How Bangladesh met the graduation criteria?
Bangladesh met all the graduation criteria from the LDC status in 2018 and 2021 reviews of the United Nations Committee for Development Policy (UN-CDP). As a result, UN-CDP recommended Bangladesh for graduation with a five-year preparatory period on 26 February 2021. The recommendation was duly endorsed by the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) on 08 June 2021. Subsequently, United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) took note of Bangladesh’s graduation recommendation during its 76th session held in November 2021.
Bangladesh’s scores in different criteria for two consecutive reviews are furnished below:
| Criteria | Threshold for 2018 Review | Bangladesh’s Scores (2018) | Threshold for 2021 Review | Bangladesh’s Scores (2021) |
| GNI Per Capita* | 1230 US$ or more | 1274 US$ | 1222 US$ or more | 1827 US$ |
| Human Assets Index | 66 or more | 73.2 | 66 or more | 75.4 |
| Economic and Environmental Vulnerability Index | 32 or less | 25.2 | 32 or less | 27.0 |
*Average of last three years (calculated by ATLAS method)
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