List of countries with McDonald's restaurants
Countries with current and former McDonald's locations
McDonald's is the largest chain of fast-food restaurants in the world,[ 1] [failed verification ] [ 2] with more than 40,000 outlets worldwide.[ 3] The majority of McDonald's outlets outside of the United States are franchises.[citation needed ]
The biggest temporary McDonald's restaurant in the world was opened during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London , which was 3,000 square metres (32,000 sq ft) by area.[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] The biggest still standing is the World's Largest Entertainment McDonald's . The northernmost McDonald's restaurant in the world is located in Tromsø , Norway (previously held by Rovaniemi , Finland after the restaurant in Murmansk , Russia, was closed in 2022),[ 8] and the southernmost in the world is located in Invercargill , New Zealand.[ 9]
The list of countries follows the company's own calculation and contains several non-sovereign territories. Today or as of 2024, there are over 13,000 McDonald's restaurants in the United States , over 5,900 in mainland China , almost 3,000 in Japan , over 1,500 in France , over 1,400 in Canada , over 1,400 in the United Kingdom , almost 1,400 in Germany , over 1,100 in Brazil , over 1,000 in Australia , over 740 in the Philippines and over 700 in Italy . McDonald's ceased to be operational in Russia , Belarus and Kazakhstan after the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
History
The first McDonald's restaurant was opened in 1940 by Dick and Mac McDonald . However, on 15 April 1955, Ray Kroc launched the first McDonald's in Des Plaines , Illinois ,[ 10] featuring a ten-item menu built around a 15-cent hamburger.
Since that time, McDonald's has operated more than 40,000 restaurants worldwide, which has increased over 16 years.[ 11]
Countries and territories with at least one McDonald's outlet
#
Country/territory
Date of first store
First outlet location
Max. no. of operating outlets
Source and date of source
Population per outlet
Notes
1
United States
May 15, 1940 Franchise: April 15, 1955
San Bernardino , California Des Plaines, Illinois (Franchise)
13,449
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
25,539
First outlet. See McDonald's USA
2
Canada (details )
June 3, 1967
Richmond, British Columbia (Reopened June 23, 2017)
1,466
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
28,807
First outlet outside the United States . See McDonald's Canada
3
Puerto Rico(territory of United States)
November 10, 1967
San Juan
95
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
34,127
First McDonald's in Latin America and in the Caribbean and the first McDonald's in a Hispanophone area. See McDonald's Puerto Rico
4
United States Virgin Islands(territory of United States)
September 5, 1970
St. Croix
5
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
17,429
5
Costa Rica
December 8, 1970
San José , 4th street, between 1st and Central Avenue.
73
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
69,939
Third country (not U.S. possession) where McDonald's opened. See McDonald's Costa Rica
6
Australia
May 30, 1971
Yagoona, New South Wales [ 13]
1,032
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
25,631
First outlet in Oceania , outside the Americas , and in the Southern Hemisphere . See McDonald's Australia . Locally nicknamed as Maccas.
7
Guam(territory of United States)
June 10, 1971
Dededo
5
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
33,301
First outlet in Micronesia . See McDonald's Guam & Saipan
8
Japan
July 21, 1971
Ginza Mitsukoshi , Ginza , Chuo City , Tokyo
2,982
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
41,707
First outlet in Asia , McDonald's Holdings Company Japan, Inc.[ 14] locally known as makku (マック) and makudo.[ 15] See McDonald's Japan
9
Netherlands
August 21, 1971
Zaandam
263[ 16]
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
68,793
This was the first outlet in Europe. Opened in 1971 by European Master Franchisees Jan Sybesma McDonald's Europe – Plan to open 15 more stores in the next 4 years. See McDonald's Netherlands
10
Panama
September 1, 1971
Panama City
81
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
55,046
See McDonald's Panama
11
Germany
November 22, 1971(West Germany) December 21, 1990(former East Germany) [ 17]
Munich (West Germany) Plauen (former East Germany)
1,385[ 18] [ 19]
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
61,046
First outlet in West Germany opened in Munich -Obergiesing in 1971. McDonald's is locally known as Mäkkes. First outlet in the new states of Germany opened in Plauen in 1990 following reunification . See McDonald's Germany
12
France (details )
June 30, 1972
Créteil
1,559[ note 1] [ 20]
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
42,616
First outlet in Creteil in 1972 even though McDonald's officially recognizes the first outlet in Strasbourg in 1979. In 2019, France was the largest European market for the hamburger chain. See McDonald's France .
