01global
Modelled: estimated from surveys and other figuresChildren in child labour, worldwide
137.6 million–160 millionmillion children aged 5–17
- Targetnone by 2025for 2025Target missedagainst the latest reading, 137.6 million (2024)United Nations
Every published global reading with its source and year, and the 2025 target it was measured against. Never averaged.
Where sources disagree, every reading is shown with its method, its year and its scope. The record states the range and leaves the choice of figure to the reader.
One row per country, one column per index. Sort by any one column; the indices are reproduced from their own editions and no column combines them.
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BurundiBDI | 53.5%2020 | 2020 | Minimal advancement | not on the list | Tier 2 | 2000 | 2002 |
| 2 | NigerNER | 42.4%2022 | 2022 | Moderate advancement | 4 | Tier 2 | 1978 | 2000 |
| 3 | UgandaUGA | 40.1%2021 | 2021 | Minimal advancement | 13 | Tier 2 | 2003 | 2001 |
| 4 | CameroonCMR | 33.4%2014 | 2014 | Moderate advancement | 2 | Tier 2 | 2001 | 2002 |
| 5 | ChadTCD | 30.9%2019 | 2019 | No advancement | 1 | Tier 3 | 2005 | 2000 |
| 6 | Guinea-BissauGNB | 30.4%2022 | 2022 | Moderate advancement | not on the list | Tier 2 | 2009 | 2008 |
| 7 | NigeriaNGA | 28.1%2022 | 2022 | Moderate advancement | 6 | Tier 2 | 2002 | 2002 |
| 8 | VanuatuVUT | 26.7%2023 | 2023 | Moderate advancement | not on the list | Tier 2 | 2019 | 2006 |
| 9 | TongaTON | 25.9%2019 | 2019 | Minimal advancement | not on the list | Tier 2 | not ratified | 2020 |
| 10 | TogoTGO | 25.7%2022 | 2022 | Moderate advancement | not on the list | Tier 2 | 1984 | 2000 |
| 11 | ZimbabweZWE | 25.6%2019 | 2019 | Minimal advancement | 4 | Tier 2 Watch List | 2000 | 2000 |
| 12 | MadagascarMDG | 24.7%2022 | 2022 | Moderate advancement | 4 | Tier 2 | 2000 | 2001 |
| 13 | MalawiMWI | 24.1%2020 | 2020 | Moderate advancement | 2 | Tier 2 | 1999 | 1999 |
| 14 | LaosLAO | 21.8%2023 | 2023 | not assessed | not on the list | Tier 3 | 2005 | 2005 |
| 15 | LiberiaLBR | 21.1%2020 | 2020 | Moderate advancement | 2 | Tier 2 | 2022 | 2003 |
| 16 | MaliMLI | 21%2020 | 2020 | Minimal advancement | 3 | Tier 2 | 2002 | 2000 |
| 16 | Sierra LeoneSLE | 21%2017 | 2017 | Moderate advancement | 5 | Tier 2 | 2011 | 2011 |
| 18 | GuineaGIN | 19.5%2016 | 2016 | Moderate advancement | 5 | Tier 2 | 2003 | 2003 |
| 19 | EthiopiaETH | 18.7%2021 | 2021 | No advancement | 4 | Tier 2 | 1999 | 2003 |
| 20 | Burkina FasoBFA | 18.4%2022 | 2022 | Moderate advancement | 3 | Tier 2 | 1999 | 2001 |
| 20 | Central African RepublicCAF | 18.4%2019 | 2019 | Minimal advancement | 2 | Tier 2 Watch List | 2000 | 2000 |
| 22 | KyrgyzstanKGZ | 18%2023 | 2023 | Moderate advancement | 2 | Tier 2 Watch List | 1992 | 2004 |
| 23 | UzbekistanUZB | 17.8%2022 | 2022 | Moderate advancement | 0 | Tier 2 | 2009 | 2008 |
| 24 | ZambiaZMB | 16.7%2023 | 2023 | Moderate advancement | 7 | Tier 2 | 1976 | 2001 |
| 25 | BeninBEN | 16%2022 | 2022 | Minimal advancement | 2 | Tier 2 | 2001 | 2001 |
| 26 | FijiFJI | 15.6%2021 | 2021 | Moderate advancement | not on the list | Tier 2 Watch List | 2003 | 2002 |
| 27 | GambiaGMB | 15.1%2023 | 2023 | Moderate advancement | not on the list | Tier 2 | 2000 | 2001 |
