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Mar 3, 2023 · The Least Developed Countries (LDCs) are countries listed by the United Nations that exhibit the lowest indicators of socioeconomic development across a range of indexes. All LDCs have a gross...
Least developed countries (LDCs) are low-income countries confronting severe structural impediments to sustainable development. They are highly vulnerable to economic and environmental shocks and ...
List of Least Developed Countries (as of 18 December 2023)*. Country Year of inclusion. Country Year of inclusion. Afghanistan 1971. Malawi 1971. Angola1 1994. Mali 1971. Bangladesh4 1975...
List of all LDCs in PDF format (updated December 2023)
Sep 27, 2021 · Over the last 50 years most least developed countries (LDCs) have struggled to overcome the development challenges that led to the establishment of the category in 1971. Even their strong economic growth since the mid-1990s has generally been insufficient to redress their long-term income divergence with the rest of the world.
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The least developed countries (LDCs) are a group of countries that have been classified by the UN as "least developed" in terms of their low gross national income (GNI), their weak human assets, and their high degree of economic vulnerability.
