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COUNTRY CLASSIFICATION 2011 – AS OF 26 JULY 2011
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ANNEX I LIST OF CATEGORY I AND CATEGORY II COUNTRIES
1: MAXIMUM REPAYMENT TERMS AND MAXIMUM WEIGHTED AVERAGE LIFE
CATEGORY I (A)
CATEGORY II (B)
Total: 31 Total: 184
1 Australia Afghanistan
2 Austria Albania
3 Belgium Algeria
4 Canada American Samoa
5 Czech Republic Andorra
6 Denmark Angola
7 Estonia Antigua and Barbuda
8 Finland Argentina
9 France Armenia
10 Germany Aruba
11 Greece Azerbaijan
12 Hungary Bahamas
13 Iceland Bahrain
14 Ireland Bangladesh
15 Israel 2 Barbados
16 Italy Belarus
17 Japan Belize
18 Korea Benin
19 Luxembourg Bermuda
20 Netherlands Bhutan
21 New Zealand Bolivia
22 Norway Bosnia and Herzegovina
23 Poland Botswana
24 Portugal Brazil
25 Slovak Republic Brunei Darussalam
26 Slovenia Bulgaria
27 Spain Burkina Faso
28 Sweden Burundi
1 This document and any map included herein are without prejudice to the status of or sovereignty over
any territory, to the delimitation of international frontiers and boundaries and to the name of any territory, city or area. In this document, the term “countries” refers to the countries and economies included in the World Bank data.
2 The use of statistical data on Israel by the OECD is without prejudice to the status of the Golan Heights,
East Jerusalem and Israeli settlements in the West Bank under the terms of international law.
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ANNEX I LIST OF CATEGORY I AND CATEGORY II COUNTRIES
1: MAXIMUM REPAYMENT TERMS AND MAXIMUM WEIGHTED AVERAGE LIFE
CATEGORY I (A)
CATEGORY II (B)
Total: 31 Total: 184
29 Switzerland Cambodia
30 United Kingdom Cameroon
31 United States Cape Verde
32 Cayman Islands
33 Central African Republic
34 Chad
35 Channel Islands
36 Chile
37 China
38 Colombia
39 Comoros
40 Congo
41 Congo, Dem. Rep.
42 Costa Rica
43 Côte d'Ivoire
44 Croatia
45 Cuba
46 Curaçao
47 Cyprus3
48 Djibouti
49 Dominica
50 Dominican Republic
51 Ecuador
52 Egypt
53 El Salvador
54 Equatorial Guinea
3 Footnote by Turkey: the information in this document with reference to “Cyprus” relates to the southern
part of the Island. There is no single authority representing both Turkish and Greek Cypriot people on the Island. Turkey recognises the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). Until a lasting and equitable solution is found within the context of the United Nations, Turkey shall preserve its position concerning the “Cyprus issue”.
Footnote by all the European Union Member States of the OECD and the European Commission: the Republic of Cyprus is recognised by all members of the United Nations with the exception of Turkey. The information in this document relates to the area under the effective control of the Government of the Republic of Cyprus.
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ANNEX I LIST OF CATEGORY I AND CATEGORY II COUNTRIES
1: MAXIMUM REPAYMENT TERMS AND MAXIMUM WEIGHTED AVERAGE LIFE
CATEGORY I (A)
CATEGORY II (B)
Total: 31 Total: 184
55 Eritrea
56 Ethiopia
57 Faeroe Islands
58 Fiji
59 French Polynesia
60 Gabon
61 Gambia
62 Georgia4
63 Ghana
64 Gibraltar
65 Greenland
66 Grenada
67 Guam
68 Guatemala
69 Guinea
70 Guinea-Bissau
71 Guyana
72 Haiti
73 Honduras
74 Hong Kong, China
75 India
76 Indonesia
77 Iran
78 Iraq
79 Isle of Man
80 Jamaica
81 Jordan
82 Kazakhstan
83 Kenya
84 Kiribati
85 Korea, Dem. Rep. (North)
86 Kosovo
4 According to the information provided by the World Bank, for the purposes of compiling its statistics,
Georgia excludes Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
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ANNEX I LIST OF CATEGORY I AND CATEGORY II COUNTRIES
1: MAXIMUM REPAYMENT TERMS AND MAXIMUM WEIGHTED AVERAGE LIFE
CATEGORY I (A)
CATEGORY II (B)
Total: 31 Total: 184
87 Kuwait
88 Kyrgyzstan
89 Laos
90 Latvia
91 Lebanon
92 Lesotho
93 Liberia
94 Libya
95 Liechtenstein
96 Lithuania
97 Macao
98 Macedonia (FYROM)
99 Madagascar
100 Malawi
101 Malaysia
102 Maldives
103 Mali
104 Malta
105 Marshall Islands
106 Mauritania
107 Mauritius
108 Mexico
109 Micronesia
110 Moldova5
111 Monaco
112 Mongolia
113 Montenegro
114 Morocco6
115 Mozambique
116 Myanmar
5 According to the information provided by the World Bank, for the purposes of compiling its statistics,
Moldova excludes Transnistria.
