Japanese

     developing economies according to the IMF     developing economies out of scope of the IMF     graduated to developed economy (先進国 senshin koku)

Noun

発展途上国 ‎(hiragana はってんとじょうこく, romaji hatten tojō koku)

1. developing country, emerging economy

Synonyms

• 途上国 (とじょうこく) ‎(tojō koku) (abbreviation of 発展途上国)
• 開発途上国 (かいはつとじょうこく) ‎(kaihatsu tojō koku) (less common)
• 低開発国 (ていかいはつこく) ‎(tei kaihatsu koku) (literally, “low-development country”)
• 後進国 (こうしんこく) ‎(kōshin koku) (less common; literally, “backward country”)

Related terms

• 先進国 (せんしんこく) ‎(senshin koku) developed country
• 新興国 (しんこうこく) ‎(shinkō koku) newly industrialized country

References

1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9