| 28 | SudanSDN | 15%2022 | 2022 | not assessed | 1 | Tier 3 | 2003 | 2003 |
| 28 | TanzaniaTZA | 15%2021 | 2021 | Moderate advancement | 11 | Tier 2 | 1998 | 2001 |
| 30 | AfghanistanAFG | 13.3%2023 | 2023 | No advancement | 5 | Tier 3 | 2010 | 2010 |
| 31 | PeruPER | 13.2%2024 | 2024 | Moderate advancement | 5 | Tier 2 | 2002 | 2002 |
| 32 | HondurasHND | 12.9%2023 | 2023 | Moderate advancement | 3 | Tier 2 | 1980 | 2001 |
| 33 | Ivory CoastCIV | 12.8%2022 | 2022 | Moderate advancement | 2 | Tier 2 | 2003 | 2003 |
| 34 | EswatiniSWZ | 11.3%2022 | 2022 | Minimal advancement | 1 | Tier 2 | 2002 | 2002 |
| 35 | MozambiqueMOZ | 10.9%2022 | 2022 | Moderate advancement | 1 | Tier 2 | 2003 | 2003 |
| 36 | Republic of the CongoCOG | 10.8%2015 | 2015 | Moderate advancement | not on the list | Tier 3 | 1999 | 2002 |
| 37 | SerbiaSRB | 9.1%2019 | 2019 | Minimal advancement | not on the list | Tier 2 | 2000 | 2003 |
| 38 | NepalNPL | 8.8%2017 | 2017 | Moderate advancement | 4 | Tier 2 Watch List | 1997 | 2002 |
| 39 | SenegalSEN | 8.6%2022 | 2022 | Moderate advancement | 1 | Tier 2 | 1999 | 2000 |
| 40 | AngolaAGO | 8.5%2024 | 2024 | Moderate advancement | 1 | Tier 2 | 2001 | 2001 |
| 40 | EgyptEGY | 8.5%2023 | 2023 | Moderate advancement | 3 | Tier 2 | 1999 | 2002 |
| 42 | LesothoLSO | 8.2%2018 | 2018 | Moderate advancement | 1 | Tier 2 | 2001 | 2001 |
| 43 | Myanmar (Burma)MMR | 8.1%2015 | 2015 | No advancement | 10 | Tier 3 | 2020 | 2013 |
| 44 | CambodiaKHM | 7.8%2023 | 2023 | Minimal advancement | 12 | Tier 3 | 1999 | 2006 |
| 45 | MontenegroMNE | 7.7%2018 | 2018 | Significant advancement | not on the list | Tier 2 | 2006 | 2006 |
| 45 | YemenYEM | 7.7%2023 | 2023 | Minimal advancement | 1 | Special case | 2000 | 2000 |
| 47 | Democratic Republic of the CongoCOD | 7.5%2024 | 2024 | Minimal advancement | 7 | Tier 2 Watch List | 2001 | 2001 |
| 48 | KiribatiKIR | 7.1%2019 | 2019 | Minimal advancement | not on the list | not ranked | 2009 | 2009 |
| 49 | BangladeshBGD | 7%2025 | 2025 | Minimal advancement | 15 | Tier 2 | 2022 | 2001 |
| 49 | South AfricaZAF | 7%2019 | 2019 | Minimal advancement | not on the list | Tier 2 Watch List | 2000 | 2000 |
| 51 | SamoaWSM | 6.9%2022 | 2022 | Moderate advancement | not on the list | not ranked | 2008 | 2008 |
| 52 | KazakhstanKAZ | 6.8%2024 | 2024 | Minimal advancement | 1 | Tier 2 | 2001 | 2003 |
| 53 | São Tomé and PríncipeSTP | 6.7%2019 | 2019 | Minimal advancement | not on the list | not ranked | 2005 | 2005 |
| 54 | Palestine (West Bank & Gaza)PSE | 6.3%2020 | 2020 | Minimal advancement | not on the list | not ranked | not ratified | not ratified |
| 55 | MongoliaMNG | 6%2023 | 2023 | Moderate advancement | 2 | Tier 2 | 2002 | 2001 |
| 56 | ComorosCOM | 5.8%2022 | 2022 | Minimal advancement | not on the list | Tier 2 Watch List | 2004 | 2004 |
| 57 | TürkiyeTUR | 5.6%2022 | 2022 | not assessed | 10 | Tier 2 | 1998 | 2001 |
| 58 | GhanaGHA | 5.5%2022 | 2022 | Moderate advancement | 7 | Tier 1 | 2011 | 2000 |
| 59 | GabonGAB | 5.4%2021 | 2021 | Minimal advancement | not on the list | Tier 2 | 2010 | 2001 |
| 60 | RwandaRWA | 5.2%2024 | 2024 | No advancement | 1 | Tier 2 Watch List | 1981 | 2000 |
