Comprehensive List of Frontier Market Economies

A companion to our article about investing in frontier markets, we’ve analysis the composition of several leading frontier market indices (2021) and summarised the results below.

There is no generally accepted definition for frontier markets. In the same way, developed markets and emerging markets are also subjective.

Therefore, the composition of frontier market indices compiled by asset managers or index companies is the best reference available. The best funds to invest in will use these indices as their benchmark, which makes these very influential in determining what asset managers invest in.

A comprehensive list of all frontier markets

AllFTSE Frontier IndexMSCI Frontier Markets IndexS&P Frontier BMI
ArgentinaXX
Bahrain
Bangladesh
BeninXX
Burkina FasoXX
BulgariaX
Cote D'IvoreXX
Croatia
CyprusXX
EcuadorXX
Estonia
Guinea-BissauXX
FYR MacedoniaXX
GhanaXX
Iceland X
Ivory CoastX
JamaicaXX
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
LatviaXX
Lithuania
Mauritius
MaliXX
Morocco
NamibiaXX
NigerXX
Nigeria
Occupied Palestinian TerritoryXX
Oman
PanamaXX
PeruXX
RomaniaX
SerbiaXX
SenegalXX
SlovakiaXX
Slovenia
Sri Lanka
Trinidad and TobagoXX
TogoXX
Tunisia
Vietnam
ZambiaXX