List of member states of the WTO
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 |
---|---|
Egypt | June 30, 1995 |
Afghanistan | 29th July 2016 |
Albania | September 8, 2000 |
Angola | November 23, 1996 |
Antigua and Barbuda | January 1, 1995 |
Argentina | January 1, 1995 |
Armenia | February 5, 2003 |
Australia | January 1, 1995 |
Bahrain | January 1, 1995 |
Bangladesh | January 1, 1995 |
Barbados | January 1, 1995 |
Belgium | January 1, 1995 |
Belize | January 1, 1995 |
Benin | February 22, 1996 |
Bolivia | September 12, 1995 |
Botswana | May 31, 1995 |
Brazil | January 1, 1995 |
Brunei | January 1, 1995 |
Bulgaria | December 1, 1996 |
Burkina Faso | June 3, 1995 |
Burundi | July 23, 1995 |
Chile | January 1, 1995 |
People's Republic of China | December 11, 2001 |
Costa Rica | January 1, 1995 |
Denmark | January 1, 1995 |
Germany | January 1, 1995 |
Dominica | January 1, 1995 |
Dominican Republic | March 9, 1995 |
Djibouti | May 31, 1995 |
Ecuador | January 21, 1996 |
El Salvador | May 7, 1995 |
Ivory Coast | January 1, 1995 |
Estonia | November 13, 1999 |
European Union | January 1, 1995 |
Fiji | January 14, 1996 |
Finland | January 1, 1995 |
France | January 1, 1995 |
Gabon | January 1, 1995 |
Gambia | October 23, 1996 |
Georgia | June 14, 2000 |
Ghana | January 1, 1995 |
Grenada | February 22, 1996 |
Greece | January 1, 1995 |
Guatemala | July 21, 1995 |
Guinea | October 25, 1995 |
Guinea-Bissau | May 31, 1995 |
Guyana | January 1, 1995 |
Haiti | January 30, 1996 |
Honduras | January 1, 1995 |
Hong Kong | January 1, 1995 |
India | January 1, 1995 |
Indonesia | January 1, 1995 |
Ireland | January 1, 1995 |
Iceland | January 1, 1995 |
Israel | April 21, 1995 |
Italy | January 1, 1995 |
Jamaica | March 9, 1995 |
Yemen | June 26, 2014 |
Japan | January 1, 1995 |
Jordan | April 11, 2000 |
Cambodia | October 13, 2004 |
Cameroon | December 13, 1995 |
Canada | January 1, 1995 |
Cape Verde | July 23, 2008 |
Kazakhstan | November 30, 2015 |
Qatar | January 13, 1996 |
Kenya | January 1, 1995 |
Kyrgyzstan | December 20, 1998 |
Colombia | April 30, 1995 |
Democratic Republic of Congo | January 1, 1997 |
Republic of the Congo | March 27, 1997 |
Croatia | November 30, 2000 |
Cuba | April 20, 1995 |
Kuwait | January 1, 1995 |
Laos | February 2, 2013 |
Lesotho | May 31, 1995 |
Latvia | February 10, 1999 |
Liberia | July 14, 2016 |
Liechtenstein | September 1, 1995 |
Lithuania | May 31, 2001 |
Luxembourg | January 1, 1995 |
Macau | January 1, 1995 |
Madagascar | November 17, 1995 |
Montenegro | April 29, 2012 |
Malawi | May 31, 1995 |
Malaysia | January 1, 1995 |
Maldives | May 31, 1995 |
Mali | May 31, 1995 |
Malta | January 1, 1995 |
Morocco | January 1, 1995 |
Mauritania | May 31, 1995 |
Mauritius | January 1, 1995 |
North Macedonia | April 4, 2003 |
Mexico | January 1, 1995 |
Moldova | July 26, 2001 |
Mongolia | January 29, 1997 |
Mozambique | August 26, 1995 |
Myanmar | January 1, 1995 |
Namibia | January 1, 1995 |
Nepal | April 23, 2004 |
New Zealand | January 1, 1995 |
Nicaragua | September 3, 1995 |
Netherlands | January 1, 1995 |
Niger | December 13, 1996 |
Nigeria | January 1, 1995 |
Norway | January 1, 1995 |
Oman | November 9, 2000 |
Austria | January 1, 1995 |
Pakistan | January 1, 1995 |
Panama | September 6, 1997 |
Papua New Guinea | June 9, 1996 |
Paraguay | January 1, 1995 |
Peru | January 1, 1995 |
Philippines | January 1, 1995 |
Poland | July 1, 1995 |
Portugal | January 1, 1995 |
Rwanda | May 22, 1996 |
Romania | January 1, 1995 |
Russia | 22nd August 2012 |
Solomon Islands | July 26, 1996 |
Zambia | January 1, 1995 |
Saudi Arabia | December 11, 2005 |
Samoa | May 10, 2012 |
Sweden | January 1, 1995 |
Switzerland | January 1, 1995 |
Senegal | January 1, 1995 |
Seychelles | April 26, 2015 |
Sierra Leone | July 23, 1995 |
Zimbabwe | March 5, 1995 |
Singapore | January 1, 1995 |
Slovakia | January 1, 1995 |
Slovenia | July 30, 1995 |
Spain | January 1, 1995 |
Sri Lanka | January 1, 1995 |
St. Kitts and Nevis | February 21, 1996 |
St. Lucia | January 1, 1995 |
St. Vincent and the Grenadines | January 1, 1995 |
South Africa | January 1, 1995 |
South Korea | January 1, 1995 |
Suriname | January 1, 1995 |
Swaziland | January 1, 1995 |
Tajikistan | March 2, 2013 |
Taiwan | January 1, 2002 |
Tanzania | January 1, 1995 |
Thailand | January 1, 1995 |
Togo | May 31, 1995 |
Tonga | July 27, 2007 |
Trinidad and Tobago | March 1, 1995 |
Chad | October 19, 1996 |
Czech Republic | January 1, 1995 |
Tunisia | March 29, 1995 |
Turkey | March 26, 1995 |
Uganda | January 1, 1995 |
Ukraine | May 16, 2008 |
Hungary | January 1, 1995 |
Uruguay | January 1, 1995 |
Venezuela | January 1, 1995 |
United Arab Emirates | April 10, 1996 |
United Kingdom | January 1, 1995 |
United States | January 1, 1995 |
Vanuatu | August 24, 2012 |
Vietnam | January 11, 2007 |
Central African Republic | May 31, 1995 |
Cyprus | July 30, 1995 |
Countries with observer status
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Equatorial Guinea
- Azerbaijan
- Ethiopia
- Bahamas
- Bhutan
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Iran
- Iraq
- Comoros
- Lebanon
- Libya
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Serbia
- Sudan
- Syria
- Uzbekistan
- Holy See
- Belarus
- ↑ Membership under the designation "Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu (Chinese Taipei)"
- ↑ 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.