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Economy in lower-middle-income countries: how the countries rank

Size and growth of national economies, income per person and what they are made of. 13 indicators for the 47 economies in the lower-middle income group, ranked within the group; the group figure is the World Bank aggregate.

GDP
lower-middle-income countriesWorldlow-income countriesupper-middle-income countrieshigh-income countries
$0$50.0tn$100tn$150tn1995200020052010201520202025lower-middle-income countries$7.3tnWorldlow-income countriesupper-middle-income countrieshigh-income countries
GDP per capita
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$0$20,000$40,000$60,0001995200020052010201520202025lower-middle-income countries$2,481Worldlow-income countriesupper-middle-income countrieshigh-income countries
countries

All 47 economies, economy

Latest value and rank within the group (small figure). Click a column to sort; the country name opens its economy profile.

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CountryGDPGDP per capitaGDP per capita, PPPGNI per capitaGDP growthGDP per capita growthAgriculture shareIndustry share
India$4.0tn#1 · 2025$2,702#24 · 2025$11,748#9 · 2025$2,760#23 · 20257.6%#7 · 20256.6%#3 · 202516.2%#26 · 202525.2%#27 · 2025
Bangladesh$456bn#2 · 2025$2,597#26 · 2025$10,154#13 · 2025$2,840#20 · 20253.5%#34 · 20252.2%#26 · 202511.4%#33 · 202534.0%#7 · 2025
Pakistan$407bn#3 · 2025$1,596#39 · 2025$6,573#25 · 2025$1,500#41 · 20253.7%#32 · 20252.1%#27 · 202523.0%#10 · 202520.1%#34 · 2025
Egypt$365bn#4 · 2025$3,086#18 · 2025$20,204#1 · 2025$3,260#15 · 20254.4%#23 · 20252.8%#23 · 202516.6%#25 · 202532.1%#12 · 2025
Nigeria$291bn#5 · 2025$1,224#46 · 2025$9,532#14 · 2025$1,360#42 · 20254.0%#28 · 20251.9%#31 · 202523.0%#11 · 202516.4%#37 · 2025
Morocco$182bn#6 · 2025$4,672#3 · 2025$11,112#10 · 2025$4,360#3 · 20254.6%#20 · 20253.6%#18 · 202510.5%#34 · 202525.2%#26 · 2025
Uzbekistan$147bn#7 · 2025$3,968#10 · 2025$13,601#4 · 2025$3,670#12 · 20257.7%#6 · 20255.7%#6 · 202516.6%#24 · 202532.5%#10 · 2025
Kenya$136bn#8 · 2025$2,363#29 · 2025$7,016#24 · 2025$2,200#29 · 20254.6%#19 · 20252.6%#25 · 202523.2%#8 · 202516.3%#38 · 2025
Angola$122bn#9 · 2025$3,129#17 · 2025$10,251#12 · 2025$2,860#18 · 20253.1%#36 · 20250.1%#41 · 202525.2%#6 · 202527.1%#21 · 2025
Ghana$114bn#10 · 2025$3,257#14 · 2025$8,610#17 · 2025$2,630#26 · 20256.0%#14 · 20254.0%#14 · 202521.3%#15 · 202529.3%#17 · 2025
