The World Bank's classification of countries by income (English)

The World Bank has used an income classification to group countries for analytical purposes for many years. Since the present income classification was first introduced 25 years ago there has been significant change in the global economic landscape. As real incomes have risen, the number of countries in the low income group has fallen to 31, while the number of high income countries has risen to 80. As countries have transitioned to middle income...

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Fantom,Neil James;

Serajuddin,Umar;
Document Date
2016/01/04
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Policy Research Working Paper
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WPS7528
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1
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1
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World,
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Other,
Disclosure Date
2016/01/04
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Disclosed
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The World Bank's classification of countries by income
Keywords
Gross National Income Per Capita

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Fantom,Neil James; Serajuddin,Umar.

The World Bank's classification of countries by income (English). Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 7528 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/408581467988942234

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