Grouping+countries

**Classifying Countries by level of development**
The latest World Bank economic classification of countries has been used. These are
 * HIC – High income country,
 * MIC – Medium income country,
 * LIC – Low income country.

These are based on the GNI - **G**ross **N**ational **I**ncome per capita.
 * Gross national income** **(GNI)** comprises the total value produced within a country (**G**ross **N**ational **P**roduct (**GDP**)), together with its income received from other countries (mainly interest and share dividends), less similar payments made to other countries and is thought to be a better measure of how well off a country is than the GDP.

The 3 levels for 2008 - these do change over time are as follows: Countries with a GNI per capita of $11,456 or more are described as high income countries, between $975 and $11,455 as middle income, and for lower income countries less than $975 per person per year.

Classification of Economies by Income and Region, 2008
 * **High Income Countries** |||| Middle Income Countries || **Low Income Countries** ||
 * Australia || Albania || Mexico || Afghanistan ||
 * Austria || Algeria || Moldova || Bangladesh ||
 * Belgium || Angola || Mongolia || Benin ||
 * Canada || Argentina || Montenegro || Burkina Faso ||
 * Channel Islands || Armenia || Morocco || Burundi ||
 * Cyprus || Belarus || Namibia || Cambodia ||
 * Czech Republic || Belize || Nicaragua || Central African Republic ||
 * Denmark || Bolivia || Panama || Chad ||
 * Equatorial Guinea || Bosnia and Herzegovina || Paraguay || Congo, Dem. Rep. ||
 * Estonia || Botswana || Peru || Côte d'Ivoire ||
 * Finland || Brazil || Philippines || Eritrea ||
 * France || Bulgaria || Poland || Ethiopia ||
 * Germany || Cameroon || Romania || Gambia, The ||
 * Greece || Chile || Russian Federation || Ghana ||
 * Greenland || China || Samoa || Guinea ||
 * Hong Kong, China || Colombia || Serbia || Guinea-Bissau ||
 * Hungary || Congo, Rep. || Seychelles || Haiti ||
 * Iceland || Costa Rica || South Africa || Kenya ||
 * Ireland || Croatia || Sri Lanka || Korea, Dem. Rep. ||
 * Isle of Man || Cuba || St. Lucia || Kyrgyz Republic ||
 * Israel || Ecuador || Sudan || Lao PDR ||
 * Italy || Egypt, Arab Rep. || Suriname || Liberia ||
 * Japan || El Salvador || Swaziland || Madagascar ||
 * Korea, Rep. || Fiji || Syrian Arab Republic || Malawi ||
 * Kuwait || Gabon || Thailand || Mali ||
 * Liechtenstein || Georgia || Tonga || Mozambique ||
 * Luxembourg || Grenada || Tunisia || Myanmar ||
 * Malta || Guatemala || Turkey || Nepal ||
 * Netherlands || Guyana || Turkmenistan || Niger ||
 * New Zealand || Honduras || Ukraine || Nigeria ||
 * Norway || India || Uruguay || Pakistan ||
 * Oman || Indonesia || Vanuatu || Papua New Guinea ||
 * Portugal || Iran, Islamic Rep. || Venezuela, RB || Rwanda ||
 * Puerto Rico || Iraq || West Bank and Gaza || Senegal ||
 * Qatar || Jamaica ||  || Sierra Leone ||
 * San Marino || Jordan ||  || Solomon Islands ||
 * Saudi Arabia || Kazakhstan ||  || Somalia ||
 * Singapore || Latvia ||  || Tanzania ||
 * Slovak Republic || Lebanon ||  || Uganda ||
 * Slovenia || Lesotho ||  || Vietnam ||
 * Spain || Libya ||  || Yemen, Rep. ||
 * Sweden || Lithuania ||  || Zambia ||
 * Switzerland || Macedonia, FYR ||  || Zimbabwe ||
 * Trinidad and Tobago || Malaysia ||  ||   ||
 * United Arab Emirates || Maldives ||  ||   ||
 * United Kingdom || Marshall Islands ||  ||   ||
 * United States || Mauritius ||  ||   ||