Economic Vulnerability Index

The Economic vulnerability index is one of the criteria used by the United Nations Committee for Development Policy,[1] an advisory body to the United Nations Economic and Social Council,[2] in the identification of Least Developed Countries.[3] It is a composite of eight indicators:[4]

The other criteria used to classify countries as Least Developed are gross national income per capita and the Human Asset Index.[5] Only low-income countries with fewer than 75 million inhabitants may be considered for inclusion in the category.

Retrospective series have been also calculated for 1990–2011.[6]

References

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  1. ^ UN Development Plan
  2. ^ UNECOSOC
  3. ^ UN Development Plan index
  4. ^ UNDESA : LDC Criteria
  5. ^ "Least Developed Countries information - Afghanistan - UN Development Policy and Analysis Division". www.un.org. Archived from the original on 2008-09-17.
  6. ^ Ferdi