The Least Developed Countries Report provides a comprehensive and authoritative source of socioeconomic analysis and data on the world's most impoverished countries.
The Report is intended for a broad readership of governments, policy makers, researchers and all those involved with development policies in the Least Developed Countries.
Each Report contains a statistical annex, which provides basic data on the LDCs.
Documents
The Least Developed Countries Report 2023
Crisis-resilient development finance
UNCTAD/LDC/2023 - 07 Nov 2023
The Least Developed Countries Report 2022
The low-carbon transition and its daunting implications for structural transformation
UNCTAD/LDC/2022 - 03 Nov 2022
The Least Developed Countries Report 2021
The least developed countries in the post-COVID world: Learning from 50 years of experience
UNCTAD/LDC/2021 - 27 Sep 2021
Podcasts
UN report: After years of lost growth, least developed countries need inclusive finance to meet development goals
This episode of The Weekly Tradecast is looking at the UN’s Least Developed Countries Report 2023 with one of the authors, UNCTAD economist Matfobhi Riba.
Bearing the brunt: Why least developed countries need more climate help
Just ahead of the COP27 climate summit, The Weekly Tradecast looks at why developing nations suffer the most from climate change and need the most help to adapt, with Paul Akiwumi, UNCTAD’s director for Africa and least developed countries.