Country Groups
SADC Member Countries 2025
SADC Membership Status
Founding Member
Member
SADC Membership Status
7 countries
9 countries
Country | SADC Membership Status↓ | Year Joined | Country Area (km²) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | DR Congo | Member | 1998 | 2,345,095 |
 | South Africa | Member | 1994 | 1,219,090 |
 | Madagascar | Member | 2005 | 587,295 |
 | Namibia | Member | 1990 | 825,615 |
 | Mauritius | Member | 1995 | 2,040 |
 | Comoros | Member | 2018 | 2,238 |
 | Seychelles | Member | 1997 | 455 |
 | Tanzania | Founding Member | 1980 | 945,200 |
 | Angola | Founding Member | 1980 | 1,247,000 |
 | Mozambique | Founding Member | 1980 | 799,380 |
 | Malawi | Founding Member | 1980 | 118,484 |
 | Zambia | Founding Member | 1980 | 752,612 |
 | Zimbabwe | Founding Member | 1980 | 390,757 |
 | Botswana | Founding Member | 1980 | 582,000 |
 | Lesotho | Founding Member | 1980 | 30,355 |
 | Eswatini | Founding Member | 1980 | 17,364 |
- The Southern African Development Community (SADC) was established in 1992 and replaced the Southern African Development Co-ordination Conference, which had been established in 1980 in Lusaka, Zambia.
- The SADC’s stated goal is to “to achieve development and economic growth, alleviate poverty, enhance the standard and quality of life of the peoples of Southern Africa and support the socially disadvantaged through regional integration.”