Côte d'Ivoire$99.8bn#11 · 2025$3,050#20 · 2025$8,209#20 · 2025$2,780#22 · 20256.5%#11 · 20254.0%#16 · 202516.8%#22 · 202523.9%#30 · 2025
Venezuela$99.7bn#12 · 2025$3,495#13 · 2025—$3,860#9 · 20251.6%#42 · 20251.2%#35 · 2025——
Tanzania$90.1bn#13 · 2025$1,319#44 · 2025$4,471#39 · 2025$1,270#46 · 20255.9%#15 · 20252.9%#22 · 202522.9%#13 · 202529.8%#14 · 2025
Myanmar$81.7bn#14 · 2025$1,489#41 · 2025$6,012#29 · 2025$1,320#44 · 2025-2.0%#45 · 2025-2.6%#44 · 202525.3%#5 · 202536.2%#4 · 2025
Bolivia$64.8bn#15 · 2025$5,148#1 · 2025$12,873#5 · 2025$4,420#1 · 2025-1.6%#44 · 2025-2.9%#45 · 20258.8%#38 · 202431.3%#13 · 2024
Cameroon$58.9bn#16 · 2025$1,972#34 · 2025$5,788#31 · 2025$1,860#35 · 20253.2%#35 · 20250.6%#40 · 202516.8%#21 · 202524.8%#29 · 2025
Tunisia$57.5bn#17 · 2025$4,657#4 · 2025$15,233#3 · 2025$4,300#6 · 20252.5%#39 · 20251.9%#30 · 202510.3%#35 · 202522.0%#32 · 2025
Cambodia$51.3bn#18 · 2025$2,872#23 · 2025$8,543#18 · 2025$2,750#24 · 20255.3%#17 · 20254.1%#13 · 202516.1%#27 · 202543.1%#1 · 2025
Zimbabwe$51.2bn#19 · 2025$3,021#21 · 2025$6,470#26 · 2025$2,660#25 · 20258.1%#3 · 20256.1%#5 · 20259.5%#37 · 202537.1%#2 · 2025
Nepal$45.5bn#20 · 2025$1,536#40 · 2025$6,175#28 · 2025$1,570#39 · 20254.4%#22 · 20254.5%#11 · 202521.6%#14 · 202512.1%#40 · 2025
Honduras$39.6bn#21 · 2025$3,598#12 · 2025$7,871#21 · 2025$3,270#14 · 20253.8%#31 · 20252.1%#28 · 202513.3%#31 · 202525.4%#25 · 2025
Senegal$37.0bn#22 · 2025$1,955#35 · 2025$5,463#32 · 2025$1,780#36 · 20256.7%#10 · 20254.3%#12 · 202517.1%#19 · 202526.1%#23 · 2025
Papua New Guinea$32.5bn#23 · 2025$3,020#22 · 2025$5,215#33 · 2025$2,890#17 · 20255.6%#16 · 20253.8%#17 · 202517.0%#20 · 202436.5%#3 · 2024
Haiti$32.1bn#24 · 2025$2,694#25 · 2025$3,134#45 · 2025$2,010#33 · 2025-2.7%#46 · 2025-3.8%#46 · 202515.8%#28 · 202527.5%#20 · 2025
Zambia$28.9bn#25 · 2025$1,318#45 · 2025$4,379#40 · 2025$1,200#47 · 20253.8%#29 · 20250.9%#36 · 20254.1%#44 · 202535.3%#6 · 2025
Guinea$28.3bn#26 · 2025$1,877#36 · 2025$4,935#35 · 2025$1,730#37 · 20257.4%#8 · 20255.0%#10 · 202531.3%#2 · 202525.4%#24 · 2025
Lebanon$26.0bn#27 · 2024$4,473#6 · 2024$11,917#8 · 2024$3,560#13 · 2024-7.1%#47 · 2024-7.6%#47 · 20241.0%#46 · 20242.6%#45 · 2024
Benin$24.6bn#28 · 2025$1,658#37 · 2025$4,817#36 · 2025$1,600#38 · 20258.1%#4 · 20255.5%#8 · 202522.9%#12 · 202517.5%#35 · 2025
Kyrgyzstan$22.6bn#29 · 2025$3,081#19 · 2025$9,220#16 · 2025$2,800#21 · 202511.1%#1 · 20259.3%#1 · 20258.0%#39 · 202526.5%#22 · 2025
