| English | Chinese |
| developed country A nation possessing a relatively high degree of industrialization, infrastructure and other capital investment, sophisticated technology, widespread literacy and advanced living standards among its populations as a whole | 发达国家 (拥有相当高程度的工业化、公共建设和其他重大投资、复杂的技术，且其人口具有较高文化及先进生活水准的国家。) |
| developing countries debt | 发展中国家债务 |
| developing country A country whose people are beginning to utilize available resources in order to bring about a sustained increase in per capita production of goods and services | 发展中国家 (那些开始通过利用可用资源从而在物质生产和服务上得到持续发展的国家。) |
| less developed country One of the world's poorest nations, typically small in area and population, with low per capita incomes, literacy levels and medical standards, subsistence agriculture and a lack of exploitable minerals and competitive industries | 不发达国家 (世界上最贫穷国家之一，显著特征是人口少、国土面积小、人均收入及文化水平医疗水平低、温饱型农业、缺少可开采的矿产和有竞争力的工业。) |
