Arms control & security
Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons which may be deemed to be Excessively Injurious or to have Indiscriminate Effects
Source: UN Treaty Collection · scraped 2026-09-26
Figures below count the 193 UN member states separately from other parties to this treaty (international organizations and non-member observer states) — a treaty can have more parties than there are UN member states.
126/193
RatifiedUN member states
128 in total, incl. 2 non-UN members (Holy See, State of Palestine)
4
Signed, not ratifiedUN member states
0
WithdrawnUN member states
63
No actionUN member states
| Country | Signature | Ratification | Withdrawal | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 1981-04-10 | 2017-08-09 | — | Ratified |
| Albania | — | 2002-08-28(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Algeria | — | 2015-05-06(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Andorra | — | — | — | No action |
| Angola | — | — | — | No action |
| Antigua and Barbuda | — | 2010-08-23(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Argentina | 1981-12-02 | 1995-10-02 | — | Ratified |
| Armenia | — | — | — | No action |
| Australia | 1982-04-08 | 1983-09-29 | — | Ratified |
| Austria | 1981-04-10 | 1983-03-14 | — | Ratified |
| Azerbaijan | — | — | — | No action |
| Bahamas | — | — | — | No action |
| Bahrain | — | 2016-03-11(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Bangladesh | — | 2000-09-06(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Barbados | — | — | — | No action |
| Belarus | 1981-04-10 | 1982-06-23 | — | Ratified |
| Belgium | 1981-04-10 | 1995-02-07 | — | Ratified |
| Belize | — | — | — | No action |
| Benin | — | 1989-03-27(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Bhutan | — | — | — | No action |
| Bolivia | — | 2001-09-21(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | — | 1993-09-01(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Botswana | — | — | — | No action |
| Brazil | — | 1995-10-03(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Brunei Darussalam | — | — | — | No action |
| Bulgaria | 1981-04-10 | 1982-10-15 | — | Ratified |
| Burkina Faso | — | 2003-11-26(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Burundi | — | 2012-07-13(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Cabo Verde | — | 1997-09-16(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Cambodia | — | 1997-03-25(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Cameroon | — | 2006-12-07(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Canada | 1981-04-10 | 1994-06-24 | — | Ratified |
| Central African Republic | — | — | — | No action |
| Chad | — | — | — | No action |
| Chile | — | 2003-10-15(Acceptance) | — | Ratified |
| China | 1981-09-14 | 1982-04-07 | — | Ratified |
| Colombia | — | 2000-03-06(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Comoros | — | — | — | No action |
| Congo | — | — | — | No action |
| Costa Rica | — | 1998-12-17(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Croatia | — | 1993-12-02(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Cuba | 1981-04-10 | 1987-03-02 | — | Ratified |
| Cyprus | — | 1988-12-12(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Czech Republic | — | 1993-02-22(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Côte d'Ivoire | — | 2016-05-25(Acceptance) | — | Ratified |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | — | — | — | No action |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | — | — | — | No action |
| Denmark | 1981-04-10 | 1982-07-07 | — | Ratified |
| Djibouti | — | 1996-07-29(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Dominica | — | — | — | No action |
| Dominican Republic | — | 2010-06-21(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Ecuador | 1981-09-09 | 1982-05-04 | — | Ratified |
| Egypt | 1981-04-10 | — | — | Signed, not ratified |
| El Salvador | — | 2000-01-26(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Equatorial Guinea | — | — | — | No action |
| Eritrea | — | — | — | No action |
| Estonia | — | 2000-04-20(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Eswatini | — | — | — | No action |
| Ethiopia | — | — | — | No action |
| Fiji | — | — | — | No action |
| Finland | 1981-04-10 | 1982-04-08 | — | Ratified |
| France | 1981-04-10 | 1988-03-04 | — | Ratified |
| Gabon | — | 2007-10-01(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Gambia | — | — | — | No action |
| Georgia | — | 1996-04-29(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Germany | 1981-04-10 | 1992-11-25 | — | Ratified |
| Ghana | — | — | — | No action |
| Greece | 1981-04-10 | 1992-01-28 | — | Ratified |
| Grenada | — | 2014-12-10(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Guatemala | — | 1983-07-21(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Guinea | — | — | — | No action |
| Guinea-Bissau | — | 2008-08-06(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Guyana | — | — | — | No action |
| Haiti | — | — | — | No action |
| Holy SeeNon-UN member | — | 1997-07-22(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Honduras | — | 2003-10-30(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Hungary | 1981-04-10 | 1982-06-14 | — | Ratified |
| Iceland | 1981-04-10 | 2008-08-22 | — | Ratified |
| India | 1981-05-15 | 1984-03-01 | — | Ratified |
| Indonesia | — | — | — | No action |
| Iran | — | — | — | No action |
| Iraq | — | 2014-09-24(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Ireland | 1981-04-10 | 1995-03-13 | — | Ratified |
| Israel | — | 1995-03-22(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Italy | 1981-04-10 | 1995-01-20 | — | Ratified |
| Jamaica | — | 2008-09-25(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Japan | 1981-09-22 | 1982-06-09(Acceptance) | — | Ratified |
| Jordan | — | 1995-10-19(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Kazakhstan | — | 2009-07-08(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Kenya | — | — | — | No action |
| Kiribati | — | — | — | No action |
