Parties To The Covenant
| State | Date signed | Date ratified, acceded or succeeded | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan (Islamic Republic of) | 24 Jan 1983 | Acceded as the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan | ||
| Albania (Republic of) | 4 Oct 1991 | |||
| Algeria | 10 Dec 1968 | 12 Sep 1989 | ||
| Andorra | 5 Aug 2002 | 22 Sep 2006 | ||
| Angola | 10 Jan 1992 | |||
| Argentine Republic | 19 Feb 1968 | 8 Aug 1986 | ||
| Armenia | 23 Jun 1993 | |||
| Australia | 18 Dec 1972 | 13 Aug 1980 | ||
| Austria | 10 Dec 1973 | 10 Sept 1978 | ||
| Azerbaijan | 13 Aug 1992 | |||
| Bahamas | 4 Dec 2008 | 23 Dec 2008 | ||
| Bahrain | 20 Sept 2006 | |||
| Bangladesh | 6 Sept 2000 | |||
| Barbados | 5 Jan 1973 | |||
| Belarus | 19 Mar 1968 | 12 Nov 1973 | Signed and ratified as the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic | |
| Belgium | 10 Dec 1968 | 21 Apr 1983 | ||
| Belize | 10 Jun 1996 | |||
| Benin | 12 Mar 1992 | |||
| Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 12 Aug 1982 | Acceded as the Republic of Bolivia | ||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 Sept 1993 | Succeeded as Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia | ||
| Botswana | 8 Sept 2000 | 8 Sept 2000 | ||
| Brazil | 12 Dec 1991 | 24 Jan 1992 | ||
| Bulgaria | 8 Oct 1968 | 21 Sept 1970 | Signed and ratified as the People's Republic of Bulgaria | |
| Burkina Faso | 4 Jan 1999 | |||
| Burundi | 9 May 1990 | |||
| Cambodia | 17 Oct 1980 | 26 May 1992 | Signed as Democratic Kampuchea | |
| Cameroon | 27 Jun 1984 | |||
| Canada | 19 May 1976 | |||
| Cape Verde | 6 Aug 1993 | |||
| Central African Republic | 8 May 1981 | |||
| Chad | 9 Jun 1995 | |||
| Chile | 16 Sep 1969 | 10 Feb 1972 | ||
| China, People's Republic of | 5 Oct 1998 | Republic of China had signed on 5 October 1967 | ||
| Colombia | 21 Dec 1966 | 29 Oct 1969 | ||
| Comoros | 25 Sep 2008 | |||
| Congo | 5 Oct 1983 | Ratified as the People's Republic of the Congo | ||
| Costa Rica | 19 Dec 1966 | 29 Nov 1968 | ||
| Côte d'Ivoire | 26 Mar 1992 | |||
| Republic of Croatia | Oct 12 1992 | Succeeded from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia | ||
| Cuba | 28 Feb 2008 | |||
| Cyprus | 19 Dec 1966 | 2 Apr 1969 | ||
| Czech Republic | 22 Feb 1993 | Signed 7 October 1968 and ratified 23 December 1975 as Czechoslovak Socialist Republic | ||
| Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 14 Sept 1981 | Sought withdrawal on 25 August 1997 but Secretariat stated Covenant has no withdrawal provision so could not withdraw without approval of all states | ||
| Congo, Democratic Republic of | 1 Nov 1976 | Ratified as the Republic of Zaire | ||
| Denmark | 20 Mar 1968 | 6 Jan 1972 | ||
| Djibouti | 5 Nov 2002 | |||
| Dominica | 17 Jun 1993 | |||
| Dominican Republic | 4 Jan 1978 | |||
| Ecuador | 4 Apr 1968 | 6 Mar 1969 | ||
| Egypt, Arab Republic of | 4 Aug 1967 | 14 Jan 1982 | Signed as the United Arab Republic | |
