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Country Eligibility for Borrowing from the World Bank

COUNTRY ELIGIBILITY FOR BORROWING FROM THE WORLD BANK l AS OF JULY 1, 2006
Income group
and country
2005 GNI
per capitaa
  Income group
and country
2005 GNI
per capita
     
Countries eligible for IBRD funds only
     
Per capita income over $6,055
Korea, Republic of15,810  Slovak Republic8,130
Antigua and Barbuda10,920  Croatia8,070
Trinidad and Tobago10,440  Palau7,410
Hungary10,050  Lithuania7,210
Estonia9,100  Mexico7,150
Seychellesb8,290  Poland7,110
St. Kitts and Nevis8,200  Latvia6,760
       
Per capita income $3,466–$6,055
Chile5,870  Venezuela, República Bolivariana de4,810
Libya5,530  Turkey4,740
Lebanon5,510  Panama4,630
Mauritius5,260  Argentina4,470
Botswana5,190  Russian Federation4,460
Gabon5,010  Uruguay4,360
Malaysia4,960  Romania3,830
South Africa4,960  Belize3,500
Costa Rica4,820  Equatorial GuineaNA
       
Per capita income $1,676–$3,465
Brazil3,460  Peru2,710
Bulgaria3,450  Ecuador2,590
Jamaica3,370  Suriname2,540
Fiji3,140  Dominican Republic2,470
Namibia2,990  Jordan2,470
Marshall Islands2,980  El Salvador2,450
Kazakhstan2,930  Guatemala2,330
Tunisia2,890  Colombia2,290
Macedonia, former Yugoslav Republic of2,790  Swaziland2,280
Iran, Islamic Republic of2,770  Micronesia, Federated States of1,910
Belarus2,750  China1,740
Thailand2,750  Morocco1,730
Algeria2,730
     
Per capita income $876–$1,675
Ukraine1,520  Philippines1,250
Syrian Arab Republic1,380  IraqNA
Paraguay1,280  TurkmenistanNA
Egypt, Arab Republic of1,250 
 
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Countries eligible for a blend of IBRD and IDA fundsc
     
Per capita income $3,466–$6,055
St. Luciad4,800Dominicad3,790
Grenadad3,920  St. Vincent and the Grenadinesd3,590
     
Per capita income $1,676–$3,465
Serbia and Montenegro3,280Bosnia and Herzegovina2,550
Albania2,570     
Per capita income $876–$1,675
Indonesia1,270Bolivia1,010
Azerbaijan1,240     
       
Per capita income $875 or less
India730Uzbekistan520
Pakistan690Zimbabweb340
Papua New Guinea660
 
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Countries eligible for IDA funds onlyc
       
Per capita income $1,676–$3,465
Maldivesd2,390Samoad2,090
Tongad2,130  Cape Verded1,870
       
Per capita income $876–$1,675
Armenia1,470Djibouti1,020
Vanuatud1,450Cameroon1,010
Angola1,350Guyana1,000
Kiribatid1,350Congo, Republic of950
Georgia1,310Lesotho950
Honduras1,170Nicaragua890
Sri Lanka1,160  Moldova880
       
Per capita income $875 or less
Bhutan870  Mali380
Côte d'Ivoireb840  Guinea370
Timor Leste750  Central African Republicb350
Senegal710  Togob350
Mongolia670  Tanzania340
Comoros640  Tajikistan330
Sudanb640  Mozambique310
Vietnam620  Gambia, The290
Yemen, Republic of600  Madagascar290
Mauritania560  Nepal280
Nigeria560  Uganda280
Solomon Islands560  Niger240
Kenya530  Rwanda230
Benin510  Eritrea220
Zambia490  Sierra Leone220
Bangladesh470  Guinea-Bissau180
Ghana450  Ethiopia160
Haiti450  Malawi160
Kyrgyz Republic440  Liberiab130
Lao People's Democratic Republic440  Congo, Democratic Republic120
Burkina Faso400  Burundi100
Chad400  AfghanistanNA
São Tomé and Principe390  MyanmarbNA
Cambodia380  SomaliabNA


Notes: NA = estimates are available in range only.

a. World Bank Atlas methodology; per capita GNI (gross national income, formerly GNP) figures are in 2005 U.S. dollars.

b. Loans/credits in nonaccrual status as of June 30, 2006. General information on countries with loan/credits in nonaccrual status is available from the Credit Risk Department in Finance.  

c. Countries are eligible for IDA on the basis of (a) relative poverty and (b) lack of creditworthiness. The operational cutoff for IDA eligibility for fiscal 2007 is a 2005 GNI per capita of US$1,025, using Atlas methodology. To receive IDA resources, countries must also meet tests of performance. In exceptional circumstances, IDA extends eligibility temporarily to countries that are above the operational cutoff and are undertaking major adjustment efforts but are not creditworthy for IBRD lending. An exception has been made for small island economies. 

d. An exception to the GNI per capita operational cutoff for IDA eligibility ($1,025 for fiscal 2007) has been made for some small island economies, which otherwise would have little or no access to Bank Group assistance because they lack creditworthiness. For such countries, IDA funding is considered case by case for the financing of projects and adjustment programs designed to strengthen creditworthiness. 

 

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