| 61 | EcuadorECU | 5%2024 | 2024 | Significant advancement | 8 | Tier 2 | 2000 | 2000 |
| 62 | GuyanaGUY | 4.9%2020 | 2020 | Moderate advancement | not on the list | Tier 1 | 1998 | 2001 |
| 63 | AzerbaijanAZE | 4.8%2023 | 2023 | Minimal advancement | 1 | Tier 2 | 1992 | 2004 |
| 64 | KenyaKEN | 4.3%2021 | 2021 | Minimal advancement | 12 | Tier 2 | 1979 | 2001 |
| 64 | MexicoMEX | 4.3%2022 | 2022 | Significant advancement | 15 | Tier 2 | 2015 | 2000 |
| 66 | Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 4.2%2022 | 2022 | not assessed | not on the list | Tier 2 | 2004 | 2003 |
| 67 | ChileCHL | 4.1%2023 | 2023 | Significant advancement | not on the list | Tier 1 | 1999 | 2000 |
| 67 | Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA | 4.1%2020 | 2020 | not assessed | not on the list | not ranked | not ratified | not ratified |
| 69 | BelarusBLR | 4%2019 | 2019 | not assessed | 0 | Tier 3 | 1979 | 2000 |
| 69 | North KoreaPRK | 4%2017 | 2017 | not assessed | 0 | Tier 3 | not ratified | not ratified |
| 69 | UkraineUKR | 4%2015 | 2015 | Minimal advancement | 3 | Tier 2 | 1979 | 2000 |
| 72 | ArmeniaARM | 3.9%2015 | 2015 | Minimal advancement | not on the list | Tier 2 | 2006 | 2006 |
| 73 | TuvaluTUV | 3.7%2020 | 2020 | Moderate advancement | not on the list | not ranked | not ratified | 2019 |
| 73 | UruguayURY | 3.7%2010 | 2010 | not assessed | not on the list | Tier 2 | 1977 | 2001 |
| 75 | Costa RicaCRI | 3.4%2018 | 2018 | Moderate advancement | 2 | Tier 2 | 1976 | 2001 |
| 75 | SurinameSUR | 3.4%2018 | 2018 | Minimal advancement | 1 | Tier 1 | 2018 | 2006 |
| 77 | Dominican RepublicDOM | 3.1%2019 | 2019 | Minimal advancement | 5 | Tier 2 | 1999 | 2000 |
| 77 | IraqIRQ | 3.1%2018 | 2018 | Minimal advancement | not on the list | Tier 2 | 1985 | 2001 |
| 77 | MauritaniaMRT | 3.1%2019 | 2019 | Minimal advancement | 2 | Tier 2 | 2001 | 2001 |
| 80 | El SalvadorSLV | 2.9%2023 | 2023 | Moderate advancement | 7 | Tier 2 | 1996 | 2000 |
| 81 | AlbaniaALB | 2.8%2010 | 2010 | Moderate advancement | not on the list | Tier 2 | 1998 | 2001 |
| 82 | LibyaLBY | 2.7%2025 | 2025 | not assessed | not on the list | Special case | 1975 | 2000 |
| 83 | JamaicaJAM | 2.6%2022 | 2022 | Moderate advancement | not on the list | Tier 2 | 2003 | 2003 |
| 84 | North MacedoniaMKD | 2.4%2019 | 2019 | Moderate advancement | not on the list | Tier 2 | 1991 | 2002 |
| 85 | BelizeBLZ | 2.2%2013 | 2013 | Moderate advancement | 3 | Tier 2 | 2000 | 2000 |
| 86 | AlgeriaDZA | 1.9%2019 | 2019 | Minimal advancement | not on the list | Tier 2 Watch List | 1984 | 2001 |
| 87 | ArgentinaARG | 1.8%2017 | 2017 | Significant advancement | 10 | Tier 1 | 1996 | 2001 |
| 88 | TunisiaTUN | 1.7%2023 | 2023 | Minimal advancement | not on the list | Tier 2 | 1995 | 2000 |
| 89 | IndonesiaIDN | 1.6%2025 | 2025 | Moderate advancement | 7 | Tier 2 | 1999 | 2000 |
| 90 | BrazilBRA | 1.5%2022 | 2022 | Moderate advancement | 23 | Tier 2 Watch List | 2001 | 2000 |
| 90 | GeorgiaGEO | 1.5%2015 | 2015 | Moderate advancement | not on the list | Tier 1 | 1996 | 2002 |
| 92 | JordanJOR | 1.2%2016 | 2016 | Moderate advancement | not on the list | Tier 2 | 1998 | 2000 |
| 93 | ColombiaCOL | 1.1%2024 | 2024 | Significant advancement | 10 | Tier 2 | 2001 | 2005 |