| El Salvador | 21 Sept 1967 | 30 Nov 1979 | ||
| Equatorial Guinea | 25 Sept 1987 | |||
| Eritrea | 22 Jan 2002 | |||
| Estonia | 21 Oct 1991 | |||
| Ethiopia | 11 Jun 1993 | |||
| Finland | 11 Oct 1967 | 19 Aug 1975 | ||
| France | 4 Nov 1980 | |||
| Gabon | 21 Jan 1983 | |||
| Gambia | 22 Mar 1979 | |||
| Georgia, Republic of | 3 May 1994 | |||
| Germany, Federal Republic of | 9 Oct 1968 | 17 Dec 1973 | The German Democratic Republic had signed on 23 March 1973 and ratified on 8 November 1973 the Covenant with reservations and declarations | |
| Ghana | 7 Sept 2000 | 7 Sep 2000 | ||
| Greece | 5 May 1997 | |||
| Grenada | 6 Sept 1991 | |||
| Guatemala | 5 May 1992 | |||
| Guinea | 28 Feb 1967 | 24 Jan 1978 | ||
| Guinea-Bissau | 12 Sept 2000 | 1 Nov 2010 | ||
| Guyana | 22 Aug 1968 | 15 Feb 1977 | ||
| Haiti | 6 Feb 1991 | |||
| Honduras | 19 Dec 1966 | 25 Aug 1997 | ||
| Hungary | 25 Mar 1969 | 17 Jan 1974 | Signed and ratified as the People's Republic of Hungary | |
| Iceland | 30 Dec 1968 | 22 Aug 1979 | ||
| India | 10 Apr 1979 | |||
| Indonesia | 23 Feb 2006 | |||
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 4 Apr 1968 | 24 Jun 1975 | Signed and ratified as Empire of Iran | |
| Iraq | 18 Feb 1969 | 25 Jan 1971 | ||
| Ireland | 1 Oct 1973 | 8 Dec 1989 | ||
| Israel | 19 Dec 1966 | 3 Oct 1991 | ||
| Italy | 18 Jan 1967 | 15 Sept 1978 | ||
| Jamaica | 19 Dec 1966 | 3 Oct 1975 | ||
| Japan | 30 May 1978 | 21 Jun 1979 | ||
| Jordan | 30 Jun 1972 | 28 May 1975 | ||
| Kazakhstan | 2 Dec 2003 | 24 Jan 2006 | ||
| Kenya | 1 May 1972 | |||
| Kuwait | 21 May 1996 | |||
| Kyrgyzstan | 7 Oct 1994 | |||
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | 7 Dec 2000 | 25 Sept 2009 | ||
| Latvia | 14 Apr 1992 | |||
| Lebanon | 3 Nov 1972 | |||
| Lesotho | 9 Sept 1992 | |||
| Liberia | 18 Apr 1967 | 22 Sept 2004 | ||
| Libya | 15 May 1970 | Signed and ratified as the Libyan Arab Republic | ||
| Liechtenstein | 10 Dec 1998 | |||
| Lithuania | 20 Nov 1991 | |||
| Luxembourg | 26 Nov 1974 | 18 Aug 1983 | ||
| Madagascar | 17 Sept 1969 | 21 Jun 1971 | Signed and ratified as the Malagasy Republic | |
| Malawi | 22 Dec 1993 | |||
| Maldives | 19 Sept 2006 | |||
| Mali | 16 Jul 1974 | |||
| Malta | 13 Sept 1990 | |||
| Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 17 Nov 2004 | |||
| Mauritius | 12 Dec 1973 | |||
| Mexico | 23 Mar 1981 | |||
| Monaco | 26 Jun 1997 | 28 Aug 1997 | ||
| Mongolia | 5 Jun 1968 | 18 Nov 1974 | Signed and ratified as the Mongolian People's Republic | |
| Montenegro | 23 Oct 2006 | |||
| Morocco | 19 Jan 1977 | 3 May 1979 | ||
| Mozambique | 21 Jul 1993 | |||
| Namibia | 28 Nov 1994 | |||
| Nauru | 12 Nov 2001 | |||
| Nepal | 14 May 1991 | Signed as the Kingdom of Nepal | ||
| Netherlands | 25 Jun 1969 | 11 Dec 1978 | ||
| New Zealand | 12 Nov 1968 | 28 Dec 1978 | ||
| Nicaragua | 12 Mar 1980 | |||
| Niger | 7 Mar 1986 | |||
| Nigeria | 29 Jul 1993 | |||
