World Bank income group · 25 economies
Low income countries: countries and statistics
GDP per capita ranges from $234 in Burundi to $1,206 in Uganda; Life expectancy ranges from 55.2 yrs in Chad to 73.7 yrs in North Korea; Internet users ranges from 8.6% in Burundi to 49.5% in The Gambia.
Population767m2025 · world 8.2bnGDP$643bn2025 · world $118tnGDP per capita$8372025 · world $14,406Life expectancy65.2 yrs2024 · world 73.5 yrsInternet users23.4%2025 · world 73.6%Fertility4.462024 · world 2.19Under-5 mortality68.82024 · world 37.4CO₂ per person0.30 t2024 · world 4.69 tElectricity access48.8%2024 · world 91.9%
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| Country | Region | Population | GDP | GDP per capita | Life expectancy | Internet users |
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| Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 135m | $126bn | $933 | 67.6 yrs | 21.9% |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 113m | $91.0bn | $807 | 62.1 yrs | 19.7% |
| Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 51.7m | $60.2bn | $1,165 | 66.5 yrs | — |
| Uganda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 51.4m | $62.0bn | $1,206 | 68.5 yrs | 8.9% |
| Afghanistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 43.8m | $17.8bn | $417 | 66.3 yrs | 16.1% |
| Yemen | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 41.8m | — | — | 69.4 yrs | — |
| Mozambique | Sub-Saharan Africa | 35.6m | $22.3bn | $627 | 63.8 yrs | 20.5% |
| Madagascar | Sub-Saharan Africa | 32.7m | $19.6bn | $599 | 63.8 yrs | 18.7% |
| Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa | 27.9m | $21.6bn | $775 | 61.4 yrs | 15.6% |
| North Korea | East Asia & Pacific | 26.6m | — | — | 73.7 yrs | — |
| Syria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 25.6m | $23.7bn | $1,057 | 72.6 yrs | — |
| Mali | Sub-Saharan Africa | 25.2m | $30.1bn | $1,193 | 60.7 yrs | 36.8% |
| Burkina Faso | Sub-Saharan Africa | 24.1m | $27.6bn | $1,148 | 61.3 yrs | 28.3% |
| Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 22.2m | $14.9bn | $672 | 67.6 yrs | 19.0% |
| Chad | Sub-Saharan Africa | 21.0m | $21.5bn | $1,022 | 55.2 yrs | 12.6% |
| Somalia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 19.7m | $13.0bn | $661 | 59.0 yrs | 27.9% |
| Rwanda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 14.6m | $16.4bn | $1,124 | 68.0 yrs | 31.7% |
| Burundi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 14.4m | $3.4bn | $234 | 63.8 yrs | 8.6% |
| South Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 12.2m | — | — | 57.7 yrs | — |
| Sierra Leone | Sub-Saharan Africa | 8.8m | $7.5bn | $846 | 62.0 yrs | 25.1% |
| Liberia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.7m | $5.2bn | $915 | 62.3 yrs | 32.2% |
| Central African Republic | Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.5m | $3.1bn | $556 | 57.7 yrs | 13.8% |
| Eritrea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.6m | — | — | 68.9 yrs | 14.3% |
| The Gambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.8m | $2.6bn | $919 | 66.1 yrs | 49.5% |
| Guinea-Bissau | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.2m | $2.5bn | $1,124 | 64.3 yrs | 29.8% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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Low-income countries topic by topic
Member countries ranked on the indicators of each topic.
PopulationHow many people live where, how fast populations grow and how old they are.EconomySize and growth of national economies, income per person and what they are made of.Prices & public financeInflation, interest rates, exchange rates, public debt and the reach of the state.Trade & investmentHow open economies are: exports, imports, investment, remittances and tourism.LabourWho works and who is looking for work, by ILO modelled estimates.Aid, poverty & equalityAid received, poverty lines, inequality, hunger and women in parliament.EducationSchool enrolment, completion, literacy and public spending on education.HealthLife expectancy, child and maternal mortality, health spending, water and sanitation.Digital & energy accessInternet, mobile and broadband, electricity and clean cooking fuels.EnvironmentEmissions, renewable energy, forests, farmland and water use.
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Regions and income groups
East Asia & Pacific37 economiesEurope & Central Asia58 economiesLatin America & Caribbean42 economiesMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan23 economiesNorth America3 economiesSouth Asia6 economiesSub-Saharan Africa48 economiesLower-middle income47 economiesUpper-middle income59 economiesHigh income86 economies