Angola will probably soon exit the category of Least Developed Countries .
Maldives graduated to developing country status on 1 January 2011 , while Samoa graduated in 2014 . `` Maldives identifies challenges in graduating to a developing country '' , UN-OHRLLS , 23 December 2010 It is anticipated that Equatorial Guinea and Vanuatu will be the next countries to be promoted from LDC status .
Least Developed Countries