DUSHANBE, July 9, 2014, Asia-Plus – The World Bank has ranked Tajikistan with a gross national income (GNI) per capita of 990 USD among low-income countries.

Tajikistan is the only of the former Soviet republics has been listed among low-income countries.

Each year on July 1, the World Bank revises analytical classification of the world''s economies based on estimates of GNI per capita for the previous year. The updated GNI per capita estimates are also used as input to the World Bank''s operational classification of economies that determines lending eligibility.

As of 1 July 2014, low-income economies are defined as those with a GNI per capita, calculated using the World Bank Atlas method, of $1,045 or less in 2013; middle-income economies are those with a GNI per capita of more than $1,045 but less than $12,746; high-income economies are those with a GNI per capita of $12,746 or more.  Lower-middle-income and upper-middle-income economies are separated at a GNI per capita of $4,125.

Low- and middle-income economies are sometimes referred to as developing economies. The term is used for convenience; it is not intended to imply that all economies in the group are experiencing similar development or that other economies have reached a preferred or final stage of development.

The country and lending groups page provides a complete list of economies classified by income, region, and lending status.  The classification tables include all World Bank members, plus all other economies with populations of more than 30,000.  The two income classification changes are for Kyrgyz Republic and South Sudan moving from low income to lower middle income group.

In addition to the new income-related data, there have been updates to some of the other indicators in the World Development Indicators (WDI) database including balance of payments, government finance and monetary indicators, military expenditure, air traffic, Enterprise Surveys, merchandise trade, and more.