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World Bank Country Classifications by Income Level
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| Country |
| Income group |
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| Afghanistan |
| Low income |
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| Albania |
| Upper middle income |
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| Algeria |
| Upper middle income |
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| American Samoa |
| Upper middle income |
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| Andorra |
| High income |
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| Angola |
| Lower middle income |
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| Antigua and Barbuda |
| High income |
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| Argentina |
| Upper middle income |
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| Armenia |
| Lower middle income |
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| Aruba |
| High income |
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| Australia |
| High income |
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| Austria |
| High income |
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| Azerbaijan |
| Upper middle income |
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| Bahamas, The |
| High income |
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| Bahrain |
| High income |
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| Bangladesh |
| Lower middle income |
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| Barbados |
| High income |
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| Belarus |
| Upper middle income |
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| Belgium |
| High income |
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| Belize |
| Upper middle income |
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| Benin |
| Low income |
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| Bermuda |
| High income |
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| Bhutan |
| Lower middle income |
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| Bolivia |
| Lower middle income |
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| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Upper middle income |
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| Botswana |
| Upper middle income |
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| Brazil |
| Upper middle income |
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| British Virgin Islands |
| High income |
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| Brunei Darussalam |
| High income |
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| Bulgaria |
| Upper middle income |
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| Burkina Faso |
| Low income |
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| Burundi |
| Low income |
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| Cabo Verde |
| Lower middle income |
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| Cambodia |
| Lower middle income |
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| Cameroon |
| Lower middle income |
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| Canada |
| High income |
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| Cayman Islands |
| High income |
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| Central African Republic |
| Low income |
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| Chad |
| Low income |
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| Channel Islands |
| High income |
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| Chile |
| High income |
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| China |
| Upper middle income |
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| Colombia |
| Upper middle income |
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| Comoros |
| Low income |
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| Congo, Dem. Rep. |
| Low income |
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| Congo, Rep. |
| Lower middle income |
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| Costa Rica |
| Upper middle income |
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| Côte d'Ivoire |
| Lower middle income |
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| Croatia |
| Upper middle income |
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| Cuba |
| Upper middle income |
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| Curaçao |
| High income |
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| Cyprus |
| High income |
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| Czech Republic |
| High income |
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| Denmark |
| High income |
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| Djibouti |
| Lower middle income |
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| Dominica |
| Upper middle income |
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| Dominican Republic |
| Upper middle income |
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| Ecuador |
| Upper middle income |
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| Egypt, Arab Rep. |
| Lower middle income |
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| El Salvador |
| Lower middle income |
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| Equatorial Guinea |
| Upper middle income |
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| Eritrea |
| Low income |
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| Estonia |
| High income |
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| Ethiopia |
| Low income |
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| Faroe Islands |
| High income |
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| Fiji |
| Upper middle income |
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| Finland |
| High income |
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| France |
| High income |
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| French Polynesia |
| High income |
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| Gabon |
| Upper middle income |
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| Gambia, The |
| Low income |
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| Georgia |
| Lower middle income |
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| Germany |
| High income |
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| Ghana |
| Lower middle income |
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| Gibraltar |
| High income |
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| Greece |
| High income |
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| Greenland |
| High income |
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| Grenada |
| Upper middle income |
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| Guam |
| High income |
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| Guatemala |
| Lower middle income |
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| Guinea |
| Low income |
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| Guinea-Bissau |
| Low income |
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| Guyana |
| Upper middle income |
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| Haiti |
| Low income |
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| Honduras |
| Lower middle income |
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| Hong Kong SAR, China |
| High income |
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| Hungary |
| High income |
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| Iceland |
| High income |
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| India |
| Lower middle income |
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| Indonesia |
| Lower middle income |
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| Iran, Islamic Rep. |
| Upper middle income |
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| Iraq |
| Upper middle income |
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| Ireland |
| High income |
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| Isle of Man |
| High income |
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| Israel |
| High income |
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| Italy |
| High income |
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| Jamaica |
| Upper middle income |
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| Japan |
| High income |
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| Jordan |
| Lower middle income |
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| Kazakhstan |
| Upper middle income |
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| Kenya |
| Lower middle income |
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| Kiribati |
| Lower middle income |
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| Korea, Dem. People's Rep. |
| Low income |
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| Korea, Rep. |
| High income |
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| Kosovo |
| Lower middle income |
