09 April 2008
Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (41 countries)
The HIPC Initiative currently identifies 41 countries, most of them in Sub-Saharan Africa, as potentially eligible to receive debt relief.
| Countries at Completion Point (23 countries) |
Countries at Decision Point (10 countries) |
Countries yet to enter the Initiative (8 countries) |
|---|---|---|
| Benin | Afghanistan | Comoros |
| Bolivia | Burundi | Cote d'Ivoire |
| Burkina Faso | Central African Republic | Eritrea |
| Cameroon | Chad | Kyrgyz Republic |
| Ethiopia | Democratic Republic of Congo | Nepal |
| Ghana | Republic of Congo | Somalia |
| Guyana | Guinea | Sudan |
| Honduras | Guinea-Bissau | Togo |
| Madagascar | Haiti | |
| Malawi | Liberia | - |
| Mali | - | - |
| Mauritania | - | - |
| Mozambique | - | - |
| Nicaragua | - | - |
| Niger | - | - |
| Rwanda | - | - |
| Sao Tome and Principe | - | - |
| Senegal | - | - |
| Sierra Leone | - | - |
| Tanzania | - | - |
| The Gambia | - | - |
| Uganda | - | - |
| Zambia | - | - |
| Total - 23 | Total - 10 | Total - 8 |
To enter the Initiative, a country must be in peace, have an established record of good macroeconomic management, a policy performance record with the World Bank and IMF, and at least a draft Poverty Reduction Strategy.
