What countries are or have been included in the list of least developed countries?
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The list of Least Developed Countries developed out of a request in A/RES/2724 (XXV) of 15 Dec. 1970.
Information about the list is available from the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs Development Policy and Analysis Division.
The lead UN body concerned with LDCs is the Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and the Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS).
| Country | Added to the list by resolution or decision, date |
Graduated with resolution or decision, date |
Date of graduation |
| Afghanistan | A/RES/2768 (XXVI), 18 Nov. 1971 |
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| Angola | A/RES/49/133, 19 Dec. 1994 |
A/RES/70/253, 12 Feb. 2016 |
12 Feb. 2021 |
| Bangladesh | A/RES/3487 (XXX), 12 Dec. 1975 | ||
| Benin (Formerly Dahomey) |
A/RES/2768 (XXVI), 18 Nov. 1971 |
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| Bhutan | A/RES/2768 (XXVI), 18 Nov. 1971 |
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| Botswana | A/RES/2768 (XXVI), 18 Nov. 1971 |
A/RES/49/133, 19 Dec. 1994 |
19 Dec. 1994 |
| Burkina Faso (Formerly Upper Volta) |
A/RES/2768 (XXVI), 18 Nov. 1971 |
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| Burundi | A/RES/2768 (XXVI), 18 Nov. 1971 |
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| Cambodia | A/RES/46/206, 20 Dec. 1991 |
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| Cabo Verde (Formerly Cape Verde) |
A/RES/32/99, 13 Dec. 1977 |
A/RES/59/210, 20 Dec. 2004 |
20 Dec. 2007 |
| Central African Republic | A/RES/3487 (XXX), 12 Dec. 1975 |
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| Chad | A/RES/2768 (XXVI), 18 Nov. 1971 |
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| Comoros | A/RES/32/92, 13 Dec. 1977 |
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| Democratic Republic of the Congo (Formerly Zaire) |
A/RES/46/206, 20 Dec. 1991 |
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| Djibouti | A/RES/37/133, 17 Dec. 1982 |
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| Equatorial Guinea | A/RES/37/133, 17 Dec. 1982 |
A/RES/68/18, 4 Dec. 2013 |
4 June 2017 |
| Eritrea | A/RES/49/133, 19 Dec. 1994 |
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| Ethiopia | A/RES/2768 (XXVI), 18 Nov. 1971 |
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| Gambia | A/RES/3487 (XXX), 12 Dec. 1975 |
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| Guinea | A/RES/2768 (XXVI), 18 Nov. 1971 |
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| Guinea-Bissau | E/RES/1981/34, 8 May 1981 |
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| Haiti | A/RES/2768 (XXVI), 18 Nov. 1971 |
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| Kiribati | A/RES/41/186, 8 Dec. 1986 |
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| Lao People's Democratic Republic | A/RES/2768 (XXVI), 18 Nov. 1971 |
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| Lesotho | A/RES/2768 (XXVI), 18 Nov. 1971 |
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| Liberia | Decision 45/437, 21 Dec. 1990 in A/45/49, p. 386 |
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| Madagascar | A/RES/46/206, 20 Dec. 1991 |
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| Malawi | A/RES/2768 (XXVI), 18 Nov. 1971 |
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| Maldives | A/RES/2768 (XXVI), 18 Nov. 1971 |
A/RES/60/33, 30 Nov. 2005 |
1 Jan. 2011 |
| Mali | A/RES/2768 (XXVI), 18 Nov. 1971 |
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| Mauritania | A/RES/41/186, 8 Dec. 1986 |
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| Mozambique | Decision 43/431, 20 Dec. 1988 in A/43/49 p. 315 |
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| Myanmar (Formerly Burma) |
Decision 42/428, 11 Dec. 1987 in A/42/49 p. 315 |
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| Nepal | A/RES/2768 (XXVI), 18 Nov. 1971 |
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| Niger | A/RES/2768 (XXVI), 18 Nov. 1971 |
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| Rwanda | A/RES/2768 (XXVI), 18 Nov. 1971 |
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| Samoa | A/RES/2768 (XXVI), 18 Nov. 1971 |
A/RES/64/295, 7 Sept. 2010 |
1 Jan. 2014 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | A/RES/37/133, 17 Dec. 1982 |
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| Senegal | A/RES/55/253, 12 Apr. 2001 |
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| Sierra Leone | A/RES/37/133, 17 Dec. 1982 |
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| Solomon Islands | A/RES/46/206, 20 Dec. 1991 |
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| Somalia | A/RES/2768 (XXVI), 18 Nov. 1971 |
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| South Sudan | A/RES/67/136, 18 Dec. 2012 |
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| Sudan | A/RES/2768 (XXVI), 18 Nov. 1971 |
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| Timor Leste | A/RES/58/112, 17 Dec. 2003 |
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| Togo | A/RES/37/133, 17 Dec. 1982 |
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| Tuvalu | A/RES/41/186, 8 Dec. 1986 |
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| Uganda | A/RES/2768 (XXVI), 18 Nov. 1971 |
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| United Republic of Tanzania | A/RES/2768 (XXVI), 18 Nov. 1971 |
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| Vanuatu | A/RES/40/233, 17 Dec. 1985 |
A/RES/70/78, 9 Dec. 2015 |
4 Dec. 2020 |
| Yemen* | A/RES/2768 (XXVI), 18 Nov. 1971 |
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| Democratic Yemen* | A/RES/3487 (XXX), 12 Dec. 1975 |
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| Zambia | A/RES/46/206, 20 Dec. 1991 |
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| Sikkim | A/RES/2768 (XXVI), 18 Nov. 1971 |
1975 (when Sikkim became 22nd state of Indian Union) |
*: On 22 May 1990, the two countries merged and have since been represented as one Member State with the name "Yemen"; see the Historical Information from the UN Treaty Collection.
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