The original member countries of the OECD are:

Austria

Belgium

Canada

Denmark

France

Germany

Greece

Iceland

Ireland

Italy

Luxembourg

Netherlands

Norway

Portugal

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Turkey

United Kingdom

United States.

The following countries became members subsequently through accession at the dates indicated:

Japan (28^th April 1994)

Finland (28^th January 1969)

Australia (7^th June 1971)

New Zealand (29^th May 1973)

Mexico (18^th May 1994)

The Czech Republic (21^st December 1995)

Hungary (7^th May 1996)

Poland (22^nd November 1996)

Korea (12^th December 1996)

The Slovak Republic (14^th December 2000)