31 May 2026

Updated and Introduced Countries May 2026

In May 2026, the following countries were updated:

• Albania
• Belize
• Lebanon
• Monaco
• Portugal

and the following countries were introduced:

• Liechtenstein
• San Marino
• Tuvalu

30 Apr 2026

Updated Countries April 2026

In April 2026, the following countries were updated:

• Albania
• Australia
• Azerbaijan
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Guinea
• Jordan
• Mexico
• Mozambique

31 Mar 2026

Updated and Introduced Economies March 2026

In March 2026, the following economies were updated:

• Albania
• China
• Guinea
• Kosovo(*)
• Montenegro
• Myanmar
• Oman
• Rwanda
• The Bahamas
• Tonga

and the following countries were introduced:

• Ecuador
• Fiji

(*)This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.

28 Feb 2026

Updated Countries February 2026

In February 2026, the following countries were updated:

• Jordan
• Lithuania
• North Macedonia
• Panama
• Serbia

31 Jan 2026

Updated and Introduced Countries January 2026

In January 2026, the following countries were updated:

• Jordan
• Moldova 

and the following countries were introduced:

• Algeria
• Burkina Faso
• Eswatini
• Ethiopia
• Lao PDR
• Luxembourg
• Seychelles
• Vatican City

31 Dec 2025

Happy New Year 2026!

In December 2025, the following countries were updated:

• Albania
• Angola
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Dominican Republic
• Egypt
• Iraq
• Jordan
• Lithuania
• Moldova 
• Saudi Arabia
• Tunisia
• United Kingdom
• Uruguay

and the following countries were introduced:

• Guinea
• Indonesia
• Japan
• Liberia
• Madagascar
• Pakistan
• Palau
• Samoa

We thank our country contributors for their time and constant support in keeping the data up-to-date.

From everybody in the NCSI team, we wish you a Happy New Year 2026!

30 Nov 2025

Updated and Introduced Countries November 2025

In November 2025, the following countries were updated:

• Cyprus
• Kazakhstan
• Peru
• Philippines
• Slovenia
• Uruguay

and the following countries were introduced:

• Tanzania
• United Arab Emirates