Developing Nations List
Simplified list of nations classified as having low and lower-middle income economies by the World Bank.
Image by Georg Eiermann
Countries listed below are from the World Bank list of low income and lower-middle income economies (See the source of this list.)
If you are a citizen of one of these countries, you are eligible to receive a very reduced price for in-person participation ($200), while virtual participation is entirely free – but you must register in advance.
| Afghanistan | Algeria | Angola |
| Bangladesh | Benin | Bhutan |
| Bolivia | Burkina Faso | Burundi |
| Cabo Verde | Cambodia | Cameroon |
| Central African Republic | Chad | Comoros |
| Congo, Rep. | Côte d’Ivoire | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Djibouti | Egypt, Arab Rep. | Eritrea |
| Eswatini | Ethiopia | Gambia |
| Ghana | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau |
| Haiti | Honduras | India |
| Iran, Islamic Rep | Jordan | Kenya |
| Kiribati | Korea, Dem. People’s Rep | Kyrgyz Republic |
| Lao People’s Democratic Republic | Lebanon | Lesotho |
| Liberia | Madagascar | Malawi |
| Mali | Mauritania | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. |
| Mongolia | Morocco | Mozambique |
| Myanmar | Nepal | Nicaragua |
| Niger | Nigeria | Pakistan |
| Papua New Guinea | Philippines | Rwanda |
| Samoa | Sao Tome and Principe | Senegal |
| Sierra Leone | Solomon Islands | Somalia |
| South Sudan | Sri Lanka | Sudan |
| Syrian Arab Republic | Tajikistan | Timor-Leste |
| Togo | Tunisia | Tuvalu |
| Uganda | Ukraine | United Republic of Tanzania |
| Uzbekistan | Vanuatu | Vietnam |
| Yemen | Zambia | Zimbabwe |