6 According to the information provided by the World Bank, for the purposes of compiling its statistics,
Morocco includes Former Spanish Sahara.
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ANNEX I LIST OF CATEGORY I AND CATEGORY II COUNTRIES
1: MAXIMUM REPAYMENT TERMS AND MAXIMUM WEIGHTED AVERAGE LIFE
CATEGORY I (A)
CATEGORY II (B)
Total: 31 Total: 184
117 Namibia
118 Nepal
119 New Caledonia
120 Nicaragua
121 Niger
122 Nigeria
123 Northern Mariana Islands
124 Oman
125 Pakistan
126 Palau
127 Panama
128 Papua New Guinea
129 Paraguay
130 Peru
131 Philippines
132 Puerto Rico
133 Qatar
134 Romania
135 Russian Federation
136 Rwanda
137 Saint Kitts and Nevis
138 Saint Lucia
139 Saint Martin (French part)
140 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
141 Samoa
142 San Marino
143 Sao Tome and Principe
144 Saudi Arabia
145 Senegal
146 Serbia
147 Seychelles
148 Sierra Leone
149 Singapore
150 Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
151 Solomon Islands
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ANNEX I LIST OF CATEGORY I AND CATEGORY II COUNTRIES
1: MAXIMUM REPAYMENT TERMS AND MAXIMUM WEIGHTED AVERAGE LIFE
CATEGORY I (A)
CATEGORY II (B)
Total: 31 Total: 184
152 Somalia
153 South Africa
154 Sri Lanka
155 Sudan
156 Suriname
157 Swaziland
158 Syria
159 Chinese Taipei7
160 Tajikistan
161 Tanzania8
162 Thailand
163 Timor-Leste
164 Togo
165 Tonga
166 Trinidad and Tobago
167 Tunisia
168 Turkey
169 Turkmenistan
170 Turks and Caicos Islands
171 Tuvalu
172 U.S. Virgin Islands
173 Uganda
174 Ukraine
175 United Arab Emirates
176 Uruguay
177 Uzbekistan
178 Vanuatu
179 Venezuela
180 Viet Nam
181 West Bank and Gaza
7 Chinese Taipei is no longer officially classified by the World Bank; however, it has been retained for
Arrangement purposes, based on its estimated per capita GNI provided by the World Bank.
8 According to the information provided by the World Bank, for the purposes of compiling its statistics,
Tanzania refers to mainland Tanzania only.
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ANNEX I LIST OF CATEGORY I AND CATEGORY II COUNTRIES
1: MAXIMUM REPAYMENT TERMS AND MAXIMUM WEIGHTED AVERAGE LIFE
CATEGORY I (A)
CATEGORY II (B)
Total: 31 Total: 184
182 Yemen
183 Zambia
184 Zimbabwe
Explanatory Notes:
(A) “Category I” comprises: (i) countries whose per capita GNI has been for at least two consecutive years above the World Bank’s threshold (see the table below) and which had been classified as “High Income OECD Countries” until the previous year, and (ii) countries which had been classified as Category I until the previous year according to (i) above and which have fallen below the threshold but have not yet changed their category because of the two consecutive years rule in Article 11 c) of the Arrangement.
