Trade Facilitation and the Global Economy

Annex B. Trade facilitation indicators: Country lists

Table A.2.1. Country groupings

(a) By income criteria

Grouping	List of economies
OECD countries	Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel,b Italy, Japan, Korea, Latvia, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States
High income non-OECD economies	Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Bahrain, Brunei Darussalam, Cyprus, c, d Croatia, Hong Kong, China, Kuwait, Lithuania, Malta, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Chinese Taipei, Trinidad and Tobago, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay
Upper middle income countries	Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, People’s Republic of China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Gabon, Georgia, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Macedonia FYR, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Montenegro, Namibia, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, South Africa, Suriname, Thailand, Venezuela
Lower middle income countries	Armenia, Bangladesh, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Cambodia, Cameroon, Republic of Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, El Salvador, Fiji, Ghana, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Lesotho, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Tunisia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia
Low income countries	Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Gambia, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tajikistan, Togo, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe

a. The statistical data for Israel are supplied by and under the responsibility of the relevant Israeli authorities. The use of such data by the OECD is without prejudice to the status of the Golan Heights, East Jerusalem and Israeli settlements in the West Bank under the terms of international law.

b. Note by Turkey: The information in this document with reference to “Cyprus” relates to the southern part of the Island. There is no single authority representing both Turkish and Greek Cypriot people on the Island. Turkey recognises the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). Until a lasting and equitable solution is found within the context of United Nations, Turkey shall preserve its position concerning the “Cyprus” issue.

c. Note by all the European Union Member States of the OECD and the European Union: The Republic of Cyprus is recognised by all members of the United Nations with the exception of Turkey. The information in this document relates to the area under the effective control of the Government of the Republic of Cyprus.

d. Based on World Bank’s classification. The classification as of March 2017 is used.

 

(b) By geographic criteria

Grouping	List of economies
South America	Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela
Central America and Caribbean	Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador, Trinidad and Tobago
North America	Canada, Mexico, United States
East Asia and the Pacific	Australia, People’s Republic of China, Fiji, Hong Kong, China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Chinese Taipei
Southeast Asia	Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam
South Asia	Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan
Europe	Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus,a, b Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Macedonia FYR, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Ukraine
Rest of Europe and Central Asia	Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkey, Uzbekistan
Middle East and North Africa	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Israel,c Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates
Sub-Saharan Africa	Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, Comoros, Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

a. Note by Turkey: The information in this document with reference to “Cyprus” relates to the southern part of the Island. There is no single authority representing both Turkish and Greek Cypriot people on the Island. Turkey recognises the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). Until a lasting and equitable solution is found within the context of United Nations, Turkey shall preserve its position concerning the “Cyprus” issue.

b. Note by all the European Union Member States of the OECD and the European Union: The Republic of Cyprus is recognised by all members of the United Nations with the exception of Turkey. The information in this document relates to the area under the effective control of the Government of the Republic of Cyprus.

c. The statistical data for Israel are supplied by and under the responsibility of the relevant Israeli authorities. The use of such data by the OECD is without prejudice to the status of the Golan Heights, East Jerusalem and Israeli settlements in the West Bank under the terms of international law.