発 展 途 上 国(はってんとじょうこく)

はってんとじょうこく

noun

developing country

1. developing country; developing nation

A country that is in the process of economic and industrial development but has not yet reached the level of an advanced nation.

発展途上国(はってんとじょうこく)への支援(しえん)。

Aid to developing countries.

多(おお)くの発展途上国(はってんとじょうこく)が経済(けいざい)成長(せいちょう)を遂(と)げている。

Many developing countries are achieving economic growth.

発展途上国(はってんとじょうこく)と先進国(せんしんこく)の経済(けいざい)格差(かくさ)は依然(いぜん)として大(おお)きい。

The economic gap between developing and developed countries remains large.

The standard modern term for 'developing country.' Literally 'development-in-progress country' (発展(はってん) 'development' + 途上(とじょう) 'in the process of' + 国(くに) 'country'). This replaced the older term 後進国(こうしんこく) ('backward country'), which is now considered inappropriate.

Common collocations

発展途上国(はってんとじょうこく)への援助(えんじょ): aid to developing countries
発展途上国(はってんとじょうこく)の経済(けいざい)発展(はってん): economic development of developing countries
発展途上国(はってんとじょうこく)支援(しえん): support for developing countries

Similar words

先進国(せんしんこく): developed country, advanced nation — the opposite term
新興国(しんこうこく): emerging nation — often used for rapidly growing economies like the BRICS nations
途上国(とじょうこく): developing country — abbreviated form, common in news and academic writing

Related Words

Antonym: 先進国(せんしんこく) (developed country, advanced nation)

Compare: 新興国(しんこうこく) (emerging nation)

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