List
of Signatories and States Parties to the ICESCR
As of April
2004, 154 countries have signed and/or ratified the ICESCR:
Country
| Signature | Ratification/Accession(a)/Succession(d)
- Afghanistan
| 24 Jan 1983 a
- Albania
| 4 Oct 1991 a
- Algeria
| 10 Dec 1968 | 12
Sep 1989
- Angola
| 10 Jan 1992 a
- Argentina
| 19 Feb 1968 | 8 Aug 1986
- Armenia |
13 Sep 1993 a
- Australia
| 18 Dec 1972 | 10 Dec 1975
- Austria |
10 Dec 1973 | 10 Sep 1978
- Azerbaijan
| 13 Aug 1992 a
- Bangladesh
| 5 Oct 1998 a
- Barbados
| 5 Jan 1973 a
- Belarus |
19 Mar 1968 | 12 Nov 1973
- Belgium |
10 Dec 1968 | 21 Apr 1983
- Belize |
6 Sep 2000
- Benin | 12
Mar 1992 a
- Bolivia |
12 Aug 1982 a
- Bosnia and
Herzegovina | 1 Sep 1993 d
- Brazil |
24 Jan 1992 a
- Bulgaria
| 8 Oct 1968 | 21 Sep 1970
- Burkina Faso
| 4 Jan 1999 a
- Burundi |
9 May 1990 a
- Cambodia
| 17 Oct 1980 | 26 May 1992 a
- Cameroon
| 27 Jun 1984 a
- Canada |
19 May 1976 a
- Cape Verde
| 6 Aug 1993 a
- Central African
Republic | 8 May 1981 a
- Chad | 9
Jun 1995 a
- Chile | 16
Sep 1969 | 10 Feb 1972
- China | 27
Oct 1997 | 27 Mar 2001
- Colombia
| 21 Dec 1966 | 29 Oct 1969
- Congo | 5
Oct 1983 a
- Costa Rica
| 19 Dec 1966 | 29 Nov 1968
- Côte
d’Ivoire 2| 6 Mar 1992 a
- Croatia |
12 Oct 1992 d
- Cyprus |
9 Jan 1967 | 2 Apr 1969
- Czech Republic
| 22 Feb 1993 d
- Democratic
People's Republic of Korea | 14 Sep 1981 a
- Democratic
Republic of the Congo | 1 Nov 1976 a
- Denmark |
20 Mar 1968 | 6 Jan 1972
- Djibouti
| 5 Nov 2002 a
- Dominica
| 17 Jun 1993 a
- Dominican
Republic | 4 Jan 1978 a
- Ecuador |
29 Sep 1967 | 6 Mar 1969
- Egypt | 4
Aug 1967 | 14 Jan 1982
- El Salvador
| 21 Sep 1967 | 30 Nov 1979
- Equatorial
Guinea | 25 Sep 1987 a
- Eritrea |
17 Apr 2001 a
- Estonia |
21 Oct 1991 a
- Ethiopia
| 11 Jun 1993 a
- Finland |
11 Oct 1967 | 19 Aug 1975
- France |
4 Nov 1980 a
- Gabon | 21
Jan 1983 a
- Gambia |
29 Dec 1978 a
- Georgia |
3 May 1994 a
- Germany |
9 Oct 1968 | 17 Dec 1973
- Ghana | 7
Sep 2000 | 7 Sep 2000
- Greece |
16 May 1985 a
- Grenada |
6 Sep 1991 a
- Guatemala
| 19 May 1988 a
- Guinea |
28 Feb 1967 | 24 Jan 1978
- Guinea-Bissau
| 2 Jul 1992 a
- Guyana |
22 Aug 1968 | 15 Feb 1977
- Honduras
| 19 Dec 1966 | 17 Feb 1981
- Hungary |
25 Mar 1969 | 17 Jan 1974
- Iceland |
30 Dec 1968 | 22 Aug 1979
- India | 10
Apr 1979 a
- Iran (Islamic
Republic of) | 4 Apr 1968 | 24 Jun 1975
- 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 Sep 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
- Kenya | 1
May 1972 a
- Kuwait |
21 May 1996 a
- Kyrgyzstan
| 7 Oct 1994 a
- Lao People's
Democratic Republic | 7 Dec 2000
- Latvia |
14 Apr 1992 a
