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

29 Febrero 2024

The United Republic of Tanzania met the graduation criteria for the first time in 2024.

29 Febrero 2024

Rwanda met the graduation criteria for the first time in 2024.

[Official data and documents referring to the Committee for Development Policy (CDP)'s 2024 triennial review of the LDC category are being processed and will be posted as soon as they are available]

28 Febrero 2024

Uganda met the graduation criteria for the first time in 2024.

[Official data and documents referring to the Committee for Development Policy (CDP)'s 2024 triennial review of the LDC category are being processed and will be posted as soon as they are available]

08 Septiembre 2021

Bangladesh is scheduled to graduate on 24 November 2026 (see the General Assembly resolution here).

  • More information on the process here.
08 Septiembre 2021

At its 2024 Triennial Review, the Committee for Development Policy (CDP) recommended Cambodia for graduation. 

08 Septiembre 2021

Comoros met the graduation criteria in 2021 and 2024. The Committee for Development Policy (CDP) has deferred its decision on a recommendation to 2027.

08 Septiembre 2021

At its 2024 Triennial Review, the Committee for Development Policy (CDP) recommended Djibouti for graduation. 

[Official data and documents referring to the Committee for Development Policy (CDP)'s 2024 triennial review of the LDC category are being processed and will be posted as soon as they are available]

07 Septiembre 2021

The Committee for Development Policy (CDP) recommended Kiribati for graduation in 2018. ECOSOC deferred its consideration of that recommendation to 2024.

Next step: for Kiribati to graduate, ECOSOC must endorse the CDP's recommendation.  ECOSOC has decided to defer its decision to 2024.