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Member Countries - Chronological Listing

IFC member countries by year in which they signed IFC's Articles of Agreement.



The New Millennium
YearCountryIFC Region1
2008QatarMiddle East and North Africa
2008Sao Tome and PrincipeSub-Saharan Africa
2007MontenegroEurope and Central Asia
2005Malta2
2004Timor-LesteEast Asia and the Pacific
2003Bhutan South Asia

1990s
1998 ChadSub-Saharan Africa
1997CambodiaEast Asia and the Pacific
PalauEast Asia and the Pacific
TurkmenistanEurope and Central Asia
1996St. Kitts and NevisLatin America and the Caribbean
Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope and Central Asia
1995ArmeniaEurope and Central Asia
Azerbaijan Europe and Central Asia
BahrainMiddle East and North Africa
EritreaSub-Saharan Africa
GeorgiaEurope and Central Asia
MoldovaEurope and Central Asia
1994Tajikistan Europe and Central Asia
1993CroatiaEurope and Central Asia
Czech RepublicEurope and Central Asia
Estonia Europe and Central Asia
KazakhstanEurope and Central Asia
Kyrgyz RepublicEurope and Central Asia
LatviaEurope and Central Asia
LithuaniaEurope and Central Asia
Macedonia, FYR ofEurope and Central Asia
Micronesia, Fed. States of East Asia and the Pacific
Russian FederationEurope and Central Asia
Slovak Republic Europe and Central Asia
SloveniaEurope and Central Asia
Ukraine Europe and Central Asia
UzbekistanEurope and Central Asia
SerbiaEurope and Central Asia
1992BelarusEurope and Central Asia
ComorosSub-Saharan Africa
Equatorial GuineaSub-Saharan Africa
Lao PDREast Asia and the Pacific
Marshall IslandsEast Asia and the Pacific
Switzerland2
1991AlbaniaEurope and Central Asia
BulgariaEurope and Central Asia
Central African RepublicSub-Saharan Africa
MongoliaEast Asia and the Pacific
1990AlgeriaMiddle East and North Africa
Cape VerdeSub-Saharan Africa
NamibiaSub-Saharan Africa
RomaniaEurope and Central Asia

1980s
1989AngolaSub-Saharan Africa
1987Antigua and BarbudaLatin America and the Caribbean
BeninSub-Saharan Africa
PolandEurope and Central Asia
1986Bahamas, TheLatin America and the Caribbean
KiribatiEast Asia and the Pacific
1985HungaryEurope and Central Asia
Tonga East Asia and the Pacific
1984MozambiqueSub-Saharan Africa
1983Gambia, TheSub-Saharan Africa
MaldivesSouth Asia
1982BelizeLatin America and the Caribbean
Guinea Sub-Saharan Africa
St. LuciaLatin America and the Caribbean
1981SeychellesSub-Saharan Africa
VanuatuEast Asia and the Pacific
1980BarbadosLatin America and the Caribbean
Congo Sub-Saharan Africa
Djibouti Sub-Saharan Africa
DominicaLatin America and the Caribbean
Solomon IslandsEast Asia and the Pacific
ZimbabweSub-Saharan Africa

1970s
1979BotswanaSub-Saharan Africa
BurundiSub-Saharan Africa
Fiji East Asia and the Pacific
NigerSub-Saharan Africa
1978MaliSub-Saharan Africa
Guinea-BissauSub-Saharan Africa
1977United Arab EmiratesMiddle East and North Africa
1976BangladeshSouth Asia
1975Burkina FasoSub-Saharan Africa
GrenadaLatin America and the Caribbean
Papua New GuineaEast Asia and the Pacific
RwandaSub-Saharan Africa
1974Cameroon Sub-Saharan Africa
SamoaEast Asia and the Pacific
1973OmanMiddle East and North Africa
1972LesothoSub-Saharan Africa
1971Trinidad and TobagoLatin America and the Caribbean
1970Gabon Sub-Saharan Africa
Yemen, Republic of Middle East and North Africa
Congo, Democratic
Republic of