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| Kuwait |
| High income |
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| Kyrgyz Republic |
| Lower middle income |
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| Lao PDR |
| Lower middle income |
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| Latvia |
| High income |
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| Lebanon |
| Upper middle income |
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| Lesotho |
| Lower middle income |
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| Liberia |
| Low income |
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| Libya |
| Upper middle income |
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| Liechtenstein |
| High income |
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| Lithuania |
| High income |
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| Luxembourg |
| High income |
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| Macao SAR, China |
| High income |
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| Macedonia, FYR |
| Upper middle income |
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| Madagascar |
| Low income |
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| Malawi |
| Low income |
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| Malaysia |
| Upper middle income |
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| Maldives |
| Upper middle income |
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| Mali |
| Low income |
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| Malta |
| High income |
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| Marshall Islands |
| Upper middle income |
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| Mauritania |
| Lower middle income |
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| Mauritius |
| Upper middle income |
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| Mexico |
| Upper middle income |
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| Micronesia, Fed. Sts. |
| Lower middle income |
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| Moldova |
| Lower middle income |
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| Monaco |
| High income |
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| Mongolia |
| Lower middle income |
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| Montenegro |
| Upper middle income |
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| Morocco |
| Lower middle income |
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| Mozambique |
| Low income |
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| Myanmar |
| Lower middle income |
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| Namibia |
| Upper middle income |
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| Nauru |
| Upper middle income |
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| Nepal |
| Low income |
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| Netherlands |
| High income |
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| New Caledonia |
| High income |
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| New Zealand |
| High income |
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| Nicaragua |
| Lower middle income |
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| Niger |
| Low income |
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| Nigeria |
| Lower middle income |
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| Northern Mariana Islands |
| High income |
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| Norway |
| High income |
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| Oman |
| High income |
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| Palau |
| High income |
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| Papua New Guinea |
| Lower middle income |
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| Peru |
| Upper middle income |
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| Poland |
| High income |
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| Portugal |
| High income |
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| Puerto Rico |
| High income |
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| Qatar |
| High income |
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| Romania |
| Upper middle income |
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| Russian Federation |
| Upper middle income |
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| Rwanda |
| Low income |
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| Samoa |
| Upper middle income |
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| San Marino |
| High income |
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| São Tomé and Principe |
| Lower middle income |
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| Saudi Arabia |
| High income |
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| Senegal |
| Low income |
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| Serbia |
| Upper middle income |
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| Seychelles |
| High income |
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| Sierra Leone |
| Low income |
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| Singapore |
| High income |
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| Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| High income |
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| Slovak Republic |
| High income |
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| Slovenia |
| High income |
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| Solomon Islands |
| Lower middle income |
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| Somalia |
| Low income |
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| South Africa |
| Upper middle income |
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| South Sudan |
| Low income |
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| Spain |
| High income |
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| Sri Lanka |
| Lower middle income |
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| St. Kitts and Nevis |
| High income |
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| St. Lucia |
| Upper middle income |
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| St. Martin (French part) |
| High income |
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| St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
| Upper middle income |
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| Sudan |
| Lower middle income |
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| Suriname |
| Upper middle income |
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| Swaziland |
| Lower middle income |
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| Sweden |
| High income |
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| Switzerland |
| High income |
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| Syrian Arab Republic |
| Lower middle income |
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| Taiwan, China |
| High income |
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| Tajikistan |
| Lower middle income |
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| Tanzania |
| Low income |
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| Thailand |
| Upper middle income |
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| Timor-Leste |
| Lower middle income |
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| Togo |
| Low income |
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| Tonga |
| Upper middle income |
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| Trinidad and Tobago |
| High income |
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| Tunisia |
| Lower middle income |
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| Turkey |
| Upper middle income |
|
| Turkmenistan |
| Upper middle income |
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| Turks and Caicos Islands |
| High income |
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| Tuvalu |
| Upper middle income |
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| Uganda |
| Low income |
|
| Ukraine |
| Lower middle income |
|
| United Arab Emirates |
| High income |
|
| United Kingdom |
| High income |
|
| United States |
| High income |
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| Uruguay |
| High income |
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| Uzbekistan |
| Lower middle income |
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| Vanuatu |
| Lower middle income |
|
| Venezuela, RB |
| Upper middle income |
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| Vietnam |
| Lower middle income |
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| Virgin Islands (U.S.) |
| High income |
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| West Bank and Gaza |
| Lower middle income |
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| Yemen, Rep. |
| Lower middle income |
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| Zambia |
| Lower middle income |
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| Zimbabwe |
| Low income |