Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in World
World: Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global was 100.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
1st
of 14 groups
All-time high
100.0%
in 2000
All-time low
100.0%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in World, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in World stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in World peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 100.0%, in 2000.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
- 1 China (People’s Republic of) 14.6% compare
- 2 Germany 6.9% compare
- 3 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 3.8% compare
- 4 Japan 2.9% compare
More infrastructure data for World
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 9.17 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 111.5 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 815.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 9.9 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0992 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 815.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.12 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in World?
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in World was 100.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- How does World rank for developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global?
- World ranks 1st out of 14 groups with data for 2024.
- Is developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global merchandise exports (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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