ICSID - International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes

This database provides information relating to: signatures, ratifications and entry into force of the ICSID Convention; measures taken by ICSID Contracting States for the purpose of implementation and application of the Convention; and designations made to the ICSID Panels of Conciliators and of Arbitrators.

Signatory and Contracting States

Contracting States Only

Signatory States Only

State

Signature

Deposit
of Ratification

Entry into Force
of Convention

Afghanistan	Sep 30, 1966	Jun 25, 1968	Jul 25, 1968
Albania	Oct 15, 1991	Oct 15, 1991	Nov 14, 1991
Algeria	Apr 17, 1995	Feb 21, 1996	Mar 22, 1996
Argentina	May 21, 1991	Oct 19, 1994	Nov 18, 1994
Armenia	Sep 16, 1992	Sep 16, 1992	Oct 16, 1992
Australia	Mar 24, 1975	May 02, 1991	Jun 01, 1991
Austria	May 17, 1966	May 25, 1971	Jun 24, 1971
Azerbaijan	Sep 18, 1992	Sep 18, 1992	Oct 18, 1992
Bahamas	Oct 19, 1995	Oct 19, 1995	Nov 18, 1995
Bahrain	Sep 22, 1995	Feb 14, 1996	Mar 15, 1996
Bangladesh	Nov 20, 1979	Mar 27, 1980	Apr 26, 1980
Barbados	May 13, 1981	Nov 01, 1983	Dec 01, 1983
Belarus	Jul 10, 1992	Jul 10, 1992	Aug 09, 1992
Belgium	Dec 15, 1965	Aug 27, 1970	Sep 26, 1970
Belize	Dec 19, 1986
Benin	Sep 10, 1965	Sep 06, 1966	Oct 14, 1966
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Apr 25, 1997	May 14, 1997	Jun 13, 1997
Botswana	Jan 15, 1970	Jan 15, 1970	Feb 14, 1970
Brunei Darussalam	Sep 16, 2002	Sep 16, 2002	Oct 16, 2002
Bulgaria	Mar 21, 2000	Apr 13, 2001	May 13, 2001
Burkina Faso	Sep 16, 1965	Aug 29, 1966	Oct 14, 1966
Burundi	Feb 17, 1967	Nov 05, 1969	Dec 05, 1969
Cambodia	Nov 05, 1993	Dec 20, 2004	Jan 19, 2005
Cameroon	Sep 23, 1965	Jan 03, 1967	Feb 02, 1967
Canada	Dec 15, 2006
Central African Republic	Aug 26, 1965	Feb 23, 1966	Oct 14, 1966
Chad	May 12, 1966	Aug 29, 1966	Oct 14, 1966
Chile	Jan 25, 1991	Sep 24, 1991	Oct 24, 1991
China	Feb 09, 1990	Jan 07, 1993	Feb 06, 1993
Colombia	May 18, 1993	Jul 15, 1997	Aug 14, 1997
Comoros	Sep 26, 1978	Nov 07, 1978	Dec 07, 1978
Congo, Democratic Republic of	Oct 29, 1968	Apr 29, 1970	May 29, 1970
Congo, Republic of	Dec 27, 1965	Jun 23, 1966	Oct 14, 1966
Costa Rica	Sep 29, 1981	Apr 27, 1993	May 27, 1993
Côte d'Ivoire	Jun 30, 1965	Feb 16, 1966	Oct 14, 1966
Croatia	Jun 16, 1997	Sep 22, 1998	Oct 22, 1998
Cyprus	Mar 09, 1966	Nov 25, 1966	Dec 25, 1966
Czech Republic	Mar 23, 1993	Mar 23, 1993	Apr 22, 1993
Denmark	Oct 11, 1965	Apr 24, 1968	May 24, 1968
Dominican Republic	Mar 20, 2000
Ecuador	Jan 15, 1986	Jan 15, 1986	Feb 14, 1986
Egypt, Arab Republic of	Feb 11, 1972	May 03, 1972	Jun 02, 1972
El Salvador	Jun 09, 1982	Mar 06, 1984	Apr 05, 1984
Estonia	Jun 23, 1992	Jun 23, 1992	Jul 23, 1992
Ethiopia	Sep 21, 1965