0.25%}}
|-
|65
| {{sort|-10|{{decrease}} (10)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Belarus}}
|0.824
| {{sort|0.12|{{increase}} 0.12%}}
|-
| 66|| {{sort|-3|{{decrease}} (3)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Bahamas}}
| 0.820 || {{sort|0.21|{{increase}} 0.21%}}
|-
|67|| {{sort|2|{{increase}} (2)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Malaysia}}
| 0.819 || {{sort|0.41|{{increase}} 0.41%}}
|-
|68
| {{sort|4|{{increase}} (4)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|North Macedonia}}
|0.815
| {{sort|0.21|{{increase}} 0.21%}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |69|| {{sort|9|{{increase}} (9)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Barbados}}
| rowspan="2"| 0.811 || {{sort|0.18|{{increase}} 0.18%}}
|-
| {{sort|0|{{steady}}}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Armenia}}
| {{sort|0.52|{{increase}} 0.52%}}
|-
|71 || {{sort|0|{{steady}}}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Albania}}
|| 0.810 || {{sort|0.25|{{increase}} 0.25%}}
|-
|72|| {{sort|-10|{{decrease}} (10)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Trinidad and Tobago}}
|0.807|| {{sort|0.30|{{increase}} 0.30%}}
|-
|73 || {{sort|0|{{steady}}}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Mauritius}}
|| 0.806 || {{sort|0.44|{{increase}} 0.44%}}
|-
| 74 || {{sort|7|{{increase}} (7)}}
! scope=row {{left}} {{flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}
| 0.804 || {{sort|0.68|{{increase}} 0.68%}}
|-
|}

=== ''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:<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>

31 countries in Europe:
{{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:
{{columns-list|colwidth=18em|
* {{flagcountry|Canada}}
* {{flagcountry|United States}}
}}

four countries in Asia and the Pacific:
{{columns-list|colwidth=18em|
* {{flagcountry|Australia}}
* {{flagcountry|Japan}}
* {{flagcountry|South Korea}}
* {{flagcountry|New Zealand}}
}}

=== World Bank high-income economies===
[[File:High income economies as classified by the World Bank.png|thumb|upright=1.6|High-income economies of the world as classified by the World Bank, 2023.]]
According to the [[World Bank]], the following 85 sovereign states and territories across are classified as [[World Bank high-income economy|high-income economies]], having a [[List of countries by GNI (nominal) per capita|nominal GNI per capita]] 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=[[World Bank]]|access-date=25 July 2024}}</ref>

''Unsovereign Territories are denoted with an asterisk (*)''.

{{columns-list|colwidth=18em|
* {{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 ===
{{See also|Development Assistance Committee}}
[[File:DAC members.svg|thumb|upright 1.2|Member nations of the [[Development Assistance Committee]] ]]

There are 29 [[OECD]] member countries and the [[European Union]]—in the [[Development Assistance Committee]] (DAC),<ref name="DAC">[http://www.oecd.org/dac/peer-reviews/peerreviewsofdacmembers.htm Peer reviews of DAC members – Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development] {{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 [[development aid]] and [[poverty reduction]] in [[developing country|developing countries]].<ref name="dac_dat">[http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/3/38/1896808.pdf DAC website >> "The DAC in Dates"] {{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:

25 countries in Europe:
{{columns-list|colwidth=18em|
* {{flagcountry|Austria}}
* {{flagcountry|Belgium}}
* {{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:
{{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 ===
[[File:IMF advanced economies 2008.svg|thumb|upright 1.2|{{legend|#0000FF|Countries described as Advanced Economies by the IMF}}]]

According to the [[International Monetary Fund]], 41 countries and territories are officially listed as "advanced economies",<!--

START REF--><ref name="IMF1" /><ref name="IMF2">{{cite web |title=World Economic and Financial Surveys World Economic Outlook Database—All countries/Advanced economies (40 countries) |url=https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WEO/weo-database/2021/October/select-countries?grp=110&sg=All-countries/Advanced-economies |publisher=International Monetary Fund |access-date=13 October 2021 |archive-date=7 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107153545/https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WEO/weo-database/2021/October/select-countries?grp=110&sg=All-countries/Advanced-economies |url-status=live }}</ref><!--END REF

--> with the addition of 7 [[microstates]] and dependencies modified by the [[CIA]] 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=[[World Factbook]].|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 [[Europe]] 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 [[Asia]]:
{{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 [[Americas]] 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 [[Oceania]]:
{{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 ===
[[File:Map of Paris Club.png|thumb|upright 1.2|Permanent members of the [[Paris Club]]]]

There are 22 permanent members in the [[Paris Club]] ({{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 (2025) ==
[[File:Comparison of developed countries.png|thumb|upright=1.8|A comparison among the developed countries in the world]]
Comparative table of countries with a "very high" human development (0.800 or higher), according to [[United Nations Development Programme|UNDP]]; "advanced" economies, according to the [[International Monetary Fund|IMF]]; "high-income" economies, according to the [[World Bank]].

