Upper middle income Countries

54 countries classified by the World Bank as upper middle income.

About upper-middle income economies: Countries with a GNI per capita of $4,466–$13,845 are classified as upper-middle income. These economies are often in active transition — growing rapidly, urbanizing, and building middle classes. The group includes some of the world's largest emerging markets (China, Brazil, Russia, Mexico, Turkey).

Key Indicators — Upper middle income Average

Indicator	Countries	Mean	Median	Range
GDP (current US$)	54	573.15B	34.78B	62.28M – 18.74T
GDP per capita (current US$)	54	8,826.31	7,740.07	4,925.43 – 15,892.72
Population, total	54	52.18M	5.02M	9,646.00 – 1.41B
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)	54	74.06	74.45	63.91 – 81.29
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)	42	94.75	95.88	75.14 – 100.00

All Countries in Upper middle income

Albania Algeria Argentina G20 Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Belize Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil G20 Cabo Verde China G20 Colombia Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Fiji Gabon Georgia Grenada Guatemala Indonesia G20 Iran, Islamic Rep. Iraq Jamaica Kazakhstan Kosovo Libya Malaysia Maldives Marshall Islands Mauritius Mexico G20 Moldova Mongolia Montenegro North Macedonia Paraguay Peru Samoa Serbia South Africa G20 St. Lucia St. Vincent and the Grenadines Suriname Thailand Tonga Turkiye G20 Turkmenistan Tuvalu Ukraine

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Classifications follow World Bank country classifications by income. Thresholds are updated annually. Some countries move between groups as their economies grow or contract.