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C.N 4177
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 December 31, 2023. 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.
March 27, 2024
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WIPO GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION REPORT (December 31, 2023)
This report provides data on geographical distribution as at December 31, 2023 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 under the 1975 Accord 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
193 WIPO Member States
122 WIPO Member States represented on all posts
112 WIPO Member States represented on posts subject to Geographical Distribution
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Region/Countries/Grade DDG ADG D2 D1 P5 P4 P3 P2 P1 Grand Total Africa Group (53) 0 1 1 6 12 18 16 13 4 71 Algeria 1 1 1 3 6 Brundi 1 1 Cameroon 1 2 1 1 1 6 Democratic Rep. of the Congo 1 1 1 3 Egypt 1 1 2 2 1 7 Ethiopia 1 1 Ghana 1 1 1 2 1 6 Kenya 1 2 2 1 1 7 Lesotho 1 1 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 1 1 Malawi 1 1
Mauritania 1 1 Mauritius 1 1 Morocco 1 1 1 3 Mozambique 1 1 Niger 1 1 Nigeria 1 1 2 Rwanda 2 2 Senegal 1 2 3 South Africa 1 1 1 1 4 Togo 1 1 Tunisia 2 1 1 4 Uganda 2 1 3 United Republic of Tanzania 1 1 Zambia 1 1 Zimbabwe 1 1 1 3
Unrepresented countries Angola Botswana Burkina Faso Benin Cabo Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Congo Côte d'Ivoire Djibouti Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Gabon Gambia Guinea Guinea-Bissau Liberia Madagascar Mali Namibia Sao Tome and Principe Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia Sudan
Table 1. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution - by Geographical Region under the 1975 Accord by nationality and grade (All types of appointments)
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Region/Countries/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)
Asia and the Pacific (38) 2 1 2 15 23 27 27 18 1 116 Australia 1 1 1 5 1 1 10 Bangladesh 3 2 5 Bhutan 1 1 Cambodia 2 2 China 1 5 5 1 10 4 26 Dem. People's Rep of Korea 1 1 India 1 4 5 4 14 Indonesia 1 1 1 3 Japan 1 1 2 2 4 4 3 17 Malaysia 1 2 3 Mongolia 1 1 1 3 Myanmar 1 2 3 Nepal 1 1 New Zealand 1 1 1 3 Pakistan 1 1 2 Philippines 1 1 3 1 6 Republic of Korea 2 3 2 1 8 Singapore 1 1 Sri Lanka 1 1 2 Thailand 1 1 1 1 4 Viet Nam 1 1
Unrepresented countries Afghanistan Brunei Darussalam Cook Islands Fiji Kiribati Lao People's Democratic Republic Maldives Marshall Islands Nauru Niue Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Timor-Leste Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia (28) 0 0 0 2 8 19 14 10 0 53 Albania 2 2 Armenia 2 2 Azerbaijan 2 2 Belarus 1 1 2 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 1 Bulgaria 2 1 3 Croatia 1 1 Czech Republic 1 1 Georgia 1 1 Hungary 1 1 1 3 Kyrgyzstan 1 1 Latvia 1 1 Lithuania 1 1 North Macedonia 2 1 3 Poland 2 1 1 4 Republic of Moldova 2 2 4 Romania 2 3 2 7 Russian Federation 1 1 1 2 4 9 Serbia 1 1 Slovakia 1 1 Ukraine 1 1 2 Uzbekistan 1 1
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Region/Countries/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 Kazakhstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Estonia Montenegro Slovenia
Latin America and the Caribbean (33) 0 1 1 3 9 18 11 6 0 49 Argentina 1 1 1 1 1 5 Brazil 2 2 2 6 Chile 1 1 2 Colombia 1 1 1 2 5 Costa Rica 2 2 Cuba 1 1 2 Ecuador 2 1 3 El Salvador 1 1 Grenada 1 1 Guatemala 1 1 Haiti 1 1 Jamaica 2 2 Mexico 2 2 1 5 Nicaragua 1 1 Peru 2 2 1 5 Trinidad and Tobago 1 1 Uruguay 2 1 3 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1 2 3
