List of member states of the WTO

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Overview map of the members of the WTO:
  • Members
  • Members, at the same time the European Union is a territorial member of the WTO
  • observer
  • Non-member

    • The following is a list of the 164 members of the World Trade Organization with dates of accession.

    Members of the WTO

    Country Date of joining
    EgyptEgypt Egypt June 30, 1995
    AfghanistanAfghanistan Afghanistan 29th July 2016
    AlbaniaAlbania Albania September 8, 2000
    AngolaAngola Angola November 23, 1996
    Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda January 1, 1995
    ArgentinaArgentina Argentina January 1, 1995
    ArmeniaArmenia Armenia February 5, 2003
    AustraliaAustralia Australia January 1, 1995
    BahrainBahrain Bahrain January 1, 1995
    BangladeshBangladesh Bangladesh January 1, 1995
    BarbadosBarbados Barbados January 1, 1995
    BelgiumBelgium Belgium January 1, 1995
    BelizeBelize Belize January 1, 1995
    BeninBenin Benin February 22, 1996
    BoliviaBolivia Bolivia September 12, 1995
    BotswanaBotswana Botswana May 31, 1995
    BrazilBrazil Brazil January 1, 1995
    BruneiBrunei Brunei January 1, 1995
    BulgariaBulgaria Bulgaria December 1, 1996
    Burkina FasoBurkina Faso Burkina Faso June 3, 1995
    BurundiBurundi Burundi July 23, 1995
    ChileChile Chile January 1, 1995
    China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China People's Republic of China December 11, 2001
    Costa RicaCosta Rica Costa Rica January 1, 1995
    DenmarkDenmark Denmark January 1, 1995
    GermanyGermany Germany January 1, 1995
    DominicaDominica Dominica January 1, 1995
    Dominican RepublicDominican Republic Dominican Republic March 9, 1995
    DjiboutiDjibouti Djibouti May 31, 1995
    EcuadorEcuador Ecuador January 21, 1996
    El SalvadorEl Salvador El Salvador May 7, 1995
    Ivory CoastIvory Coast Ivory Coast January 1, 1995
    EstoniaEstonia Estonia November 13, 1999
    European UnionEuropean Union European Union January 1, 1995
    FijiFiji Fiji January 14, 1996
    FinlandFinland Finland January 1, 1995
    FranceFrance France January 1, 1995
    GabonGabon Gabon January 1, 1995
    GambiaGambia Gambia October 23, 1996
    GeorgiaGeorgia Georgia June 14, 2000
    GhanaGhana Ghana January 1, 1995
    GrenadaGrenada Grenada February 22, 1996
    GreeceGreece Greece January 1, 1995
    GuatemalaGuatemala Guatemala July 21, 1995
    Guinea-aGuinea Guinea October 25, 1995
    Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau May 31, 1995
    GuyanaGuyana Guyana January 1, 1995
    HaitiHaiti Haiti January 30, 1996
    HondurasHonduras Honduras January 1, 1995
    Hong KongHong Kong Hong Kong January 1, 1995
    IndiaIndia India January 1, 1995
    IndonesiaIndonesia Indonesia January 1, 1995
    IrelandIreland Ireland January 1, 1995
    IcelandIceland Iceland January 1, 1995
    IsraelIsrael Israel April 21, 1995
    ItalyItaly Italy January 1, 1995
    JamaicaJamaica Jamaica March 9, 1995
    YemenYemen Yemen June 26, 2014
    JapanJapan Japan January 1, 1995
    JordanJordan Jordan April 11, 2000
    CambodiaCambodia Cambodia October 13, 2004
    CameroonCameroon Cameroon December 13, 1995
    CanadaCanada Canada January 1, 1995
    Cape VerdeCape Verde Cape Verde July 23, 2008
    KazakhstanKazakhstan Kazakhstan November 30, 2015
    QatarQatar Qatar January 13, 1996
    KenyaKenya Kenya January 1, 1995
    KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan December 20, 1998
    ColombiaColombia Colombia April 30, 1995
    Congo Democratic RepublicDemocratic Republic of Congo Democratic Republic of Congo January 1, 1997
    Congo RepublicRepublic of the Congo Republic of the Congo March 27, 1997
    CroatiaCroatia Croatia November 30, 2000
    CubaCuba Cuba April 20, 1995
    KuwaitKuwait Kuwait January 1, 1995
    LaosLaos Laos February 2, 2013
    LesothoLesotho Lesotho May 31, 1995
    LatviaLatvia Latvia February 10, 1999
    LiberiaLiberia Liberia July 14, 2016
    LiechtensteinLiechtenstein Liechtenstein September 1, 1995
    LithuaniaLithuania Lithuania May 31, 2001
    LuxembourgLuxembourg Luxembourg January 1, 1995
    MacauMacau Macau January 1, 1995
    MadagascarMadagascar Madagascar November 17, 1995
    MontenegroMontenegro Montenegro April 29, 2012
    MalawiMalawi Malawi May 31, 1995
    MalaysiaMalaysia Malaysia January 1, 1995
    MaldivesMaldives Maldives May 31, 1995
    MaliMali Mali May 31, 1995
    MaltaMalta Malta January 1, 1995
    MoroccoMorocco Morocco January 1, 1995
    MauritaniaMauritania Mauritania May 31, 1995
    MauritiusMauritius Mauritius January 1, 1995
    North MacedoniaNorth Macedonia North Macedonia April 4, 2003
