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C.N 4272
The International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) presents its compliments and has the honor to transmit to Member States the WIPO Geographical Distribution Report (herewith attached) as at June 30, 2026.
The International Bureau of WIPO trusts that this information may be of assistance to the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, the Intellectual Property Offices and Permanent Missions to the United Nations Office in Geneva.
August 26, 2026
./.
WIPO GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION REPORT (June 30, 2026)
This report provides data on geographical distribution as at June 30, 2026 to WIPO Member States. The data generated is based on
Staff Regulation 4.2, which defines the posts subject of geographical distribution, and the Principles of Geographical Distribution
approved by the WIPO Coordination Committee in 1975, which (i) established the formula for the regional apportionment of posts
subject of geographical distribution, and (ii) specified the seven geographical regions for such apportionment.
Table 1. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution - by Geographical Region Table 2. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution - Ranges Table 3. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution - Evolution by Geographical Region Table 4. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution - by WIPO Groups
194 WIPO Member States
121 WIPO Member States represented on all posts
114 WIPO Member States represented on posts subject to Geographical Distribution
Region/Country/Grade DDG ADG D2 D1 P5 P4 P3 P2 P1 Grand Total Africa (53) 0 1 0 6 11 17 22 13 0 70 Algeria 1 1 3 3 1 9 Benin 1 1 Burundi 1 1 Cameroon 1 1 1 3 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1 1 Egypt 1 2 1 3 7 Ethiopia 1 1 Gambia 1 1 Ghana 1 1 1 2 5 Kenya 1 1 2 2 6 Lesotho 1 1 Libya 1 1 2 Malawi 1 1 Mauritania 1 1 Mauritius 2 2 Morocco 1 1 2 Mozambique 1 1 Niger 1 1 Nigeria 1 1 1 3 Rwanda 3 3 Senegal 1 1 2 South Africa 2 1 1 1 5 Sudan 1 1 Togo 1 1 Tunisia 1 2 3 Uganda 3 3 Zambia 1 1 2 Zimbabwe 1 1 Unrepresented countries Angola Botswana Burkina Faso Cabo Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Congo Côte d'Ivoire Djibouti Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Gabon Guinea Guinea-Bissau Liberia Madagascar Mali Namibia São Tomé and Príncipe Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia United Republic of Tanzania Asia and the Pacific (39) 2 1 3 13 22 35 35 27 5 143 Australia 1 1 1 4 2 2 11 Bangladesh 3 2 5 Bhutan 1 1 Cambodia 1 1 China 1 1 3 5 5 12 8 2 37 India 1 2 6 5 4 1 19 Indonesia 1 1 2 4 Japan 1 1 2 1 5 5 4 19 Malaysia 1 2 3 Mongolia 1 1 1 3 Myanmar 1 2 3 Nepal 1 1 New Zealand 1 1 2 Pakistan 1 1 Philippines 2 1 4 2 9 Republic of Korea 2 3 2 2 4 1 14 Singapore 1 1 1 3 Sri Lanka 1 1 2 Thailand 1 1 1 3 Viet Nam 2 2
Table 1. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution - by Geographical Region under the 1975 Accord
By nationality and grade (all types of appointments)
Region/Country/Grade DDG ADG D2 D1 P5 P4 P3 P2 P1 Grand Total
Table 1. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution - by Geographical Region under the 1975 Accord
By nationality and grade (all types of appointments)
