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	9	42	22	16	62	34
2008	14	49	26	18	76	34
2009	15	59	34	19	88	34
2010	19	63	40	20	97	36
2011	20	69	47	22	106	41
2012	20	74	52	24	113	44
2013	21	82	55	26	123	46
2014	21	89	62	26	130	49
2015	23	94	68	27	138	50
2016	23	98	72	27	142	51
2017	23	100	73	27	144	54
2018	23	101	74	27	145	57
2019	24	102	75	27	147	60
2020	24	103	75	27	148	61
2021	25	106	79	27	152	62
2022	25	106	79	27	152	66
2023	25	106	79	27	152	73
2024	25	106	79	27	152	76

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 20 Feb 2025.