developing country

American  

noun

1. a country having a standard of living or level of industrial production well below that possible with financial or technical aid; a country that is not yet highly industrialized.

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developing country British  

noun

1. a nonindustrialized poor country that is seeking to develop its resources by industrialization

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Etymology

Origin of developing country

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

And even though more people in developing countries are using the app, Snapchat usage in markets where the company makes more revenue per user, including the United States and Europe, has dropped.

From Los Angeles Times

Your emerging-market bond funds just got riskier: If you own a fund that holds sovereign debt from developing countries, and most diversified portfolios do, you probably own a slice of Argentina’s bonds.

From MarketWatch

Chinese companies are outbidding Western rivals, thanks to generous state support and their skill in navigating developing countries, where corruption is often rampant.

From The Wall Street Journal

In a win for developing countries at COP30, the final agreement "calls for efforts to at least triple adaptation finance by 2035."

From Barron's

The declaration also supported "increased exploration of critical minerals, particularly in developing countries" for which they said the resource should be a driver of development and value-addition "rather than just raw material exports".

From Barron's