THRESHOLD FOR HIGH INCOME COUNTRIES 2008 per capita GNI $11,906
2009 per capita GNI $12,196
2010 per capita GNI $12,276
In respect of the countries of this category:
The maximum repayment term is five years (or eight-and-a-half years with a prior notification in accordance with the Article 45 of the Arrangement);
The maximum weighted average life of the repayment period shall not exceed (i) for transactions with sovereign buyers (or with a sovereign repayment guarantee), four-and-a-half years, (ii) for transactions with non-sovereign buyers (and with no sovereign repayment guarantee), five years.
(B) “Category II” comprises all other countries than Category I.
In respect of the countries of this category:
The maximum repayment term is ten years;
The maximum weighted average life of the repayment period shall not exceed (i) for transactions with sovereign buyers (or with a sovereign repayment guarantee), five-and-a-quarter years (ii) for transactions with non-sovereign buyers (and with no sovereign repayment guarantee), six years.
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ANNEX II
LIST OF COUNTRIES1 ELIGIBLE AND INELIGIBLE FOR TIED AID AND PARTIALLY UNTIED AID
ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES (A) INELIGIBLE COUNTRIES (B)
TOTAL: 96 TOTAL: 116
1 Afghanistan Albania
2 Angola Algeria
3 Armenia American Samoa
4 Bangladesh Andorra
5 Belize Antigua and Barbuda
6 Benin Argentina
7 Bhutan Aruba
8 Bolivia Australia
9 Burkina Faso Austria
10 Burundi Azerbaijan
11 Cambodia Bahamas
12 Cameroon Bahrain
13 Cape Verde Barbados
14 Central African Republic Belarus
15 Chad Belgium
16 China Bermuda
17 Comoros Bosnia and Herzegovina
18 Congo Botswana
19 Congo, Dem. Rep. Brazil
20 Côte d'Ivoire Brunei Darussalam
21 Djibouti Bulgaria
22 Ecuador Canada
23 Egypt Cayman Islands
24 El Salvador Channel Islands
25 Eritrea Chile
26 Ethiopia Colombia
27 Gambia Costa Rica
28 Georgia2 Croatia
1 This document and any map included herein are without prejudice to the status of or sovereignty over
any territory, to the delimitation of international frontiers and boundaries and to the name of any territory, city or area. In this document, the term “countries” refers to the countries and economies included in the World Bank data.
2 According to the information provided by the World Bank, for the purposes of compiling its statistics,
Georgia excludes Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
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ANNEX II
LIST OF COUNTRIES1 ELIGIBLE AND INELIGIBLE FOR TIED AID AND PARTIALLY UNTIED AID
ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES (A) INELIGIBLE COUNTRIES (B)
TOTAL: 96 TOTAL: 116
29 Ghana Cuba
30 Guatemala Cyprus3
31 Guinea Czech Republic
32 Guinea-Bissau Denmark
33 Guyana Dominica
34 Haiti Dominican Republic
35 Honduras Equatorial Guinea
36 India Estonia
37 Indonesia Faeroe Islands
38 Iraq Fiji
39 Jordan Finland
40 Kenya France
41 Kiribati French Polynesia
42 Korea, Dem. Rep. (North) Gabon
43 Kosovo Germany
44 Kyrgyzstan Gibraltar
45 Laos Greece
46 Lesotho Greenland
47 Liberia Grenada
48 Madagascar Guam
49 Malawi Hong Kong, China
50 Maldives Hungary
51 Mali Iceland
52 Marshall Islands Iran
53 Mauritania Ireland
54 Micronesia Isle of Man
3 Footnote by Turkey: the information in this document with reference to “Cyprus” relates to the southern
part of the Island. There is no single authority representing both Turkish and Greek Cypriot people on the Island. Turkey recognises the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). Until a lasting and equitable solution is found within the context of the United Nations, Turkey shall preserve its position concerning the “Cyprus issue”.
Footnote by all the European Union Member States of the OECD and the European Commission: the Republic of Cyprus is recognised by all members of the United Nations with the exception of Turkey. The information in this document relates to the area under the effective control of the Government of the Republic of Cyprus.
