Least developed countries: UN classification OverviewBy ThemeBy SDG GoalTopicSocialEconomicEnvironmentInstitutionsSocialIndicatorMost recent valueTrendPoverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population)Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population)No data availableTrendLife expectancy at birth, total (years)Life expectancy at birth, total (years)Most recent value(2023)67(2023)TrendPopulation, totalPopulation, totalMost recent value(2023 billion)1.16(2023 billion)TrendPopulation growth (annual %)Population growth (annual %)Most recent value(2023)2.3(2023)TrendNet migrationNet migrationMost recent value(2024)-1,748,381(2024)TrendHuman Capital Index (HCI) (scale 0-1)Human Capital Index (HCI) (scale 0-1)No data availableTrendEconomicIndicatorMost recent valueTrendGDP (current US$)GDP (current US$)current US$constant US$current LCUconstant LCUMost recent value(2023 trillion)1.52(2023 trillion)TrendGDP per capita (current US$)GDP per capita (current US$)current US$constant US$current LCUconstant LCUMost recent value(2023)1,306.2(2023)TrendGDP growth (annual %)GDP growth (annual %)Most recent value(2023)3.4(2023)TrendUnemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)Most recent value(2024)4.9(2024)TrendInflation, consumer prices (annual %)Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)Most recent value(2023)7.1(2023)TrendPersonal remittances, received (% of GDP)Personal remittances, received (% of GDP)Most recent value(2023)4.3(2023)TrendEnvironmentIndicatorMost recent valueTrendForest area (% of land area)Forest area (% of land area)Most recent value(2022)25.8(2022)TrendCarbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita)Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita)Most recent value(2023)0.4(2023)TrendAccess to electricity (% of population)Access to electricity (% of population)Most recent value(2023)58.4(2023)TrendAnnual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)Most recent value(2021)4(2021)TrendElectricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total)Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total)Most recent value(2021)1.0(2021)TrendPeople using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)Most recent value(2022)23(2022)TrendInstitutionsIndicatorMost recent valueTrendIntentional homicides (per 100,000 people)Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)Most recent value(2015)6(2015)TrendCentral government debt, total (% of GDP)Central government debt, total (% of GDP)No data availableTrendStatistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score (scale 0-100)Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score (scale 0-100)No data availableTrendIndividuals using the Internet (% of population)Individuals using the Internet (% of population)No data availableTrendProportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)Most recent value(2024)27(2024)TrendForeign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)Most recent value(2023)2.4(2023)Trend
Least developed countries: UN classificationAfghanistanAngolaBangladeshBeninBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCentral African RepublicChadComorosCongo, Dem. Rep.DjiboutiEritreaEthiopiaGambia, TheGuineaGuinea-BissauHaitiKiribatiLao PDRLesothoLiberiaMadagascarMalawiMaliMauritaniaMozambiqueMyanmarNepalNigerRwandaSao Tome and PrincipeSenegalSierra LeoneSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth SudanSudanTanzaniaTimor-LesteTogoTuvaluUgandaYemen, Rep.Zambia