LDC country pages
Click on the pages below for more information on each country's performance against the LDC criteria, the relevant CDP reports, ECOSOC and General Assembly resolutions and, for those countries that are approaching graduation or have recently graduated, resources relating to graduation and "smooth transition" strategies
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Myanmar met the graduation criteria in 2018, 2021 and 2024. The Committee for Development Policy (CDP) has deferred its decision on a recommendation to 2027.
See the CDP's 2024 report here.
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Nepal is scheduled to graduate on 24 November 2026 (see the General Assembly resolution here).
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São Tomé and Príncipe graduated on 13 December 2024 (see the General Assembly resolution here).
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Senegal is scheduled to graduate on 19 December 2029 (see the General Assembly resolution here).
- Senegal is in the process of elaborating its smooth transition strategy.
- CDP monitoring report on Senegal, 2025
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Solomon Islands is scheduled to graduate on 13 December 2027 (see the General Assembly resolutions here: graduation; extension of the preparatory period).
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Timor-Leste met the graduation criteria in 2015, 2018 and 2021. The Committee for Development Policy (CDP) deferred its decision on a recommendation to 2024. In 2024, Timor-Leste no longer met the graduation criteria.
See the CDP's 2024 report here.
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The Committee for Development Policy recommended Tuvalu's graduation in 2012. ECOSOC has deferred its consideration of the recommendation to a later date.
Next step: for Tuvalu to graduate, ECOSOC must endorse the CDP's recommendation.
07 September 2021