Meanings
plural developing countries
- economicsA country with low to medium income although substantial industrialization; (sometimes derogatory) a country with less industrial base, and thus often consequently widespread poverty and low Human Development Index (HDI).
Near-synonym: LMIC
Synonyms: LMIC · Antonyms: HIC, developed country
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA country with low to medium income although substantial industrialization; (sometimes derogatory) a country with less industrial base, and thus often consequently widespread poverty and low Human Development Index (HDI).
Translations
Arabic دَوْلَة نَامِيَّة
- دَوْلَة نَامِيَّة (dawla nāmiyya)country with an emerging economy
Bulgarian развива́ща се страна́
- развива́ща се страна́ (razvivášta se straná)country with an emerging economy
Chinese Mandarin 發展中國家 /发展中国家
- 發展中國家 /发展中国家 (fāzhǎnzhōng guójiā)country with an emerging economy
Czech rozvojová země
- rozvojová zeměcountry with an emerging economy
Danish udviklingsland
- udviklingslandcountry with an emerging economy
Dutch ontwikkelingsland, groeiland
- ontwikkelingslandcountry with an emerging economy
- groeilandcountry with an emerging economy
Finnish kehitysmaa
- kehitysmaacountry with an emerging economy
French pays en voie de développement
- pays en voie de développementcountry with an emerging economy
German Entwicklungsland
- Entwicklungslandcountry with an emerging economy
Hindi विकासशील देश
- विकासशील देश (vikāsśīl deś)country with an emerging economy
Hungarian fejlődő ország
- fejlődő országcountry with an emerging economy
Indonesian negara berkembang
- negara berkembangcountry with an emerging economy
Italian paese in via di sviluppo
- paese in via di sviluppocountry with an emerging economy
Japanese 途上国, 発展途上国
- 途上国 (tojō koku)country with an emerging economy
- 発展途上国 (hatten tojō koku)country with an emerging economy
Korean 개발도상국
- 개발도상국 (gaebaldosangguk)country with an emerging economy
Malay negara membangun
- negara membanguncountry with an emerging economy
Norwegian Bokmål utviklingsland
- utviklingslandcountry with an emerging economy
Polish kraj rozwijający się
- kraj rozwijający sięcountry with an emerging economy
Portuguese país em desenvolvimento
- país em desenvolvimentocountry with an emerging economy
Romanian țară în curs de dezvoltare
- țară în curs de dezvoltarecountry with an emerging economy
Russian развива́ющаяся страна́
- развива́ющаяся страна́ (razvivájuščajasja straná)country with an emerging economy
Spanish país en vías de desarrollo
- país en vías de desarrollocountry with an emerging economy
Swahili nchi inayoendelea
- nchi inayoendeleacountry with an emerging economy
Swedish utvecklingsland
- utvecklingslandcountry with an emerging economy
Turkish gelişmekte olan ülke
- gelişmekte olan ülkecountry with an emerging economy
Ukrainian краї́на, що розвива́ється
- краї́на, що розвива́ється (krajína, ščo rozvyvájetʹsja)country with an emerging economy
Vietnamese nước đang phát triển
- nước đang phát triểncountry with an emerging economy
Cite this entry
developing country. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/developing%20country
“developing country.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/developing%20country. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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