Unrepresented countries Afghanistan Brunei Darussalam Cook Islands Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Fiji Kiribati Lao People's Democratic Republic Maldives Marshall Islands Micronesia (Federated States of) Niue Papua New Guinea Republic of Naoera Samoa Solomon Islands Timor-Leste Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia (28) 0 0 0 2 7 24 19 16 2 70 Albania 2 1 1 4 Armenia 1 2 3 Azerbaijan 2 2 Belarus 1 1 2 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 1 Bulgaria 1 1 2 Croatia 1 1 Czech Republic 1 1 Georgia 1 1 Hungary 1 1 1 3 Kazakhstan 1 1 2 Kyrgyzstan 1 1 2 Latvia 1 1 Lithuania 1 1 Montenegro 1 1 North Macedonia 3 1 4 Poland 3 1 2 6 Republic of Moldova 3 1 4 Romania 1 4 1 6 Russian Federation 1 1 1 4 3 10 Serbia 1 1 Slovakia 1 1 Ukraine 3 1 3 1 8 Uzbekistan 1 2 3 Unrepresented countries Tajikistan Turkmenistan Estonia Slovenia Latin America and the Caribbean (33) 0 1 2 3 10 17 18 7 1 59 Antigua and Barbuda 1 1 Argentina 1 1 2 3 1 8 Brazil 1 1 3 5 1 11 Chile 1 1 2 4 Colombia 1 3 1 2 3 10 Costa Rica 2 2 Cuba 1 1 Ecuador 2 2 Guatemala 1 1 Haiti 2 2 Jamaica 1 1 2 Mexico 3 1 4 Nicaragua 1 1 Peru 2 2 1 5 Trinidad and Tobago 1 1 Uruguay 2 2 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1 1 2
Region/Country/Grade DDG ADG D2 D1 P5 P4 P3 P2 P1 Grand Total
Table 1. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution - by Geographical Region under the 1975 Accord By nationality and grade (all types of appointments)
Unrepresented countries Bahamas Barbados Belize Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Dominica Dominican Republic El Salvador Grenada Guyana Honduras Panama Paraguay Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Suriname Middle East (15) 0 0 0 4 0 4 5 5 0 18 Cyprus 1 1 2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1 2 3 Israel 1 1 Jordan 1 1 Lebanon 2 2 Oman 1 1 Syrian Arab Republic 1 1 2 4 Türkiye 1 1 2 4 Unrepresented countries Bahrain Iraq Kuwait Qatar Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Yemen North America (2) 1 0 1 6 9 23 11 6 0 57 Canada 1 3 11 3 2 20 United States of America 1 1 5 6 12 8 4 37 Western Europe (24) 1 1 5 17 26 75 68 18 1 212 Austria 1 1 2 1 5 Belgium 1 3 3 7 Denmark 1 1 1 3 Finland 1 1 France 1 1 4 8 25 22 9 70 Germany 1 1 4 9 9 1 25 Greece 3 1 1 5 Ireland 2 1 3 Italy 2 1 8 10 1 22 Netherlands 1 1 2 4 Norway 1 1 2 Portugal 2 2 Spain 1 2 6 9 2 1 21 Switzerland 1 2 1 2 6 12 United Kingdom 1 4 5 11 8 1 30 Unrepresented countries Andorra Holy See Iceland Liechtenstein Luxembourg Malta Monaco San Marino Sweden Grand Total 4 4 11 51 85 195 178 92 9 629
A B C D E F
Geographical Regions
Percent of contribution2 Distribution of one-quarter
of posts
Distribution of Three-quarters
of posts
Total (Number of
posts)3
B + C
Desirable Range (– 10 / + 10 per cent)
Actual number of posts (June 2026)
Africa 2.72 23.71 13.55 37.26 34 - 41 70
Asia and the Pacific 17.88 23.71 89.05 112.76 101 - 124 142
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia
8.42 23.71 41.93 65.64 59 - 72 70
Latin America and the Caribbean
3.79 23.71 18.88 42.59 38 - 47 59
Middle East 2.03 23.71 10.11 33.82 30 - 37 19
North America 9.06 23.71 45.12 68.83 62 - 76 57
Western Europe 56.1 23.71 279.39 303.10 272 - 333 212
100.0 166.0 498.0 664.0 629
3 = Only Professional and higher categories (except the Director General, language and editor posts).
2 = Based on the payable contributions by Member States for each region (source: Finance Division).
1 = Based on Principles agreed upon by Member States in 1975; see document WO/CC/IX/2, dated June 30, 1975.
(Fixed-Term, Continuing Permanent and Temporary)
Geographical Distribution of Posts (as of June 30, 2026)1
Table 3. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution - Evolution by Geographical Region (2006 - 2026)
The following graphs show the evolution of the distribution of staff by geographical region since 2006, compared to the desirable ranges established by the Principles of Geographical Distribution agreed by WIPO Member States in 1975.
Table 3. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution - Evolution by Geographical Region (2006 - 2026)
The following graphs show the evolution of the distribution of staff by geographical region since 2006, compared to the desirable ranges established by the Principles of Geographical Distribution agreed by WIPO Member States in 1975.
