Developing Country Tiers
ASIS&T uses the World Bank Adjusted Net National Income data to determine the tiers that countries fall into. All countries with a US$10k or higher rating qualify for regular membership. All countries above $3k and below $10k qualify for Tier 1, and all those below $3k qualify for Tier 2. If you spot any errors in this table, please email info@asist.org.
Tier 1 Qualifying Countries
Residents of the following countries qualify for membership in the Developing Nation Tier 1 category. Anyone temporarily in the US but a citizen of a Tier 1 country must pay regular membership dues while they are resident in the US but may change membership categories when they return home by emailing info@asist.org.
Albania
Argentina
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Belize
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Bulgaria
China
Colombia
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Fiji
Gabon
Georgia
Grenada
Guatemala
Indonesia
Iraq
Jamaica
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kosovo
Lebanon
Libya
Macedonia, FYR
Malaysia
Maldives
Marshall Islands
Mauritius
Mexico
Montenegro
Namibia
Paraguay
Peru
Russian Federation
Serbia
South Africa
St. Lucia
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Suriname
Swaziland
Taiwan
Thailand
Tonga
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Venezuela, RB
Tier 2 Qualifying Countries
Residents of the following countries qualify for membership in the Developing Nation Tier 2 category. Anyone temporarily in the US but a citizen of a Tier 2 country must pay regular membership dues while they are resident in the US but may change membership categories when they return home by emailing info@asist.org.
Afghanistan
Algeria
Angola
Bangladesh
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cabo Verde
Cambodia
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Congo, Dem. Rep.
Congo, Rep.
Côte d'Ivoire
Djibouti
Egypt
Eritrea
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Haiti
Honduras
India
Iran, Islamic Republic
Kenya
Kiribati
Korea, Dem. People's Republic
Kyrgyz Republic
Lao PDR
Lesotho
Liberia
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Micronesia
Mongolia
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Nepal
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Pakistan
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Rwanda
São Tomé and Principe
Samoa
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Sudan
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Syrian Arab Republic
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vietnam
West Bank and Gaza
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe