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<span>Small States</span> </h2> <p>Thirty-three of the world’s 42 small states are Commonwealth members. We campaign internationally for special attention to the unique development challenges they face.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="main-content"> <div class="region region--highlighted grid grid-tight"> <div data-drupal-messages-fallback class="hidden messages-list"></div> </div> <div class="region regioncontent"> <div id="block-cdstarterkit-content" class="block block-system block-system-main-block"> <div class="block__content"> <article about="/our-work/small-states" class="node node--type-landing-page node--view-mode-full"> <header class=""> </header> <div class="node__content"> <div class="bg-1 bg section-full-width"> <div class="layout layout--onecol-section layout--onecol-section--100 container grid"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="content-block--content-block block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcontent-block custom-content-block"> <div class="content-block--body clearfix"> <p>The Commonwealth Secretariat has championed small and vulnerable states since the 1980's. We offer critical support and advocacy to help them thrive. Discover our initiatives designed to strengthen economic resilience, enhance environmental sustainability, and ensure a prosperous future for small nations.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="section-padding-bottom-0 layout layout--onecol-section layout--onecol-section--100 grid"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="content-block--content-block block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcontent-block custom-content-block"> <div class="content-block--body clearfix"> <p>Small states are particularly vulnerable because of their:</p> <ul> <li>geographic positioning</li> <li>strong dependence on trade</li> <li>limited access to development finance</li> <li>disproportionate impact of natural disasters and climate change. </li> </ul> <p>The Commonwealth Secretariat:</p> <ul> <li>pushes for international policies and rules to be more responsive to small states’ needs</li> <li>helps Commonwealth small states access financing, build resilience, and have a voice on the global stage</li> <li>delivers our work through economic research and analysis, and put our ideas into action in toolkits for small states. </li> </ul> <p> </p> </div> </div> <div class="content-block--accordion block block-layout-builder custom-content-block"> <div class="content-accordion content-accordion--vertical"> <h3> <button aria-expanded="false" id="content-accordion--heading-489-0" aria-controls="content-accordion--panel-489-0" class="content-accordion--heading last"> Definition of a small state <span class="btn-more">Read more</span> <span class="btn-less">Read less</span> </button> </h3> <div role="alert" id="content-accordion--panel-489-0" aria-labelledby="content-accordion--heading-489-0" class="content-accordion--panel"> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The Commonwealth defines small states as:</p> <ul> <li>countries with a population of 1.5 million people or less.</li> <li>countries with a bigger population but which share many of the same characteristics. For example, Botswana, Jamaica, Lesotho, Namibia, and Papua New Guinea.</li> <li>Thirty-two of the 56 member countries of the Commonwealth are small states.</li> </ul></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="content-block--accordion block block-layout-builder custom-content-block"> <div class="content-accordion content-accordion--vertical"> <h3> <button aria-expanded="false" id="content-accordion--heading-2270-0" aria-controls="content-accordion--panel-2270-0" class="content-accordion--heading last"> List of the 33 Commonwealth Small States <span class="btn-more">Read more</span> <span class="btn-less">Read less</span> </button> </h3> <div role="alert" id="content-accordion--panel-2270-0" aria-labelledby="content-accordion--heading-2270-0" class="content-accordion--panel"> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><table> <tbody> <tr> <td> <h3>Africa</h3> <ul> <li>Botswana</li> <li>Eswatini</li> <li>Gabon</li> <li>Lesotho</li> <li>Mauritius</li> <li>Namibia</li> <li>Seychelles</li> <li>The Gambia</li> </ul> <h3>Asia</h3> <ul> <li>Brunei Darussalam</li> <li>Maldives</li> </ul> </td> <td> <h3>Caribbean and Americas</h3> <ul> <li>Antigua and Barbuda</li> <li>Bahamas</li> <li>Barbados</li> <li>Belize</li> <li>Dominica</li> <li>Grenada</li> <li>Guyana</li> <li>Jamaica</li> <li>St Kitts and Nevis</li> <li>St Lucia</li> <li>St Vincent and Grenadines</li> <li>Trinidad and Tobago</li> </ul> </td> <td> <h3>Europe</h3> <ul> <li>Cyprus</li> <li>Malta</li> </ul> <h3>Pacific</h3> <ul> <li>Fiji</li> <li>Kiribati</li> <li>Nauru</li> <li>Papua New Guinea</li> <li>Samoa</li> <li>Solomon