13
El Salvador
July 20, 1972
San Salvador
22
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
286,801
14
Sweden
October 27, 1973
Kungsgatan 4, Stockholm
196
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
53,834
First outlet in Scandinavia . See McDonald's Sweden
15
Guatemala
June 6, 1974
Guatemala City
110
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
164,771
See McDonald's Guatemala
16
Curaçao(part of Netherlands Antilles at the time)
August 16, 1974
Willemstad
5
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
37,085
See McDonald's Curaçao
17
United Kingdom
England: November 13, 1974[ 21] Wales: December 3, 1984 Scotland: November 23, 1987[ 22] Northern Ireland: October 12, 1991
Woolwich , London (England) Cardiff (Wales) Dundee (Scotland) Belfast (Northern Ireland)
1,434
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
47,896
See McDonald's UK
18
Hong Kong(British Hong Kong at the time)
January 8, 1975
Paterson Street , Causeway Bay , Hong Kong Island (now closed)[ 23]
254
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
29,302
First outlet in a Chinese-speaking territory. Hong Kong was then a British Crown colony /Dependent Territory ; McDonald's would open up a restaurant in China itself 15 years later. See McDonald's Hong Kong
19
Bahamas
August 4, 1975
Nassau
3
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
133,147
First outlet in an independent country of the Caribbean. See McDonald's Bahamas
20
New Zealand (details )
June 7, 1976
Porirua Central, Wellington [ 24]
170
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
30,428
Founded in New Zealand by Wally and Hugh Morris [ 25] First South Island restaurants opened at Linwood and Merivale , both Christchurch , on November 3, 1987.[ 26] See McDonald's New Zealand .
21
Switzerland
October 20, 1976
Geneva
178
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
49,835
First outlet in a landlocked country . See McDonald's Switzerland
22
Ireland
May 9, 1977
Grafton Street , Dublin
95
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
54,701
First drive-thru in Europe opened in Nutgrove, Dublin and first McCafé in Europe Grafton Street, Dublin. See McDonald's Ireland
23
Austria
July 21, 1977
Schwarzenbergplatz , Vienna
199
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
45,882
See McDonald's Austria
24
Belgium
March 21, 1978
Brussels
111
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
105,522
See McDonald's Belgium
25
Brazil
February 13, 1979
Copacabana , Rio de Janeiro
1,130
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
186,850
First outlet opened in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro , in 1979. First outlet opened in South America and first outlet in a lusophone country. Locally known as Méqui. See McDonald's Brazil
26
Singapore
October 20, 1979
Liat Towers , Orchard Road
151
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
38,338
First outlet in Southeast Asia at Liat Towers . See McDonald's Singapore [ 27]
27
Spain
March 10, 1981
Gran Vía , Madrid
599[ 28]
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
79,986
First outlet in the Iberian Peninsula . See McDonald's Spain
28
Denmark
April 15, 1981
Vesterbrogade 2D, Copenhagen
107
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
55,590
See McDonald's Denmark
29
Philippines (details )
September 27, 1981
Nicanor Reyes Street (Morayta), Sampaloc , Manila
740
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
155,258
Licensed to Alliance Global Group . See McDonald's Philippines .