Unrepresented countries Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Belize Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Dominica Dominican Republic Guyana Honduras Panama Paraguay Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Suriname
Middle East (15) 0 0 0 3 1 4 5 3 16 Cyprus 1 1 2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1 1 2 Israel 1 1 Jordan 1 1 Lebanon 1 1 1 3 Syrian Arab Republic 1 1 2 4 Türkiye 1 1 2 Yemen 1 1
Unrepresented countries Bahrain Iraq Kuwait Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates
North America (2) 1 0 1 6 12 18 13 4 0 55 Canada 1 4 10 3 18 United States of America 1 1 5 8 8 10 4 37
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Region/Countries/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)
Western Europe (24) 1 1 5 19 27 70 67 20 2 212 Austria 1 1 2 1 5 Belgium 1 1 4 2 8 Denmark 1 1 1 3 Finland 1 1 2 France 1 1 4 7 25 25 5 1 69 Germany 1 1 4 7 7 1 21 Greece 3 3 Ireland 2 1 1 4 Italy 2 1 5 12 2 22 Netherlands 1 1 1 3 Norway 1 1 Portugal 2 2 Spain 1 3 2 6 4 16 Sweden 1 1 Switzerland 1 2 2 5 3 1 14 United Kingdom 1 7 7 13 9 1 38
Unrepresented countries Andorra Holy See Iceland Liechtenstein Luxembourg Malta Monaco San Marino Grand Total 4 4 10 54 92 174 153 74 7 572
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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 2023)
Africa 2.73 22.86 13.10 35.96 32 - 40 71
Asia and the Pacific 17.84 22.86 85.63 108.49 98 - 119 116
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia
8.43 22.86 40.46 63.32 57 - 70 53
Latin America and the Caribbean
3.79 22.86 18.19 41.05 37 - 45 49
Middle East 2.03 22.86 9.74 32.60 29 - 36 16
North America 9.06 22.86 43.19 66.35 60 - 73 55
Western Europe 56.11 22.86 269.33 292.19 263 - 321 212
100.0 160.0 479.6 640.0 572
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 at December 31, 2023)1
Table 2. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution - Ranges
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Table 3. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution - Evolution by Geographical Region (2000-2023)
The following graphs show the evolution of the distribution of staff by geographical region since 2000, compared to the desirable ranges established by the Principles of Geographical Distribution agreed by WIPO Member States in 1975.
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Asia and the Pacific
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Table 3. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution - Evolution by Geographical Region (2000-2023)
The following graphs show the evolution of the distribution of staff by geographical region since 2000, compared to the desirable ranges established by the Principles of Geographical Distribution agreed by WIPO Member States in 1975.
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Latin America and the Caribbean
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Table 3. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution - Evolution by Geographical Region (2000-2023)
The following graphs show the evolution of the distribution of staff by geographical region since 2000, compared to the desirable ranges established by the Principles of Geographical Distribution agreed by WIPO Member States in 1975.
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Table 3. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution - Evolution by Geographical Region (2000-2023)
The following graphs show the evolution of the distribution of staff by geographical region since 2000, compared to the desirable ranges established by the Principles of Geographical Distribution agreed by WIPO Member States in 1975.
