But the recent growth rate, and projected growth, is far higher in those well-educated, developing nations.
Nor would the World Bank's favorite, developing nations.
Thus it will wield powerful influence in deciding how much aid developing nations receive and on what terms.
At the meetings here, Mr. Rato also won support from a group developing nations.
"For us to be used in any shape, form or fashion for anything but to help develop needy nations is wrong."
The American people are mostly multi-ethnic descendants of various culturally distinct immigrant groups, many of which have now developed nations.
That's why they never developed true nations or fought real wars.
And international cooperation, with enforceable agreements covering both industrialized and, ultimately, developing nations, will be crucial.
Ukraine is in the fourth tier developing nations along with Estonia and Latvia.
Notable for the wide range of teams which start, some taken from amateur ranks, "developing nations" and university teams.