♠ WTO Mitglieder
WTO wurde am 15. April 1994 aus dem General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) in der Uruguay-Runde nach siebenjähriger Verhandlungszeit gegründet. Am 1. Januar 1995 nahm sie ihre Arbeit in Genf auf. Die WTO ist neben dem IWF und der Weltbank eine der zentralen internationalen Organisationen, die Handels- und Wirtschaftspolitik mit globaler Reichweite verhandelt.
Stand: 2018-12-12
| Members | Membership Date |
| Afghanistan | 29 July 2016 |
| Liberia | 14 July 2016 |
| Kazakhstan | 30 November 2015 |
| Seychelles | 26 April 2015 |
| Yemen | 26 June 2014 |
| Tajikistan | 2 March 2013 |
| Lao People’s Democratic Republic | 2 February 2013 |
| Vanuatu | 24 August 2012 |
| Russian Federation | 22 August 2012 |
| Samoa | 10 May 2012 |
| Montenegro | 29 April 2012 |
| Cabo Verde | 23 July 2008 |
| Ukraine | 16 May 2008 |
| Tonga | 27 July 2007 |
| Viet Nam | 11 January 2007 |
| Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of | 11 December 2005 |
| Cambodia | 13 October 2004 |
| Nepal | 23 April 2004 |
| the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | 4 April 2003 |
| Armenia | 5 February 2003 |
| Chinese Taipei | 1 January 2002 |
| China | 11 December 2001 |
| Moldova, Republic of | 26 July 2001 |
| Lithuania | 31 May 2001 |
| Croatia | 30 November 2000 |
| Oman | 9 November 2000 |
| Georgia | 14 June 2000 |
| Jordan | 11 April 2000 |
| Albania | 8 September 2000 |
| Angola | 23 November 1996 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 January 1995 |
| Argentina | 1 January 1995 |
| 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 |
| Cameroon | 13 December 1995 |
| Canada | 1 January 1995 |
| Central African Republic | 31 May 1995 |
| Chad | 19 October 1996 |
| Chile | 1 January 1995 |
| Colombia | 30 April 1995 |
| Congo | 27 March 1997 |
| Costa Rica | 1 January 1995 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 1 January 1995 |
| 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 |
| 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 (formerly EC) | 1 January 1995 |
| Fiji | 14 January 1996 |
| Finland | 1 January 1995 |
| France | 1 January 1995 |
| Gabon | 1 January 1995 |
| Gambia | 23 October 1996 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Mongolia | 29 January 1997 |
| Morocco | 1 January 1995 |
| Mozambique | 26 August 1995 |
| Myanmar | 1 January 1995 |
| Namibia | 1 January 1995 |
| 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 |
| 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 January 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 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 |
| Tanzania | 1 January 1995 |
| Thailand | 1 January 1995 |
| Togo | 31 May 1995 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 March 1995 |
| Tunisia | 29 March 1995 |
| Turkey | 26 March 1995 |
| 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, Bolivarian Republic of | 1 January 1995 |
| Zambia | 1 January 1995 |
| Zimbabwe | 5 March 1995 |
| Observers | |
| Algeria | |
| Andorra | |
| Azerbaijan | |
| Bahamas | |
| Belarus | |
| Bhutan | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| Comoros | |
| Equatorial Guinea | |
| Ethiopia | |
| Holy See | |
| Iran | |
| Iraq | |
| Lebanese Republic | |
| Libya | |
| Sao Tomé and Principe | |
| Serbia | |
| Somalia | |
| South Sudan | |
| Sudan | |
| Syrian Arab Republic | |
| Timor-Leste | |
| Uzbekistan |
