Least Developed Countries

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The least developed countries (LDCs) is a list of developing countries that, according to the United Nations, exhibit the lowest indicators of socioeconomic development, with the lowest Human Development Index ratings of all countries in the world.

Aggregate Statistics

GDP (nominal)
$1.53T
43 of 45 countries
Population
1.19B
45 of 45 countries
CO2 Emissions
445.5 Mt
44 of 45 countries

Country Breakdown

Each country's share of the group's total GDP, population, and CO2 emissions.

CountryGDP%Population%
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh$450.1B
29.5%
173.6M
14.61%
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia$149.7B
9.81%
132.1M
11.12%
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola$101.0B
6.62%
37.9M
3.19%
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉCongo, Dem. Rep.$71.0B
4.65%
109.3M
9.2%
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia$46.4B
3.04%
17.6M
1.48%
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti$25.2B
1.65%
11.8M
0.99%
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea$25.0B
1.64%
14.8M
1.24%
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso$23.1B
1.52%
23.5M
1.98%
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin$21.5B
1.41%
14.5M
1.22%
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad$19.5B
1.28%
20.3M
1.71%
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan$17.2B
1.12%
42.6M
3.59%
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti$4.2B
0.27%
1.2M
0.1%
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi$3.1B
0.2%
14.0M
1.18%
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic$2.8B
0.18%
5.3M
0.45%
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau$2.2B
0.15%
2.2M
0.19%
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros$1.4B
0.09%
867K
0.07%
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritreaโ€”โ€”3.5M
0.3%
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia, Theโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribatiโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao PDRโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesothoโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberiaโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascarโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawiโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMaliโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritaniaโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambiqueโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmarโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepalโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNigerโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwandaโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principeโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegalโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leoneโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islandsโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomaliaโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudanโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudanโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟTanzaniaโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Lesteโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogoโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvaluโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUgandaโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen, Rep.โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”
๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambiaโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”

Member Countries (45)

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซAfghanistan(AF)๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ดAngola(AO)๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh(BD)๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏBenin(BJ)๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซBurkina Faso(BF)๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎBurundi(BI)๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญCambodia(KH)๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ซCentral African Republic(CF)๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉChad(TD)๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒComoros(KM)๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉCongo, Dem. Rep.(CD)๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏDjibouti(DJ)๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ทEritrea(ER)๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡นEthiopia(ET)๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒGambia, The(GM)๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผGuinea-Bissau(GW)๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณGuinea(GN)๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡นHaiti(HT)๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฎKiribati(KI)๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆLao PDR(LA)๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธLesotho(LS)๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ทLiberia(LR)๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌMadagascar(MG)๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผMalawi(MW)๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑMali(ML)๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ทMauritania(MR)๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟMozambique(MZ)๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒMyanmar(MM)๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal(NP)๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ชNiger(NE)๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผRwanda(RW)๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡นSao Tome and Principe(ST)๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSenegal(SN)๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑSierra Leone(SL)๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡งSolomon Islands(SB)๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ดSomalia(SO)๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ธSouth Sudan(SS)๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉSudan(SD)๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฟTanzania(TZ)๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑTimor-Leste(TL)๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌTogo(TG)๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ปTuvalu(TV)๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌUganda(UG)๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ชYemen, Rep.(YE)๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒZambia(ZM)