Trends by WTO Notification and Status (cumulative)

Table 2. FTAs by WTO Notification(cumulative)

Year	Enabling Clause	GATT Art. XXIV	GATT Art. XXIV & GATS Art. V	Early Announcement	Total Notified	Total Not Notified
1976	1	1	0	0	2	0
1981	2	1	0	0	3	0
1983	2	2	0	0	4	0
1991	3	2	0	0	5	0
1992	5	2	0	0	7	0
1993	5	3	0	0	8	2
1994	5	3	0	0	8	4
1995	5	3	1	0	8	7
1996	5	3	1	0	8	10
1997	5	3	1	0	8	12
1998	5	3	1	0	8	13
1999	6	8	1	0	14	13
2000	6	8	1	0	14	14
2001	6	16	2	1	23	14
2002	7	17	3	1	25	16
2003	7	22	8	2	31	19
2004	8	30	11	4	42	24
2005	8	32	13	7	44	27
2006	8	36	17	10	50	34
2007	8	42	22	16	61	35
2008	13	49	26	18	75	35
2009	14	59	34	19	87	35
2010	18	63	40	20	96	37
2011	19	69	47	22	105	42
2012	19	74	52	24	112	45
2013	20	82	55	26	122	48
2014	20	89	62	26	129	52
2015	22	94	68	27	137	57
2016	22	95	69	27	138	59
2017	22	95	69	27	138	63
2018	22	95	69	27	138	66
2019	22	95	69	27	138	73
2020	22	95	69	27	138	75
2021	22	95	69	27	138	77
2022	22	95	69	27	138	81
2023	22	95	69	27	138	89

Notes:

WTO rules for trade in goods are found in Article XXIV of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and for trade in services, in Article V of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS). Enabling Clause refers to preferential trade arrangements in trade in goods among developing member countries (from the the 1979 Decision on Differential and More Favourable Treatment, Reciprocity and Fuller Participation of Developing Countries).
Early Announcement is where participating members inform the WTO Secretariat (under the Transparency Mechanism) of new negotiations aimed at the conclusion of an RTA.
Last updated 16 Jan 2024.