Scale of Assements for the Apportionment of the Expenses of the United Nations

A/RES/49/19BView PDF

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 112 Scale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses of the United Nations, published in 1995.

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Budget Contributions Consultations Financial Regulations Members Recommendations

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Reaffirms the importance of the recommendations of the Committee on Contributions for the General Assembly in deciding the apportionment of the expenses of the Organization among Member States in accordance with rule 160 of the rules of procedure of the Assembly;

Resolves that the scale of assessments for the contributions of Member States to the regular budget of the United Nations for the years 1995, 1996 and 1997 shall be as follows:

Member State | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | (Percentage) | Afghanistan | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Albania | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Algeria | 0.16 | 0.1600 | 0.16 | Andorra | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Angola | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Argentina | 0.48 | 0.4800 | 0.48 | Armenia | 0.08 | 0.0550 | 0.05 | Australia | 1.46 | 1.4800 | 1.48 | Austria | 0.85 | 0.8650 | 0.87 | Azerbaijan | 0.16 | 0.1175 | 0.11 | Bahamas | 0.02 | 0.0200 | 0.02 | Bahrain | 0.02 | 0.0200 | 0.02 | Bangladesh | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Barbados | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Belarus | 0.37 | 0.2925 | 0.28 | Belgium | 0.99 | 1.0075 | 1.01 | Belize | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Benin | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Bhutan | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Bolivia | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.02 | 0.0125 | 0.01 | Botswana | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Brazil | 1.62 | 1.6200 | 1.62 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.02 | 0.0200 | 0.02 | Bulgaria | 0.10 | 0.0825 | 0.08 | Burkina Faso | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Burundi | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Cambodia | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Cameroon | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Canada | 3.07 | 3.1025 | 3.11 | Cape Verde | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Central African Republic | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Chad | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Chile | 0.08 | 0.0800 | 0.08 | China | 0.72 | 0.7350 | 0.74 | Colombia | 0.11 | 0.1000 | 0.10 | Comoros | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Congo | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Costa Rica | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Croatia | 0.10 | 0.0900 | 0.09 | Cuba | 0.07 | 0.0525 | 0.05 | Cyprus | 0.03 | 0.0300 | 0.03 | Czech Republic | 0.32 | 0.2600 | 0.25 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 0.04 | 0.0500 | 0.05 | Denmark | 0.70 | 0.7175 | 0.72 | Djibouti | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Dominica | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Dominican Republic | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Ecuador | 0.02 | 0.0200 | 0.02 | Egypt | 0.07 | 0.0700 | 0.08 | El Salvador | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Eritrea | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Estonia | 0.05 | 0.0425 | 0.04 | Ethiopia | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Fiji | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Finland | 0.61 | 0.6175 | 0.62 | France | 6.32 | 6.4075 | 6.42 | Gabon | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Gambia | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Georgia | 0.16 | 0.1175 | 0.11 | Germany | 8.94 | 9.0425 | 9.06 | Ghana | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Greece | 0.37 | 0.3800 | 0.38 | Grenada | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Guatemala | 0.02 | 0.0200 | 0.02 | Guinea | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Guyana | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Haiti | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Honduras | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Hungary | 0.15 | 0.1400 | 0.14 | Iceland | 0.03 | 0.0300 | 0.03 | India | 0.31 | 0.3100 | 0.31 | Indonesia | 0.14 | 0.1400 | 0.14 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0.60 | 0.4675 | 0.45 | Iraq | 0.14 | 0.1400 | 0.14 | Ireland | 0.20 | 0.2100 | 0.21 | Israel | 0.26 | 0.2675 | 0.27 | Italy | 4.79 | 5.1975 | 5.25 | Jamaica | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Japan | 13.95 | 15.4350 | 15.65 | Jordan | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Kazakhstan | 0.26 | 0.2000 | 0.19 | Kenya | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Kuwait | 0.20 | 0.1900 | 0.19 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.04 | 0.0325 | 0.03 | Lao People's Democratic Repubulic | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Latvia | 0.10 | 0.0825 | 0.08 | Lebanon | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Lesotho | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Liberia | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 0.21 | 0.2025 | 0.20 | Liechtenstein | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Lithuania | 0.11 | 0.0850 | 0.08 | Luxembourg | 0.07 | 0.0700 | 0.07 | Madagascar | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Malawi | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Malaysia | 0.14 | 0.1400 | 0.14 | Maldives | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Mali | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Malta | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Marshall Islands | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Mauritania | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Mauritius | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Mexico | 0.78 | 0.7875 | 0.79 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Monaco | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Mongolia | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Morocco | 0.03 | 0.0300 | 0.03 | Mozambique | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Myanmar | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Namibia | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Nepal | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Netherlands | 1.58 | 1.5875 | 1.59 | New Zealand | 0.24 | 0.2400 | 0.24 | Nicaragua | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Niger | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Nigeria | 0.16 | 0.1150 | 0.11 | Norway | 0.55 | 0.5600 | 0.56 | Oman | 0.04 | 0.0400 | 0.04 | Pakistan | 0.06 | 0.0600 | 0.06 | Palau | ... | ... | ... | Panama | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Papua New Guinea | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Paraguay | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Peru | 0.06 | 0.0600 | 0.06 | Philippines | 0.06 | 0.0600 | 0.06 | Poland | 0.38 | 0.3375 | 0.33 | Portugal | 0.24 | 0.2750 | 0.28 | Qatar | 0.04 | 0.0400 | 0.04 | Republic of Korea | 0.80 | 0.8175 | 0.82 | Republic of Moldova | 0.11 | 0.0850 | 0.08 | Romania | 0.15 | 0.1500 | 0.15 | Russian Federation | 5.68 | 4.4500 | 4.27 | Rwanda | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Saint Lucia | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Samoa | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | San Marino | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Saudi Arabia | 0.80 | 0.7200 | 0.71 | Senegal | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Seychelles | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Sierra Leone | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Singapore | 0.14 | 0.1400 | 0.14 | Slovakia | 0.10 | 0.0825 | 0.08 | Slovenia | 0.07 | 0.0700 | 0.07 | Solomon Islands | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Somalia | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | South Africa | 0.34 | 0.3225 | 0.32 | Spain | 2.24 | 2.3625 | 2.38 | Sri Lanka | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Sudan | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Suriname | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Swaziland | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Sweden | 1.22 | 1.2275 | 1.23 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.05 | 0.0500 | 0.05 | Tajikistan | 0.03 | 0.0200 | 0.02 | Thailand | 0.13 | 0.1300 | 0.13 | The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Togo | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.04 | 0.0325 | 0.03 | Tunisia | 0.03 | 0.0300 | 0.03 | Turkey | 0.34 | 0.3750 | 0.38 | Turkmenistan | 0.04 | 0.0325 | 0.03 | Uganda | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Ukraine | 1.48 | 1.1400 | 1.09 | United Arab Emirates | 0.19 | 0.1900 | 0.19 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 5.27 | 5.3150 | 5.32 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | United States of America | 25.00 | 25.0000 | 25.00 | Uruguay | 0.04 | 0.0400 | 0.04 | Uzbekistan | 0.19 | 0.1375 | 0.13 | Vanuatu | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Venezuela | 0.40 | 0.3375 | 0.33 | Viet Nam | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Yemen | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Yugoslavia | 0.11 | 0.1025 | 0.10 | Zaire | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Zambia | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Zimbabwe | 0.01 | 0.0100 | 0.01 | Total | 100.00 | 100.0000 | 100.00

Resolves also that:

Notwithstanding the terms of regulation 5.5 of the Financial Regulations of the United Nations, the Secretary-General shall be empowered to accept, at his discretion and after consultation with the Chairman of the Committee on Contributions, a portion of the contributions of Member States for the calendar years 1995, 1996 and 1997 in currencies other than United States dollars;

In accordance with regulation 5.9 of the Financial Regulations of the United Nations, States which are not Members of the United Nations but which participate in certain of its activities shall be called upon to contribute towards the 1995, 1996 and 1997 expenses of the Organization on the basis of the following rates:

Non-member State Percentage

Holy See 0.01

Nauru 0.01

Switzerland 1.21

Tonga 0.01

These rates represent the basis for the calculation of the flat annual fees to be charged to non-member States in accordance with General Assembly resolution 44/197 B of 21 December 1989;

Requests the Committee on Contributions to respond appropriately to appeals for review from Member States submitted in accordance with rule 160 of the rules of procedure of the General Assembly and to report thereon to the Assembly at its fiftieth session.

The assessment rate of the Republic of Palau is to be determined by the Committee on Contributions during its fifty-fifth session.

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