30
Malaysia
April 29, 1982
Jalan Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur [ 29]
371
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
94,680
Oldest surviving outlet in a Muslim-majority country . See McDonald's Malaysia
31
Norway
November 18, 1983
Nedre Slottsgate, Oslo
79
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
69,863
The world's northernmost branch is located in Tromsø . See McDonald's Norway
32
Taiwan
January 28, 1984
Minsheng East Road, Taipei
409[ 30]
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
57,010
All restaurants were temporarily closed in 1992 during investigations of restaurant bombings in Taiwan; they reopened after investigations had concluded. See McDonald's Taiwan
33
Andorra
June 29, 1984
Andorra la Vella
5
(source: McDonald's Andorra December 27, 2024)[ 31]
17,173
See McDonald's Andorra
34
Finland
December 14, 1984
Hämeenkatu 17, Tampere
75
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
74,682
The branch in Rovaniemi was the world's northernmost McDonalds from 1997 to 2013 and again from 2022 to 2024. See McDonald's Finland
35
Thailand
February 23, 1985
Bangkok
230
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
311,750
See McDonald's Thailand
36
Italy
March 20, 1985
Bolzano [ 32]
709
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
83,920
See McDonald's Italy
37
Aruba(part of Netherlands Antilles at the time)
April 4, 1985
Oranjestad
3
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
35,980
See McDonald's Aruba
38
Luxembourg
July 17, 1985
Luxembourg City
12
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
55,425
See McDonald's Luxembourg
39
Venezuela
August 31, 1985
El Rosal , Caracas (now closed)
83
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
340,974
See McDonald's Venezuela
40
Mexico
October 29, 1985
El Pedregal , Mexico City
369[ 30]
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
351,598
See McDonald's Mexico
41
Cuba
April 24, 1986
Guantanamo Bay
1
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
10,055,968
Guantanamo Bay; open only to U.S. military personnel. Not accessible for Cuban citizens.
42
Turkey
October 24, 1986
Istanbul
255[ 30]
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
342,237
First outlet opened in East Thrace ; outlets in Anatolia would open later. Also first outlet in the Turkic-speaking world, with Azerbaijan coming second at 1999. See McDonald's Turkey
43
Argentina
November 24, 1986
Belgrano , Buenos Aires
223
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
204,208
See McDonald's Argentina
44
Macau(Portuguese Macau at the time)
April 11, 1987
Rua do Campo, Cathedral Parish , Macau Peninsula
39
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
18,273
Then Portuguese territory; Technically first in Portugal land, McDonald's would only open a restaurant in Portugal itself 4 years later. see List of restaurants.
45
Serbia(part of Yugoslavia at the time)
March 24, 1988
Slavija Square , Belgrade
36
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
183,477
First outlet in a communist country and in the Balkans . See McDonald's Serbia
46
South Korea
March 29, 1988
Gangnam District , Seoul
399
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
129,696
See McDonald's South Korea
47
Hungary(Hungarian People's Republic at the time)
April 13, 1988
Budapest [ 33]
111
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
87,265
First outlet in a Warsaw Pact country, thus first outlet behind the Iron Curtain . Locally known as Meki. See McDonald's Hungary
48
China
October 8, 1990
Dongmen , Luohu District , Shenzhen
5,903
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
240,994
The most in a market besides the US. See McDonald's China
49
Chile
November 19, 1990
Las Condes , Santiago
97
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
202,668
See McDonald's Chile
50
Indonesia
February 23, 1991
Sarinah , Jakarta (now closed)
312
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
901,250
First branch in Sarinah closed in 2020 due to refurbishment of Sarinah itself, the outlet would move 3 years later to the adjacent Jaya Building.[ 34] See McDonald's Indonesia
51
Portugal
May 23, 1991
CascaiShopping, Cascais
199
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
52,416
See McDonald's Portugal
52
Greece
November 12, 1991
Athens Syntagma Square
32
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
320,091
See McDonald's Greece
53
Uruguay
November 18, 1991
Montevideo Shopping , Montevideo
33
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
102,669
See McDonald's Uruguay
54
Martinique(part of France)
December 16, 1991
Fort-de-France
10
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
34,600
See McDonald's French Antilles
55
Czech Republic(part of Czechoslovakia at the time)
March 20, 1992
Vodičkova street, Prague
119
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
90,838
First McDonald's outlet to open after the Cold War . See McDonald's Czech Republic
56
Guadeloupe(part of France)
April 8, 1992
Centre de Leyton Square Area, Capesterre-Belle-Eau
9
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
41,835
See McDonald's French Antilles
57
Poland
June 17, 1992
Marszałkowska Street, Warsaw in department store "Sezam" (now closed)
546[ 35]
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
70,994
See McDonald's Poland
58
Monaco
November 20, 1992
Monte Carlo
1
(source: McDonald's France September 2023)[ 36]
38,956
59
Brunei
December 13, 1992
Mission Hill Road, Bandar Seri Begawan
5
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
91,790
See McDonald's Brunei
60
Morocco
December 18, 1992
Casablanca
70
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
538,750
First outlet in Africa and the first outlet in the Arab World ; McDonald's is now present in all continents except Antarctica . See McDonald's Morocco
61
Northern Mariana Islands(territory of United States)
March 18, 1993
Saipan
2
(source:McDonald's US 2024)
23,664
First outlet opened on the island of Saipan ; second outlet opened in 1997
62
Israel (details )
October 14, 1993
Ayalon Mall , Ramat Gan
226
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
40,957
First outlet in the Middle East . See McDonald's Israel .
