The OECD Development Centre was established in 1961 as an independent platform for knowledge sharing and policy dialogue between Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) member countries and developing economies , allowing these countries to interact on an equal footing.
4-586: Today, 25 OECD member countries and 29 non-OECD member countries are members of the Centre. The Development Centre of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development was established in 1961 and comprises 54 countries, of which 25 are OECD members: Belgium, Chile, Colombia, the Czech Republic, Costa Rica, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico,
8-530: The Dominican Republic (November 2009); Senegal (February 2011); Argentina and Cabo Verde (March 2011); Panama (July 2013); Côte d'Ivoire, Kazakhstan and Tunisia (January 2015); the People's Republic of China (July 2015); Ghana and Uruguay (October 2015); Paraguay (March 2017), El Salvador and Guatemala (February 2019), Togo, Rwanda and Ecuador (May 2019). The European Union also takes part in the work of
12-790: The Governing Board. Participating OECD members: Belgium, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Costa Rica, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Turkey. Participating non-OECD members: Albania, Argentina, Brazil, Cabo Verde, China, Côte d'Ivoire, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Mauritius, Morocco, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Romania, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Uruguay, Viet Nam. Non-participating OECD members: Australia, Austria, Canada, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, United Kingdom,
16-571: The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Turkey. In addition, 29 non-OECD countries are full members of the Development Centre: Albania (since June 2023), Brazil (since March 1994); India (February 2001); Romania (October 2004); Thailand (March 2005); South Africa (May 2006); Egypt and Viet Nam (March 2008); Indonesia (February 2009); Mauritius, Morocco and Peru (March 2009);
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