WT/INF/43/Rev.14  
 
4 February 2013  
(13-0534)  Page: 1/3  
  Original: English  
 
MEMBERSHIP OF THE WORL D TRADE ORGANIZATION 
Revision 
 Upon the accession of the Lao People's Democratic Republic on 2 February 2013,  the 
number of Members of the World Trade Organization has reached 158. The following is the list of 
Members, together with the effective dates of their membership:   
Government  Entry into Force/ 
 Membership  
 Albania ......................................................................................................... 8 September 2000 
Angola ........................................................................................................ 23 November 199 6 
Antigua and Barbuda ......................................................................................... 1 January 1995 Argentina ......................................................................................................... 1 January 1 995 
Armenia .......................................................................................................... 5 February 2 003 
Australia ........................................................................................................... 1 January 1995 
Austria ............................................................................................................. 1 January  1995 
Bahrain, Kingdom of  .......................................................................................... 1 January 1995 
Bangladesh ....................................................................................................... 1 January 1995 
Barbados .......................................................................................................... 1 January 1 995 
Belgium ............................................................................................................ 1 January 1995 
Belize ............................................................................................................... 1 January 1995 
Benin ............................................................................................................ 22 February 1996 
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ......................................................................... 12 September 1995 
Botswana ............................................................................................................. 31 May 1 995 
Brazil ............................................................................................................... 1 Januar y 1995 
Brunei Darussalam ............................................................................................ 1 January 1995 
Bulgaria ........................................................................................................ 1 December 19 96 
Burkina Faso .......................................................................................................... 3 June 1995 
Burundi ................................................................................................................ 23 Jul y 1995 
Cambodia ........................................................................................................ 13 October 2004 
Cameroon .................................................................................................... 13 December 1995 
Canada ............................................................................................................ 1 January 1 995 
Cape Verde ........................................................................................................... 23 July 2008 
Central African Republic.......................................................................................... 31 May 1995 
Chad ............................................................................................................... 19 October 1996 
Chile ................................................................................................................ 1 Januar y 1995 
China .......................................................................................................... 11 December 20 01 
Colombia ............................................................................................................. 30 April  1995 
Congo ............................................................................................................... 27 March 1997 
Costa Rica ........................................................................................................ 1 January 1 995 
Côte d'Ivoire ..................................................................................................... 1 January 1 995 
Croatia ........................................................................................................ 30 November 20 00 
Cuba ................................................................................................................... 20 April 19 95 
Cyprus ................................................................................................................. 30 Jul y 1995 
Czech Republic .................................................................................................. 1 January 199 5 
Democratic Republic of the Congo ........................................................................ 1 January 1997 
Denmark .......................................................................................................... 1 January 19 95 
Djibouti ................................................................................................................ 31 Ma y 1995 
Dominica .......................................................................................................... 1 January 1 995 
Dominican Republic .............................................................................................. 9 March 1995 WT/INF/43/Rev.14 
 
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  Government  Entry into Force/ 
 Membership  
 Ecuador ........................................................................................................... 21 January 1996 
Egypt .................................................................................................................. 30 Jun e 1995 
El Salvador ............................................................................................................. 7 May 1995 
Estonia ........................................................................................................ 13 November 1999 
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 19 95 
Ghana .............................................................................................................. 1 January 1995 
Greece ............................................................................................................. 1 January 1995 
Grenada ........................................................................................................ 22 February 19 96 
Guatemala ............................................................................................................ 21 July 1995 
Guinea ............................................................................................................ 25 October 1995 
Guinea-Bissau ....................................................................................................... 31 May 19 95 
Guyana ............................................................................................................ 1 January 1 995 
Haiti ................................................................................................................ 30 January 1996 
Honduras .......................................................................................................... 1 January 1995 
Hong Kong, China .............................................................................................. 1 January 1995 
Hungary ........................................................................................................... 1 January 1 995 
Iceland ............................................................................................................. 1 January 1995 
India ................................................................................................................ 1 Januar y 1995 
Indonesia ......................................................................................................... 1 January 1 995 
Ireland ............................................................................................................. 1 January  1995 
Israel .................................................................................................................. 21 Ap ril 1995 
Italy ................................................................................................................. 1 January 199 5 
Jamaica ............................................................................................................... 9 March 1995 
Japan ............................................................................................................... 1 January 1995 
Jordan ................................................................................................................. 11 April 2000  
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 Re public  ...................................................................... 2 February 2013 
Latvia............................................................................................................ 10 February 1999 
Lesotho ................................................................................................................ 31 May  1995 
Liechtenstein ................................................................................................. 1 September 1995 
Lithuania .............................................................................................................. 31 May  2001 
Luxembourg ..................................................................................................... 1 January 1995  
Macao, China .................................................................................................... 1 January 199 5 
Madagascar ................................................................................................. 17 November 1995 
Malawi ................................................................................................................. 31 May
 1995 
Malaysia ........................................................................................................... 1 January 1995 
Maldives ............................................................................................................... 31 May  1995 
Mali ..................................................................................................................... 31 M ay 1995 
Malta ............................................................................................................... 1 January  1995 
Mauritania ............................................................................................................ 31 May 1995 
Mauritius .......................................................................................................... 1 January 1995 
Mexico ............................................................................................................. 1 January 1995 
Moldova, Republic of .............................................................................................. 26 July 200 1 
Mongolia ......................................................................................................... 29 January 1997 
Montenegro ......................................................................................................... 29 April 2 012 
Morocco ........................................................................................................... 1 January 1 995 
Mozambique  ..................................................................................................... 26 August 1995   
Myanmar .......................................................................................................... 1 January 19 95  
Namibia............................................................................................................ 1 January 1 995 
Nepal .................................................................................................................. 23 Apr il 2004 WT/INF/43/Rev.14 
 