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ANNEX II
LIST OF COUNTRIES1 ELIGIBLE AND INELIGIBLE FOR TIED AID AND PARTIALLY UNTIED AID
ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES (A) INELIGIBLE COUNTRIES (B)
TOTAL: 96 TOTAL: 116
55 Moldova4 Israel5
56 Mongolia Italy
57 Morocco6 Jamaica
58 Mozambique Japan
59 Myanmar Kazakhstan
60 Nepal Korea
61 Nicaragua Kuwait
62 Niger Latvia
63 Nigeria Lebanon
64 Pakistan Libya
65 Papua New Guinea Liechtenstein
66 Paraguay Lithuania
67 Philippines Luxembourg
68 Rwanda Macao
69 Samoa Macedonia (FYROM)
70 Sao Tome and Principe Malaysia
71 Senegal Malta
72 Sierra Leone Mauritius
73 Solomon Islands Mexico
74 Somalia Monaco
75 Sri Lanka Montenegro
76 Sudan Namibia
77 Swaziland Netherlands
78 Syria New Caledonia
79 Tajikistan New Zealand
80 Tanzania7 Northern Mariana Islands
81 Thailand Norway
4 According to the information provided by the World Bank, for the purposes of compiling its statistics:
Moldova excludes Transnistria. 5 The use of statistical data on Israel by the OECD is without prejudice to the status of the Golan Heights,
East Jerusalem and Israeli settlements in the West Bank under the terms of international law.
6 According to the information provided by the World Bank, for the purposes of compiling its statistics,
Morocco includes Former Spanish Sahara.
7 According to the information provided by the World Bank, for the purposes of compiling its statistics:
Tanzania refers to mainland Tanzania only.
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ANNEX II
LIST OF COUNTRIES1 ELIGIBLE AND INELIGIBLE FOR TIED AID AND PARTIALLY UNTIED AID
ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES (A) INELIGIBLE COUNTRIES (B)
TOTAL: 96 TOTAL: 116
82 Timor-Leste Oman
83 Togo Palau
84 Tonga Panama
85 Tunisia Peru
86 Turkmenistan Poland
87 Tuvalu Portugal
88 Uganda Puerto Rico
89 Ukraine8 Qatar
90 Uzbekistan Romania
91 Vanuatu Russian Federation
92 Viet Nam Saint Kitts and Nevis
93 West Bank and Gaza Saint Lucia
94 Yemen Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
95 Zambia San Marino
96 Zimbabwe Saudi Arabia
97 Serbia
98 Seychelles
99 Singapore
100 Slovak Republic
101 Slovenia
102 South Africa
103 Spain
104 Suriname
105 Sweden
106 Switzerland
107 Chinese Taipei9
108 Trinidad and Tobago
8 Notwithstanding the classifications of countries ineligible or eligible to receive tied aid, the Participants
should avoid providing any tied aid credit, other than outright grants, food and humanitarian aid as well as aid designed to mitigate the effects of nuclear or major industrial accidents or to prevent their occurrence, for Ukraine. Should the per capita GNI of this country exceed, for three consecutive years, the upper limit for lower middle income countries calculated by the World Bank annually, country eligibility for such credits would be subject to Article 33a) and b) 1) to 4) of the Arrangement, as well as all other tied aid provisions of the Arrangement.
9 Chinese Taipei is no longer officially classified by the World Bank; however, it has been retained for
Arrangement purposes, based on its estimated per capita GNI provided by the World Bank.
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ANNEX II
LIST OF COUNTRIES1 ELIGIBLE AND INELIGIBLE FOR TIED AID AND PARTIALLY UNTIED AID
ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES (A) INELIGIBLE COUNTRIES (B)
TOTAL: 96 TOTAL: 116
109 Turkey
110 Turks and Caicos Islands
111 U.S. Virgin Islands
112 United Arab Emirates
113 United Kingdom
114 United States
115 Uruguay
116 Venezuela
Explanatory Notes:
(A) “Ineligible” countries comprises (i) countries whose per capita GNI has been for at least two consecutive years above the upper limit of the lower middle income countries calculated by the World Bank (see the table below) and which had been classified as “Ineligible” until the previous year, and (ii) countries which had been classified as Ineligible until the previous year according to (i) above and which have fallen below the threshold but have not yet changed their category because of the two consecutive years rule in Article 33 a) of the Arrangement.
