WT/INF/43/Rev. 21 
 
31 May 2018  
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MEMBERSHIP OF THE WO RLD TRADE ORGANIZATI ON 
Revision  
 As a result of  the change of name of the Kingdom of Swaziland to the Kingdom of Eswatini, 
the list of Members  has been updated as follows:  
 
Government  Entry into Force/  
 Membership  
 
Afghanistan  ................................ ................................ ................................ .............  29 July 2016  
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, Kingdom of  ................................ ................................ ............................  1 January 1995  
Bangladesh  ................................ ................................ ................................ .........  1 January 1995  
Barbados  ................................ ................................ ................................ ............  1 January 1995  
Belgium  ................................ ................................ ................................ ..............  1 January 1995  
Belize  ................................ ................................ ................................ .................  1 January 1995  
Benin  ................................ ................................ ................................ ..............  22 February 1996  
Bolivia, Plurinational State of  ................................ ................................ ..........  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  
Cabo Verde  ................................ ................................ ................................ .............  23 July 2008  
Cambodia  ................................ ................................ ................................ .........  13 October 2004  
Cameroon  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...... 13 December 1995  
Canada  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...............  1 January 1995  
Central African 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 January 1997  
Denmark  ................................ ................................ ................................ ............  1 January 1995  
Djibouti  ................................ ................................ ................................ ..................  31 May 1995  
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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  
Eswatini  ................................ ................................ ................................ ..............  1 January 1995  
European Union  ................................ ................................ ................................ ... 1 January 1995  
Fiji ................................ ................................ ................................ ...................  14 January 1996  
Finland  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...............  1 January 1995  
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  
Kazakhstan  ................................ ................................ ...............................  30 November 2015  
Kenya  ................................ ................................ ................................ .................  1 January 1995  
Korea, Republic of ................................ ................................ ................................  1 January 1995  
Kuwait, the State of  ................................ ................................ .............................  1 January 1995  
Kyrgyz Republic  ................................ ................................ ..............................  20 December 1998  
Lao People's Democratic Republic  ................................ ................................ ........  2 February 2013  
Latvia  ................................ ................................ ................................ ..............  10 February 1999  
Lesotho  ................................ ................................ ................................ ..................  31 May 1995  
Liberia  ................................ ................................ ................................ ....................  14 July 2016  
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  
Mauritania ................................ ................................ ................................ ...............  31 May 1995  
Mauritius  ................................ ................................ ................................ ............  1 January 1995  
Mexico  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................  1 January 1995  
Moldova, Republic of  ................................ ................................ ................................  26 July 2001  
Mongolia  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...........  29 January 1997  WT/INF/43/Rev. 21 
 
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  Government  Entry into Force/  
 Membership  
 
Montenegro  ................................ ................................ ................................ ............  29 April 2012  
Morocco  ................................ ................................ ................................ ..............  1 January 1995  
Mozambique  ................................ ................................ ................................ ........  26 August 1995  
Myanmar  ................................ ................................ ................................ ............  1 January 1995  
Namibia  ................................ ................................ ................................ ..............  1 January 1995  
Nepal  ................................ ................................ ................................ ....................  23 April 2004  
Netherlands  ................................ ................................ ................................ ........  1 January 1995  
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  
Russian Federation  ................................ ................................ ..............................  22 August 2012  
Rwanda  ................................ ................................ ................................ ..................  22 May 1996  
Saint Kitts and Nevis  ................................ ................................ .........................  21 February 1996  
Saint Lucia  ................................ ................................ ................................ ..........  1 January 1995  
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  ................................ ................................ ..........  1 January 1995  
Samoa  ................................ ................................ ................................ ....................  10 May 2012  
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of  ................................ ................................ ................  11 December 2005  
Senegal  ................................ ................................ ................................ ..............  1 January 1995  
Seychelles ................................ ................................ ................................ ..............  26 April 2015  
Sierra Leone ................................ ................................ ................................ ............  23 July 1995  
Singapore  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...........  1 January 1995  
Slovak Republic  ................................ ................................ ................................ ... 1 January 1995  
Slovenia  ................................ ................................ ................................ .................  30 July 1 995 
Solomon Islands  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...... 26 July 1996  
South Africa  ................................ ................................ ................................ ........  1 January 1995  
Spain  ................................ ................................ ................................ .................  1 January 1995  
Sri Lanka  ................................ ................................ ................................ ............  1 January 1995  
Suriname  ................................ ................................ ................................ ............  1 January 1995  
Sweden  ................................ ................................ ................................ ..............  1 January 1995  
Switzerland  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...............  1 July 1995  
Chinese Taipei  ................................ ................................ ................................ ....  1 January 2002  
Tajikistan  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...............  2 March 2013  
Tanzania  ................................ ................................ ................................ .............  1 January 1995  
Thailand  ................................ ................................ ................................ .............  1 January 1995  
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia  ................................ ................................  4 April 2003  
Togo ................................ ................................ ................................ ......................  31 May 1995  
Tonga  ................................ ................................ ................................ .....................  27 July 2007  
Trinidad and Tobago  ................................ ................................ ...............................  1 March 1995  
Tunisia  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................  29 March 1995  
Turkey  ................................ ................................ ................................ .................  26 March 1995  
Uganda  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...............  1 January 1995  
Ukraine  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...................  16 May 2008  
United Arab Emirates  ................................ ................................ ..............................  10 April 1996  
United Kingdom  ................................ ................................ ................................ ... 1 January 1995  
United States of America  ................................ ................................ ......................  1 January 1995  WT/INF/43/Rev. 21 
 
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  Government  Entry into Force/  
 Membership  
 
Uruguay  ................................ ................................ ................................ .............  1 January 1995  
Vanuatu  ................................ ................................ ................................ ..............  24 August 2012  
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of  ................................ ................................ ..........  1 January 1995  
Viet Nam  ................................ ................................ ................................ ..........  11 January 2007  
Yemen  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...................  26 June 2014  
Zambia  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...............  1 January 1995  
Zimbabwe  ................................ ................................ ................................ ..............  5 March 1995  
 
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