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.
That represents a change of 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) 10.4% compare
- 2 Germany 5.7% compare
- 3 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 3.3% compare
- 4 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 3.3% 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 imports (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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