Nicaragua$22.2bn#30 · 2025$3,173#15 · 2025$9,284#15 · 2025$2,850#19 · 20254.9%#18 · 20253.6%#19 · 202514.5%#29 · 202529.3%#16 · 2025
Laos$18.3bn#31 · 2025$2,325#30 · 2025$10,383#11 · 2025$2,150#30 · 20254.5%#21 · 20253.2%#20 · 202516.6%#23 · 202529.2%#18 · 2025
Tajikistan$17.7bn#32 · 2025$1,637#38 · 2025$5,923#30 · 2025$2,080#31 · 20258.4%#2 · 20256.4%#4 · 202523.1%#9 · 202432.4%#11 · 2024
West Bank and Gaza$17.2bn#33 · 2025$3,171#16 · 2025$5,000#34 · 2025$3,250#16 · 20254.3%#24 · 20251.9%#29 · 20255.5%#43 · 202416.3%#39 · 2024
Republic of the Congo$16.3bn#34 · 2025$2,515#28 · 2025$7,248#23 · 2025$2,280#27 · 20253.1%#37 · 20250.7%#39 · 202510.1%#36 · 202535.6%#5 · 2025
Namibia$15.1bn#35 · 2025$4,876#2 · 2025$11,986#7 · 2025$4,340#4 · 20251.7%#41 · 2025-0.3%#42 · 20257.0%#40 · 202528.9%#19 · 2025
Togo$11.9bn#36 · 2025$1,384#42 · 2025$4,079#42 · 2025$1,350#43 · 20256.3%#13 · 20254.0%#15 · 202520.3%#16 · 202521.0%#33 · 2025
Mauritania$11.7bn#37 · 2025$2,198#31 · 2025$7,676#22 · 2025$2,210#28 · 20254.0%#27 · 20251.2%#34 · 202520.0%#18 · 202529.7%#15 · 2025
Eswatini$5.2bn#38 · 2025$4,108#7 · 2025$12,529#6 · 2025$3,730#11 · 20254.2%#26 · 20253.1%#21 · 20256.4%#42 · 202533.6%#8 · 2025
Djibouti$4.6bn#39 · 2025$3,906#11 · 2025$8,452#19 · 2025$3,960#7 · 20256.5%#12 · 20255.1%#9 · 20252.3%#45 · 202516.6%#36 · 2025
Bhutan$3.6bn#40 · 2025$4,493#5 · 2025$19,594#2 · 2025$4,310#5 · 20258.0%#5 · 20257.3%#2 · 202513.7%#30 · 202533.2%#9 · 2025
Lesotho$2.6bn#41 · 2025$1,089#47 · 2025$3,184#44 · 2025$1,280#45 · 20252.0%#40 · 20250.9%#37 · 20256.5%#41 · 202525.2%#28 · 2025
Timor-Leste$1.9bn#42 · 2025$1,341#43 · 2025$4,809#37 · 2025$1,510#40 · 20257.0%#9 · 20255.6%#7 · 202520.2%#17 · 202411.8%#41 · 2024
Comoros$1.8bn#43 · 2025$2,056#33 · 2025$4,238#41 · 2025$1,950#34 · 20253.8%#30 · 20251.8%#32 · 202536.6%#1 · 20259.9%#44 · 2025
Solomon Islands$1.7bn#44 · 2025$2,086#32 · 2025$2,788#46 · 2025$2,020#32 · 20253.6%#33 · 20251.2%#33 · 202529.7%#3 · 202423.4%#31 · 2024
Vanuatu$1.4bn#45 · 2025$4,039#9 · 2025$4,525#38 · 2025$4,410#2 · 20253.1%#38 · 20250.8%#38 · 202526.6%#4 · 202410.1%#43 · 2024
São Tomé and Príncipe$981m#46 · 2025$4,084#8 · 2025$6,388#27 · 2025$3,800#10 · 20251.0%#43 · 2025-1.0%#43 · 202512.2%#32 · 20252.2%#46 · 2025
Kiribati$349m#47 · 2025$2,559#27 · 2025$3,937#43 · 2025$3,930#8 · 20254.2%#25 · 20252.7%#24 · 202523.2%#7 · 202411.8%#42 · 2024
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Ranks count group members with a value in the recent window.
within the group