Table 3. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution - Evolution by Geographical Region (2006 - 2026)
The following graphs show the evolution of the distribution of staff by geographical region since 2006, compared to the desirable ranges established by the Principles of Geographical Distribution agreed by WIPO Member States in 1975.
Table 3. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution - Evolution by Geographical Region (2006 - 2026)
The following graphs show the evolution of the distribution of staff by geographical region since 2006, compared to the desirable ranges established by the Principles of Geographical Distribution agreed by WIPO Member States in 1975.
#WIPO FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Group/Country/Grade DDG ADG D2 D1 P5 P4 P3 P2 P1 Grand Total Africa Group (53) 1 0 6 11 17 22 13 0 70 Algeria 1 1 3 3 1 9 Benin 1 1 Burundi 1 1 Cameroon 1 1 1 3 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1 1 Egypt 1 2 1 3 7 Ethiopia 1 1 Gambia 1 1 Ghana 1 1 1 2 5 Kenya 1 1 2 2 6 Lesotho 1 1 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 1 1 2 Malawi 1 1 Mauritania 1 1 Mauritius 2 2 Morocco 1 1 2 Mozambique 1 1 Niger 1 1 Nigeria 1 1 1 3 Rwanda 3 3 Senegal 1 1 2 South Africa 2 1 1 1 5 Sudan 1 1 Togo 1 1 Tunisia 1 2 3 Uganda 3 3 Zambia 1 1 2 Zimbabwe 1 1 Unrepresented countries Angola Botswana Burkina Faso Cabo Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Congo Côte d'Ivoire Djibouti Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Gabon Guinea Guinea-Bissau Liberia Madagascar Mali Namibia São Tomé and Príncipe Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia United Republic of Tanzania Yemen
Table 4. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution - by WIPO Groups By nationality and grade (all types of appointments)
Group/Country/Grade DDG ADG D2 D1 P5 P4 P3 P2 P1 Grand Total
Table 4. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution - by WIPO Groups
By nationality and grade (all types of appointments)
Asia and the Pacific Group (47) 1 0 0 9 14 23 19 16 3 85 Bangladesh 3 2 5 Bhutan 1 1 Cambodia 1 1 India 1 2 6 5 4 1 19 Indonesia 1 1 2 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1 2 3 Jordan 1 1 Lebanon 2 2 Malaysia 1 2 3 Mongolia 1 1 1 3 Myanmar 1 2 3 Nepal 1 1 Oman 1 1 Pakistan 1 1 Philippines 2 1 4 2 9 Republic of Korea 2 3 2 2 4 1 14 Singapore 1 1 1 3 Sri Lanka 1 1 2 Syrian Arab Republic 1 1 2 4 Thailand 1 1 1 3 Viet Nam 2 2 Unrepresented countries Afghanistan Bahrain Brunei Darussalam Cook Islands Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Fiji Iraq Kiribati Kuwait Lao People's Democratic Republic Maldives Marshall Islands Micronesia (Federated States of) Niue Papua New Guinea Republic of Naoero Qatar Samoa Saudi Arabia Solomon Islands Timor-Leste Tonga Tuvalu United Arab Emirates Vanuatu Group of Central Asian, Caucasus and Eastern European Countries (9) 0 0 0 1 2 5 7 8 1 24 Armenia 1 2 3 Azerbaijan 2 2 Belarus 1 1 2 Kazakhstan 1 1 2 Kyrgyzstan 1 1 2 Russian Federation 1 1 1 4 3 10 Uzbekistan 1 2 3 Unrepresented countries Tajikistan Turkmenistan
Group/Country/Grade DDG ADG D2 D1 P5 P4 P3 P2 P1 Grand Total
Table 4. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution - by WIPO Groups
By nationality and grade (all types of appointments)
Group of Central European and Baltic Countries (19) 0 0 0 1 5 19 12 8 1 46 Albania 2 1 1 4 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 1 Bulgaria 1 1 2 Croatia 1 1 Czech Republic 1 1 Georgia 1 1 Hungary 1 1 1 3 Latvia 1 1 Lithuania 1 1 Montenegro 1 1 North Macedonia 3 1 4 Poland 3 1 2 6 Republic of Moldova 3 1 4 Romania 1 4 1 6 Serbia 1 1 Slovakia 1 1 Ukraine 3 1 3 1 8 Unrepresented countries Estonia Lithuania Slovenia China 1 0 1 3 5 5 12 8 2 37 China 1 1 3 5 5 12 8 2 37 Group B (32) 2 2 8 28 38 109 88 32 1 308 Australia 1 1 1 4 2 2 11 Austria 1 1 2 1 5 Belgium 1 3 3 7 Canada 1 3 11 3 2 20 Cyprus 1 1 2 Denmark 1 1 1 3 Finland 1 1 France 1 1 4 8 25 22 9 70 Germany 1 1 4 9 9 1 25 Greece 3 1 1 5 Ireland 2 1 3 Israel 1 1 Italy 2 1 8 10 1 22 Japan 1 1 2 1 5 5 4 19 Netherlands 1 1 2 4 New Zealand 1 1 2 Norway 1 1 2 Portugal 2 2 Spain 1 2 6 9 2 1 21 Switzerland 1 2 1 2 6 12 Türkiye 1 1 2 4 United Kingdom 1 4 5 11 8 1 30 United States of America 1 1 5 6 12 8 4 37 Unrepresented countries Andorra Holy See Iceland Liechtenstein Luxembourg Malta Monaco San Marino Sweden
