Participating Countries

More than 15 other countries are either discussing their participation with EITI or have endorsed the Initiative and are currently preparing to implement it.

A supporting country provides political, technical and financial support to the initiative. Since the EITI is a voluntary initiative, the only requirement is that countries already have an existing level of transparency and make their commitment official through a public endorsement of the initiative. At present, supporting countries include:

• Australia
• Belgium
• Canada
• Finland
• France
• Germany
• Italy
• Japan
• The Netherlands
• Norway
• Qatar
• Spain
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• The United Kingdom
• The United States of America

However, there are a range of other ways in which countries can support the EITI, including the support and promotion of the EITI in international and multilateral forums, encouraging domestic companies to become supporters of the initiative, undertaking outreach events with companies and civil society or by financing the international management of the Multi Donor Trust Fund (MDTF). When a country provides financial contributions to the MDTF, they are categorized as a Donor Country.