On the surface, it appears that the LDCs are not doing badly. UNCTAD economic data show growth in these poor countries between 2002 and 2008 exceeded the seven percent target set by the international community. And, even after the 2008 financial crisis, UNCTAD notes the LDCs grew faster than other developing countries, at an average of 5.7 percent per year. 
Zikuonetsa kuti a maiko a LDCs sakulephera kwambiri. Malipoti a ndalama a  bungwe la UNCTAD anaonetsa kusintha kwa maiko osaukawa pakati pa chaka cha 2002 ndi 2008 komwe anapitiliza mulingo wa 7 pelesenti omwe iwo amayenera kufikira. Ngahale papatatha vuto la ndalama la mu chaka cha 2008, bungwe la UNCTAD linaona kuti maiko osaukawa anachita bwino msanga kusiyana ndi maiko amene akutukuka ndi 5.7 pelesenti chaka chilichonse.