Islands</li> <li>Tonga</li> <li>Tuvalu</li> <li>Vanuatu</li> </ul> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="content-block--accordion block block-layout-builder custom-content-block"> <div class="content-accordion content-accordion--vertical"> <h3> <button aria-expanded="false" id="content-accordion--heading-490-0" aria-controls="content-accordion--panel-490-0" class="content-accordion--heading last"> Advocacy <span class="btn-more">Read more</span> <span class="btn-less">Read less</span> </button> </h3> <div role="alert" id="content-accordion--panel-490-0" aria-labelledby="content-accordion--heading-490-0" class="content-accordion--panel"> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The Commonwealth Secretariat bring together member states to discuss ideas and build consensus on Commonwealth policy positions which we promote internationally.</p> <p>Key meetings organised by the Commonwealth include:</p> <ul> <li>Commonwealth Finance Ministers Meeting (CFMM)</li> <li>Commonwealth Ministerial Meeting on Small States (CMMSS)</li> <li>Commonwealth Central Bank Governors Meeting (CCBGM)</li> <li>Global Biennial Conference on Small States (GBCSS)</li> <li>Annual Commonwealth-Francophonie G20 Dialogue</li> </ul></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="content-block--accordion block block-layout-builder custom-content-block"> <div class="content-accordion content-accordion--vertical"> <h3> <button aria-expanded="false" id="content-accordion--heading-491-0" aria-controls="content-accordion--panel-491-0" class="content-accordion--heading last"> Research and publications <span class="btn-more">Read more</span> <span class="btn-less">Read less</span> </button> </h3> <div role="alert" id="content-accordion--panel-491-0" aria-labelledby="content-accordion--heading-491-0" class="content-accordion--panel"> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><h3>Publications</h3> <p>We produce publications including:</p> <ul> <li>Small States Bulletin</li> <li>Small State Digests</li> <li>Economics Technical Paper Series</li> <li>Small States Matters</li> </ul> <p><a class="link-button" href="https://www.thecommonwealth-ilibrary.org/index.php/comsec/catalog/category/small-states" target="_blank">Explore our Small States publications and research</a></p> <h3>Latest reports</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://production-new-commonwealth-files.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/2022-06/Small%20States%20Review%20and%20Basic%20Statistics_UPDF.pdf?VersionId=yvQHLcnb8xCJTEkTJN5IYKWk_mkO7O7G" target="_blank">Small States Economic Review and Basic Statistics Volume 21 (PDF)</a></li> </ul> <p>The 21<sup>st</sup> volume of the Small States Economic Review examines the impacts of COVID-19 on Commonwealth small states. As well as climate change impacts and persistent debt levels, the Review highlights the sharper economic contractions felt by small states at the height of the pandemic, due to high dependence on trade and tourism sectors. There is also analysis of the impacts and solutions for the tourism industry.</p> <ul type="disc"> <li><a href="https://production-new-commonwealth-files.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/2024-09/annex-5a-gdp-plus-an-inclusive-vulnerability-measure.pdf?VersionId=s.8H4egYSeXB8NZlH_BwrAgTHWDQXlnA" target="_blank">Application of the Commonwealth Universal Vulnerability Index: GDP+ (PDF)</a></li> </ul> <p>The economic impacts of COVID-19 were felt by every country, with Commonwealth small states worst affected. As many small states import basic produce such as food, their economies are often vulnerable to external and natural shocks. Yet vulnerability is not identified in the current measurement system used to provide development finance to countries most in need. Among suggestions, the paper proposes including vulnerability as a measure of income, combining the Commonwealth Universal Vulnerability Index with GDP.</p> <div class="media media--type-remote-video media--view-mode-original" data-quickedit-entity-id="media/9797"> <div class="field field--name-field-media-oembed-video field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item"><iframe src="https://thecommonwealth.org/media/oembed?url=https%3A//vimeo.com/722246975&max_width=0&max_height=0&hash=33dd-XKH5soQm78kJraJqdtQ2VmYZqxluylFbq48O-Q" frameborder="0" allowtransparency width="426" height="240" class="media-oembed-content" loading="eager" title="GDP+ Twitter V2.mp4"></iframe> </div> </div> <ul> </ul> <p> </p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.thecommonwealth-ilibrary.org/index.php/comsec/catalog/book/961" target="_blank">2021 Commonwealth Economic Development Report</a></li> </ul> <p>This report, now in its second edition, provides an analysis of the recent economic developments within the Commonwealth. 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