Understanding country income: World Bank Group income classifications for FY26 (July 1, 2025–June, 2026) Eric MetreauKathryn Elizabeth YoungShwetha Grace Eapen July 01, 2025 This page in: English Français Español العربية 中文

https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/opendata/understanding-country-income--world-bank-group-income-classifica Every year, the World Bank Group classifies the world’s economies [1] into four income groups: low, lower-middle, upper-middle, and high. These classifications, updated each year on July 1, are based on the previous year’s Gross National Income (GNI) per capita, expressed in U.S. dollars [2] using the Atlas method. © 2025 The World Bank Group,