Indian Ocean Rim Association
Updated 7 November 2026
23 states on the rim of the Indian Ocean cooperating on trade, maritime safety, the blue economy and disaster management, with a secretariat in Mauritius.
Key facts
- Founded
- 1997
- Headquarters
- No permanent headquarters
- Members
- 23 states
- Chair
- India
- Secretary-General
- Sanjiv Ranjansince January 2025
- Last summit
- 21 May 2025Online, from Colombo
- The UAE
- Member since 1999
- UAE trade with members (2025)
- $232.7 billion
Member states
- United Arab Emirates
- Australia
- Bangladesh
- Comoros
- France
- Indonesia
- India
- Iran
- Kenya
- Sri Lanka
- Madagascar
- Maldives
- Mozambique
- Mauritius
- Malaysia
- Oman
- Singapore
- Somalia
- Seychelles
- Thailand
- Tanzania
- Yemen
- South Africa