63
Slovenia
December 2, 1993
Čopova Street, Ljubljana
23
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
92,104
See McDonald's Slovenia
64
Saudi Arabia
December 8, 1993
Riyadh
412
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
78,311
Home to the most McDonald's in the Middle East . First outlet in the Arabian Peninsula . See McDonalds's Central, Eastern and Northern .
See McDonald's Western and Southern
65
Kuwait
June 15, 1994
Kuwait City (now closed)
87
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
55,618
Home to the biggest McDonald's in the Middle East.[ 37] See McDonald's Kuwait The first McDonald's in Kuwait closed after 25 years of service due to an expired contract between McDonald's and the Touristic Enterprises Company [ 38]
See McDonald's Kuwait
66
New Caledonia (territory of France)
July 26, 1994
Nouméa
4
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
72,468
See McDonald's New Caledonia
67
Oman
July 30, 1994
Salalah
34
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
148,508
See McDonald's Oman
68
Egypt
October 20, 1994
Cairo
189
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
606,009
See McDonald's Egypt
69
Bulgaria
December 10, 1994
Plovdiv
46
(source: Corporate McDonald's October 5, 2024)[ 12]
140,543
See McDonald's Bulgaria
70
Bahrain
December 15, 1994
Manama
33
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
47,566
See McDonald's Bahrain
71
Latvia
December 15, 1994
Riga
14
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
134,457
First outlet in the Baltics . See McDonald's Latvia
72
United Arab Emirates
December 21, 1994 (Dubai) June 10, 1995 (Abu Dhabi)
Dubai (1994) Abu Dhabi (1995) [ 39]
203
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
52,424
See McDonald's UAE
73
Estonia
April 29, 1995
Tallinn
11
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
124,291
See McDonald's Estonia
74
Romania
June 16, 1995
Unirii Square , Bucharest [ 40]
102
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
187,436
Locally nicknamed as Mec. See McDonald's Romania
75
Malta
July 7, 1995
Valletta
9
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
59,217
See McDonald's Malta
76
Colombia
July 14, 1995
Centro Andino , Bogota
76
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
688,436
See McDonald's Colombia
77
Slovakia
October 14, 1995
Banská Bystrica
43
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
128,327
See McDonald's Slovakia
78
South Africa
November 11, 1995
Blackheath, Gauteng
377
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
167,672
First outlet in Southern Africa . See McDonald's South Africa
79
Qatar
December 13, 1995
Doha
75
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
39,721
See McDonald's Qatar
80
Honduras
December 14, 1995
Tegucigalpa
10
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
1,064,485
See McDonald's Honduras
81
Sint Maarten(part of Netherlands Antilles at the time)
December 15, 1995
Philipsburg
2
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
21,375
82
Croatia
February 2, 1996
Zagreb
47
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 25, 2024)[ 12]
82,894
See McDonald's Croatia
83
Samoa(named Western Samoa at the time)
March 2, 1996
Apia
1
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
216,663
Facebook
84
Fiji
May 1, 1996
Suva
4
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
231,036
See McDonald's Fiji
85
Liechtenstein
May 3, 1996
Triesen
1
(source: 2018)
39,598
See McDonald's Switzerland
86
Lithuania
May 31, 1996
Vilnius
18
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
158,561
See McDonald's Lithuania
87
India
October 13, 1996[ 41]
Delhi
581
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
2,475,163
First outlet in South Asia . See McDonald's India
88
Peru
October 18, 1996
San Isidro , Lima
29
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
1,167,090
See McDonald's Peru
89
Jordan
November 7, 1996
Amman
46
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
248,679
See McDonald's Jordan
90
Paraguay
November 21, 1996
Asuncion
24
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
285,173
See McDonald's Paraguay
91
Dominican Republic
November 30, 1996
Santo Domingo
23
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
492,664
Country with the second most locations of McDonald's in the Caribbean, after Puerto Rico. See McDonald's Dominican Republic
92
French Polynesia (territory of France)
December 10, 1996
Tahiti
6
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
