World Development Indicators Step 1 Classification of all the 189 World Bank member countries and other economies in the World Development Indicators database is necessary for the aggregation, grouping, and comparison of statistical information of interest and presenting vital statistics (World Bank, n.d.). Accordingly, for the ongoing 2021 fiscal year, the World Bank defines low-income economies as those with a Gross National Income (GNI) per capita of $1,035 or less in 2019; lower-middle-income economies as those with a GNI per capita between $1,036 and $4,045; and upper-middle-income countries as those with a GNI per capita between $4,046, and $12,535 (World Bank helpdesk, n.d.). The two low-income economies identified are Malawi, with an income level of $380, and Ethiopia, with an