| Membership to the WTO - Landlocked Developing Countries and Transit Developing Countries | ||||||
| Country | Region | WTO - Member | WTO - Observer | |||
| Accession date | Application date | |||||
| Landlocked Developing Countries | ||||||
| Afghanistan | Asia | - | 21/11/2004 | |||
| Armenia | Europe | 05/02/2003 | - | |||
| Azerbaijan | Asia | - | 30/06/1997 | |||
| Bhutan | Asia | - | 17/09/1999 | |||
| Bolivia | Latin America | 12/09/1995 | - | |||
| Botswana | Africa | 31/05/1995 | - | |||
| Burkina Faso | Africa | 03/06/1995 | - | |||
| Burundi | Africa | 23/07/1995 | - | |||
| Central African Republic | Africa | 31/05/1995 | - | |||
| Chad | Africa | 19/10/1996 | - | |||
| Ethiopia | Africa | - | 13/01/2003 | |||
| Kazakhstan | Asia | - | 29/01/1996 | |||
| Kyrgyzstan | Asia | 20/12/1998 | ||||
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | Asia | - | 16/07/1997 | |||
| Lesotho | Africa | 31/05/1995 | - | |||
| Macedonia, FYR | Europe | 04/04/2003 | - | |||
| Malawi | Africa | 31/05/1995 | - | |||
| Mali | Africa | 31/05/1995 | - | |||
| Moldova, Republic of | Europe | 26/07/2001 | - | |||
| Mongolia | Asia | 29/01/1997 | - | |||
| Nepal | Asia | 23/04/2004 | - | |||
| Niger | Africa | 13/12/1996 | - | |||
| Paraguay | Latin America | 01/01/1995 | - | |||
| Rwanda | Africa | 22/05/1996 | - | |||
| Swaziland | Africa | 01/01/1995 | - | |||
| Tajikistan | Asia | 29/05/2001 | ||||
| Turkmenistan | Asia | - | - | |||
| Uganda | Africa | 01/01/1995 | - | |||
| Uzbekistan | Asia | 08/12/1994 | ||||
| Zambia | Africa | 01/01/1995 | - | |||
| Zimbabwe | Africa | 05/03/1995 | - | |||
| Transit Developing Countries | ||||||
| Algeria | Africa | - | 03/06/1987 | |||
| Angola | Africa | 23/11/1996 | - | |||
| Argentina | Latin America | 01/01/1995 | - | |||
| Bangladesh | Asia | 01/01/1995 | - | |||
| Benin | Africa | 22/02/1996 | - | |||
| Brazil | Latin America | 01/01/1995 | - | |||
| Cambodia | Asia | 13/10/2004 | - | |||
| Cameroon | Africa | 13/12/1995 | - | |||
| Chile | Latin America | 01/01/1995 | - | |||
| China | Asia | 11/12/2001 | - | |||
| Côte d’Ivoire | Africa | 01/01/1995 | - | |||
| Democratic Republic of Congo | Africa | 01/01/1997 | - | |||
| Djibouti | Africa | 31/05/1995 | - | |||
| Eritrea | Africa | - | - | |||
| Ghana | Africa | 01/01/1995 | - | |||
| Guinea | Africa | 25/10/1995 | - | |||
| India | Asia | 01/01/1995 | - | |||
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | Asia | - | 19/07/1996 | |||
| Kenya | Africa | 01/01/1995 | - | |||
| Mozambique | Africa | 26/08/1995 | - | |||
| Myanmar | Asia | 01/01/1995 | - | |||
| Namibia | Africa | 01/01/1995 | - | |||
| Nigeria | Africa | 01/01/1995 | - | |||
| Pakistan | Asia | 01/01/1995 | - | |||
| Peru | Latin America | 01/01/1995 | - | |||
| Senegal | Africa | 01/01/1995 | - | |||
| Somalia | Africa | - | - | |||
| South Africa | Africa | 01/01/1995 | - | |||
| Tanzania, United Republic of | Africa | 01/01/1995 | - | |||
| Thailand | Asia | 01/01/1995 | - | |||
| Togo | Africa | 31/05/1995 | - | |||
| Turkey | Asia | 26/03/1995 | - | |||
| Uruguay | Latin America | 01/01/1995 | ||||
| Viet Nam | Asia | - | 04/01/1995 | |||
| Source: WTO, May 2005 | ||||||