Low-income economy
A low-income economy (hereinafter, the Economy) is a national economy that produces low incomes to its nation according to the the World Bank Atlas method calculation established by the World Bank Group. For the 2016 fiscal year, low-income economies are defined as those with a GNI per capita of $1,045 or less in 2014.
List
| Country | Region | Population | Unemployment | Average salary | Internet users | Languages | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | English | Russian | ||||||
| Afghanistan | Central Asia | 34,656,000+ | 35.0% | US$ 48 | 10.6% | Dari(50%), Pashto(35%), Uzbek/Turkmen(11%) | 6% | |
| Bangladesh | South Asia | 162,951,000+ | 4.9% | US$ 111 | 18.25% | Bengali(98%) | 11% | |
| Benin | West Africa | 10,872,000+ | 1.0% | US$ 237 | 11.99% | French | ||
| Burkina Faso | West Africa | 20,107,000+ | 3.0% | US$ 168 | 13.96% | French, Mossi(40%) | ||
| Burundi | East Africa | 10,524,000+ | 7.7% | US$ 129 | 5.17% | French, Kirundi(30%) | ||
| Cambodia | South Asia | 15,762,000+ | 0.5% | US$ 128 | 25.57% | Khmer(96%) | ||
| Central African Republic | Central Africa | 4,594,000+ | 8.0% | US$ 46 | 4.00% | French, Sango (lingua franca) | ||
| Chad | Central Africa | 13,670,000+ | 22.6% | US$ 92 | 5.00% | Arabic, French | ||
| Comoros | East Africa | 795,000+ | 6.5% | US$ 59 | 7.94% | Comorian Swahili, Arabic, French | ||
| Congo, Dem. Rep. | Central Africa | 78,736,000+ | 3.6% | US$ 36 | 6.21% | French(47%), Lingala (lingua franca), Kikongo, Swahili, Tshiluba | ||
| Eritrea | East Africa | 4,954,000+ | 6.7% | US$ 62 | 1.18% | Tigrinya(48%), Arabic, English (official; de facto working lingua) | 10% | |
| Ethiopia | East Africa | 102,403,000+ | 16.8% | US$ 55 | 15.37% | Oromo(33.80%), Amharic(29.33%), English (major foreign language taught in schools) | 5% | |
| Gambia, The | West Africa | 2,051,000+ | 29.7% | US$ 96 | 18.50% | English, Mandingo(38%), Fula(21.2%), Wolof/Serer(18%) | ||
| Ghana | West Africa | 27,043,000+ | 3.6% | US$ 115 | 34.67% | English (official), Asante Twi(16%), Ewe(14%), Fante(11.6%) | 21% | |
| Guinea | West Africa | 12,395,000+ | 6.9% | US$ 164 | 9.80% | French(20%), Fula(40%), Malinké(30%), Susu(20%) | ||
| Guinea-Bissau | West Africa | 1,815,000+ | 6.5% | US$ 75 | 3.76% | Portuguese Kreol (lingua franca), Portuguese | ||
| Haiti | Central America | 10,847,000+ | 13.2% | US$ 18 | 12.23% | French, Haitian Creole | ||
| Kenya | East Africa | 49,125,000+ | 42.0% | US$ 115 | 26.00% | English (lingua franca), Swahili(70%) | 16% | |
| Korea, Dem Rep. | East Asia | 25,368,000+ | NA | NA | NA | Korean | ||
| Kyrgyz Republic | Central Asia | 6,019,000+ | 8.0% | US$ 222 | 34.50% | Kyrgyz(71%), Uzbek(14%), Russian (lingua franca) | 75% | |
| Lao PDR | South Asia | 6,758,000+ | 1.5% | US$ 179 | 21.87% | Lao | ||
| Liberia | West Africa | 4,503,000+ | 4.0% | US$ 118 | 7.32% | English (official) | 20% | |
| Madagascar | East Africa | 24,894,000+ | 2.1% | US$ 205 | 4.71% | Malagasy, French | ||
| Malawi | Southeast Africa | 18,091,000+ | 6.7% | US$ 21 | 9.61% | English (official), Chichewa | ||
| Mali | West Africa | 14,517,000+ | 30.0% | US$ 165 | 11.11% | French, Bambara(46%) | ||
| Mauritania | West Africa | 4,301,000+ | 31.0% | US$ 94 | 18.00% | Arabic, Pulaar, Soninke, Wolof, French | ||
| Mozambique | Southeast Africa | 28,829,000+ | 17.0% | US$ 40 | 17.52% | Portuguese (official, 11%), Emakhuwa(25%), Xichangana(10%) | ||
| Myanmar | South Asia | 51,486,000+ | 4.1% | US$ 99 | 25.07% | Burmese | ||
| Nepal | South Asia | 28,982,000+ | 3.3% | US$ 61 | 19.69% | Nepali (official, 45%), Maithali(12%) | ||
| Niger | West Africa | 20,672,000+ | 2.6% | US$ 31 | 4.32% | French(20%), Hausa(50%), Songhai(26%) | ||
| Rwanda | Central Africa | 11,262,000+ | 13.2% | US$ 235 | 20.00% | Kinyarwanda, English, French, Swahili | ||
| Senegal | West Africa | 15,411,000+ | 48.0% | US$ 79 | 25.66% | French | ||
| Sierra Leone | West Africa | 7,075,000+ | 8.6% | US$ 233 | 11.77% | English | ||
| Somalia | East Africa | 14,317,000+ | 54.0% | NA | 1.88% | Somali, Arabic | ||
| Tajikistan | Central Asia | 8,734,000+ | 2.4% | US$ 93 | 20.47% | Tajik, Russian | 65% | |
| Tanzania | East Africa | 55,572,000+ | 10.3% | US$ 75 | 13.00% | Swahili, English | ||
| Togo | West Africa | 7,965,000+ | 6.8% | US$ 279 | 11.31% | French, Ewe, Kabiyé | ||
| Uganda | East Africa | 41,487,000+ | 2.3% | US$ 53 | 21.88% | English, Swahili | ||
| Uzbekistan | Central Asia | 32,979,000+ | 8.0% | US$ 185 | 46.79% | Uzbek, Russian | 80% | |
| Vietnam | South Asia | 94,569,000+ | 3.4% | US$ 175 | 46.50% | Vietnamese | ||
| Yemen, Rep. | West Asia | 27,584,000+ | 35.0% | US$ 87 | 24.58% | Arabic | ||
| Zambia | Central Africa | 16,591,000+ | 15.0% | US$ 287 | 25.51% | English, Bemba(33.5%), Nyanja(14.8%), Tonga(11.4%) | ||
| Zimbabwe | East Africa | 16,150,000+ | 35.0% | US$ 74 | 23.12% | English, Shona(70%), IsiNdebele(20%) | ||
