Countries eligible for support

GAVI aims to focus its support on the world's poorest countries. Eligibility is therefore determined by national income with all countries with a Gross National Income (GNI) per capita below or equal to US$ 1,520 (according to World Bank data for the latest available year) qualifying for support.

There are currently 57 GAVI-eligible countries. However, not all of these countries qualify for every type of support because GAVI sets conditions for each type of support.

Support is provided in response to country proposals, which are reviewed by an independent group of experts - mostly health officials from developing countries.

Eligible countries

Countries eligible for GAVI support
Source: GAVI Alliance, 2011

Eligibility in GAVI Phase 1 and GAVI Phase 2

In GAVI phase 1 from 2000 to 2006, the GNI per capita eligibility threshold was US$ 1,000 (based on 1998 World Bank data). Seventy-four countries were initially eligible for GAVI support. In 2002, Timor-Leste was added to the list of eligible countries as it became an independent state.

In GAVI phase 2 from 2007 to 2010, country eligibility was based on the World Bank GNI per capita data for 2003. The eligibility threshold was maintained at the initial level of US$ 1,000.

The updated GNI data meant four countries (Albania, China, Bosnia & Herzegovina, and Turkmenistan) surpassed the threshold while another (Kiribati) dropped below it. This reduced the number of countries eligible for GAVI support in phase 2 to 72.

In 2009 the GAVI Alliance Board approved a revised eligibility policy which took effect on 1 January 2011 and set the eligibility threshold at a GNI per capita level of U$1,500 (according to 2009 World Bank data published in 2010). From 2011 onwards the threshold will be adjusted for inflation annually with the most recent World Bank GNI data used to determine the list of eligible countries.