## List of Fragile and Conflict-Affected States (FCS)

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**Canonical URL:** [List of Fragile and Conflict-Affected States (FCS)](https://www.imf.org/-/media/files/publications/pp/2023/english/ppea2023010-s001.pdf)

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### Classification methodology and purpose
- The Fund adopted a new methodology for FCS classification in accordance with the IMF Strategy for Fragile and Conflict-Affected States (FCS) approved by the Executive Board on March 9, 2022.
- The same FCS classification methodology, thresholds, and criteria have been used by the World Bank since 2020.
- The methodology aims to reflect the typology and severity of distinct challenges faced by FCS economies, including reduced institutional capacity, limited public service delivery, forced displacement, and, in some cases, active conflict.
- The uses of the resulting FCS list to guide Fund engagement with FCS are discussed in the FCS Strategy paper and explained in further detail in Section II of the Staff Guidance Note on the Implementation of the IMF Strategy for Fragile and Conflict-Affected States.
- The Fund’s FCS list will be updated annually in July.

### Key facts and statistics
- Number of economies currently classified as FCS: 37
- The 37 economies currently classified as FCS are included in Annex I.
- Additional information on the Fund’s work in FCS can be found at www.imf.org/fcs
- Notes:
  - 1 As of March 22, 2023
  - 2 For purposes of Fund relations, the West Bank and Gaza (WBG) fall under Israeli jurisdiction in accordance with Article XXXI, Section 2(g) of the Articles of Agreement.

### Annex I: List of Fragile and Conflict-Affected States
- Conflict-Affected Countries
  - Afghanistan
  - Burkina Faso
  - Cameroon
  - Central African Republic
  - Democratic Republic of the Congo
  - Ethiopia
  - Iraq
  - Mali
  - Mozambique
  - Myanmar
  - Niger
  - Nigeria
  - Somalia
  - South Sudan
  - Syrian Arab Republic
  - Ukraine
  - Republic of Yemen
- Institutional and Social Fragility
  - Burundi
  - Chad
  - Comoros
  - Republic of Congo
  - Eritrea
  - Guinea-Bissau
  - Haiti
  - Kosovo
  - Lebanon
  - Libya
  - Marshall Islands
  - Federated States of Micronesia
  - Papua New Guinea
  - Solomon Islands
  - Sudan
  - Timor-Leste
  - Tuvalu
  - República Bolivariana de Venezuela
  - West Bank and Gaza
  - Zimbabwe

*Source: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND — List of Fragile and Conflict-Affected States (as of March 22, 2023).*

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