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Analysis on LDCs and graduation

Ex ante graduation impact assessments  Prepared by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) as inputs to the Committee for Development Policy (CDP)’s deliberations on whether countries should be recommended for graduation, these assessments address the likely consequences of graduation from the LDC category. They focus on impacts related to the withdrawal, either upon graduation or after a transition period, of international support measures provided exclusively to LDCs in the areas of trade, development cooperation and participation in United Nations and other international forums. The assessments can also be useful for countries preparing for a smooth transition out of the LDC category.
UNCTAD Vulnerability profiles Prepared by UNCTAD to inform the CDP’s decisions on whether to recommend a country for graduation and to support the country’s preparations for LDC graduation and for a smooth transition. The profiles provide information on the country’s economic and development situation and, among other issues, address the country’s vulnerability to the impacts of external economic and natural shocks and indicate other structural features of the country that can be of relevance for the graduation decision.
CDP monitoring reports on graduating and recently graduated countries Once the CDP has recommended a country for graduation, it monitors the country’s development progress and the preparation and implementation of smooth transition strategies until graduation and for a number of years thereafter (see CDP’s Enhanced Monitoring Mechanism). It issues an annual report, complemented by reports by the respective governments.
CDP and secretariat analysis

Issues of particular interest to LDCs and the LDC category