| Kuwait | — | 2013-05-24(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Kyrgyzstan | — | — | — | No action |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | — | 1983-01-03(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Latvia | — | 1993-01-04(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Lebanon | — | 2017-04-05(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Lesotho | — | 2000-09-06(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Liberia | — | 2005-09-16(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Libya | — | — | — | No action |
| Liechtenstein | 1982-02-11 | 1989-08-16 | — | Ratified |
| Lithuania | — | 1998-06-03(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Luxembourg | 1981-04-10 | 1996-05-21 | — | Ratified |
| Madagascar | — | 2008-03-14(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Malawi | — | 2022-09-23(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Malaysia | — | — | — | No action |
| Maldives | — | 2000-09-07(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Mali | — | 2001-10-24(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Malta | — | 1995-06-26(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Marshall Islands | — | — | — | No action |
| Mauritania | — | — | — | No action |
| Mauritius | — | 1996-05-06(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Mexico | 1981-04-10 | 1982-02-11 | — | Ratified |
| Micronesia | — | — | — | No action |
| Monaco | — | 1997-08-12(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Mongolia | 1981-04-10 | 1982-06-08 | — | Ratified |
| Montenegro | — | 2006-10-23(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Morocco | 1981-04-10 | 2002-03-19 | — | Ratified |
| Mozambique | — | — | — | No action |
| Myanmar | — | — | — | No action |
| Namibia | — | — | — | No action |
| Nauru | — | 2001-11-12(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Nepal | — | — | — | No action |
| Netherlands | 1981-04-10 | 1987-06-18(Acceptance) | — | Ratified |
| New Zealand | 1981-04-10 | 1993-10-18 | — | Ratified |
| Nicaragua | 1981-05-20 | 2000-12-05 | — | Ratified |
| Niger | — | 1992-11-10(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Nigeria | 1982-01-26 | — | — | Signed, not ratified |
| North Macedonia | — | 1996-12-30(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Norway | 1981-04-10 | 1983-06-07 | — | Ratified |
| Oman | — | — | — | No action |
| Pakistan | 1982-01-26 | 1985-04-01 | — | Ratified |
| Palau | — | — | — | No action |
| Panama | — | 1997-03-26(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Papua New Guinea | — | — | — | No action |
| Paraguay | — | 2004-09-22(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Peru | — | 1997-07-03(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Philippines | 1981-05-15 | 1996-07-15 | — | Ratified |
| Poland | 1981-04-10 | 1983-06-02 | — | Ratified |
| Portugal | 1981-04-10 | 1997-04-04 | — | Ratified |
| Qatar | — | 2009-11-16(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Republic of Korea | — | 2001-05-09(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Moldova | — | 2000-09-08(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Romania | 1982-04-08 | 1995-07-26 | — | Ratified |
| Russian Federation | 1981-04-10 | 1982-06-10 | — | Ratified |
| Rwanda | — | — | — | No action |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | — | — | — | No action |
| Saint Lucia | — | — | — | No action |
| Samoa | — | — | — | No action |
| San Marino | — | — | — | No action |
| Sao Tome and Principe | — | — | — | No action |
| Saudi Arabia | — | 2007-12-07(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Senegal | — | 1999-11-29(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Serbia | — | 2001-03-12(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Seychelles | — | 2000-06-08(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Sierra Leone | 1981-05-01 | 2004-09-30 | — | Ratified |
| Singapore | — | 2023-09-21(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Slovakia | — | 1993-05-28(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Slovenia | — | 1992-07-06(Succession) | — | Ratified |
| Solomon Islands | — | — | — | No action |
| Somalia | — | — | — | No action |
| South Africa | — | 1995-09-13(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| South Sudan | — | — | — | No action |
| Spain | 1981-04-10 | 1993-12-29 | — | Ratified |
| Sri Lanka | — | 2004-09-24(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | — | 2010-12-06(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| State of PalestineNon-UN member | — | 2015-01-05(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Sudan | 1981-04-10 | — | — | Signed, not ratified |
| Suriname | — | — | — | No action |
| Sweden | 1981-04-10 | 1982-07-07 | — | Ratified |
| Switzerland | 1981-06-18 | 1982-08-20 | — | Ratified |
| Syrian Arab Republic | — | — | — | No action |
| Tajikistan | — | 1999-10-12(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Thailand | — | — | — | No action |
| Timor-Leste | — | — | — | No action |
| Togo | 1981-09-15 | 1995-12-04(Acceptance) | — | Ratified |
| Tonga | — | — | — | No action |
| Trinidad and Tobago | — | 2024-07-29(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Tunisia | — | 1987-05-15(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Turkmenistan | — | 2004-03-19(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Tuvalu | — | — | — | No action |
| Türkiye | 1982-03-26 | 2005-03-02 | — | Ratified |
| Uganda | — | 1995-11-14(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Ukraine | 1981-04-10 | 1982-06-23 | — | Ratified |
| United Arab Emirates | — | 2009-02-26(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| United Kingdom | 1981-04-10 | 1995-02-13 | — | Ratified |
| United Republic of Tanzania | — | — | — | No action |
| United States of America | 1982-04-08 | 1995-03-24 | — | Ratified |
| Uruguay | — | 1994-10-06(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Uzbekistan | — | 1997-09-29(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Vanuatu | — | — | — | No action |
| Venezuela | — | 2005-04-19(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Viet Nam | 1981-04-10 | — | — | Signed, not ratified |
| Yemen | — | — | — | No action |
| Zambia | — | 2013-09-25(Accession) | — | Ratified |
| Zimbabwe | — | — | — | No action |