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Group/Countries/Grade DDG ADG D2 D1 P5 P4 P3 P2 P1 Grand Total Africa Group (53) 1 1 6 12 18 16 13 4 71 Algeria 1 1 1 3 6 Burundi 1 1 Cameroon 1 2 1 1 1 6 Democratic Rep. of the Congo 1 1 1 3 Egypt 1 1 2 2 1 7 Ethiopia 1 1 Ghana 1 1 1 2 1 6 Kenya 1 2 2 1 1 7 Lesotho 1 1 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 1 1 Malawi 1 1 Mauritania 1 1
Mauritius 1 1 Morocco 1 1 1 3 Mozambique 1 1 Niger 1 1 Nigeria 1 1 2 Rwanda 2 2 Senegal 1 2 3 South Africa 1 1 1 1 4 Togo 1 1 Tunisia 2 1 1 4 Uganda 2 1 3 United Republic of Tanzania 1 1 Zambia 1 1 Zimbabwe 1 1 1 3
Unrepresented countries Angola Botswana Burkina Faso Benin Cabo Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Congo Côte d'Ivoire Djibouti Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Gabon Gambia Guinea Guinea-Bissau Liberia Madagascar Mali Namibia Sao Tome and Principe Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia Sudan
Table 4. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution - by WIPO Groups by nationality and grade (All types of appointments)
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Group/Countries/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 (46) 1 0 0 7 15 20 15 12 1 71 Bangladesh 3 2 5 Bhutan 1 1 Cambodia 2 2 Dem. People's Rep of Korea 1 1 India 1 4 5 4 14 Indonesia 1 1 1 3 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1 1 2 Jordan 1 1 Lebanon 1 1 1 3 Malaysia 1 2 3 Mongolia 1 1 1 3 Myanmar 1 2 3 Nepal 1 1 Pakistan 1 1 2 Philippines 1 1 3 1 6 Republic of Korea 2 3 2 1 8 Singapore 1 1 Sri Lanka 1 1 2 Syrian Arab Republic 1 1 2 4 Thailand 1 1 1 1 4 Viet Nam 1 1 Yemen 1 1
Unrepresented countries Afghanistan Brunei Darussalam Cook Islands Fiji Kiribati Lao People's Democratic Republic Maldives Marshall Islands Nauru Niue Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Timor-Leste Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu Bahrain Iraq Kuwait Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Group of Central Asian, Caucasus and Eastern European Countries (9) 0 0 0 1 1 5 4 6 0 17 Armenia 2 2 Azerbaijan 2 2 Belarus 1 1 2 Kyrgyzstan 1 1 Russian Federation 1 1 1 2 4 9 Uzbekistan 1 1
Unrepresented countries Kazakhstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan
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Group/Countries/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 7 14 10 4 0 36 Albania 2 2 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 1 Bulgaria 2 1 3 Croatia 1 1 Czech Republic 1 1 Georgia 1 1 Hungary 1 1 1 3 Latvia 1 1 Lithuania 1 1 North Macedonia 2 1 3 Poland 2 1 1 4 Republic of Moldova 2 2 4 Romania 2 3 2 7 Serbia 1 1 Slovakia 1 1 Ukraine 1 1 2
Unrepresented countries Estonia Montenegro Slovenia
China 1 0 0 5 5 1 10 4 26 China 1 5 5 1 10 4 26
Group B (32) 2 2 8 31 43 98 87 29 2 302 Australia 1 1 1 5 1 1 10 Austria 1 1 2 1 5 Belgium 1 1 4 2 8 Canada 1 4 10 3 18 Cyprus 1 1 2 Denmark 1 1 1 3 Finland 1 1 2 France 1 1 4 7 25 25 5 1 69 Germany 1 1 4 7 7 1 21 Greece 3 3 Ireland 2 1 1 4 Israel 1 1 Italy 2 1 5 12 2 22 Japan 1 1 2 2 4 4 3 17 Netherlands 1 1 1 3 New Zealand 1 1 1 3 Norway 1 1 Portugal 2 2 Spain 1 3 2 6 4 16 Sweden 1 1 Switzerland 1 2 2 5 3 1 14 Türkiye 1 1 2 United Kingdom 1 7 7 13 9 1 38 United States of America 1 1 5 8 8 10 4 37
Unrepresented countries Andorra Holy See Iceland Liechtenstein Luxembourg Malta Monaco San Marino
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Group/Countries/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 1 3 9 18 11 6 0 49 Argentina 1 1 1 1 1 5 Brazil 2 2 2 6 Chile 1 1 2 Colombia 1 1 1 2 5 Costa Rica 2 2 Cuba 1 1 2 Ecuador 2 1 3 El Salvador 1 1 Grenada 1 1 Guatemala 1 1 Haiti 1 1 Jamaica 2 2 Mexico 2 2 1 5 Nicaragua 1 1 Peru 2 2 1 5 Trinidad and Tobago 1 1 Uruguay 2 1 3 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1 2 3
Unrepresented countries Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Belize Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Dominica Dominican Republic Guyana Honduras Panama Paraguay Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Suriname Grand Total 4 4 10 54 92 174 153 74 7 572
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C.N 4177
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 December 31, 2023. 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.