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="margin-right:auto; margin-right: auto"
|-
! colspan="4" |{{big|Developed countries}}
|-
! Countries !!HDI<ref name="overview2">{{Cite web |title=Human Development Index (HDI) {{!}} Human Development Reports |url=http://hdr.undp.org/en/content/human-development-index-hdi |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250506063421/https://hdr.undp.org/data-center/human-development-index#/indicies/HDI |archive-date=6 May 2025 |access-date=6 May 2025 |website=hdr.undp.org |publisher=United Nations Development Programme}}</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 [[Human Development Report|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.<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> [[Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics|Taiwan's Statistical Bureau]] 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="overview">{{Cite web |title=Human Development Index (HDI) {{!}} Human Development Reports |url=http://hdr.undp.org/en/content/human-development-index-hdi |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250506063421/https://hdr.undp.org/data-center/human-development-index#/indicies/HDI |archive-date=6 May 2025 |access-date=6 May 2025 |website=hdr.undp.org |publisher=United Nations Development Programme}}</ref>
!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
|-
|{{flag2|Bulgaria}}
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2021
| style="background:#ffa07a;" |No
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2023
|-
! colspan="4" |{{big|Other recognitions}}
|-
!Countries
!HDI<ref name="UNDP2024">{{cite book |author=United Nations |url=https://hdr.undp.org/data-center/country-insights |title=Human Development Report 2023/2024 Breaking the gridlock: Reimaging cooperation in a polarized world |date=13 March 2024 |publisher=United Nations Development Programme |isbn=978-9-210-03102-8 |pages=279–282 |access-date=5 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240504213447/https://hdr.undp.org/data-center/country-insights#/ranks |archive-date=4 May 2024 |url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref>
!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|Mauritius}} 
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2025
| style="background:#ffa07a;" | No 
| style="background:#ffa07a;" | No
|-
| {{flag2|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} 
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2025
| style="background:#ffa07a;" | No 
| style="background:#ffa07a;" | No 
|-
| {{flag2|Armenia}} 
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2025
| style="background:#ffa07a;" | No 
| style="background:#ffa07a;" | No 
|-
| {{flag2|Albania}} 
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2025
| style="background:#ffa07a;" | No 
| style="background:#ffa07a;" | No 
|-
| {{flag2|North Macedonia}} 
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2025
| style="background:#ffa07a;" | No 
| style="background:#ffa07a;" | No 
|-
|{{flag2|Guyana}}
| style="background:#ffa07a;" |No
| style="background:#ffa07a;" |No
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2022
|-
| {{flag2|Nauru}} 
| style="background:#ffa07a;" | No 
| style="background:#ffa07a;" | No 
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2019
|-
| {{flag2|Palau}} 
| style="background:#ffa07a;" | No 
| style="background:#ffa07a;" | No 
| style="background:#98fb98;" |Yes since 2023
|-
|}

== See also ==
{{col div|colwidth=20em}}
* [[Digital divide]]
* [[First World privilege]]
* [[Globalization]]
* [[G7]]
* [[List of countries by wealth per adult]]
* [[Developed market]]
* [[D-10 Strategy Forum]] 
{{colend}}

== Notes ==
{{reflist|group="Note"}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Wikiquote-inline}}
* [https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2018/02/weodata/groups.htm#ae IMF] (advanced economies)
* [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/appendix/appendix-b.html The World Factbook] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080409033504/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/appendix/appendix-b.html |date=9 April 2008 }} (developed countries)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080327210253/http://unstats.un.org/unsd/cdb/cdb_dict_xrxx.asp?def_code=491 United Nations Statistics Division] (definition)<!-- archived -->
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050511011954/http://unstats.un.org/unsd/mi/developed_new.htm List of countries, United Nations Statistics Division] (developed regions)<!-- archived -->
* [https://data.worldbank.org/income-level/high-income World Bank] (high-income economies)

{{GDP country lists}}
{{Global economic classifications}}
{{Quality of life country lists}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Economic country classifications]]
[[Category:Human geography]]
[[Category:Economic geography]]
[[Category:International development|Country]]
[[Category:Lists of countries]]
[[Category:Imperialism studies]]