Changes in classifications based on income data from 2021 to 2025
| Group | 2024–2025 classification* | 2023–2024 classification* | 2022–2023 classification* | 2021–2022 classification* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income** | Count*** | Income** | Count*** | Income** | Count*** | Income** | Count*** | |
| Low income | ≤ 1,145 | 26 | ≤ 1,135 | 26 | ≤1,085 | 28 | ≤ 1,045 | 27 |
| Lower-middle income | 1,146–4,515 | 51 | 1,136–4,465 | 54 | 1,086–4,255 | 54 | 1,046–4,095 | 55 |
| Upper-middle income | 4,516–14,005 | 54 | 4,466–13,845 | 54 | 4,256–13,205 | 54 | 4,096–12,695 | 55 |
| High income | > 14,005 | 86 | > 13,845 | 83 | > 13,205 | 81 | > 12,695 | 80 |
| Group | 2024–2025 classification | 2023–2024 classification | 2022–2023 classification | 2021–2022 classification | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income | Count | Income | Count | Income | Count | Income | Count | |
| Low income | ≤ 1,145 | 26 | ≤ 1,135 | 26 | ≤1,085 | 28 | ≤ 1,045 | 27 |
| Lower-middle income | 1,146–4,515 | 51 | 1,136–4,465 | 54 | 1,086–4,255 | 54 | 1,046–4,095 | 55 |
| Upper-middle income | 4,516–14,005 | 54 | 4,466–13,845 | 54 | 4,256–13,205 | 54 | 4,096–12,695 | 55 |
| High income | > 14,005 | 86 | > 13,845 | 83 | > 13,205 | 81 | > 12,695 | 80 |
Note(s):
*Classifications are updated in July each year, **Measured in GNI per capita and expressed in US dollars. ***Out of the 218 countries in the world, 217 were classified into the four income groups, while one country (Venezuela) was unclassified due to the unavailability of data