March 27, 2024
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WIPO GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION REPORT (December 31, 2023)
This report provides data on geographical distribution as at December 31, 2023 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 under the 1975 Accord 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
193 WIPO Member States
122 WIPO Member States represented on all posts
112 WIPO Member States represented on posts subject to Geographical Distribution
#WIPO FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Region/Countries/Grade DDG ADG D2 D1 P5 P4 P3 P2 P1 Grand Total Africa Group (53) 0 1 1 6 12 18 16 13 4 71 Algeria 1 1 1 3 6 Brundi 1 1 Cameroon 1 2 1 1 1 6 Democratic Rep. of the Congo 1 1 1 3 Egypt 1 1 2 2 1 7 Ethiopia 1 1 Ghana 1 1 1 2 1 6 Kenya 1 2 2 1 1 7 Lesotho 1 1 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 1 1 Malawi 1 1
Mauritania 1 1 Mauritius 1 1 Morocco 1 1 1 3 Mozambique 1 1 Niger 1 1 Nigeria 1 1 2 Rwanda 2 2 Senegal 1 2 3 South Africa 1 1 1 1 4 Togo 1 1 Tunisia 2 1 1 4 Uganda 2 1 3 United Republic of Tanzania 1 1 Zambia 1 1 Zimbabwe 1 1 1 3
Unrepresented countries Angola Botswana Burkina Faso Benin Cabo Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Congo Côte d'Ivoire Djibouti Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Gabon Gambia Guinea Guinea-Bissau Liberia Madagascar Mali Namibia Sao Tome and Principe Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia Sudan
Table 1. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution - by Geographical Region under the 1975 Accord by nationality and grade (All types of appointments)
#WIPO FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Region/Countries/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)
Asia and the Pacific (38) 2 1 2 15 23 27 27 18 1 116 Australia 1 1 1 5 1 1 10 Bangladesh 3 2 5 Bhutan 1 1 Cambodia 2 2 China 1 5 5 1 10 4 26 Dem. People's Rep of Korea 1 1 India 1 4 5 4 14 Indonesia 1 1 1 3 Japan 1 1 2 2 4 4 3 17 Malaysia 1 2 3 Mongolia 1 1 1 3 Myanmar 1 2 3 Nepal 1 1 New Zealand 1 1 1 3 Pakistan 1 1 2 Philippines 1 1 3 1 6 Republic of Korea 2 3 2 1 8 Singapore 1 1 Sri Lanka 1 1 2 Thailand 1 1 1 1 4 Viet Nam 1 1
Unrepresented countries Afghanistan Brunei Darussalam Cook Islands Fiji Kiribati Lao People's Democratic Republic Maldives Marshall Islands Nauru Niue Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Timor-Leste Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia (28) 0 0 0 2 8 19 14 10 0 53 Albania 2 2 Armenia 2 2 Azerbaijan 2 2 Belarus 1 1 2 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 1 Bulgaria 2 1 3 Croatia 1 1 Czech Republic 1 1 Georgia 1 1 Hungary 1 1 1 3 Kyrgyzstan 1 1 Latvia 1 1 Lithuania 1 1 North Macedonia 2 1 3 Poland 2 1 1 4 Republic of Moldova 2 2 4 Romania 2 3 2 7 Russian Federation 1 1 1 2 4 9 Serbia 1 1 Slovakia 1 1 Ukraine 1 1 2 Uzbekistan 1 1
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Region/Countries/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 Kazakhstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Estonia Montenegro Slovenia
Latin America and the Caribbean (33) 0 1 1 3 9 18 11 6 0 49 Argentina 1 1 1 1 1 5 Brazil 2 2 2 6 Chile 1 1 2 Colombia 1 1 1 2 5 Costa Rica 2 2 Cuba 1 1 2 Ecuador 2 1 3 El Salvador 1 1 Grenada 1 1 Guatemala 1 1 Haiti 1 1 Jamaica 2 2 Mexico 2 2 1 5 Nicaragua 1 1 Peru 2 2 1 5 Trinidad and Tobago 1 1 Uruguay 2 1 3 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1 2 3
Unrepresented countries Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Belize Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Dominica Dominican Republic Guyana Honduras Panama Paraguay Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Suriname
