Least Developed Countries (LDCs) | Department of Economic

About the LDC category. Least developed countries (LDCs) are low-income countries confronting severe structural impediments to sustainable development. SkiptoContent WelcometotheUnitedNations Togglenavigation HomeLeastDevelopedCountries(LDCs) LeastDevelopedCountries(LDCs) LDCsataGlance LDC Data InternationalSupportMeasures CriteriaforIdentificationoftheLDCs InclusionintotheLDCCategory GraduationfromtheLDCCategory Smoothtransitionandgraduationpreparation Historyandchanges LDCResources AbouttheLDCcategory Leastdevelopedcountries(LDCs)arelow-incomecountriesconfrontingseverestructuralimpedimentstosustainabledevelopment.Theyarehighlyvulnerabletoeconomicandenvironmentalshocksandhavelowlevelsofhumanassets. Therearecurrently46countriesonthelistofLDCswhichisreviewedeverythreeyearsbytheCommitteeforDevelopment(CDP). LDCshaveexclusiveaccesstocertaininternationalsupportmeasuresinparticularintheareasofdevelopmentassistanceandtrade. 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