GLOBAL PUBLIC POLICY ADVOCACY

For operational and analytical purposes, economies are divided among income groups according to Gross National Income (GNI) per capita, calculated using the World Bank figures until 1 July 2011. The groups are: High Income $ 12,195 or more; Upper Middle Income $ 3,946-$ 12,195; Lower Middle Income $ 996-$ 3,945; and Low Income, $995 or less. Classification by income does not necessarily reflect development status.

High Income Countries: Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Barbados, Belgium, Brunei, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Trinidad and Tobago, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and United States.

Upper Middle Income Countries: Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Gabon, Iran, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Montenegro, Namibia, Panama, Peru, Romania, Russia, Serbia, South Africa, Suriname, Turkey, Uruguay and Venezuela.

Lower Middle Income Countries: Angola, Armenia, Belize, Bolivia, Cameroon, China, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Georgia, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Philippines, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam and Yemen.

Low Income Countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Benin, Chad, Dem. Rep. Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Haiti, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Madagascar, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Rwanda, Somalia, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.