The list includes Algeria, Seychelles, Botswana, Cape Verde, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Libya, South Africa, Namibia, and Mauritius. The inclusion of Algeria in this category is attributed to several factors, most notably the diversification of national income sources. Algeria no longer relies solely on the hydrocarbons sector but has enhanced its contribution to the GDP. According to this classification, these ten countries have succeeded in elevating themselves to the upper-income bracket, despite facing chronic economic challenges such as unemployment, poverty, and reliance on raw material exports.
According to the 2025 classification, the number of countries globally classified as high-income reached 93. Fifty-five countries were in the upper-middle-income bracket, 50 in the lower-middle-income bracket, and only 25 countries were in the low-income category.
