In the new economy report of the World Bank, 6 countries are included in the high income category, know India’s number in this list.

Washington: Recently, the World Bank Group has released the latest figures of income groups of countries around the world. This year i.e. in 2026, six countries have been included in the category of high-income group. At the same time, five countries have moved from lower-middle-income category to upper middle income category. Apart from this, one country has joined the lower-middle-income category from the lower income category.

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No country has been included in the low-income category in the most recent annual classification. This classification has been prepared on the basis of Per Capita Gross National Income of the year 2025.

• Higher income $14,375 more
• Upper-middle income $4,636 to $14,375
• Low income $1,175 or less
• Lower middle income $1,176 to $4,635

top rated countries

Last year, Vietnam, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Micronesia and Jordan were the top ranked countries. At the same time, Togo has joined the category of lower to lower middle income group.
The World Bank has included 218 countries in the recent classification. These figures are as per the year 2025.

• low income 25
• lower middle income 47
• upper-middle income 59
• high income 187

This year, there is no change in the number of countries included in the high income and low income categories as compared to the year 2024.

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India was included in which income category

The World Bank has divided 218 countries of the world into four income groups. According to the report, this year India has been included in the lower middle income category with per capita gross national income of $ 2,760. If we talk about last year, Vietnam’s performance has been quite strong and the main reason behind this was strong export-led growth. Vietnam’s exports had grown by more than 15 percent in the last two years. Whereas during these two years, Gross Domestic Product recorded an increase of seven percent and eight percent respectively. Between 2021 and 2025, Vietnam’s Gross National Income is expected to increase at an average annual rate of 10 percent. The number of low-income countries was expected to decline by 30% in 1987 and by 11% in 2025.

The World Bank Group has been classifying countries around the world on the basis of income since 1987. The number of countries included may fluctuate from year to year.