How to Guess an Optimal CPC / CPI / CPA bid for Tier I, II or III Countries?
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Luisa Woodfine
Updated over a week ago
For Tier III Countries:-
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Tier 3 (e.g., India, Bangladesh, Kenya):
Code Country / Territory AF Afghanistan AL Albania AO Angola BD Bangladesh BJ Benin BO Bolivia BF Burkina Faso BI Burundi CM Cameroon CF Central African Republic TD Chad KM Comoros CD Democratic Republic of the Congo CG Republic of the Congo CI Côte d'Ivoire DJ Djibouti EG Egypt SV El Salvador ET Ethiopia GA Gabon GM Gambia GH Ghana GT Guatemala GN Guinea GW Guinea-Bissau HT Haiti HN Honduras IN India ID Indonesia IQ Iraq KE Kenya KG Kyrgyzstan LA Laos LS Lesotho LR Liberia MG Madagascar MW Malawi ML Mali MR Mauritania MN Mongolia MA Morocco MZ Mozambique MM Myanmar NP Nepal NI Nicaragua NE Niger NG Nigeria PK Pakistan PG Papua New Guinea PY Paraguay PE Peru PH Philippines RW Rwanda SN Senegal SL Sierra Leone SO Somalia LK Sri Lanka SD Sudan SY Syria TJ Tajikistan TZ Tanzania TG Togo TN Tunisia TM Turkmenistan UG Uganda UZ Uzbekistan VE Venezuela VN Vietnam YE Yemen ZM Zambia ZW Zimbabwe AR Argentina BR Brazil MX Mexico CO Colombia CL Chile EC Ecuador CR Costa Rica DO Dominican Republic KH Cambodia JO Jordan LB Lebanon DZ Algeria LY Libya MU Mauritius NA Namibia UA Ukraine RS Serbia BA Bosnia and Herzegovina MK North Macedonia MD Moldova AD Andorra SM San Marino VA Vatican City BY Belarus PS Palestine BZ Belize CU Cuba JM Jamaica TT Trinidad and Tobago BS Bahamas BB Barbados AG Antigua and Barbuda DM Dominica GD Grenada KN Saint Kitts and Nevis LC Saint Lucia VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines GY Guyana SR Suriname BW Botswana CV Cape Verde GQ Equatorial Guinea ER Eritrea SC Seychelles SS South Sudan ST São Tomé and Príncipe SZ Eswatini FJ Fiji WS Samoa TO Tonga TV Tuvalu VU Vanuatu KI Kiribati NR Nauru PW Palau FM Federated States of Micronesia MH Marshall Islands SB Solomon Islands NC New Caledonia - Low purchasing power, massive volume, very cheap traffic.
- Tier 3 are low-cost ($0.08–$0.25)
- For countries like IN, CPC or CPI bid of $0.08 should work.
- In case of CPA, at least $0.15 is recommended.
For Tier II Countries:-
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Tier 2 (e.g., Brazil, Mexico, Japan):
Code Country / Territory NL Netherlands PL Poland DK Denmark IE Ireland SE Sweden TW Taiwan ES Spain FI Finland IT Italy HU Hungary BE Belgium EE Estonia GR Greece HK Hong Kong IL Israel LI Liechtenstein LU Luxembourg IS Iceland QA Qatar KW Kuwait SK Slovakia SI Slovenia MC Monaco CZ Czech Republic KR South Korea SG Singapore NO Norway TR Turkey RO Romania BG Bulgaria AE United Arab Emirates GL Greenland ZA South Africa SA Saudi Arabia PT Portugal - Moderate purchasing power, fast-growing, excellent for scaling at balanced prices.
- Tier 2 are moderate ($0.15–$0.50)
- For countries like Brazil => $0.20 or more
- In case of CPA, at least $0.3 is recommended.
For Tier I Countries:-
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Tier 1 (e.g., US, UK, Canada, Australia):
Code Country / Territory GB United Kingdom CA Canada US United States GG Guernsey JE Jersey AU Australia NZ New Zealand DE Germany AT Austria FR France JP Japan CH Switzerland - High competition, high conversion value, and highest traffic costs.
- Tier 1 bids are premium ($0.50+)
- For counties like US, GB => $0.5 or $1 or even more.
- In case of CPA, at least $1 is recommended.
As you are aware of different types of advertising model like CPA, CPI etc. but here it matters a lot which countries are you targetting. There will be a great impact on ROI based on targetting countries. Lets first understand what exactly mean by different tiers of countries. The grouping of countries into different tiers is based on GDP and purchasing power. Depending on this , there are generally three types tier, Kindly refer list below:
Tier 1 – A set of countries that every Marketers/Advertisers are willing to work with. They are rich countries and the most competitive GEOs. The people here have good per capita income and better purchasing power. These countries are very competitive, High payouts, Very expensive traffic.

Tier 2 – Lower per capita income as compared to tier 1 and these countries are quite competitive, comparatively lesser payout, less expensive traffic.

Tier 3 – Developing countries and consumers with a low purchasing power. These countries are Extremely low competition, very less payouts, Very cheap traffic.
Depending on advertisement goals as well as business model of the product that is advertised the advertiser should decide about the targeting. Income from ads / eCPMs are likely higher in tier I countries.
Tier 1 – A set of countries that every Marketers/Advertisers are willing to work with. They are rich countries and the most competitive GEOs. The people here have good per capita income and better purchasing power. These countries are very competitive, High payouts, Very expensive traffic.
Tier 2 – Lower per capita income as compared to tier 1 and these countries are quite competitive, comparatively lesser payout, less expensive traffic.
Tier 3 – Developing countries and consumers with a low purchasing power. These countries are Extremely low competition, very less payouts, Very cheap traffic.
Depending on advertisement goals as well as business model of the product that is advertised the advertiser should decide about the targeting. Income from ads / eCPMs are likely higher in tier I countries.
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