Worlda Academic - Industry Research Collaboration Organization

Economically Weak Countries


The World Academic – Industry Research Collaboration Organization (WAIRCO) is also share the responsibility to promote the Research and Development activities in under-developed and developing countries. Following countries are considered as economically weak counties. Applicants from these countries can avail deduction in Paper Registration Fees. They are taken from the list identified and published by the World Bank Organization, a nonprofit group dedicated to fighting poverty, based on the status of low-income or lower-middle-income or upper-middle income economies.

List of Economically Weak Countries:

  A
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan.

  B
Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi.

  C
Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Dem Republic of Congo, Republic of the Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia.

  D
Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic.

  E
East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia.

  F
Fiji.

  G
Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Republic of Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Guyana.

  H
Haiti, Honduras, Hungary.

  I
India, Indonesia, Iraq, Iran.

  J
Jamaica.

  K
Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Republic of Kyrgyzstan.

  L
Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Lithuania.

  M
Macedonia, Republic of Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Rep of Mauritania, Mayotte, Micronesia, Fed States of Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique.

  N
Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Mariana Islands.

  P
Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines.

  R
Rwanda.

  S
Sao Tome & Principe, Senegal, Serbia-Montenegro, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Slovak Republic, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, St Christopher & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & Grenadines, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syria.

  T
Tajikistan, Tanzania, Togo, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkmenistan.

  U
Uganda, Ukraine, Uruguay, Uzbekistan.

  V
Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam.

  W
West Bank & Gaza, Western Samoa.

  Y
Yemen.

  Z
Zambia, Zimbabwe.

  If you find a country, which is actually economically poor, but not listed in this page, and/or vice versa, then drop an email to worldairco@gmail.com