LDC Information: Graduation and Transition Process

Eligibility for graduation

• A country must meet two out of the three graduation criteria for GNI per capita, HAI and EVI.
• Alternatively, GNI per capita is at least twice the graduation threshold levels.
• Thresholds for graduation have been established at a higher level than those for inclusion.

• Overview of LDC information: The criteria for identifying least developed countries
• Handbook on the Least Developed Country Category

Procedure for graduation decision

• Eligibility for graduation has to be met at two consecutive triennial reviews
• After an LDC has been found eligible for graduation for the first time, DESA prepares an ex-ante impact assessment, and UNCTAD prepares a vulnerability profile of that country as inputs to the CDP