The United Republic of Tanzania met the graduation criteria for the first time in 2024.
See the CDP's 2024 report here.
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 février 2024
Rwanda met the graduation criteria for the first time in 2024.
See the CDP's 2024 report here.
28 février 2024
Uganda met the graduation criteria for the first time in 2024.
See the CDP's 2024 report here.
08 septembre 2021
08 septembre 2021
Bhutan is scheduled to graduate in 2023.
Bhutan's LDC Snapshot (LDC criteria, CDP reports, ECOSOC and General Assembly resolutions, impact assessment, vulnerability profile, etc.)
08 septembre 2021
At its 2024 Triennial Review, the Committee for Development Policy (CDP) recommended Cambodia for graduation.
See the CDP's 2024 report here.
08 septembre 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 septembre 2021
At its 2024 Triennial Review, the Committee for Development Policy (CDP) recommended Djibouti for graduation.
See the CDP's 2024 report here.
Next step: ECOSOC endorsement of the CDP's recommendation (expected in 2024), followed by action by the General Assembly, and a preparatory period.
07 septembre 2021
Equatorial Guinea graduated from the LDC category in 2017.
07 septembre 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.