THRESHOLD FOR TIED AID ELIGIBILITY
2008 per capita GNI $3,855
2009 per capita GNI $3,945
2010 per capita GNI $3,975
(B) “Eligible” countries comprise all other countries than Ineligible and Unclassified.
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ANNEX III
LIST OF HIGH INCOME OECD COUNTRIES1 AND HIGH INCOME EURO AREA COUNTRIES
HIGH INCOME OECD COUNTRIES (A) HIGH INCOME EURO AREA COUNTRIES (B)
Total: 31 Total: 17
1 Australia
Austria
2 Austria
Belgium
3 Belgium
Cyprus2
4 Canada
Estonia
5 Czech Republic
Finland
6 Denmark
France
7 Estonia
Germany
8 Finland
Greece
9 France
Ireland
10 Germany
Italy
11 Greece
Luxembourg
12 Hungary
Malta
13 Iceland
Netherlands
14 Ireland
Portugal
15 Israel3
Slovak Republic
16 Italy
Slovenia
17 Japan
Spain
18 Korea
19 Luxembourg
20 Netherlands
21 New Zealand
1 This document and any map included herein are without prejudice to the status of or sovereignty over
any territory, to the delimitation of international frontiers and boundaries and to the name of any territory, city or area. In this document, the term “countries” refers to the countries and economies included in the World Bank data.
2 Footnote by Turkey: the information in this document with reference to “Cyprus” relates to the southern
part of the Island. There is no single authority representing both Turkish and Greek Cypriot people on the Island. Turkey recognises the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). Until a lasting and equitable solution is found within the context of the United Nations, Turkey shall preserve its position concerning the “Cyprus issue”.
Footnote by all the European Union Member States of the OECD and the European Commission: the Republic of Cyprus is recognised by all members of the United Nations with the exception of Turkey. The information in this document relates to the area under the effective control of the Government of the Republic of Cyprus.
3 The use of statistical data on Israel by the OECD is without prejudice to the status of the Golan Heights,
East Jerusalem and Israeli settlements in the West Bank under the terms of international law.
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ANNEX III
LIST OF HIGH INCOME OECD COUNTRIES1 AND HIGH INCOME EURO AREA COUNTRIES
HIGH INCOME OECD COUNTRIES (A) HIGH INCOME EURO AREA COUNTRIES (B)
Total: 31 Total: 17
22 Norway
23 Poland
24 Portugal
25 Slovak Republic
26 Slovenia
27 Spain
28 Sweden
29 Switzerland
30 United Kingdom
31 United States
Explanatory Notes:
(A) High Income OECD Countries (“HIC OECD”) comprises (i) OECD countries whose per capita GNI has been for at least two consecutive years above the threshold for High Income Countries threshold (i.e. per capita GNI over USD 12,195 for 2009 and USD 12,275 for 2010) calculated by the World Bank and which had been classified as “HIC OECD” until the previous year, and (ii) countries which had been classified as “HIC OECD” until the previous year according to (i) above and which have fallen below the threshold but have not yet changed their category because of the two consecutive years rule in Article 25 c) second tiret of the Arrangement.
These countries are not subject to the application of the MPRs under the Knaepen Package [i.e. Category 0 countries defined by the Article 25 c) of the Arrangement.]; however, whilst no MPRs have been established for these countries, the Participants shall not charge premium rates which undercut available private market pricing.
(B) High Income Euro Area Countries (“HIC EURO”) comprises Euro Area countries whose
per capita GNI has been for at least two consecutive years above the threshold for High Income Countries (i.e. per capita GNI over USD per capita GNI over USD 12,195 for 2009 and USD 12,275 for 2010).
These countries are not subject to the application of the MPRs under the Knaepen Package [i.e. Category 0 countries defined by the Article 25 c) of the Arrangement.]; however, whilst no MPRs have been established for these countries, the Participants shall not charge premium rates which undercut available private market pricing.