Publications

Graduation Policy

ADB employs a classification system to determine the eligibility of its DMCs to borrow from the Asian Development Fund and ordinary capital resources. As economic conditions in a DMC change over time, its classification may also change.

• A Graduation Policy for ADB's DMCs (November 1998)
• Country Classification of Azerbaijan (2001)
• Country Classification of Armenia [ PDF: 83kb | 8 pages ] (August 2006)
• Development Status and Country Classification of Republic of Palau [ PDF: 93kb | 13 pages ] (October 2006)
• Review of the Classification of Uzbekistan under ADB's Graduation Policy [ PDF: 66kb | 9 pages ] (September 2004)
• Country Classification of Turkmenistan [ PDF: 40kb | 14 pages ] (September 2002)
• Country Classification of Azerbaijan [ PDF: 123kb | 12 pages ] (March 2001)