developing country
English
editNoun
editdeveloping country (plural developing countries)
- (economics) A country with an emerging and low- and middle-income but still industrializing its economy.
- (sometimes derogatory) A country with less industrial base, and thus often consequently widespread poverty and low Human Development Index (HDI).
Usage notes
editThe terms developed country and developing country are in wide use as of 2022. Some style guides discourage their use in favor of terms with less implicit bias such as "high-income countries" and "low- and middle-income countries".[1][2]
Coordinate terms
editTranslations
editcountry with an emerging economy
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References
edit- “developing country”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.