MERCOSUR - Common Market of the South
View on map| Name of the agreement | Common Market of the South |
|---|---|
| Name of the agreement in native lang | Mercado Comœn del Sur; Mercado Comum do Sul |
| Official website of the agreement | http://www.mercosur.int/ |
| In existence | 1991 - Present |
| No. member states, currently | 6 |
Present & former members
| Country | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina |
1991
|
Signed agreement
|
| Bolivia |
2024
|
Agreement in effect
|
| Brazil |
1991
|
Signed agreement
|
| Paraguay |
1991
2012
2013
|
Signed agreement
Start suspension
End suspension
|
| Uruguay |
1991
|
Signed agreement
|
| Venezuela |
2012
2016
|
Signed agreement
Start suspension
|
Candidate members
| Country | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bolivia | 2015 | Start negotiations |
Observer and associated states
| Country | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bolivia | 1991 | Associated state |
| Bolivia | 1991 | Associated state |
| Chile | 1991 | Associated state |
| Chile | 1991 | Associated state |
| Colombia | 1991 | Associated state |
| Colombia | 1991 | Associated state |
| Ecuador | 1991 | Associated state |
| Ecuador | 1991 | Associated state |
| Guyana | 1991 | Associated state |
| Guyana | 1991 | Associated state |
| Mexico | 1991 | Associated state |
| Mexico | 1991 | Associated state |
| New Zealand | 1991 | Associated state |
| New Zealand | 1991 | Associated state |
| Peru | 1991 | Associated state |
| Peru | 1991 | Associated state |
| Suriname | 1991 | Associated state |
| Suriname | 1991 | Associated state |
| Venezuela | 2004 | Associated state |
List of treaty documents collected
| Title | Download | Date | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercosur Free Trade Agreement | MERCOSUR-1991_en.pdf | 1991 | en |