| UN OHRLLS HOME | LDCs | LLDCs | SIDS | STATISTICS HOME | |||
| Membership to the WTO - Least Developed Countries | |||||||
| Country | Region | WTO - Member | WTO - Observer | ||||
| Accession date | Application date | ||||||
| Afghanistan | Asia | - | November 21, 2004 | ||||
| Angola | Africa | November 23, 1996 | - | ||||
| Bangladesh | Asia | January 1, 1995 | - | ||||
| Benin | Africa | February 22, 1996 | - | ||||
| Bhutan | Asia | - | September 17, 1999 | ||||
| Burkina Faso | Africa | June 3, 1995 | - | ||||
| Burundi | Africa | July 23, 1995 | - | ||||
| Cambodia | Asia | October 13, 2004 | - | ||||
| Cape Verde | Africa | - | November 11, 1999 | ||||
| Central African Republic | Africa | May 31, 1995 | - | ||||
| Chad | Africa | October 19, 1996 | - | ||||
| Comoros | Africa | - | - | ||||
| Congo, Dem. Rep. | Africa | January 1, 1997 | - | ||||
| Djibouti | Africa | May 31, 1995 | - | ||||
| Equatorial Guinea | Africa | - | Observer | ||||
| Eritrea | Africa | - | |||||
| Ethiopia | Africa | - | January 13, 2003 | ||||
| Gambia, The | Africa | October 23, 1996 | - | ||||
| Guinea | Africa | October 25, 1995 | - | ||||
| Guinea-Bissau | Africa | May 31, 1995 | - | ||||
| Haiti | America | January 30, 1996 | - | ||||
| Kiribati | Oceania | - | - | ||||
| Lao PDR | Asia | - | July 16, 1997 | ||||
| Lesotho | Africa | May 31, 1995 | - | ||||
| Liberia | Africa | - | - | ||||
| Madagascar | Africa | November 17, 1995 | - | ||||
| Malawi | Africa | May 31, 1995 | - | ||||
| Maldives | Asia | May 31, 1995 | - | ||||
| Mali | Africa | May 31, 1995 | - | ||||
| Mauritania | Africa | May 31, 1995 | - | ||||
| Mozambique | Africa | August 26, 1995 | - | ||||
| Myanmar | Asia | January 1, 1995 | - | ||||
| Nepal | Asia | April 23, 2004 | - | ||||
| Niger | Africa | December 13, 1996 | - | ||||
| Rwanda | Africa | May 22, 1996 | - | ||||
| Samoa | Oceania | - | April 15, 1998 | ||||
| Sao Tome and Principe | Africa | - | January 14, 2005 | ||||
| Senegal | Africa | January 1, 1995 | - | ||||
| Sierra Leone | Africa | July 23, 1995 | - | ||||
| Solomon Islands | Oceania | July 26, 1996 | - | ||||
| Somalia | Africa | - | |||||
| Sudan | Africa | - | October 11, 1994 | ||||
| Timor-Leste | Asia | - | - | ||||
| Togo | Africa | May 31, 1995 | - | ||||
| Tuvalu | Oceania | - | - | ||||
| Uganda | Africa | January 1, 1995 | - | ||||
| Tanzania | Africa | January 1, 1995 | - | ||||
| Vanuatu | Oceania | - | July 7, 1995 | ||||
| Yemen, Republic | Asia | - | April 14, 2000 | ||||
| Zambia | Africa | January 1, 1995 | - | ||||
| Source: WTO | |||||||
| Note: The observer States must start accession negotiations within five years of becoming observers. | |||||||