| Norway | 20 Mar 1968 | 13 Sep 1972 | ||
| Pakistan | 17 Apr 2008 | 23 Jun 2010 | ||
| Palau | 20 Sept 2011 | |||
| Panama | 27 Jul 1976 | 8 Mar 1977 | ||
| Papua New Guinea | 21 Jul 2008 | |||
| Paraguay | 10 Jun 1992 | |||
| Peru | 11 Aug 1977 | 28 Apr 1978 | ||
| Philippines | 19 Dec 1966 | 23 Oct 1986 | ||
| Poland | 2 Mar 1967 | 18 Mar 1977 | Signed and ratified as the People's Republic of Poland | |
| Portugal | 7 Oct 1976 | 15 Jun 1978 | ||
| Korea, Republic of | 10 Apr 1990 | |||
| Moldova | 26 Jan 1993 | |||
| Romania | 27 Jun 1968 | 9 Dec 1974 | ||
| Russian Federation | 18 Mar 1968 | 16 Oct 1973 | Succeeded from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics | |
| Rwanda | 16 Apr 1975 | |||
| Samoa | 15 Feb 2008 | |||
| San Marino | 18 Oct 1985 | |||
| Sao Tome and Principe | 31 Oct 1995 | |||
| Senegal | 6 Jul 1970 | 13 Feb 1978 | ||
| Serbia | 12 Mar 2001 | The former Yugoslavia had signed the Covenant on 8 August 1967 and ratified it on 2 June 1971 | ||
| Seychelles | 5 May 1992 | |||
| Sierra Leone | 23 Aug 1996 | |||
| Slovakia | 28 May 1993 | Signed 7 October 1968 and ratified 23 December 1975 as Czechoslovakia | ||
| Slovenia | 6 Jul 1992 | The former Yugoslavia had signed the Covenant on 8 August 1967 and ratified it on 2 June 1971 | ||
| Somalia | 24 Jan 1990 | |||
| South Africa | 3 Oct 1994 | 10 Dec 1998 | ||
| Spain | 28 Sep 1976 | 27 Apr 1977 | ||
| Sri Lanka | 11 Jun 1980 | |||
| St. Lucia | 22 Sep 2011 | |||
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 9 Nov 1981 | |||
| Sudan | 18 Mar 1986 | Acceded as the Democratic Republic of Sudan | ||
| Suriname | 28 Dec 1976 | |||
| Swaziland | 26 Mar 2004 | |||
| Sweden | 29 Sept 1967 | 6 Dec 1971 | ||
| Switzerland | 18 Jun 1992 | |||
| Syrian Arab Republic | 21 Apr 1969 | |||
| Tajikistan | 4 Jan 1999 | |||
| Thailand | 29 Oct 1996 | |||
| Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | 18 Jan 1994 | The former Yugoslavia had signed the Covenant on 8 August 1967 and ratified it on 2 June 1971 | ||
| Timor-Leste | 18 Sep 2003 | |||
| Togolese Republic | 24 May 1984 | |||
| Trinidad and Tobago | 21 Dec 1978 | |||
| Tunisia | 30 Apr 1968 | 18 Mar 1969 | ||
| Turkey (Republic of) | 15 Aug 2000 | 23 Sept 2003 | ||
| Turkmenistan | 1 May 1997 | |||
| Uganda | 21 Jun 1995 | |||
| Ukraine | 20 Mar 1968 | 12 Nov 1973 | Signed and ratified as the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic | |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 16 Sept 1968 | 20 May 1976 | ||
| Tanzania | 11 Jun 1976 | |||
| United States of America | 5 Oct 1977 | 8 Jun 1992 | ||
| Uruguay | 21 Feb 1967 | 1 Apr 1970 | ||
| Uzbekistan | 28 Sept 1995 | |||
| Vanuatu | 29 Nov 2007 | 21 Nov 2008 | ||
| Venezuela | 24 Jun 1969 | 10 May 1978 | ||
| Vietnam | 24 Sept 1982 | |||
| Yemen | 9 Feb 1987 | |||
| Zambia | 10 Apr 1984 | |||
| Zimbabwe | 13 May 1991 |
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