Middle East (15) 0 0 0 3 1 4 5 3 16 Cyprus 1 1 2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1 1 2 Israel 1 1 Jordan 1 1 Lebanon 1 1 1 3 Syrian Arab Republic 1 1 2 4 Türkiye 1 1 2 Yemen 1 1
Unrepresented countries Bahrain Iraq Kuwait Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates
North America (2) 1 0 1 6 12 18 13 4 0 55 Canada 1 4 10 3 18 United States of America 1 1 5 8 8 10 4 37
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Region/Countries/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)
Western Europe (24) 1 1 5 19 27 70 67 20 2 212 Austria 1 1 2 1 5 Belgium 1 1 4 2 8 Denmark 1 1 1 3 Finland 1 1 2 France 1 1 4 7 25 25 5 1 69 Germany 1 1 4 7 7 1 21 Greece 3 3 Ireland 2 1 1 4 Italy 2 1 5 12 2 22 Netherlands 1 1 1 3 Norway 1 1 Portugal 2 2 Spain 1 3 2 6 4 16 Sweden 1 1 Switzerland 1 2 2 5 3 1 14 United Kingdom 1 7 7 13 9 1 38
Unrepresented countries Andorra Holy See Iceland Liechtenstein Luxembourg Malta Monaco San Marino Grand Total 4 4 10 54 92 174 153 74 7 572
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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 2023)
Africa 2.73 22.86 13.10 35.96 32 - 40 71
Asia and the Pacific 17.84 22.86 85.63 108.49 98 - 119 116
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia
8.43 22.86 40.46 63.32 57 - 70 53
Latin America and the Caribbean
3.79 22.86 18.19 41.05 37 - 45 49
Middle East 2.03 22.86 9.74 32.60 29 - 36 16
North America 9.06 22.86 43.19 66.35 60 - 73 55
Western Europe 56.11 22.86 269.33 292.19 263 - 321 212
100.0 160.0 479.6 640.0 572
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 at December 31, 2023)1
Table 2. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution - Ranges
#WIPO FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Table 3. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution - Evolution by Geographical Region (2000-2023)
The following graphs show the evolution of the distribution of staff by geographical region since 2000, compared to the desirable ranges established by the Principles of Geographical Distribution agreed by WIPO Member States in 1975.
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Africa
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Asia and the Pacific
Desirable Range Staff on post
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Table 3. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution - Evolution by Geographical Region (2000-2023)
The following graphs show the evolution of the distribution of staff by geographical region since 2000, compared to the desirable ranges established by the Principles of Geographical Distribution agreed by WIPO Member States in 1975.
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Latin America and the Caribbean
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Table 3. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution - Evolution by Geographical Region (2000-2023)
The following graphs show the evolution of the distribution of staff by geographical region since 2000, compared to the desirable ranges established by the Principles of Geographical Distribution agreed by WIPO Member States in 1975.
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North America
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Table 3. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution - Evolution by Geographical Region (2000-2023)
The following graphs show the evolution of the distribution of staff by geographical region since 2000, compared to the desirable ranges established by the Principles of Geographical Distribution agreed by WIPO Member States in 1975.
