Countries that are contracting Parties to the International Treaty on in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Countries that are contracting Parties to the International Treaty on was 41 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
41
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
5th
of 38 groups
All-time high
41
in 2023
All-time low
37
in 2012
Years of data
14
2012–2025
Countries that are contracting Parties to the International Treaty on in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 2012–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, countries that are contracting parties to the international treaty on in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stood at 41. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, countries that are contracting parties to the international treaty on in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 41 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 37, in 2012.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 5th of 38 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Countries that are contracting Parties to the International Treaty on in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 37 | — |
| 2013 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 38 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 40 | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 41 | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 41 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 41 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 37.5 | 37 | 38 | 8 |
| 2020s | 40.5 | 40 | 41 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 2 Micronesia 3 compare
- 3 Melanesia 2 compare
- 4 Afghanistan 1 compare
- 4 Albania 1 compare
- 4 Algeria 1 compare
- 4 Angola 1 compare
- 4 Antigua and Barbuda 1 compare
- 4 Argentina 1 compare
- 4 Armenia 1 compare
- 4 Australia 1 compare
- 4 Australia and New Zealand 1 compare
- 4 Austria 1 compare
- 4 Bahrain 1 compare
- 4 Bangladesh 1 compare
- 4 Barbados 1 compare
- 4 Belgium 1 compare
- 4 Benin 1 compare
- 4 Bhutan 1 compare
- 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1 compare
- 4 Brazil 1 compare
- 4 Bulgaria 1 compare
- 4 Burkina Faso 1 compare
- 4 Burundi 1 compare
- 4 Cambodia 1 compare
- 4 Cameroon 1 compare
- 4 Canada 1 compare
- 4 Central African Republic 1 compare
- 4 Chad 1 compare
- 4 Chile 1 compare
- 4 Colombia 1 compare
- 4 Congo 1 compare
- 4 Cook Islands 1 compare
- 4 Costa Rica 1 compare
- 4 Côte d'Ivoire 1 compare
- 4 Croatia 1 compare
- 4 Cuba 1 compare
- 4 Cyprus 1 compare
- 4 Czechia 1 compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1 compare
- 4 Denmark 1 compare
- 4 Djibouti 1 compare
- 4 Dominican Republic 1 compare
- 4 Ecuador 1 compare
- 4 Egypt 1 compare
- 4 El Salvador 1 compare
- 4 Eritrea 1 compare
- 4 Estonia 1 compare
- 4 Eswatini 1 compare
- 4 Ethiopia 1 compare
- 4 Fiji 1 compare
- 4 Finland 1 compare
- 4 France 1 compare
- 4 Gabon 1 compare
- 4 Georgia 1 compare
- 4 Germany 1 compare
- 4 Ghana 1 compare
- 4 Greece 1 compare
- 4 Guatemala 1 compare
- 4 Guinea 1 compare
- 4 Guinea-Bissau 1 compare
- 4 Guyana 1 compare
- 4 Honduras 1 compare
- 4 Hungary 1 compare
- 4 Iceland 1 compare
- 4 India 1 compare
- 4 Indonesia 1 compare
- 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1 compare
- 4 Iraq 1 compare
- 4 Ireland 1 compare
- 4 Italy 1 compare
- 4 Jamaica 1 compare
- 4 Japan 1 compare
- 4 Jordan 1 compare
- 4 Kenya 1 compare
- 4 Kiribati 1 compare
- 4 Kuwait 1 compare
- 4 Kyrgyzstan 1 compare
- 4 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1 compare
- 4 Latvia 1 compare
- 4 Lebanon 1 compare
- 4 Lesotho 1 compare
- 4 Liberia 1 compare
- 4 Libya 1 compare
- 4 Lithuania 1 compare
- 4 Luxembourg 1 compare
- 4 Madagascar 1 compare
- 4 Malawi 1 compare
- 4 Malaysia 1 compare
- 4 Maldives 1 compare
- 4 Mali 1 compare
- 4 Malta 1 compare
- 4 Marshall Islands 1 compare
- 4 Mauritania 1 compare
- 4 Mauritius 1 compare
- 4 Mongolia 1 compare
- 4 Montenegro 1 compare
- 4 Morocco 1 compare
- 4 Mozambique 1 compare
- 4 Myanmar 1 compare
- 4 Namibia 1 compare
- 4 Nepal 1 compare
- 4 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 1 compare
- 4 Nicaragua 1 compare
- 4 Niger 1 compare
- 4 Nigeria 1 compare
- 4 Norway 1 compare
- 4 Oman 1 compare
- 4 Pakistan 1 compare
- 4 Palau 1 compare
- 4 Panama 1 compare
- 4 Papua New Guinea 1 compare
- 4 Paraguay 1 compare
- 4 Peru 1 compare
- 4 Philippines 1 compare
- 4 Poland 1 compare
- 4 Portugal 1 compare
- 4 Qatar 1 compare
- 4 Republic of Korea 1 compare
- 4 Republic of Moldova 1 compare
- 4 Romania 1 compare
- 4 Rwanda 1 compare
- 4 Saint Lucia 1 compare
- 4 Samoa 1 compare
- 4 Sao Tome and Principe 1 compare
- 4 Saudi Arabia 1 compare
- 4 Senegal 1 compare
- 4 Serbia 1 compare
- 4 Seychelles 1 compare
- 4 Sierra Leone 1 compare
- 4 Slovakia 1 compare
- 4 Slovenia 1 compare
- 4 Somalia 1 compare
- 4 South Africa 1 compare
- 4 South Sudan 1 compare
- 4 Spain 1 compare
- 4 Sri Lanka 1 compare
- 4 Sudan 1 compare
- 4 Sweden 1 compare
- 4 Switzerland 1 compare
- 4 Syrian Arab Republic 1 compare
- 4 Togo 1 compare
- 4 Tonga 1 compare
- 4 Trinidad and Tobago 1 compare
- 4 Tunisia 1 compare
- 4 Türkiye 1 compare
- 4 Tuvalu 1 compare
- 4 Uganda 1 compare
- 4 United Arab Emirates 1 compare
- 4 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1 compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 1 compare
- 4 Uruguay 1 compare
- 4 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1 compare
- 4 Yemen 1 compare
- 4 Zambia 1 compare
- 4 Zimbabwe 1 compare
- 4 Côte d'Ivoire 1 compare
- 4 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1 compare
- 4 Korea 1 compare
- 4 Republic of Moldova 1 compare
- 4 Syrian Arab Republic 1 compare
- 4 Türkiye 1 compare
- 4 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1 compare
- 4 United States of America 1 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is countries that are contracting parties to the international treaty on in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Countries that are contracting parties to the international treaty on in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 41 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest countries that are contracting parties to the international treaty on recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 41 in 2023.
- What is the lowest countries that are contracting parties to the international treaty on recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 37 in 2012.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for countries that are contracting parties to the international treaty on?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 5th out of 38 groups with data for 2025.
- Is countries that are contracting parties to the international treaty on rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Countries that are contracting Parties to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (PGRFA) (1 = YES; 0 = NO). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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