Group/Country/Grade DDG ADG D2 D1 P5 P4 P3 P2 P1 Grand Total
Table 4. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution - by WIPO Groups
By nationality and grade (all types of appointments)
Group of Latin America and the Caribbean (GRULAC) (33) 0 1 2 3 10 17 18 7 1 59 Antigua and Barbuda 1 1 Argentina 1 1 2 3 1 8 Brazil 1 1 3 5 1 11 Chile 1 1 2 4 Colombia 1 3 1 2 3 10 Costa Rica 2 2 Cuba 1 1 Ecuador 2 2 Guatemala 1 1 Haiti 2 2 Jamaica 1 1 2 Mexico 3 1 4 Nicaragua 1 1 Peru 2 2 1 5 Trinidad and Tobago 1 1 Uruguay 2 2 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1 1 2 Unrepresented countries Bahamas Barbados Belize Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Dominica Dominican Republic El Salvador Grenada Guyana Honduras Panama Paraguay Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Suriname Grand Total 4 4 11 51 85 195 178 92 9 629
C.N 4272
The International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) presents its compliments and has the honor to transmit to Member States the WIPO Geographical Distribution Report (herewith attached) as at June 30, 2026.
The International Bureau of WIPO trusts that this information may be of assistance to the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, the Intellectual Property Offices and Permanent Missions to the United Nations Office in Geneva.
August 26, 2026
./.
WIPO GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION REPORT (June 30, 2026)
This report provides data on geographical distribution as at June 30, 2026 to WIPO Member States. The data generated is based on
Staff Regulation 4.2, which defines the posts subject of geographical distribution, and the Principles of Geographical Distribution
approved by the WIPO Coordination Committee in 1975, which (i) established the formula for the regional apportionment of posts
subject of geographical distribution, and (ii) specified the seven geographical regions for such apportionment.
Table 1. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution - by Geographical Region Table 2. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution - Ranges Table 3. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution - Evolution by Geographical Region Table 4. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution - by WIPO Groups
194 WIPO Member States
121 WIPO Member States represented on all posts
114 WIPO Member States represented on posts subject to Geographical Distribution
Region/Country/Grade DDG ADG D2 D1 P5 P4 P3 P2 P1 Grand Total Africa (53) 0 1 0 6 11 17 22 13 0 70 Algeria 1 1 3 3 1 9 Benin 1 1 Burundi 1 1 Cameroon 1 1 1 3 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1 1 Egypt 1 2 1 3 7 Ethiopia 1 1 Gambia 1 1 Ghana 1 1 1 2 5 Kenya 1 1 2 2 6 Lesotho 1 1 Libya 1 1 2 Malawi 1 1 Mauritania 1 1 Mauritius 2 2 Morocco 1 1 2 Mozambique 1 1 Niger 1 1 Nigeria 1 1 1 3 Rwanda 3 3 Senegal 1 1 2 South Africa 2 1 1 1 5 Sudan 1 1 Togo 1 1 Tunisia 1 2 3 Uganda 3 3 Zambia 1 1 2 Zimbabwe 1 1 Unrepresented countries Angola Botswana Burkina Faso Cabo Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Congo Côte d'Ivoire Djibouti Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Gabon Guinea Guinea-Bissau Liberia Madagascar Mali Namibia São Tomé and Príncipe Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia United Republic of Tanzania Asia and the Pacific (39) 2 1 3 13 22 35 35 27 5 143 Australia 1 1 1 4 2 2 11 Bangladesh 3 2 5 Bhutan 1 1 Cambodia 1 1 China 1 1 3 5 5 12 8 2 37 India 1 2 6 5 4 1 19 Indonesia 1 1 2 4 Japan 1 1 2 1 5 5 4 19 Malaysia 1 2 3 Mongolia 1 1 1 3 Myanmar 1 2 3 Nepal 1 1 New Zealand 1 1 2 Pakistan 1 1 Philippines 2 1 4 2 9 Republic of Korea 2 3 2 2 4 1 14 Singapore 1 1 1 3 Sri Lanka 1 1 2 Thailand 1 1 1 3 Viet Nam 2 2