- Lebanon |
3 Nov 1972 a
- Lesotho |
9 Sep 1992 a
- Liberia |
18 Apr 1967
- Libyan Arab
Jamahiriya | 15 May 1970 a
- Liechtenstein
| 10 Dec 1998 a
- Lithuania
| 20 Nov 1991 a
- Luxembourg
| 26 Nov 1974 | 18 Aug 1983
- Madagascar
| 14 Apr 1970 | 22 Sep 1971
- Malawi |
22 Dec 1993 a
- Mali | 16
Jul 1974 a
- Malta | 22
Oct 1968 | 13 Sep 1990
- Mauritius
| 12 Dec 1973 a
- Mexico |
23 Mar 1981 a
- Monaco |
26 Jun 1997 | 28 Aug 1997
- Mongolia
| 5 Jun 1968 | 18 Nov 1974
- Morocco |
19 Jan 1977 | 3 May 1979
- Namibia |
28 Nov 1994 a
- Nepal | 14
May 1991 a
- Netherlands
| 25 Jun 1969 | 11 Dec 1978
- New Zealand
| 12 Nov 1968 | 28 Dec 1978
- Nicaragua
| 12 Mar 1980 a
- Niger | 7
Mar 1986 a
- Nigeria |
29 Jul 1993 a
- Norway |
20 Mar 1968 | 13 Sep 1972
- Panama |
27 Jul 1976 | 8 Mar 1977
- Paraguay
| 10 Jun 1992 a
- Peru | 11
Aug 1977 | 28 Apr 1978
- Philippines
| 19 Dec 1966 | 7 Jun 1974
- Poland |
2 Mar 1967 | 18 Mar 1977
- Portugal
| 7 Oct 1976 | 31 Jul 1978
- Republic
of Korea | 10 Apr 1990 a
- Republic
of Moldova | 26 Jan 1993 a
- Romania |
27 Jun 1968 | 9 Dec 1974
- Russian Federation
| 18 Mar 1968 | 16 Oct 1973
- Rwanda |
16 Apr 1975 a
- Saint Vincent
and the Grenadines | 9 Nov 1981 a
- San Marino
| 18 Oct 1985 a
- Sao Tome
and Principe | 31 Oct 1995
- Senegal |
6 Jul 1970 | 13 Feb 1978
- Serbia and
Montenegro | 12 Mar 2001 d
- Seychelles
| 5 May 1992 a
- Sierra Leone
| 23 Aug 1996 a
- Slovakia
| 28 May 1993 d
- Slovenia
| 6 Jul 1992 d
- Solomon Islands
| 17 Mar 1982 d
- Somalia |
24 Jan 1990 a
- South Africa
| 3 Oct 1994
- Spain | 28
Sep 1976 | 27 Apr 1977
Sri Lanka | 11 Jun 1980 a
- Sudan | 18
Mar 1986 a
- Suriname
| 28 Dec 1976 a
- Sweden |
29 Sep 1967 | 6 Dec 1971
- Switzerland
| 18 Jun 1992 a
- Syrian Arab
Republic | 21 Apr 1969 a
- Tajikistan
| 4 Jan 1999 a
- Thailand
| 5 Sep 1999 a
- The
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | 18 Jan 1994 d
- Timor-Leste
| 16 Apr 2003 a
- Togo
| 24 May 1984 a
- Trinidad
and Tobago | 8 Dec 1978 a
- Tunisia
| 30 Apr 1968 | 18 Mar 1969
- Turkey
| 15 Aug 2000 | 23 Sep 2003
- Turkmenistan
| 1 May 1997 a
- Uganda
| 21 Jan 1987 a
- Ukraine
| 20 Mar 1968 | 12
Nov 1973
- United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 16
Sep 1968 | 20 May 1976
- United
Republic of Tanzania | 11 Jun 1976
a
- United
States of America | 5 Oct 1977
- Uruguay
| 21 Feb 1967 | 1
Apr 1970
- Uzbekistan
| 28 Sep 1995 a
- Venezuela
| 24 Jun 1969 | 10
May 1978
- Viet
Nam | 24 Sep 1982 a
- Yemen
| 9 Feb 1987 a
- Zambia
| 10 Apr 1984 a
- Zimbabwe
| 13 May 1991 a
Source:
UN
Treaty Body Database
Accessed on: April 2004
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