WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
WT/INF/43/Rev.12 
4 May 2012 
 (12-2401) 
  
 
 
MEMBERSHIP OF THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION 
 
Revision 
 
  Upon the accession of Montenegro on 29 April 2012 and Samoa on 10 May 2012,  the number 
of Members of the World Trade Organization will have reached 155.  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 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, Plurinationa l State of .......................................................................................... 12 S eptember 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 
Cambodia ...................................................................................................................... ....... 13 October 2004 
Cameroon ...................................................................................................................... .... 13 December 1995 
Canada  ....................................................................................................................... ............. 1 January 1995 
Cape Verde .................................................................................................................... .............. 23 July 2008 
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 WT/INF/43/Rev.12 
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Government Entry into Force/ 
  Membership 
 
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 
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 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 
Kenya  ........................................................................................................................ ............ 1 January 1995 
Korea, Republic of ............................................................................................................ ...... 1 January 1995 
Kuwait, the State of .......................................................................................................... ....... 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  WT/INF/43/Rev.12 
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Government Entry into Force/ 
  Membership 
 
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, Repub lic of .......................................................................................................... ....... 26 July 2001 
Mongolia ...................................................................................................................... ......... 29 January 1997 
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 
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 
Samoa  ........................................................................................................................ ............... 10 May 2012 
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of ................................................................................................ 11 De cember 2005 
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 WT/INF/43/Rev.12 
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Government Entry into Force/ 
  Membership 
 
Switzerland ................................................................................................................... ................. 1 July 1995 
Chinese Taipei ................................................................................................................ ........  1 January 2002 
Tanzania ...................................................................................................................... ............ 1 January 1995 
Thailand ...................................................................................................................... ............. 1 January 1995 
The former Yugoslav Republic  of Macedonia ........................................................................... 4 April 2 003 
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 
Uruguay ....................................................................................................................... ............ 1 January 1995 
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ......................................................................................... 1 J anuary 1995 
Viet Nam ...................................................................................................................... ......... 11 January 2007 
Zambia  ....................................................................................................................... ............. 1 January 1995 
Zimbabwe ...................................................................................................................... ............ 5 March 1995 
  
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