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Definition of Emerging Economies

The term ‘emerging market’ was originally coined by IFC to describe a fairly narrow list of middle-to-higher income economies among the developing countries, with stock markets in which foreigners could buy securities. The term’s meaning has since been expanded to include more or less all developing countries. Developing countries are those with a Gross National Income (GNI) per capita of $9,265 or less.

(The World Bank classifies economies as low-income (GNI $755 or less), middle-income (GNI $756–9,265) and high-income (GNI $9,266 or more). Low-income and middle-income economies are sometimes referred to as developing countries. Reference: Global Economic Prospects and the Developing Countries, World Bank, 2002.)

Central & Eastern Europe

Armenia
Belarus
Czech Republic
Estonia
Georgia
Hungary
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland
Russian Federation
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
Ukraine

East Asia & Pacific

Cambodia
China
Fiji
Indonesia
Kiribati
Laos PDR
Malaysia
Marshall Islands
Micronesia
Mongolia
Myanmar
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Samoa
Solomon Islands
South Korea
Taiwan (China)
Thailand
Tonga
Vanuatu
Vietnam

Latin America & the Caribbean

Argentina
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Trinidad & Tobago
Uruguay
Venezuela
OECS States
- Antigua & Barbuda
- Dominica
- Grenada
- Montserrat
- St Kitts and Nevis
- St Lucia
- St Vincent & Grenadines

Middle East & North Africa

Afghanistan
Algeria
Arab Republic of Egypt
Bahrain
Iraq
Islamic Republic of Iran
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Libya
Morocco
Oman
Qatar
Republic of Yemen
Saudi Arabia
Tunisia
United Arab Emirates
West Bank and Gaza Strip

South Asia

Bangladesh
Bhutan
India
Maldives
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka

Southern Europe & Central Asia

Albania
Azerbaijan
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyz Republic
Moldova
Romania
Tajikistan
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan

Sub-Saharan Africa

Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Côte d’Ivoire
Djibouti
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea Bissau
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Republic of Congo
Rwanda
Sao Tome & Principe
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
Sudan
Swaziland
Tanzania
Togo
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe

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