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Western Europe
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Group/Countries/Grade DDG ADG D2 D1 P5 P4 P3 P2 P1 Grand Total Africa Group (53) 1 1 6 12 18 16 13 4 71 Algeria 1 1 1 3 6 Burundi 1 1 Cameroon 1 2 1 1 1 6 Democratic Rep. of the Congo 1 1 1 3 Egypt 1 1 2 2 1 7 Ethiopia 1 1 Ghana 1 1 1 2 1 6 Kenya 1 2 2 1 1 7 Lesotho 1 1 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 1 1 Malawi 1 1 Mauritania 1 1
Mauritius 1 1 Morocco 1 1 1 3 Mozambique 1 1 Niger 1 1 Nigeria 1 1 2 Rwanda 2 2 Senegal 1 2 3 South Africa 1 1 1 1 4 Togo 1 1 Tunisia 2 1 1 4 Uganda 2 1 3 United Republic of Tanzania 1 1 Zambia 1 1 Zimbabwe 1 1 1 3
Unrepresented countries Angola Botswana Burkina Faso Benin Cabo Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Congo Côte d'Ivoire Djibouti Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Gabon Gambia Guinea Guinea-Bissau Liberia Madagascar Mali Namibia Sao Tome and Principe Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia Sudan
Table 4. Posts subject to Geographical Distribution - by WIPO Groups by nationality and grade (All types of appointments)
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Group/Countries/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 (46) 1 0 0 7 15 20 15 12 1 71 Bangladesh 3 2 5 Bhutan 1 1 Cambodia 2 2 Dem. People's Rep of Korea 1 1 India 1 4 5 4 14 Indonesia 1 1 1 3 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1 1 2 Jordan 1 1 Lebanon 1 1 1 3 Malaysia 1 2 3 Mongolia 1 1 1 3 Myanmar 1 2 3 Nepal 1 1 Pakistan 1 1 2 Philippines 1 1 3 1 6 Republic of Korea 2 3 2 1 8 Singapore 1 1 Sri Lanka 1 1 2 Syrian Arab Republic 1 1 2 4 Thailand 1 1 1 1 4 Viet Nam 1 1 Yemen 1 1
Unrepresented countries Afghanistan Brunei Darussalam Cook Islands Fiji Kiribati Lao People's Democratic Republic Maldives Marshall Islands Nauru Niue Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Timor-Leste Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu Bahrain Iraq Kuwait Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Group of Central Asian, Caucasus and Eastern European Countries (9) 0 0 0 1 1 5 4 6 0 17 Armenia 2 2 Azerbaijan 2 2 Belarus 1 1 2 Kyrgyzstan 1 1 Russian Federation 1 1 1 2 4 9 Uzbekistan 1 1
Unrepresented countries Kazakhstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan
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Group/Countries/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 7 14 10 4 0 36 Albania 2 2 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 1 Bulgaria 2 1 3 Croatia 1 1 Czech Republic 1 1 Georgia 1 1 Hungary 1 1 1 3 Latvia 1 1 Lithuania 1 1 North Macedonia 2 1 3 Poland 2 1 1 4 Republic of Moldova 2 2 4 Romania 2 3 2 7 Serbia 1 1 Slovakia 1 1 Ukraine 1 1 2
Unrepresented countries Estonia Montenegro Slovenia
China 1 0 0 5 5 1 10 4 26 China 1 5 5 1 10 4 26
Group B (32) 2 2 8 31 43 98 87 29 2 302 Australia 1 1 1 5 1 1 10 Austria 1 1 2 1 5 Belgium 1 1 4 2 8 Canada 1 4 10 3 18 Cyprus 1 1 2 Denmark 1 1 1 3 Finland 1 1 2 France 1 1 4 7 25 25 5 1 69 Germany 1 1 4 7 7 1 21 Greece 3 3 Ireland 2 1 1 4 Israel 1 1 Italy 2 1 5 12 2 22 Japan 1 1 2 2 4 4 3 17 Netherlands 1 1 1 3 New Zealand 1 1 1 3 Norway 1 1 Portugal 2 2 Spain 1 3 2 6 4 16 Sweden 1 1 Switzerland 1 2 2 5 3 1 14 Türkiye 1 1 2 United Kingdom 1 7 7 13 9 1 38 United States of America 1 1 5 8 8 10 4 37
Unrepresented countries Andorra Holy See Iceland Liechtenstein Luxembourg Malta Monaco San Marino
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Group/Countries/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 1 3 9 18 11 6 0 49 Argentina 1 1 1 1 1 5 Brazil 2 2 2 6 Chile 1 1 2 Colombia 1 1 1 2 5 Costa Rica 2 2 Cuba 1 1 2 Ecuador 2 1 3 El Salvador 1 1 Grenada 1 1 Guatemala 1 1 Haiti 1 1 Jamaica 2 2 Mexico 2 2 1 5 Nicaragua 1 1 Peru 2 2 1 5 Trinidad and Tobago 1 1 Uruguay 2 1 3 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1 2 3
Unrepresented countries Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Belize Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Dominica Dominican Republic Guyana Honduras Panama Paraguay Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Suriname Grand Total 4 4 10 54 92 174 153 74 7 572
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