Least Developed Countries (Q762)

Subject, term, tag: Least Developed Countries

Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

Language	Label	Description	Also known as
English	Least Developed Countries	Subject, term, tag: Least Developed Countries	Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

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source version

IPCC Glossary v1.5

1 reference

Source

https://apps.ipcc.ch/glossary/

date accessed

27 May 2026

Part of

Working Group II: Climate Change 2022 – Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability

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Definition

A list of countries designated by the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (ECOSOC) as meeting three criteria: (1) a low income criterion below a certain threshold of gross national income per capita of between USD 750 and USD 900, (2) a human resource weakness based on indicators of health, education and adult literacy, and (3) an economic vulnerability weakness based on indicators on instability of agricultural production, instability of export of goods and services, economic importance of non-traditional activities, merchandise export concentration and the handicap of economic smallness. Countries in this category are eligible for a number of programmes focused on assisting countries most in need. These privileges include certain benefits under the articles of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). (English)