• By Regional Economic Community
  economic community of west african states

  economic community of central african states

  southern african development community

  inter-governmental authority on development

  arab maghreb union

  east african community

  community of sahel-saharan states (cen-sad)

  common market of eastern and southern africa
• By Income Level
  world bank group

  high income

  low income

  lower middle income

  upper middle income
• By State Categorization
  island states

  federated states

  nominal states

  regional office

  not applicable