46,853
93
Trinidad and Tobago
May 6, 1997
The Falls at West Mall
4
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
375,733
McDonald's previously had stores in Trinidad (May 6, 1997 – October 25, 2003) but closed due to low sales. Re-opened at The Falls at West Mall in 2011 and has since expanded to 5 other locations.[ 42]
94
Ukraine
May 24, 1997
Near Lukianivska metro station in Kyiv
117
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
322,503
All three restaurants in the peninsula of Crimea were permanently closed after the Russian military invasion in March 2014.[ 43] [ 44] The 2 restaurants in Donetsk and the only one in Luhansk were also permanently closed after the War in Donbas intensified in late 2014.[ 45] [ 46] All restaurants in Ukraine were temporarily closed down due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022; they reopened in September that same year.[ 47] The restaurant in Kherson was destroyed during the Russian occupation and the restaurant in Melitopol remain close as the city is under Russian control since March 2022.[ 48] See McDonald's Ukraine ,
95
Cyprus
June 12, 1997
Larnaca
24
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
56,041
See McDonald's Cyprus
96
Jersey (British Crown dependency )
August 1, 1997
Saint Helier
1
?
103,674
97
Ecuador
October 9, 1997
Centro Comercial Iñaquito (CCI), Quito
33
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
544,851
See McDonald's Ecuador
98
Réunion(part of France)
December 14, 1997
Saint-Denis
16
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
54,680
See McDonald's Réunion
99
Isle of Man (British Crown dependency )
December 15, 1997
Douglas
1
?
84,165
100
Suriname
December 18, 1997
Paramaribo
2
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
314,443
101
Moldova
April 30, 1998
Chișinău
12
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
340,786
See McDonald's Moldova
102
Nicaragua
July 11, 1998
Managua
8
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
852,952
All McDonald's outlets in Nicaragua temporarily ceased operation during the Nicaraguan Civil War and were re-opened in 1998 after an absence of two decades. Amidst the war, however, one outlet continued operations as "Donald's".[ 49] See McDonald's Nicaragua
103
Lebanon
September 18, 1998
Beirut
23
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
249,282
See McDonald's Lebanon
104
Pakistan (details )
September 19, 1998[ 50]
Lahore
78
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
3,173,135
See McDonald's Pakistan
105
Georgia
February 5, 1999
Rustaveli Avenue , Tbilisi
23
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
165,543
First outlet in the Caucasus . See McDonald's Georgia
106
Gibraltar(territory of United Kingdom)
August 13, 1999
Westside
1
(source: 2018)
38,471
See McDonald's Spain
107
Azerbaijan
November 6, 1999
Fountains Square , Baku
30
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
469,009
See McDonald's Azerbaijan
108
French Guiana(part of France)
February 22, 2000
Cayenne
3
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
101,134
See McDonald's French Antilles
109
American Samoa(territory of United States)
September 29, 2000
Pago Pago
1
(source: McDonald's US 2024)
44,620
110
Mauritius
July 4, 2001
Port Louis
16
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
79,599
See McDonald's Mauritius
111
Vietnam
February 8, 2014
Ho Chi Minh City
33
(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[ 12]
3,040,976
See McDonald's Vietnam
112
Saint Martin (territory of France)
December 29, 2014[ 51]
Marigot
1
(source: McDonald's Saint-Martin)[ 52]
27,515
113
Western Sahara (Area occupied by Morocco)
August 10, 2017
Laayoune
1
(source: Publico)
579,729
See [1]
Countries with McDonald's restaurants, showing their first year with its first restaurant
#
Country/territory
Date of first store
Date of closure
Reason for closure
1
Barbados
August 25, 1989
December 13, 1990
Closed due to extremely poor sales.[ 53]
2
Bermuda (territory of United Kingdom)
November 10, 1985
March 9, 1995
Closed after the passage of a government law banning franchised restaurants in the territory. The McDonald's restaurant was located on a US Naval Air Station and was thus exempt from the law. When the base closed in 1995, the restaurant was required to do likewise.[ 54]
3
Bolivia
November 21, 1997
November 30, 2002
Closed due to poor sales and high prices. McDonald's has since attempted to reenter the Bolivian market, but with little success.
