WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
WT/INF/43/Rev.2 
18 March 2003 
 (03-1583) 
  
 
MEMBERSHIP OF THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION 
 
Revision 
 
 Upon the accession of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia , on 4 April 2003, the 
number of Members of the World Trade Organization will have reached 146.  The following is the list 
of Members, together with the effective dates of their membership:  
Government Entry into Force/ 
      M e m b e r s h i p  
 
Albania  ...................................................................................................................... ......... 8 September 2000 
Angola  ....................................................................................................................... ...... 23 November 1996 
Antigua and Barbuda ........................................................................................................... ... 1 January 1995 
Argentina ..................................................................................................................... ............ 1 January 1995 
Armenia ....................................................................................................................... .......... 5 February 2003 
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  ...................................................................................................................... ....... 12 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 Africa n Republic ...................................................................................................... ..... 31 May 1995 
Chad  ......................................................................................................................... ........ 19 October 1996 
Chile  ........................................................................................................................ ............ 1 January 1995 
China  ........................................................................................................................ ...... 11 December 2001 
Colombia ...................................................................................................................... ............. 30 April 1995 
Congo  ........................................................................................................................ ............ 27 March 1997 
Costa Rica .................................................................................................................... ........... 1 January 1995 
Côte d'Ivoire ................................................................................................................. ........... 1 January 1995 
Croatia  ...................................................................................................................... ....... 30 November 2000 
Cuba  ......................................................................................................................... ............. 20 April 1995 
Cyprus  ....................................................................................................................... ................. 30 July 1995 
Czech Republic ................................................................................................................ ....... 1 January 1995 
Democratic Republic of the Congo ........................................................................................ 1 Jan uary 1997 
Denmark ....................................................................................................................... ........... 1 January 1995 
Djibouti  ..................................................................................................................... .................. 31 May 1995 WT/INF/43/Rev.2 
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Government Entry into Force/ 
  Membership 
 
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 Community ............................................................................................................ . 1 January 1995 
Fiji  ......................................................................................................................... ......... 14 January 1996 
Finland  ...................................................................................................................... .............. 1 January 1995 
Former Yugoslav Republic  of Macedonia ................................................................................. 4 April  2003 
France  ....................................................................................................................... ............. 1 January 1995 
Gabon  ........................................................................................................................ ............ 1 January 1995 
The Gambia .................................................................................................................... ...... 23 October 1996 
Georgia  ...................................................................................................................... ................. 14 June 2000 
Germany ....................................................................................................................... ........... 1 January 1995 
Ghana  ........................................................................................................................ ............ 1 January 1995 
Greece  ....................................................................................................................... ............. 1 January 1995 
Grenada ....................................................................................................................... ........ 22 February 1996 
Guatemala ..................................................................................................................... ............... 21 July 1995 
Guinea  ....................................................................................................................... .......... 25 October 1995 
Guinea Bissau ................................................................................................................. ............ 31 May 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 ..................................................................................................................... ............ 1 January 1995 
Ireland  ...................................................................................................................... .............. 1 January 1995 
Israel  ....................................................................................................................... ............... 21 April 1995 
Italy  ........................................................................................................................ ............ 1 January 1995 
Jamaica  ...................................................................................................................... ................ 9 March 1995 
Japan  ........................................................................................................................ ............ 1 January 1995 
Jordan  ....................................................................................................................... ............... 11 April 2000 
Kenya  ........................................................................................................................ ............ 1 January 1995 
Korea, Republic of ............................................................................................................ ...... 1 January 1995 
Kuwait  ....................................................................................................................... ............. 1 January 1995 
Kyrgyz Republic ...............................................................................................................  20 December 1998 
Latvia  ....................................................................................................................... ......... 10 February 1999 
Lesotho  ...................................................................................................................... ................. 31 May 1995 
Liechtenstein ................................................................................................................. ..... 1 September 1995 
Lithuania ..................................................................................................................... ................ 31 May 2001 
Luxembourg .................................................................................................................... ........ 1 January 1995 
Macao, China .................................................................................................................. ........ 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  WT/INF/43/Rev.2 
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Government Entry into Force/ 
  Membership 
 
Mauritania .................................................................................................................... .............. 31 May 1995 
Mauritius ..................................................................................................................... ............ 1 January 1995 
Mexico  ....................................................................................................................... ............. 1 January 1995 
Moldova ....................................................................................................................... ............... 26 July 2001 
Mongolia ...................................................................................................................... ......... 29 January 1997 
Morocco ....................................................................................................................... ........... 1 January 1995 
Mozambique .................................................................................................................... ....... 26 August 1995 
Myanmar ....................................................................................................................... .......... 1 January 1995 
Namibia ....................................................................................................................... ............ 1 January 1995 
Netherlands -  For the Kingdom  ............................................................................................ 1 January 1995 
  in Europe and for the    Netherlands Antilles New Zealand ................................................................................................................... ........ 1 January 1995 
Nicaragua ..................................................................................................................... ...... 3 September 1995 
Niger  ........................................................................................................................ ...... 13 December 1996 
Nigeria  ...................................................................................................................... .............. 1 January 1995 
Norway  ....................................................................................................................... ............. 1 January 1995 
Oman  ......................................................................................................................... ...... 9 November 2000 
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 and the Grenadines .......................................................................................... 1 J anuary 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 A frica .................................................................................................................. .......... 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 
Chinese Taipei ................................................................................................................ ........  1 January 2002 
Tanzania ...................................................................................................................... ............ 1 January 1995 
Thailand ...................................................................................................................... ............. 1 January 1995 
Togo  ......................................................................................................................... .............. 31 May 1995 
Trinidad and Tobago ........................................................................................................... ...... 1 March 1995 
Tunisia  ...................................................................................................................... .............. 29 March 1995 
Turkey  .......................................................................................................................
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Government Entry into Force/ 
  Membership 
 
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 ...................................................................................................................... ............ 5 March 1995 
   
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