Sub-Saharan Africa

1960s
1969China East Asia and the Pacific
SwazilandSub-Saharan Africa
1968Indonesia4East Asia and the Pacific
MauritiusSub-Saharan Africa
Singapore2
UruguayLatin America and the Caribbean
1967GuyanaLatin America and the Caribbean
MauritaniaSub-Saharan Africa
VietnamEast Asia and the Pacific
1966NepalEast Asia and the Pacific
PortugalEurope and Central Asia
1965MalawiSub-Saharan Africa
ZambiaSub-Saharan Africa
1964JamaicaLatin America and the Caribbean
KenyaSub-Saharan Africa
Korea, Republic ofEast Asia and the Pacific
1963Côte d'IvoireSub-Saharan Africa
MadagascarSub-Saharan Africa
Uganda Sub-Saharan Africa
1962Cyprus2
Kuwait Middle East and North Africa
LiberiaSub-Saharan Africa
MoroccoMiddle East and North Africa
Saudi Arabia Middle East and North Africa
SenegalSub-Saharan Africa
Sierra LeoneSub-Saharan Africa
SomaliaSub-Saharan Africa
Syrian Arab RepublicMiddle East and North Africa
TanzaniaSub-Saharan Africa
Togo Sub-Saharan Africa
TunisiaMiddle East and North Africa
1961New Zealand2
NigeriaSub-Saharan Africa
Dominican Republic3Latin America and the Caribbean
1960Spain2
Sudan Sub-Saharan Africa

1950s
1959ArgentinaLatin America and the Caribbean
1958GhanaSub-Saharan Africa
Ireland2
LibyaMiddle East and North Africa
Malaysia East Asia and the Pacific
1957AfghanistanMiddle East and North Africa
PhilippinesEast Asia and the Pacific
South AfricaSub-Saharan Africa
1956Belgium2
Bolivia Latin America and the Caribbean
BrazilLatin America and the Caribbean
Denmark2
El SalvadorLatin America and the Caribbean
EthiopiaSub-Saharan Africa
Finland2
France2
Germany2
Iran, Islamic Republic of Middle East and North Africa
IraqMiddle East and North Africa
Israel2
Italy2
Japan2
JordanMiddle East and North Africa
LebanonMiddle East and North Africa
Luxembourg2
Myanmar East Asia and the Pacific
Norway 2
Sri LankaSouth Asia
Sweden2
Thailand East Asia and the Pacific
Turkey Europe and Central Asia
VenezuelaLatin America and the Caribbean
1955Australia2
Austria2
Canada2
ChileLatin America and the Caribbean
ColombiaLatin America and the Caribbean
Costa RicaLatin America and the Caribbean
EcuadorLatin America and the Caribbean
Egypt, Arab Republic ofMiddle East and North Africa
Greece2
GuatemalaLatin America and the Caribbean
HaitiLatin America and the Caribbean
HondurasLatin America and the Caribbean
Iceland2
IndiaSouth Asia
MexicoLatin America and the Caribbean
Netherlands2
NicaraguaLatin America and the Caribbean
PakistanMiddle East and North Africa
PanamaLatin America and the Caribbean
ParaguayLatin America and the Caribbean
PeruLatin America and the Caribbean
United Kingdom2
United States2




1An IFC Region refers to a developing region of the world. Therefore, not all countries are categorized.

2IFC's membership includes a number of industrialized and high-income countries that are not clients of its investments and technical assistance.

3Dominican Republic joined IFC in 1955, left in 1960, and rejoined in 1961.

4Indonesia joined IFC in 1956, left in 1961, and rejoined in 1968.


The following IBRD member countries are not members of IFC:

Brunei Darussalam

San Marino
Qatar Sao Tome and Principe
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Suriname