Table 1. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution - by Geographical Region under the 1975 Accord
By nationality and grade (all types of appointments)
Region/Country/Grade DDG ADG D2 D1 P5 P4 P3 P2 P1 Grand Total
Table 1. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution - by Geographical Region under the 1975 Accord
By nationality and grade (all types of appointments)
Unrepresented countries Afghanistan Brunei Darussalam Cook Islands Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Fiji Kiribati Lao People's Democratic Republic Maldives Marshall Islands Micronesia (Federated States of) Niue Papua New Guinea Republic of Naoera Samoa Solomon Islands Timor-Leste Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia (28) 0 0 0 2 7 24 19 16 2 70 Albania 2 1 1 4 Armenia 1 2 3 Azerbaijan 2 2 Belarus 1 1 2 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 1 Bulgaria 1 1 2 Croatia 1 1 Czech Republic 1 1 Georgia 1 1 Hungary 1 1 1 3 Kazakhstan 1 1 2 Kyrgyzstan 1 1 2 Latvia 1 1 Lithuania 1 1 Montenegro 1 1 North Macedonia 3 1 4 Poland 3 1 2 6 Republic of Moldova 3 1 4 Romania 1 4 1 6 Russian Federation 1 1 1 4 3 10 Serbia 1 1 Slovakia 1 1 Ukraine 3 1 3 1 8 Uzbekistan 1 2 3 Unrepresented countries Tajikistan Turkmenistan Estonia Slovenia Latin America and the Caribbean (33) 0 1 2 3 10 17 18 7 1 59 Antigua and Barbuda 1 1 Argentina 1 1 2 3 1 8 Brazil 1 1 3 5 1 11 Chile 1 1 2 4 Colombia 1 3 1 2 3 10 Costa Rica 2 2 Cuba 1 1 Ecuador 2 2 Guatemala 1 1 Haiti 2 2 Jamaica 1 1 2 Mexico 3 1 4 Nicaragua 1 1 Peru 2 2 1 5 Trinidad and Tobago 1 1 Uruguay 2 2 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1 1 2
Region/Country/Grade DDG ADG D2 D1 P5 P4 P3 P2 P1 Grand Total
Table 1. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution - by Geographical Region under the 1975 Accord By nationality and grade (all types of appointments)
Unrepresented countries Bahamas Barbados Belize Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Dominica Dominican Republic El Salvador Grenada Guyana Honduras Panama Paraguay Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Suriname Middle East (15) 0 0 0 4 0 4 5 5 0 18 Cyprus 1 1 2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1 2 3 Israel 1 1 Jordan 1 1 Lebanon 2 2 Oman 1 1 Syrian Arab Republic 1 1 2 4 Türkiye 1 1 2 4 Unrepresented countries Bahrain Iraq Kuwait Qatar Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Yemen North America (2) 1 0 1 6 9 23 11 6 0 57 Canada 1 3 11 3 2 20 United States of America 1 1 5 6 12 8 4 37 Western Europe (24) 1 1 5 17 26 75 68 18 1 212 Austria 1 1 2 1 5 Belgium 1 3 3 7 Denmark 1 1 1 3 Finland 1 1 France 1 1 4 8 25 22 9 70 Germany 1 1 4 9 9 1 25 Greece 3 1 1 5 Ireland 2 1 3 Italy 2 1 8 10 1 22 Netherlands 1 1 2 4 Norway 1 1 2 Portugal 2 2 Spain 1 2 6 9 2 1 21 Switzerland 1 2 1 2 6 12 United Kingdom 1 4 5 11 8 1 30 Unrepresented countries Andorra Holy See Iceland Liechtenstein Luxembourg Malta Monaco San Marino Sweden Grand Total 4 4 11 51 85 195 178 92 9 629
A B C D E F
Geographical Regions
Percent of contribution2 Distribution of one-quarter
of posts
Distribution of Three-quarters
of posts
Total (Number of
posts)3
B + C
Desirable Range (– 10 / + 10 per cent)
Actual number of posts (June 2026)
Africa 2.72 23.71 13.55 37.26 34 - 41 70
Asia and the Pacific 17.88 23.71 89.05 112.76 101 - 124 142
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia
8.42 23.71 41.93 65.64 59 - 72 70
Latin America and the Caribbean
3.79 23.71 18.88 42.59 38 - 47 59
Middle East 2.03 23.71 10.11 33.82 30 - 37 19
North America 9.06 23.71 45.12 68.83 62 - 76 57
Western Europe 56.1 23.71 279.39 303.10 272 - 333 212
100.0 166.0 498.0 664.0 629
3 = Only Professional and higher categories (except the Director General, language and editor posts).
