Table 8. ARIC FTA Upgrade and Expansion
| Year | Upgrade | Expansion | ||||||
| Proposed/under consultation and Study | Negotiations launched | Signed but not yet In effect | Signed and in effect | Proposed/under consultation and Study | Negotiations launched | Signed but not yet In effect | Signed and in effect | |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 2017 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 2018 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| 2019 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| 2020 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
| 2021 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
| 2022 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
| Notes: FTA upgrade: Deepen existing liberalization commitments and include 'behind-the-border' issues such as investment, trade facilitation, competition, and government procurement. FTA expansion: Expansion of FTA such as the conclusion of an agreement to liberalize services trade following an agreement in trade in goods or expanding the coverage of goods and services liberalized. Last updated 30 Jun 2021. |