| 94 | VietnamVNM | 1%2023 | 2023 | not assessed | 16 | Tier 2 | 2003 | 2000 |
| 95 | IndiaIND | 0.9%2024 | 2024 | Moderate advancement | 26 | Tier 2 | 2017 | 2017 |
| 96 | PhilippinesPHL | 0.8%2023 | 2023 | Moderate advancement | 13 | Tier 1 | 1998 | 2000 |
| 96 | Sri LankaLKA | 0.8%2016 | 2016 | Moderate advancement | not on the list | Tier 2 | 2000 | 2001 |
| 98 | NauruNRU | 0.7%2023 | 2023 | not assessed | not on the list | not ranked | not ratified | not ratified |
| 99 | TurkmenistanTKM | 0.3%2016 | 2016 | not assessed | 1 | Tier 2 | 2012 | 2010 |
| 100 | RussiaRUS | 0%2024 | 2024 | not assessed | 1 | Tier 3 | 1979 | 2003 |
| AnguillaAIA | no survey | no survey | Moderate advancement | not on the list | not ranked | not ratified | not ratified | |
| Antigua and BarbudaATG | no survey | no survey | not assessed | not on the list | Tier 2 | 1983 | 2002 | |
| ArubaABW | no survey | no survey | not assessed | not on the list | Tier 2 | not ratified | not ratified | |
| AustraliaAUS | no survey | no survey | not assessed | not on the list | Tier 1 | 2023 | 2006 | |
| AustriaAUT | no survey | no survey | not assessed | not on the list | Tier 1 | 2000 | 2001 | |
| BahamasBHS | no survey | no survey | not assessed | not on the list | Tier 1 | 2001 | 2001 | |
| BahrainBHR | no survey | no survey | not assessed | not on the list | Tier 1 | 2012 | 2001 | |
| BarbadosBRB | no survey | no survey | not assessed | not on the list | Tier 2 Watch List | 2000 | 2000 | |
| BelgiumBEL | no survey | no survey | not assessed | not on the list | Tier 1 | 1988 | 2002 | |
| BhutanBTN | no survey | no survey | Minimal advancement | not on the list | Tier 2 | not ratified | not ratified | |
| BoliviaBOL | no survey | no survey | Minimal advancement | 11 | Tier 2 Watch List | 1997 | 2003 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | no survey | no survey | Minimal advancement | not on the list | Tier 2 | 1993 | 2001 | |
| BotswanaBWA | no survey | no survey | Moderate advancement | not on the list | Tier 2 | 1997 | 2000 | |
| British Virgin IslandsVGB | no survey | no survey | Minimal advancement | not on the list | not ranked | not ratified | not ratified | |
| BruneiBRN | no survey | no survey | not assessed | not on the list | Tier 2 | 2011 | 2008 | |
| BulgariaBGR | no survey | no survey | not assessed | not on the list | Tier 2 | 1980 | 2000 | |
| CanadaCAN | no survey | no survey | not assessed | not on the list | Tier 1 | 2016 | 2000 | |
| Cape VerdeCPV | no survey | no survey | Moderate advancement | not on the list | Tier 2 | 2011 | 2001 | |
| ChinaCHN | no survey | no survey | not assessed | 6 | Tier 3 | 1999 | 2002 | |
| Christmas IslandCXR | no survey | no survey | Moderate advancement | not on the list | not ranked | not ratified | not ratified | |
| Cocos (Keeling) IslandsCCK | no survey | no survey | Moderate advancement | not on the list | not ranked | not ratified | not ratified | |
| Cook IslandsCOK | no survey | no survey | Minimal advancement | not on the list | not ranked | not ratified | 2018 | |
| CroatiaHRV | no survey | no survey | not assessed | not on the list | Tier 2 | 1991 | 2001 | |
