The conditions for membership in the Network are specified in Article 7 of the Statute of the Network. Briefly all small states that were invited to participate in the Small States Forum held in Singapore in September 2006 are eligible to be Members of the Network.

Other sovereign small states with a population of 1.5 million or less are eligible to join the Network as Members, subject to agreement of the majority of the Founding Members.

In special circumstances, sovereign states with a population of more than 1.5 million which share common interests with small states may be allowed to join the Network as Members, subject to agreement of a majority of the Founding Members.

Small non-sovereign jurisdictions may join as non-voting associate members, subject to agreement of the majority of the Founding Members.   

There is no financial obligation to join the Network as Member.  However membership is to be signified by a formal communication sent to the Network from an appropriate government representative. Click here for the membership notification form .

As of April 2011, 37 small states have joined the network.