WTO Members
135 members on 13 November 1999,with dates
of membership in the WTO
|
Antigua
and Barbuda |
1
January 1995 |
Angola
|
1
December 1996 |
Argentina
|
1
January 1995 |
Australia
|
1
January 1995 |
Austria
|
1
January 1995 |
Bahrain
|
1
January 1995 |
Bangladesh
|
1
January 1995 |
Barbados
|
1
January 1995 |
Belgium
|
1
January 1995 |
Belize
|
1
January 1995 |
Benin
|
22
February 1996 |
Bolivia
|
13
September 1995 |
Botswana
|
31
May 1995 |
Brazil
|
1
January 1995 |
Brunei
Darussalam |
1
January 1995 |
Bulgaria
|
1
December 1996 |
Burkina
Faso |
3
June 1995 |
Burundi
|
23
July 1995 |
Cameroon
|
13
December 1995 |
Canada
|
1
January 1995 |
Central
African Republic |
31
May 1995 |
Chad
|
19
October 1996 |
Chile
|
1
January 1995 |
Colombia
|
30
April 1995 |
Congo
|
27
March 1997 |
Costa
Rica |
1
January 1995 |
C_te
d'Ivoire |
1
January 1995 |
Cuba
|
20
April 1995 |
Cyprus
|
30
July 1995 |
Czech
Republic |
1
January 1995 |
Democratic
Republic of the Congo |
1
January 1997 |
Denmark
|
1
January 1995 |
Djibouti
|
31
May 1995 |
Dominica
|
1
January 1995 |
Dominican
Republic |
9
March 1995 |
Ecuador
|
21
January 1996 |
Egypt
|
30
June 1995 |
El
Salvador |
7
May 1995 |
Estonia
|
13
November 1999 |
European
Communities |
1
January 1995 |
Fiji
|
14
January 1996 |
Finland
|
1
January 1995 |
France
|
1
January 1995 |
Gabon
|
1
January 1995 |
Gambia
|
23
October 1996 |
Germany
|
1
January 1995 |
Ghana
|
1
January 1995 |
Greece
|
1
January 1995 |
Grenada
|
22
February 1996 |
Guatemala
|
21
July 1995 |
Guinea
Bissau |
31
May 1995 |
Guinea
|
25
October 1995 |
Guyana
|
1
January 1995 |
Haiti
|
30
January 1996 |
Honduras
|
1
January 1995 |
Hong
Kong, China, |
1
January 1995 |
Hungary
|
1
January 1995 |
Iceland
|
1
January 1995 |
India
|
1
January 1995 |
Indonesia
|
1January
1995 |
Ireland
|
1
January 1995 |
Israel
|
21
April 1995 |
Italy
|
1
January 1995 |
Jamaica
|
9
March 1995 |
Japan
|
1
January 1995 |
Kenya
|
1
January 1995 |
Korea
|
1
January 1995 |
Kuwait
|
1
January 1995 |
The
Kyrgyz Republic |
20
December 1998 |
Latvia
|
10
February 1999 |
Lesotho
|
31
May 1995 |
Liechtenstein
|
1
September 1995 |
Luxembourg
|
1
January 1995 |
Macau
|
1
January 1995 |
Madagascar
|
17
November 1995 |
Malawi
|
31
May 1995 |
Malaysia
|
1
January 1995 |
Maldives
|
31
May 1995 |
Mali
|
31
May 1995 |
Malta
|
1
January 1995 |
Mauritania
|
31
May 1995 |
Mauritius
|
1
January 1995 |
Mexico
|
1
January 1995 |
Mongolia
|
29
January 1997 |
Morocco
|
1
January 1995 |
Mozambique
|
26
August 1995 |
Myanmar
|
1
January 1995 |
Namibia
|
1
January 1995 |
Netherlands
- For the Kingdom in Europe and for the Netherlands
Antilles |
1
January 1995 |
New
Zealand |
1
January 1995 |
Nicaragua
|
3
September 1995 |
Niger
|
13
December 1996 |
Nigeria
|
1
January 1995 |
Norway
|
1
January 1995 |
Pakistan
|
1
January 1995 |
Panama
|
6
September 1997 |
Papua
New Guinea |
9
June 1996 |
Paraguay
|
1
January 1995 |
Peru
|
1
January 1995 |
Philippines
|
1
January 1995 |
Poland
|
1
July 1995 |
Portugal
|
1
January 1995 |
Qatar
|
13
January 1996 |
Romania
|
1
January 1995 |
Rwanda
|
22
May 1996 |
Saint
Kitts and Nevis |
21
February 1996 |
Saint
Lucia |
1
January 1995 |
Saint
Vincent & the Grenadines |
1
January 1995 |
Senegal
|
1
January 1995 |
Sierra
Leone |
23
July 1995 |
Singapore
|
1
January 1995 |
Slovak
Republic |
1
January 1995 |
Slovenia
|
30
July 1995 |
Solomon
Islands |
26
July 1996 |
South
Africa |
1
January 1995 |
Spain
|
1
January 1995 |
Sri
Lanka |
1
January 1995 |
Suriname
|
1
January 1995 |
Swaziland
|
1
January 1995 |
Sweden
|
1
January 1995 |
Switzerland
|
1
July 1995 |
Tanzania
|
1
January 1995 |
Thailand
|
1
January 1995 |
Togo
|
31
May 1995 |
Trinidad
and Tobago |
1
March 1995 |
Tunisia
|
29
March 1995 |
Turkey
|
26
March 1995 |
Uganda
|
1
January 1995 |
United
Arab Emirates |
10
April 1996 |
United
Kingdom |
1
January 1995 |
United
States |
1
January 1995 |
Uruguay
|
1
January 1995 |
Venezuela
|
1
January 1995 |
Zambia
|
1
January 1995 |
Zimbabwe
|
3
March 1995 |
Observer governments
Albania |
Algeria |
Andorra |
Armenia |
Azerbaijan |
Belarus |
Bhutan |
Bosnia and
Herzegovina |
Cambodia |
Cape Verde
|
People's Republic
of China |
Croatia |
Ethiopia |
Former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia |
Georgia |
Holy See (Vatican) |
Jordan |
Kazakstan |
Lao People's
Democratic Republic |
Lebanon |
Lithuania |
Moldova |
Nepal |
Oman, Sultanate
of
Russian Federation |
Samoa |
Saudi Arabia |
Seychelles |
Sudan |
Chinese Taipei |
Tonga |
Ukraine |
Uzbekistan |
Vanuatu |
Vietnam |
Yemen |
Note: All observer
countries have applied to join the WTO except the Holy See (Vatican)
and, for the time being, Ethiopia, Cape Verde, Bhutan and Yemen.
International
organisation observers to General Council:
(observers in other councils and committees differ)
|
- United Nations Conference
on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
|
- International Monetary
Fund (IMF)
|
|
- Food and Agricultural
Organization (FAO)
|
- World Intellectual
Property Organization (WIPO)
|
- Organization for
Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
|
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