Highest and lowest, indicator by indicator

GDP47 countries
  1. 1India$4.0tn2025
  2. 2Bangladesh$456bn2025
  3. 3Pakistan$407bn2025
Lowest
  1. 47Kiribati$349m2025
  2. 46São Tomé and Príncipe$981m2025
  3. 45Vanuatu$1.4bn2025
Median country $32.1bn · group $7.3tn
GDP per capita47 countries
  1. 1Bolivia$5,1482025
  2. 2Namibia$4,8762025
  3. 3Morocco$4,6722025
Lowest
  1. 47Lesotho$1,0892025
  2. 46Nigeria$1,2242025
  3. 45Zambia$1,3182025
Median country $2,702 · group $2,481
  1. 1Egypt$20,2042025
  2. 2Bhutan$19,5942025
  3. 3Tunisia$15,2332025
Lowest
  1. 46Solomon Islands$2,7882025
  2. 45Haiti$3,1342025
  3. 44Lesotho$3,1842025
Median country $7,132 · group $10,942
GNI per capita47 countries
  1. 1Bolivia$4,4202025
  2. 2Vanuatu$4,4102025
  3. 3Morocco$4,3602025
Lowest
  1. 47Zambia$1,2002025
  2. 46Tanzania$1,2702025
  3. 45Lesotho$1,2802025
Median country $2,750 · group $2,488
GDP growth47 countries
  1. 1Kyrgyzstan11.1%2025
  2. 2Tajikistan8.4%2025
  3. 3Zimbabwe8.1%2025
Lowest
  1. 47Lebanon-7.1%2024
  2. 46Haiti-2.7%2025
  3. 45Myanmar-2.0%2025
Median country 4.3% · group 6.0%
  1. 1Kyrgyzstan9.3%2025
  2. 2Bhutan7.3%2025
  3. 3India6.6%2025
Lowest
  1. 47Lebanon-7.6%2024
  2. 46Haiti-3.8%2025
  3. 45Bolivia-2.9%2025
Median country 2.7% · group 4.6%
Agriculture share46 countries
  1. 1Comoros36.6%2025
  2. 2Guinea31.3%2025
  3. 3Solomon Islands29.7%2024
Lowest
  1. 46Lebanon1.0%2024
  2. 45Djibouti2.3%2025
  3. 44Zambia4.1%2025
Median country 16.6% · group 17.8%
Industry share46 countries
  1. 1Cambodia43.1%2025
  2. 2Zimbabwe37.1%2025
  3. 3Papua New Guinea36.5%2024
Lowest
  1. 46São Tomé and Príncipe2.2%2025
  2. 45Lebanon2.6%2024
  3. 44Comoros9.9%2025
Median country 25.8% · group 31.3%
  1. 1Cambodia29.0%2025
  2. 2Eswatini28.1%2025
  3. 3Myanmar25.1%2025
Lowest
  1. 46São Tomé and Príncipe0.6%2025
  2. 45Lebanon1.4%2021
  3. 44Papua New Guinea1.6%2024
Median country 11.7% · group 16.9%
Services share46 countries
  1. 1São Tomé and Príncipe81.4%2025
  2. 2Djibouti75.7%2025
  3. 3Timor-Leste71.6%2024
Lowest
  1. 46Tanzania28.8%2025
  2. 45Cambodia35.0%2025
  3. 44Guinea35.7%2025
Median country 51.2% · group 61.3%
Investment43 countries
  1. 1Mauritania44.3%2025
  2. 2Bhutan42.6%2024
  3. 3Tanzania40.7%2025
Lowest
  1. 43Lebanon1.4%2024
  2. 42Djibouti1.6%2025
  3. 41Venezuela5.9%2025
Median country 24.2% · group 31.1%
Savings43 countries
  1. 1Nepal43.1%2025
  2. 2Cambodia39.1%2025
  3. 3Tajikistan38.8%2024
Lowest
  1. 43Timor-Leste-21.1%2024
  2. 42Lebanon-12.5%2023
  3. 41São Tomé and Príncipe0.2%2025
Median country 15.5% · group 28.2%
Resource rents46 countries
  1. 1Republic of the Congo37.7%2021
  2. 2Zambia35.3%2021
  3. 3Timor-Leste34.7%2021
Lowest
  1. 46West Bank and Gaza0.0%2021
  2. 45Lebanon0.0%2021
  3. 44Kiribati0.0%2021
Median country 4.4% · group 4.7%