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Economic Tier Lookup

Pick any country to see its GDP-per-capita percentile across 214 economies and its official World Bank income-group bracket.

Compiled byPlaincountries Editorial, Country Comparison Editorial Team

214
Economies: 4
Income tiers

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The four World Bank income tiers

Low income

GNI/capita ≤ $1,145

Lower-middle income

$1,146 – $4,515

Upper-middle income

$4,516 – $14,005

High income

GNI/capita > $14,005

About this tool

The percentile shown reflects the country's position in the sorted distribution of all countries with reported GDP per capita. The World Bank income group is the official Atlas-method bracket as of the most recent fiscal-year update.

For methodology and source links, see our methodology page.

Beyond the tier

An income tier is a useful shorthand, but the full distribution and a country's profile tell you far more.

See where a country sits on the full GDP-per-capita ranking, not just its bracket. GDP per-capita ranking
Open a country profile to read its income tier alongside health, education and infrastructure. Country profiles
Compare two countries to see how their tiers translate into real differences. Compare countries

World Bank income groups use the Atlas-method GNI-per-capita thresholds, updated each fiscal year; a country near a threshold can change bracket between releases.