| CubaCUB | no survey | no survey | not assessed | not on the list | Tier 3 | 1975 | 2015 | |
| CuraçaoCUW | no survey | no survey | not assessed | not on the list | Tier 2 | not ratified | not ratified | |
| CyprusCYP | no survey | no survey | not assessed | not on the list | Tier 1 | 1997 | 2000 | |
| CzechiaCZE | no survey | no survey | not assessed | not on the list | Tier 1 | 2007 | 2001 | |
| DenmarkDNK | no survey | no survey | not assessed | not on the list | Tier 1 | 1997 | 2000 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | no survey | no survey | Minimal advancement | not on the list | Tier 2 | 2005 | 2005 | |
| DominicaDMA | no survey | no survey | Minimal advancement | not on the list | not ranked | 1983 | 2001 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | no survey | no survey | not assessed | not on the list | Tier 2 | 1985 | 2001 | |
| EritreaERI | no survey | no survey | No advancement | not on the list | Tier 3 | 2000 | 2019 | |
| EstoniaEST | no survey | no survey | not assessed | not on the list | Tier 1 | 2007 | 2001 | |
| Falkland IslandsFLK | no survey | no survey | No advancement | not on the list | not ranked | not ratified | not ratified | |
| FinlandFIN | no survey | no survey | not assessed | not on the list | Tier 1 | 1976 | 2000 | |
| FranceFRA | no survey | no survey | not assessed | not on the list | Tier 1 | 1990 | 2001 | |
| GermanyDEU | no survey | no survey | not assessed | not on the list | Tier 1 | 1976 | 2002 | |
| GreeceGRC | no survey | no survey | not assessed | not on the list | Tier 2 | 1986 | 2001 | |
| GrenadaGRD | no survey | no survey | Moderate advancement | not on the list | not ranked | 2003 | 2003 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | no survey | no survey | Moderate advancement | 6 | Tier 2 | 1990 | 2001 | |
| HaitiHTI | no survey | no survey | Minimal advancement | not on the list | Special case | 2009 | 2007 | |
| Hong KongHKG | no survey | no survey | not assessed | not on the list | Tier 3 | not ratified | not ratified | |
| HungaryHUN | no survey | no survey | not assessed | not on the list | Tier 2 | 1998 | 2000 | |
| IcelandISL | no survey | no survey | not assessed | not on the list | Tier 1 | 1999 | 2000 | |
| IranIRN | no survey | no survey | not assessed | 2 | Tier 3 | not ratified | 2002 | |
| IrelandIRL | no survey | no survey | not assessed | not on the list | Tier 2 | 1978 | 1999 | |
| IsraelISR | no survey | no survey | not assessed | not on the list | Tier 1 | 1979 | 2005 | |
| ItalyITA | no survey | no survey | not assessed | not on the list | Tier 2 | 1981 | 2000 | |
| JapanJPN | no survey | no survey | not assessed | not on the list | Tier 2 | 2000 | 2001 | |
| KosovoXKX | no survey | no survey | Moderate advancement | not on the list | Tier 2 | not ratified | not ratified | |
| KuwaitKWT | no survey | no survey | not assessed | not on the list | Tier 2 | 1999 | 2000 | |
| LatviaLVA | no survey | no survey | not assessed | not on the list | Tier 2 | 2006 | 2006 | |
| LebanonLBN | no survey | no survey | Minimal advancement | 2 | Tier 2 | 2003 | 2001 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | no survey | no survey | not assessed | not on the list | Tier 1 | 1998 | 2003 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | no survey | no survey | not assessed | not on the list | Tier 1 | 1977 | 2001 | |
