This is a list of countries that participated in World War I, sorted by alphabetical order.
Note: The "Entente Powers" are also known as the Allies of World War I or the Allies
 Andorra (declared war on Germany but sent only 10 troops to the fighting)
 Armenia
 Arab Rebels
 Belgium (Belgian colonial empire)
 Brazil
 China
 Costa Rica
 Cuba
 Czechoslovak Legions
Emirate of Nejd and Hasa
 France (French colonial empire)
 Greece
 Guatemala
 Haiti
 Honduras
 Italy (Italian Empire)
 Japan
 Liberia
 Montenegro
   Nepal
  New Hebrides (British-French condominium)
 Nicaragua
 Panama
 Portugal (Portuguese colonial empire)
 Romania
 Russia
 Russian Republic
 Russian SFSR until Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
 Serbia
 Siam (now Thailand)
 United Kingdom (British Empire[1])
 Canada
 India (now India, Bangladesh, Burma and Pakistan)
 Newfoundland
 Australia
 New Zealand
 Malta
 South Africa
 Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe and Zambia), administered by the British South Africa Company
 British crown colonies
 United States
 Alaska
 Hawaii
 Philippine Islands
 Puerto Rico
 Other unincorporated territories
Non Independent ethnic groups: Armenians, Assyrians, Poles, Pontic Greeks
 Austria-Hungary
 Azerbaijan Democratic Republic
 Bulgaria
Banat Republic
 Duchy of Courland and Semigallia (satellite state)
 Dervish State
 Democratic Republic of Georgia
 Germany
 German colonial empire
 Jabal Shammar
 Kingdom of Lithuania (satellite state)
 Ottoman Empire
 South African Republic
 Senussi
 Kingdom of Poland (satellite state)
 Sultanate of Darfur
 Ukrainian State
 Afghanistan – received a German diplomatic mission trying to convince it to act against the British in India
 Principality of Albania – In political chaos since the beginning of the war, the country was occupied by both Central and Allied powers but never declared war on either side
 Argentina
 Bolivia
 Bhutan
 Chile
 Colombia
 Denmark
 Ecuador
 El Salvador
 Ethiopia – Supported Central Powers and was on the verge of entering the war before Iyasu V's dethronement
 Iran – Civil dispute and Allied Campaign against Ottomans
 Liechtenstein – Had a customs and monetary union with Austria-Hungary
 Luxembourg – Never declared war on the Central Powers despite being invaded and occupied by Germany
 Bogd Khaanate of Mongolia
/ Mexico – Declined an alliance with Germany (see Zimmermann Telegram)
 Monaco
 The Netherlands (Dutch Empire) – An ally of the United Kingdom by treaty. Traded with both sides.
 Norway – Gave naval assistance to the United Kingdom.
 Paraguay
 Peru
 San Marino - 20 volunteers joined on the Italian (Allied) side and it is claimed that San Marino was at war with Austria–Hungary, but it never entered the war
 Spain (Spanish Territories in Africa)
Spitsbergen – Danish-Norwegian co-dominium
 Sweden – Non-belligerent
  Switzerland – Switzerland did declare a "state of siege"
 Uruguay
 Venezuela – Supplied the Allies with oil
The following table shows the timeline of the several declarations of war among the belligerent powers. Entries on a yellow background show severed diplomatic relations only, not actual declarations of war.