Least Developed Countries Category

This short paper briefly describes the methodology of this new index and presents some empirical results. It also presents an extension that covers both export and import concentration.

Solomon Islands is now scheduled to graduate on 13 December 2027

CDP Chair presented the central messages of the CDP's report to the High-Level Segment of ECOSOC

This study analyses the policy and developmental implications, for Cambodia, Djibouti, Senegal and Zambia, of losing access to the LDC-specific provisions of the TRIPS Agreement

Report on the outcome of the 25th session of the CDP Plenary

On 27 March, Arunabha Ghosh shared the CDP's insights on a 'Just transition' at the 22nd session of CEPA

This policy note focuses on the likely impacts, in the short and medium run, of the withdrawal of international support measures, taking into account the nature of these measures and how the identified countries have used them so far.

LDC5 is a once-in-a-decade opportunity to accelerate sustainable development in the places where international assistance is needed the most - and to tap the full potential of the LDCs helping them make progress on the road to prosperity

CDP briefing to ECOSOC members on its work on LDC related issues, like enhanced monitoring mechanism (EMM), refinement of the LDC criteria and graduation support.