2 = Based on the payable contributions by Member States for each region (source: Finance Division).
1 = Based on Principles agreed upon by Member States in 1975; see document WO/CC/IX/2, dated June 30, 1975.
(Fixed-Term, Continuing Permanent and Temporary)
Geographical Distribution of Posts (as of June 30, 2026)1
Table 3. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution - Evolution by Geographical Region (2006 - 2026)
The following graphs show the evolution of the distribution of staff by geographical region since 2006, compared to the desirable ranges established by the Principles of Geographical Distribution agreed by WIPO Member States in 1975.
Table 3. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution - Evolution by Geographical Region (2006 - 2026)
The following graphs show the evolution of the distribution of staff by geographical region since 2006, compared to the desirable ranges established by the Principles of Geographical Distribution agreed by WIPO Member States in 1975.
Table 3. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution - Evolution by Geographical Region (2006 - 2026)
The following graphs show the evolution of the distribution of staff by geographical region since 2006, compared to the desirable ranges established by the Principles of Geographical Distribution agreed by WIPO Member States in 1975.
Table 3. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution - Evolution by Geographical Region (2006 - 2026)
The following graphs show the evolution of the distribution of staff by geographical region since 2006, compared to the desirable ranges established by the Principles of Geographical Distribution agreed by WIPO Member States in 1975.
#WIPO FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Group/Country/Grade DDG ADG D2 D1 P5 P4 P3 P2 P1 Grand Total Africa Group (53) 1 0 6 11 17 22 13 0 70 Algeria 1 1 3 3 1 9 Benin 1 1 Burundi 1 1 Cameroon 1 1 1 3 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1 1 Egypt 1 2 1 3 7 Ethiopia 1 1 Gambia 1 1 Ghana 1 1 1 2 5 Kenya 1 1 2 2 6 Lesotho 1 1 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 1 1 2 Malawi 1 1 Mauritania 1 1 Mauritius 2 2 Morocco 1 1 2 Mozambique 1 1 Niger 1 1 Nigeria 1 1 1 3 Rwanda 3 3 Senegal 1 1 2 South Africa 2 1 1 1 5 Sudan 1 1 Togo 1 1 Tunisia 1 2 3 Uganda 3 3 Zambia 1 1 2 Zimbabwe 1 1 Unrepresented countries Angola Botswana Burkina Faso Cabo Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Congo Côte d'Ivoire Djibouti Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Gabon Guinea Guinea-Bissau Liberia Madagascar Mali Namibia São Tomé and Príncipe Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia United Republic of Tanzania Yemen
Table 4. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution - by WIPO Groups By nationality and grade (all types of appointments)
Group/Country/Grade DDG ADG D2 D1 P5 P4 P3 P2 P1 Grand Total
Table 4. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution - by WIPO Groups
By nationality and grade (all types of appointments)
