ITF started as the European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT), a regional organisation, but it has looked to the world from the outset. The United States and Canada were invited to become associate members at the creation of ECMT; they joined in 1975 and 1977. In 1969, Japan became the first non-European associate member of ECMT. Australia followed in 1973 and New Zealand in 1991.

International Transport Forum member countries

Who we are

The International Transport Forum at the OECD is an intergovernmental organisation with 62 member countries. It acts as a think tank for transport policy and organises the Annual Summit of transport ministers. ITF is the only global body that covers all transport modes. The ITF is administratively integrated with the OECD, yet politically autonomous.