developing nation

Cultural  

1. A nation where the average income is much lower than in industrial nations, where the economy relies on a few export crops, and where farming is conducted by primitive methods. In many developing nations, rapid population growth threatens the supply of food. Developing nations have also been called underdeveloped nations. Most of them are in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. (See also Third World.)

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Example Sentences

Papua New Guinea is a diverse, developing nation of mostly subsistence farmers where some 800 languages are spoken.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 10, 2024

"A five-day week culture is not what a rapidly developing nation of our size needs," said Sajjan Jindal, chairman of the JSW Group of companies.

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2023

And Brazil, a developing nation, has heavy demand for socioeconomic benefits.

From Washington Times • May 7, 2023

It also served as a conduit of Western culture — rock ‘n’ roll and reggae music, exotic foods and foreign fashion — at a time when South Korea was still a postwar, developing nation.

From New York Times • Nov. 5, 2022

Economy - overview: The Bahamas is a stable, developing nation with an economy heavily dependent on tourism and offshore banking.

From The 2002 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency