Who Is On the Most Favored Nation List?

The most favored nation list is a list of those countries or nations with the status of "most favored nation" or MFN. Essentially, this means that any nation on the list must receive equal terms when it comes to fair/free trade.  Everyone has to get the same advantages when it comes to the creation of international trade policies.

When the World Trade Organization (WTO) was formed in 1994, it began with the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). Any member nations that signed this agreement entered the WTO and were treated as having most favored nation status as it pertains to trade.

The members of the WTO all agreed to grant most favored nation status to one another. Therefore, the list of most favored nation is the same as the list of countries that are part of the World Trade Organization.

Nations in the WTO

Those nations in the WTO who, by extension, are a list of nations on the most favored nations list, are listed below along with the date they received most favored nation status. A full list and more details about the WTO and these member nations can be found at WTO.org:

• Albania – September 8, 2000
• Angola – November 23, 1996
• Antigua and Barbuda – January 1, 1995
• Argentina – January 1, 1995
• Armenia – February 5, 2003
• Australia – January 1, 1995
• Austria – January 1, 1995
• Kingdom of Bahrain – January 1, 1995
• Bangladesh – January 1, 1995
• Barbados – January 1, 1995
• Belgium – January 1, 1995
• Belize – January 1, 1995
• Benin – February 22, 1996
• Plurinational State of Bolivia – September 12, 1995
• Botswana – May 31, 1995
• Brazil – January 1, 1995
• Brunei Darussalem – January 1, 1995
• Bulgaria – December 1, 1996
• Burkina Faso – June 3, 1995
• Burundi – July 23, 1995
• Cambodia – October 13, 2004
• Cameroon – December 13, 1995
• Canada – January 1, 1995
• Cape Verde – July 23, 2008
• Central African Republic – May 31, 1995
• Chad – October 19, 1996
• Chile – January 1, 1995
• China – December 11, 2001
• Colombia – April 30, 1995
• Congo – March 27, 1997
• Costa Rica – January 1, 1995
• Cote d’lvoire – January 1, 1995
• Croatia – November 30, 2000
• Cuba – April 20, 1995
• Cyprus – July 30, 1995
• Czech Republic – January 1, 1995
• Democratic Republic of the Congo –  January 1, 1997
• Denmark – January 1, 1995
• Djibouti – May 31, 1995
• Dominica – January 1, 1995
• Dominican Republic – March 9, 1995
• Ecuador – January 21, 1996
• Egypt – June 30, 1995
• El Salvador – May 7, 1995
• Estonia – November 13, 1999
• European Union – January 1, 1995
• Fiji – January 14, 1996
• Finland – January 1, 1995
• Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia – April 4, 2003
• France – January 1, 1995
• Gabon – January 1, 1995
• The Gambia – October 23, 1996
• Georgia – June 14, 2000
• Germany – January 1, 1995
• Ghana – January 1, 1995
• Greece – January 1, 1995
• Grenada – February 22, 1996
• Guatemala – July 21, 1995
• Guinea – October 25, 1995
• Guinea Bissau – May 31, 1995
• Guyana – January 1, 1995
• Haiti – January 30, 1996
• Honduras – January 1, 1995
• Hong Kong, China – January 1, 1995
• Hungary – January 1, 1995
• Iceland – January 1, 1995
• India – January 1, 1995
• Indonesia – January 1, 1995
• Ireland – January 1, 1995
• Israel – April 21, 1995
• Italy – January 1, 1995
• Jamaica – March 9, 1995
• Japan – January 1, 1995
• Jordan – April 11, 2000
• Kenya – January 1, 1995
• Republic of Korea – January 1, 1995
• Kuwait – January 1, 1995
• Kyrgyz Republic – December 30, 1998
• Latvia – February 10, 1999
• Lesotho – May 31, 1995
• Liechtenstein – September 1, 1995
• Lithuania – May 31, 2000
• Luxemborg – January 1, 1995
• Macao, China – January 1, 1995
• Madagascar – November 17, 1995
• Malawi – May 31, 1995
• Malaysia – January 1, 1995
• Maldives – May 31, 1995
• Mali – May 31, 1995
• Malta – January 1, 1995
• Mauritania – May 31, 1995
• Mauritius – January 1, 1995
• Mexico – January 1, 1995
• Moldova – July 26, 2001
• Mongolia – January 29, 1997
• Morocco – January 1, 1995
• Mozambique – August 26, 1995
• Myanmar – January 1, 1995
• Namibia – January 1, 1995
• Nepal – April 23, 2004
• Netherlands – January 1, 1995
• New Zealand – January 1, 1995
• Nicaragua – September 3, 1995
• Niger – December 13, 1996
• Nigeria – January 1, 1995
• Norway – January 1, 1995
• Oman – November 9, 2000
• Pakistan – January 1, 1995
• Panama – September 6, 1997
• Papua New Guinea – June 9, 1996
• Paraguay – January 1, 1995
• Peru – January 1, 1995
• Philippines – January 1, 1995
• Poland – July 1, 1995
• Portugal – January 1, 1995
• Qatar – January 13, 1996
• Romania – January 1, 1995
• Rwanda – May 22, 1996
• Saint Kitts and Nevis – February 21, 1996
• Saint Lucia – January 1, 1995
• Saint Vincent & the Grenadines – January 1, 1995
• Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – December 11, 2005
• Senegal – January 1, 1995
• Sierra Leone – July 23, 1995
• Singapore – January 1, 1995
• Slovak Republic – January 1, 1995
• Slovenia – July 30, 1995
• Solomon Islands – July 26, 1996
• South Africa – January 1, 1995
• Spain – January 1, 1995
• Sri Lanka – January 1, 1995
• Suriname – January 1, 1995
• Swaziland – January 1, 1995
• Sweden – January 1, 1995
• Switzerland – July 1, 1995
• Chinese Taipei – January 1, 2002
• Tanzania – January 1, 1995
• Thailand – January 1, 1995
• Togo – May 31, 1995
• Tonga – July 27, 2007
• Trinidad and Tobago – March 1, 1995
• Tunisia – March 29, 1995
• Turkey – March 26, 1995
• Uganda – January 1, 1995
• Ukraine – May 16, 2008
• United Arab Emirates – April 10, 1996
• United Kingdom – January 1, 1995
• United States of America – January 1, 1995
• Uruguay – January 1, 1995
• Republic of Bolivarian Venezuela –  January 1, 1995
• Viet Nam – January 11, 2007
• Zambia – January 1, 1995
• Zimbabwe – March 5, 1995

So, now you have a list of organizations in the WTO. All of which are also considered to be on the most favored nation list.