| MacauMAC | no survey | no survey | not assessed | not on the list | Tier 3 | not ratified | not ratified | |
| MalaysiaMYS | no survey | no survey | not assessed | 1 | Tier 2 | 1997 | 2000 | |
| MaldivesMDV | no survey | no survey | Moderate advancement | not on the list | Tier 2 Watch List | 2013 | 2013 | |
| MaltaMLT | no survey | no survey | not assessed | not on the list | Tier 2 | 1988 | 2001 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | no survey | no survey | not assessed | not on the list | Tier 2 | not ratified | 2019 | |
| MauritiusMUS | no survey | no survey | Moderate advancement | 0 | Tier 2 | 1990 | 2000 | |
| MicronesiaFSM | no survey | no survey | not assessed | not on the list | Tier 2 | not ratified | not ratified | |
| MoldovaMDA | no survey | no survey | Significant advancement | not on the list | Tier 2 | 1999 | 2002 | |
| MontserratMSR | no survey | no survey | No advancement | not on the list | not ranked | not ratified | not ratified | |
| MoroccoMAR | no survey | no survey | Moderate advancement | not on the list | Tier 2 | 2000 | 2001 | |
| NamibiaNAM | no survey | no survey | Minimal advancement | not on the list | Tier 2 Watch List | 2000 | 2000 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | no survey | no survey | not assessed | not on the list | Tier 1 | 1976 | 2002 | |
| New ZealandNZL | no survey | no survey | not assessed | not on the list | Tier 2 | not ratified | 2001 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | no survey | no survey | Minimal advancement | 7 | Tier 3 | 1981 | 2000 | |
| NiueNIU | no survey | no survey | No advancement | not on the list | not ranked | not ratified | not ratified | |
| Norfolk IslandNFK | no survey | no survey | Moderate advancement | not on the list | not ranked | not ratified | not ratified | |
| NorwayNOR | no survey | no survey | not assessed | not on the list | Tier 1 | 1980 | 2000 | |
| OmanOMN | no survey | no survey | Moderate advancement | not on the list | Tier 2 | 2005 | 2001 | |
| PakistanPAK | no survey | no survey | Moderate advancement | 14 | Tier 2 | 2006 | 2001 | |
| PalauPLW | no survey | no survey | not assessed | not on the list | Tier 2 | not ratified | 2019 | |
| PanamaPAN | no survey | no survey | Significant advancement | 2 | Tier 2 | 2000 | 2000 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | no survey | no survey | Minimal advancement | not on the list | Tier 2 Watch List | 2000 | 2000 | |
| ParaguayPRY | no survey | no survey | Moderate advancement | 24 | Tier 2 | 2004 | 2001 | |
| PolandPOL | no survey | no survey | not assessed | not on the list | Tier 1 | 1978 | 2002 | |
| PortugalPRT | no survey | no survey | not assessed | not on the list | Tier 2 | 1998 | 2000 | |
| QatarQAT | no survey | no survey | not assessed | not on the list | Tier 2 | 2006 | 2000 | |
| RomaniaROU | no survey | no survey | not assessed | not on the list | Tier 2 | 1975 | 2000 | |
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaSHN | no survey | no survey | No advancement | not on the list | not ranked | not ratified | not ratified | |