Asia and the Pacific Group (47) 1 0 0 9 14 23 19 16 3 85 Bangladesh 3 2 5 Bhutan 1 1 Cambodia 1 1 India 1 2 6 5 4 1 19 Indonesia 1 1 2 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1 2 3 Jordan 1 1 Lebanon 2 2 Malaysia 1 2 3 Mongolia 1 1 1 3 Myanmar 1 2 3 Nepal 1 1 Oman 1 1 Pakistan 1 1 Philippines 2 1 4 2 9 Republic of Korea 2 3 2 2 4 1 14 Singapore 1 1 1 3 Sri Lanka 1 1 2 Syrian Arab Republic 1 1 2 4 Thailand 1 1 1 3 Viet Nam 2 2 Unrepresented countries Afghanistan Bahrain Brunei Darussalam Cook Islands Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Fiji Iraq Kiribati Kuwait Lao People's Democratic Republic Maldives Marshall Islands Micronesia (Federated States of) Niue Papua New Guinea Republic of Naoero Qatar Samoa Saudi Arabia Solomon Islands Timor-Leste Tonga Tuvalu United Arab Emirates Vanuatu Group of Central Asian, Caucasus and Eastern European Countries (9) 0 0 0 1 2 5 7 8 1 24 Armenia 1 2 3 Azerbaijan 2 2 Belarus 1 1 2 Kazakhstan 1 1 2 Kyrgyzstan 1 1 2 Russian Federation 1 1 1 4 3 10 Uzbekistan 1 2 3 Unrepresented countries Tajikistan Turkmenistan
Group/Country/Grade DDG ADG D2 D1 P5 P4 P3 P2 P1 Grand Total
Table 4. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution - by WIPO Groups
By nationality and grade (all types of appointments)
Group of Central European and Baltic Countries (19) 0 0 0 1 5 19 12 8 1 46 Albania 2 1 1 4 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 1 Bulgaria 1 1 2 Croatia 1 1 Czech Republic 1 1 Georgia 1 1 Hungary 1 1 1 3 Latvia 1 1 Lithuania 1 1 Montenegro 1 1 North Macedonia 3 1 4 Poland 3 1 2 6 Republic of Moldova 3 1 4 Romania 1 4 1 6 Serbia 1 1 Slovakia 1 1 Ukraine 3 1 3 1 8 Unrepresented countries Estonia Lithuania Slovenia China 1 0 1 3 5 5 12 8 2 37 China 1 1 3 5 5 12 8 2 37 Group B (32) 2 2 8 28 38 109 88 32 1 308 Australia 1 1 1 4 2 2 11 Austria 1 1 2 1 5 Belgium 1 3 3 7 Canada 1 3 11 3 2 20 Cyprus 1 1 2 Denmark 1 1 1 3 Finland 1 1 France 1 1 4 8 25 22 9 70 Germany 1 1 4 9 9 1 25 Greece 3 1 1 5 Ireland 2 1 3 Israel 1 1 Italy 2 1 8 10 1 22 Japan 1 1 2 1 5 5 4 19 Netherlands 1 1 2 4 New Zealand 1 1 2 Norway 1 1 2 Portugal 2 2 Spain 1 2 6 9 2 1 21 Switzerland 1 2 1 2 6 12 Türkiye 1 1 2 4 United Kingdom 1 4 5 11 8 1 30 United States of America 1 1 5 6 12 8 4 37 Unrepresented countries Andorra Holy See Iceland Liechtenstein Luxembourg Malta Monaco San Marino Sweden
Group/Country/Grade DDG ADG D2 D1 P5 P4 P3 P2 P1 Grand Total
Table 4. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution - by WIPO Groups
By nationality and grade (all types of appointments)
Group of Latin America and the Caribbean (GRULAC) (33) 0 1 2 3 10 17 18 7 1 59 Antigua and Barbuda 1 1 Argentina 1 1 2 3 1 8 Brazil 1 1 3 5 1 11 Chile 1 1 2 4 Colombia 1 3 1 2 3 10 Costa Rica 2 2 Cuba 1 1 Ecuador 2 2 Guatemala 1 1 Haiti 2 2 Jamaica 1 1 2 Mexico 3 1 4 Nicaragua 1 1 Peru 2 2 1 5 Trinidad and Tobago 1 1 Uruguay 2 2 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1 1 2 Unrepresented countries Bahamas Barbados Belize Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Dominica Dominican Republic El Salvador Grenada Guyana Honduras Panama Paraguay Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Suriname Grand Total 4 4 11 51 85 195 178 92 9 629