<P> Afghanistan is the newest member, joining effective 29 July 2016 . </P> <P> Russia was the only large economy outside of the WTO after Saudi Arabia joined in 2005 . It had begun negotiating to join the WTO's predecessor in 1993 . The final major point of contention--related to the 2008 Russo - Georgian War--was solved through mediation by Switzerland, leading to Russian membership in 2012 . </P> <P> The following table lists all current members and their accession date . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Th> Date of Accession </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Afghanistan </Td> <Td> 000000002016 - 07 - 29 - 0000 29 July 2016 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Albania </Td> <Td> 000000002000 - 09 - 08 - 0000 8 September 2000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Angola </Td> <Td> 000000001996 - 11 - 23 - 0000 23 November 1996 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Antigua and Barbuda </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Argentina </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Armenia </Td> <Td> 000000002003 - 02 - 05 - 0000 5 February 2003 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Australia </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Austria (EU) </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bahrain </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bangladesh </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Barbados </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Belgium (EU) </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Belize </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Benin </Td> <Td> 000000001996 - 02 - 22 - 0000 22 February 1996 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bolivia </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 09 - 12 - 0000 12 September 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Botswana </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 05 - 31 - 0000 31 May 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brazil </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brunei Darussalam </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bulgaria (EU since 2007) </Td> <Td> 000000001996 - 12 - 01 - 0000 1 December 1996 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Burkina Faso </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 06 - 03 - 0000 3 June 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Burundi </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 07 - 23 - 0000 23 July 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cambodia </Td> <Td> 000000002004 - 10 - 13 - 0000 13 October 2004 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cameroon </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 12 - 13 - 0000 13 December 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canada </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cape Verde </Td> <Td> 000000002008 - 07 - 23 - 0000 23 July 2008 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Central African Republic </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 05 - 31 - 0000 31 May 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chad </Td> <Td> 000000001996 - 10 - 19 - 0000 19 October 1996 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chile </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> China </Td> <Td> 000000002001 - 12 - 11 - 0000 11 December 2001 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Colombia </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 04 - 30 - 0000 30 April 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Republic of the Congo </Td> <Td> 000000001997 - 03 - 27 - 0000 27 March 1997 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Democratic Republic of the Congo </Td> <Td> 000000001997 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1997 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Costa Rica </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Côte d'Ivoire </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Croatia (EU since 2013) </Td> <Td> 000000002000 - 11 - 30 - 0000 30 November 2000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cuba </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 04 - 20 - 0000 20 April 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cyprus (EU since 2004) </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 07 - 30 - 0000 30 July 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Czech Republic (EU since 2004) </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Denmark (EU) </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Djibouti </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 05 - 31 - 0000 31 May 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dominica </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dominican Republic </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 03 - 09 - 0000 9 March 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ecuador </Td> <Td> 000000001996 - 01 - 21 - 0000 21 January 1996 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Egypt </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 06 - 30 - 0000 30 June 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> El Salvador </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 05 - 07 - 0000 7 May 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Estonia (EU since 2004) </Td> <Td> 000000001999 - 11 - 13 - 0000 13 November 1999 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> European Union </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Fiji </Td> <Td> 000000001996 - 01 - 14 - 0000 14 January 1996 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Finland (EU) </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> France (EU) </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gabon </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gambia </Td> <Td> 000000001996 - 10 - 23 - 0000 23 October 1996 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Georgia </Td> <Td> 000000002000 - 06 - 14 - 0000 14 June 2000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Germany (EU) </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ghana </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Greece (EU) </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Grenada </Td> <Td> 000000001996 - 02 - 22 - 0000 22 February 1996 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Guatemala </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 07 - 21 - 0000 21 July 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Guinea </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 10 - 25 - 0000 25 October 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Guinea - Bissau </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 05 - 31 - 0000 31 May 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Guyana </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Haiti </Td> <Td> 000000001996 - 01 - 30 - 0000 30 January 1996 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Honduras </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hong Kong, China </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hungary (EU since 2004) </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iceland </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> India </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Indonesia </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ireland (EU) </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Israel </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 04 - 21 - 0000 21 April 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Italy (EU) </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jamaica </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 03 - 09 - 0000 9 March 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Japan </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jordan </Td> <Td> 000000002000 - 04 - 11 - 0000 11 April 2000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kazakhstan </Td> <Td> 000000002015 - 11 - 30 - 0000 30 November 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kenya </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Republic of Korea </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kuwait </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kyrgyzstan </Td> <Td> 000000001998 - 12 - 20 - 0000 20 December 1998 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Laos </Td> <Td> 000000002013 - 02 - 02 - 0000 2 February 2013 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Latvia (EU since 2004) </Td> <Td> 000000001999 - 02 - 10 - 0000 10 February 1999 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lesotho </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 05 - 31 - 0000 31 May 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Liberia </Td> <Td> 000000002016 - 07 - 14 - 0000 14 July 2016 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Liechtenstein </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 09 - 01 - 0000 1 September 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lithuania (EU since 2004) </Td> <Td> 000000002001 - 05 - 31 - 0000 31 May 2001 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Luxembourg (EU) </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Macau, China </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Republic of Macedonia </Td> <Td> 000000002003 - 04 - 04 - 0000 4 April 2003 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Madagascar </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 11 - 17 - 0000 17 November 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Malawi </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 05 - 31 - 0000 31 May 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Malaysia </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Maldives </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 05 - 31 - 0000 31 May 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mali </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 05 - 31 - 0000 31 May 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Malta (EU since 2004) </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mauritania </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 05 - 31 - 0000 31 May 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mauritius </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mexico </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Moldova </Td> <Td> 000000002001 - 07 - 26 - 0000 26 July 2001 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mongolia </Td> <Td> 000000001997 - 01 - 29 - 0000 29 January 1997 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Montenegro </Td> <Td> 000000002012 - 04 - 29 - 0000 29 April 2012 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Morocco </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mozambique </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 08 - 26 - 0000 26 August 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Myanmar </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Namibia </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nepal </Td> <Td> 000000002004 - 04 - 23 - 0000 23 April 2004 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Netherlands (EU) </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> New Zealand </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nicaragua </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 09 - 03 - 0000 3 September 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Niger </Td> <Td> 000000001996 - 12 - 13 - 0000 13 December 1996 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nigeria </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Norway </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Oman </Td> <Td> 000000002000 - 11 - 09 - 0000 9 November 2000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pakistan </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Panama </Td> <Td> 000000001997 - 09 - 06 - 0000 6 September 1997 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Papua New Guinea </Td> <Td> 000000001996 - 06 - 09 - 0000 9 June 1996 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Paraguay </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Peru </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Philippines </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Poland (EU since 2004) </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 07 - 01 - 0000 1 July 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Portugal (EU) </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Qatar </Td> <Td> 000000001996 - 01 - 13 - 0000 13 January 1996 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Romania (EU since 2007) </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Russia </Td> <Td> 000000002012 - 08 - 22 - 0000 22 August 2012 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rwanda </Td> <Td> 000000001996 - 05 - 22 - 0000 22 May 1996 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saint Kitts and Nevis </Td> <Td> 000000001996 - 02 - 21 - 0000 21 February 1996 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saint Lucia </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saint Vincent and the Grenadines </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Samoa </Td> <Td> 000000002012 - 05 - 10 - 0000 10 May 2012 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saudi Arabia </Td> <Td> 000000002005 - 12 - 11 - 0000 11 December 2005 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Senegal </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Seychelles </Td> <Td> 000000002015 - 04 - 26 - 0000 26 April 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sierra Leone </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 07 - 23 - 0000 23 July 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Singapore </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Slovakia (EU since 2004) </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Slovenia (EU since 2004) </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 07 - 30 - 0000 30 July 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Solomon Islands </Td> <Td> 000000001996 - 07 - 26 - 0000 26 July 1996 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> South Africa </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Spain (EU) </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sri Lanka </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Suriname </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Swaziland </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sweden (EU) </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Switzerland </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 07 - 01 - 0000 1 July 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tajikistan </Td> <Td> 000000002013 - 03 - 02 - 0000 2 March 2013 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tanzania </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Thailand </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Togo </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 05 - 31 - 0000 31 May 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tonga </Td> <Td> 000000002007 - 07 - 27 - 0000 27 July 2007 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Trinidad and Tobago </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 03 - 01 - 0000 1 March 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tunisia </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 03 - 29 - 0000 29 March 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Turkey </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 03 - 26 - 0000 26 March 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Uganda </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ukraine </Td> <Td> 000000002008 - 05 - 16 - 0000 16 May 2008 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United Arab Emirates </Td> <Td> 000000001996 - 04 - 10 - 0000 10 April 1996 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United Kingdom (EU) </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Uruguay </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Vanuatu </Td> <Td> 000000002012 - 08 - 24 - 0000 24 August 2012 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Venezuela </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Vietnam </Td> <Td> 000000002007 - 01 - 11 - 0000 11 January 2007 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Yemen </Td> <Td> 000000002014 - 06 - 26 - 0000 26 June 2014 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Zambia </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1995 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Zimbabwe </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 03 - 05 - 0000 5 March 1995 </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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