| Saint Kitts and NevisKNA | no survey | no survey | not assessed | not on the list | not ranked | 2005 | 2000 | |
| Saint LuciaLCA | no survey | no survey | Minimal advancement | not on the list | Tier 2 Watch List | 2025 | 2000 | |
| Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | no survey | no survey | Minimal advancement | not on the list | Tier 2 | 2006 | 2001 | |
| San MarinoSMR | no survey | no survey | not assessed | not on the list | not ranked | 1995 | 2000 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | no survey | no survey | not assessed | not on the list | Tier 2 | 2014 | 2001 | |
| SeychellesSYC | no survey | no survey | not assessed | not on the list | Tier 2 | 2000 | 1999 | |
| SingaporeSGP | no survey | no survey | not assessed | not on the list | Tier 1 | 2005 | 2001 | |
| Sint MaartenSXM | no survey | no survey | not assessed | not on the list | Tier 3 | not ratified | not ratified | |
| SlovakiaSVK | no survey | no survey | not assessed | not on the list | Tier 2 | 1997 | 1999 | |
| SloveniaSVN | no survey | no survey | not assessed | not on the list | Tier 1 | 1992 | 2001 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | no survey | no survey | Moderate advancement | not on the list | Tier 2 | 2013 | 2012 | |
| SomaliaSOM | no survey | no survey | Minimal advancement | not on the list | Special case | not ratified | 2014 | |
| South KoreaKOR | no survey | no survey | not assessed | not on the list | Tier 1 | 1999 | 2001 | |
| South SudanSSD | no survey | no survey | No advancement | 1 | Tier 3 | 2012 | 2012 | |
| SpainESP | no survey | no survey | not assessed | not on the list | Tier 1 | 1977 | 2001 | |
| SwedenSWE | no survey | no survey | not assessed | not on the list | Tier 1 | 1990 | 2001 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | no survey | no survey | not assessed | not on the list | Tier 2 | 1999 | 2000 | |
| SyriaSYR | no survey | no survey | not assessed | not on the list | Tier 2 Watch List | 2001 | 2003 | |
| TaiwanTWN | no survey | no survey | not assessed | 0 | Tier 1 | not ratified | not ratified | |
| TajikistanTJK | no survey | no survey | not assessed | 1 | Tier 2 | 1993 | 2005 | |
| ThailandTHA | no survey | no survey | Significant advancement | 3 | Tier 2 | 2004 | 2001 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | no survey | no survey | Minimal advancement | not on the list | Tier 2 | not ratified | 2009 | |
| TokelauTKL | no survey | no survey | No advancement | not on the list | not ranked | not ratified | not ratified | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | no survey | no survey | not assessed | not on the list | Tier 2 | 1998 | 2001 | |
| United KingdomGBR | no survey | no survey | not assessed | not on the list | Tier 1 | 2000 | 2000 | |
| United StatesUSA | no survey | no survey | not assessed | not on the list | Tier 1 | not ratified | 1999 | |
| VenezuelaVEN | no survey | no survey | not assessed | 1 | Tier 3 | 1987 | 2005 | |
| Wallis and FutunaWLF | no survey | no survey | No assessment | not on the list | not ranked | not ratified | not ratified | |
| Western SaharaESH | no survey | no survey | Moderate advancement | not on the list | not ranked | not ratified | not ratified |