- High income country
A High income country is defined by the
World Bank as a country with aGross National Income per capita of $11,116 or more.cite web|url=http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/DATASTATISTICS/0,,contentMDK:20421402~pagePK:64133150~piPK:64133175~theSitePK:239419,00.html#High_income|title=World Bank. (2007). Data & Statistics: Country Groups|accessdate=2007-06-20] While the term "high income" may be used interchangeably with "First World " and "developed country ," the technical definitions of these terms differ. The term "first world" commonly refers to those prosperous countries that aligned themselves with the U.S. andNATO during thecold war . Several institutions, such as theCentral Intelligence Agency (CIA) orInternational Monetary Fund (IMF), take factors other than highper capita income into account when classifying countries as "developed" or "advanced economies." According to theUnited Nations , for example, some high income countries may also be developing countries. The GCC (Persian Gulf States) countries, for example, are classified as developing high income countries. Thus, a high income country may be classified as either developed or developing.cite web|url=http://www.unctad.org/en/docs/tdstat30_enfr.pdf|title=UN. (2005). UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics.|accessdate=2007-07-09]List of high income countries
According to the World Bank the following 65 countries and territories are classified as "high income:"cite web|url=http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/DATASTATISTICS/0,,contentMDK:20421402~pagePK:64133150~piPK:64133175~theSitePK:239419,00.html#High_income|title=World Bank. (2007). Data & Statistics: Country Groups|accessdate=2007-07-10]
High Income Countries not classified by World Bank (due to not being UN members):
* Republic of China (Taiwan)
* Vatican City (Holy See)References
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