    MexicoMexico Mexico January 1, 1995
    Moldova RepublicRepublic of Moldova Moldova July 26, 2001
    MongoliaMongolia Mongolia January 29, 1997
    MozambiqueMozambique Mozambique August 26, 1995
    MyanmarMyanmar Myanmar January 1, 1995
    NamibiaNamibia Namibia January 1, 1995
    NepalNepal Nepal April 23, 2004
    New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand January 1, 1995
    NicaraguaNicaragua Nicaragua September 3, 1995
    NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands January 1, 1995
    NigerNiger Niger December 13, 1996
    NigeriaNigeria Nigeria January 1, 1995
    NorwayNorway Norway January 1, 1995
    OmanOman Oman November 9, 2000
    AustriaAustria Austria January 1, 1995
    PakistanPakistan Pakistan January 1, 1995
    PanamaPanama Panama September 6, 1997
    Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea Papua New Guinea June 9, 1996
    ParaguayParaguay Paraguay January 1, 1995
    PeruPeru Peru January 1, 1995
    PhilippinesPhilippines Philippines January 1, 1995
    PolandPoland Poland July 1, 1995
    PortugalPortugal Portugal January 1, 1995
    RwandaRwanda Rwanda May 22, 1996
    RomaniaRomania Romania January 1, 1995
    RussiaRussia Russia 22nd August 2012
    Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands Solomon Islands July 26, 1996
    ZambiaZambia Zambia January 1, 1995
    Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia Saudi Arabia December 11, 2005
    SamoaSamoa Samoa May 10, 2012
    SwedenSweden Sweden January 1, 1995
    SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland January 1, 1995
    SenegalSenegal Senegal January 1, 1995
    SeychellesSeychelles Seychelles April 26, 2015
    Sierra LeoneSierra Leone Sierra Leone July 23, 1995
    ZimbabweZimbabwe Zimbabwe March 5, 1995
    SingaporeSingapore Singapore January 1, 1995
    SlovakiaSlovakia Slovakia January 1, 1995
    SloveniaSlovenia Slovenia July 30, 1995
    SpainSpain Spain January 1, 1995
    Sri LankaSri Lanka Sri Lanka January 1, 1995
    Saint Kitts NevisSt. Kitts and Nevis St. Kitts and Nevis February 21, 1996
    Saint LuciaSt. Lucia St. Lucia January 1, 1995
    Saint Vincent GrenadinesSt. Vincent and the Grenadines St. Vincent and the Grenadines January 1, 1995
    South AfricaSouth Africa South Africa January 1, 1995
    Korea SouthSouth Korea South Korea January 1, 1995
    SurinameSuriname Suriname January 1, 1995
    SwazilandSwaziland Swaziland January 1, 1995
    TajikistanTajikistan Tajikistan March 2, 2013
    TaiwanRepublic of China (Taiwan) Taiwan January 1, 2002
    TanzaniaTanzania Tanzania January 1, 1995
    ThailandThailand Thailand January 1, 1995
    TogoTogo Togo May 31, 1995
    TongaTonga Tonga July 27, 2007
    Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago March 1, 1995
    ChadChad Chad October 19, 1996
    Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic January 1, 1995
    TunisiaTunisia Tunisia March 29, 1995
    TurkeyTurkey Turkey March 26, 1995
    UgandaUganda Uganda January 1, 1995
    UkraineUkraine Ukraine May 16, 2008
    HungaryHungary Hungary January 1, 1995
    UruguayUruguay Uruguay January 1, 1995
    VenezuelaVenezuela Venezuela January 1, 1995
    United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates April 10, 1996
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom January 1, 1995
    United StatesUnited States United States January 1, 1995
    VanuatuVanuatu Vanuatu August 24, 2012
    VietnamVietnam Vietnam January 11, 2007
    Central African RepublicCentral African Republic Central African Republic May 31, 1995
    Cyprus RepublicRepublic of Cyprus Cyprus July 30, 1995

    Countries with observer status

    AlgeriaAlgeria Algeria
    AndorraAndorra Andorra
    Equatorial GuineaEquatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea
    AzerbaijanAzerbaijan Azerbaijan
    EthiopiaEthiopia Ethiopia
    BahamasBahamas Bahamas
    BhutanBhutan Bhutan
    Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
    IranIran Iran
    IraqIraq Iraq
    ComorosComoros Comoros
    LebanonLebanon Lebanon
    LibyaLibya Libya
    Sao Tome and PrincipeSao Tome and Principe Sao Tome and Principe
    SerbiaSerbia Serbia
    SudanSudan Sudan
    SyriaSyria Syria
    UzbekistanUzbekistan Uzbekistan
    Holy SeeHoly See Holy See
    BelarusBelarus Belarus
    1. ↑ Membership under the designation "Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu (Chinese Taipei)"
    2. ↑ With the exception of the Holy See, which is a non-state subject under international law and represents the Vatican City in international organizations, all states must start accession negotiations within five years of receiving observer status.

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