---
"title": "Appendix A: Economic categorization of high- and middle-income countries"
"description": "For this report, we grouped countries into high-income and middle-income categories based on definitions from the World Bank."
"date": "2025-01-09"
"authors":
  -
    "name": "Richard Wike"
    "job_title": "Director, Global Attitudes Research"
    "link": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/staff/richard-wike/"
  -
    "name": "Moira Fagan"
    "job_title": "Senior Researcher"
    "link": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/staff/moira-fagan/"
  -
    "name": "Christine Huang"
    "job_title": "Former Research Associate"
    "link": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/staff/christine-huang/"
  -
    "name": "Laura Clancy"
    "job_title": "Research Analyst"
    "link": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/staff/laura-clancy/"
  -
    "name": "Jordan Lippert"
    "job_title": "Research Analyst"
    "link": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/staff/jordan-lippert/"
"url": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/global/2025/01/09/appendix-a-economic-categorization-of-high-and-middle-income-countries/"
"categories":
  - "Economic Inequality"
  - "Global Economy & Trade"
  - "Income, Wealth & Poverty"
  - "Personal Finances"
"datasets":
  -
    "name": "American Trends Panel Wave 145"
    "url": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/dataset/american-trends-panel-wave-145/"
  -
    "name": "Spring 2024 Survey Data"
    "url": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/dataset/spring-2024-survey-data/"
---

# Appendix A: Economic categorization of high- and middle-income countries

For this report, we grouped countries into high-income and middle-income categories based on [definitions from the World Bank](https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/opendata/new-world-bank-group-country-classifications-income-level-fy24).

[![A map showing Countries included in this report, by income level ](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2025/01/pg_2025.01.09_inequality_a_a_01.png?w=640)](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/?attachment_id=197146)

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