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Government Entry into Force/ 
 Membership 
 
Netherlands ...................................................................................................... 1 January 19 95 
New Zealand ..................................................................................................... 1 January 1995 
Nicaragua ..................................................................................................... 3 September 199 5 
Niger .......................................................................................................... 13 December 19 96 
Nigeria ............................................................................................................. 1 January  1995 
Norway ............................................................................................................ 1 January 1 995 
Oman ............................................................................................................ 9 November 2000 
Pakistan ........................................................................................................... 1 January 1995 
Panama ........................................................................................................ 6 September 1997 
Papua New Guinea .................................................................................................. 9 June 1996 
Paraguay .......................................................................................................... 1 January 1 995 
Peru ................................................................................................................. 1 January 199 5 
Philippines ........................................................................................................ 1 January 1995 
Poland .................................................................................................................... 1 July 199 5 
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 Gren adines ........................................................................ 1 January 1995 
Samoa ................................................................................................................. 10 May 2012 
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of .............................................................................. 11 December 2005 
Senegal ............................................................................................................ 1 January 1995 
Sierra Leone ......................................................................................................... 23 July 1995 
Singapore ......................................................................................................... 1 January 1 995 
Slovak Republic ................................................................................................. 1 January 199 5 
Slovenia ............................................................................................................... 30 Jul y 1995 
Solomon Islands .................................................................................................... 26 July 1996 
South Africa ...................................................................................................... 1 January 1 995 
Spain ............................................................................................................... 1 January  1995 
Sri Lanka .......................................................................................................... 1 January 1995 
Suriname ......................................................................................................... 1 January 19 95 
Swaziland ......................................................................................................... 1 January 1 995 
Sweden ............................................................................................................ 1 January 1 995 
Switzerland ............................................................................................................. 1 July 1995 
Chinese Taipei ..................................................................................................  1 January 2002 
Tanzania .......................................................................................................... 1 January 1 995 
Thailand ........................................................................................................... 1 January 1995 
The former Yugoslav Republic  of Macedonia ............................................................... 4 April 2003 
Togo .................................................................................................................... 31 Ma y 1995 
Tonga .................................................................................................................. 27 Jul y 2007 
Trinidad and Tobago ............................................................................................. 1 March 1995 
Tunisia .............................................................................................................. 29 March  1995 
Turkey .............................................................................................................. 26 March 1995 
Uganda ............................................................................................................ 1 January 1 995 
Ukraine ................................................................................................................ 16 May  2008 
United Arab Emirates ............................................................................................ 10 April 1996  
United Kingdom ................................................................................................. 1 January 1995 
United States of Amer ica .................................................................................... 1 January 1995 
Uruguay ........................................................................................................... 1 January 1 995 
Vanuatu ........................................................................................................... 24 August 2 012 
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ......................................................................... 1 January 1995  
Viet Nam ......................................................................................................... 11 January 2007 
Zambia ............................................................................................................ 1 January 1 995 
Zimbabwe ........................................................................................................... 5 March 19 95 
 
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