4
Jamaica
April 15, 1995
October 14, 2005
Closed due to political issues and declining sales.[ 55]
5
Montenegro(part of Serbia and Montenegro at the time)
June 1, 2004
2007
A seasonal McDonald's restaurant was opened in Budva but was later closed due to the lack of a permanent location.[ 56]
6
Iceland
September 9, 1993
October 31, 2009
Closed due to the 2008–2011 Icelandic financial crisis . All former McDonald's restaurants were renamed locally as Metro , which served the same menu as McDonald's along with domestic products.[ 57]
7
North Macedonia(named Republic of Macedonia at the time)
September 6, 1997
May 14, 2013
Closed due to a dispute in contract and contractual obligations with the franchise owner Sveto Janevski. McDonald's has since attempted to reenter the Macedonian market, with little success.[ 58]
8
San Marino
July 6, 1999
July 6, 2019
The one and only Sammarinese McDonald's restaurant was located in Borgo Maggiore . It ceased operations on July 6, 2019, 20 years after its opening, due to its close proximity to restaurants in nearby Italian communities, which resulted in a decline of sales.
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Russia (details )(part of Soviet Union at the time)
January 31, 1990
May 16, 2022
First restaurant was opened in Pushkin Square , Moscow in 1990. It was the first outlet in the Soviet Union itself, which then dissolved in December 1991 after its opening. In March 2022, McDonald's suspended all operations in Russia due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine . McDonald's later chose to permanently shut down all McDonald's operations in Russia, citing geopolitical concern. Before its closure, McDonald's had opened 850 restaurants in Russia.[ 59] The brand was relaunched on June 12, 2022, as Vkusno i tochka (Вкусно и точка, "Tasty and that's it") by local franchisee Alexander Govor, who acquired the operations in May from McDonald's. While the menu and equipment remains the same, most of the trademarks were dropped.[ 60] [ 61] It is expected McDonald's will have an option to reacquire the 850 restaurants in 15 years.[ 62]
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Belarus
December 10, 1996
November 27, 2022
In November 2022, it was announced that McDonald's would be suspending operations in Belarus, and did so on November 27, and claimed the Russian fast food chain Vkusno i tochka (Вкусно и точка, Tasty and that's it ) would take its place. Instead, the restaurants began operating under the sign, "We are open!".[ 63] [ 64] [ 65] In early April 2023, KSB Victory Restaurants (operators of McDonald's in Belarus) filed an application for registration of the name and trademark "Mak.by".[ 66] On April 18, 2023, the restaurant chain was renamed "Mak.by".[ 67] [ 68] [ 69]
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
July 20, 2011
December 31, 2022
Closed "until further notice" due to McDonald's having its license to operating in the country revoked.[ 70]
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Kazakhstan
March 8, 2016
January 5, 2023
Suspended due to supply restrictions that buying burger patties from Russia was prohibited due to Russian invasion of Ukraine .[ 71] On 23 January 2023 the local owner of the franchise, Food Solutions KZ, reopened the restaurants under the brand "MyOtkryty" (МыОткрыты, WeAreOpen ) with the same menu under slightly altered names.[ 72] On 16 August 2023 this brand name was dropped and each of the restaurants in the country received its own name following the next pattern: "I'm" followed by any Kazakh or Russian first name, e.g. "Men Aidanamin" (Мен Айданамын, I'm Aidana ).[ 73] On 23 November of the same year the brand was renamed again as "I'm" written in English.[ 74]
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Sri Lanka
October 16, 1998
March 25, 2024
On March 25, 2024, all 12 outlets were temporarily closed until further notice as a result of McDonald's terminating its agreement with its Sri Lankan franchisee, Abans Plc, after being ordered by the Colombo High Court not to use the McDonald's branding. There were also allegations of poor hygiene. McDonald’s Corporation and International Restaurant Systems (Private) Limited have mutually agreed to end their franchise relationship in Sri Lanka. The companies reached a legal settlement that both parties found agreeable.
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