Trade monitoring
Time Series on International Trade
This site provides a searchable database on international trade in merchandise and commercial services. The data are presented according to the product definitions and regional groupings specified in the technical notes.
Exámenes de las Políticas Comerciales
La vigilancia de las políticas comerciales nacionales es una actividad fundamental en la labor de la OMC. El núcleo de esta labor es el Mecanismo de Examen de las Políticas Comerciales (MEPC). Todos los Miembros de la OMC son objeto de examen si bien la frecuencia con que se realiza el examen de cada país depende de su nivel de participación en el comercio mundial. Para cada examen se preparan dos documentos: una exposición de políticas preparada por el Gobierno del país objeto de examen y un informe detallado elaborado independientemente por la Secretaría de la OMC. Ambos informes se publican poco después del examen junto con conclusiones del Presidente del Órgano de Examen de las Políticas Comerciales.
Trade Policy Review: Brazil 2017
“Trade Policy Reviews" analyse the trade policies and practices of each member of the WTO. The reviews consist of three parts: an independent report by the WTO Secretariat a report by the government and the concluding remarks by the Chair of the WTO’s Trade Policy Review Body. The opening section - "key trade facts" - provides a visual overview of the WTO member's major exports/imports main export destinations origins for its imports and other key data. This edition looks into the trade practices of Brazil.
Examen des Politiques Commerciales: Canada 2019
“Les examens des politiques commerciales” analysent les politiques et pratiques commerciales de chaque Membre de l'OMC. Les examens comprennent trois grandes parties: un rapport indépendant établi par le Secrétariat de l'OMC un rapport établi par le gouvernement et les remarques finales formulées par le Président de l'Organe d'examen des politiques commerciales de l'OMC. La première section - “Principales données sur le commerce” - donne un aperçu visuel des principales exportations/importations du Membre de l'OMC considéré des principales destinations de ses exportations des origines de ses importations et d'autres données clés. La présente édition examine les pratiques commerciales du Canada.
Trade Policy Review: Paraguay 2011
“Trade Policy Reviews” analyse the trade policies and practices of each member of the WTO. The reviews consist of three parts: an independent report by the WTO Secretariat a report by the government and the concluding remarks by the Chair of the WTO’s Trade Policy Review Body. The opening section - “key trade facts” - provides a visual overview of the WTO member’s major exports/imports main export destinations origins for its imports and other key data. This edition looks into the trade practices of Paraguay.
Rapport Annuel 2017
Le Rapport annuel 2017 offre un compte rendu complet des activités de l'OMC en 2016 et au début de 2017. Il est disponible en format papier et en format PDF.
Report to the TPRB from the Director-General on Trade-Related Developments (2016)
Report urges WTO members to resist protectionism and “get trade moving again”: WTO members need to avoid putting up barriers and “get trade moving again” in order to address slow global economic growth according to the Director-General’s mid-year report on trade-related developments issued on 25 July. The Trade Monitoring Report concludes that the “best safeguard we have against protectionism is a strong multilateral trading system”.
Annual Report 2010
The 2010 WTO Annual Report provides a brief summary of the organization and a detailed review of its activities in 2009. It also includes a personal message from the Director-General who reflects on the events of 2009 the impact of the financial crisis and the challenges that lie ahead. The main part of the Report is divided into the five principal areas of activity of the WTO: trade negotiations ─ outlining the latest developments in the Doha Round implementation and monitoring ─ describing how WTO agreements are being implemented and the organisation's trade monitoring role dispute settlement ─ summarizing the commercial disputes brought by WTO members to the WTO's Dispute Settlement Body in 2009 building trade capacity ─ outlining the WTO's efforts to help developing countries improve their trade capacity outreach ─ detailing how the WTO maintains dialogue with a variety of audiences. The Report also features an in-depth look at the WTO's Ministerial Conference which took place in November/December 2009 the Second Global Review of Aid for Trade which was held at WTO headquarters in July 2009 and the WTO's first-ever Open Day in September 2009.
Report to the TPRB from the Director-General on Trade-Related Developments (2018)
WTO members introduced more trade-restrictive measures from mid-October 2017 to mid-May 2018 compared to the previous review period (mid-October 2016 to mid-October 2017) according to the Director-General’s mid-year report on trade-related developments presented to members on 25 July at a meeting of the Trade Policy Review Body. While WTO members continued to implement more trade-facilitating than trade-restrictive measures the value of trade covered by the restrictive measures rose and the value covered by facilitating measures fell. The report draws attention to this shift and to the fact that it is taking place at a time of heightened trade tensions and associated rhetoric which should be of concern to the international community.
Overview of Developments in the International Trading Environment - Annual Report by the Director-General (2016)
“Persistent” economic challenges continued to weigh on trade in 2016: Director-General Roberto Azevêdo’s annual overview of developments in the international trading system highlights the “persistent” global economic challenges in 2016 that continue to weigh on international trade. The report which was discussed at a 9 December meeting of the WTO’s Trade Policy Review Body urges members to work together to ensure that the benefits of trade are more widely spread and better understood.
World Trade Report 2011
The ever-growing number of preferential trade agreements (PTAs) is a prominent feature of international trade. The World Trade Report 2011 describes the historical development of PTAs and the current landscape of agreements. It examines why PTAs are established their economic effects and the contents of the agreements themselves. Finally it considers the interaction between PTAs and the multilateral trading system. Accumulated trade opening - at the multilateral regional and unilateral level - has reduced the scope for offering preferential tariffs under PTAs. As a result only a small fraction of global merchandise trade receives preferences and preferential tariffs are becoming less important in PTAs. The report reveals that more and more PTAs are going beyond preferential tariffs with numerous non-tariff areas of a regulatory nature being included in the agreements. Global production networks may be prompting the emergence of these "deep" PTAs as good governance on a range of regulatory areas is far more important to these networks than further reductions in already low tariffs. Econometric evidence and case studies support this link between production networks and deep PTAs.
Trade Policy Review: CEMAC 2013
“Trade Policy Reviews” analyse the trade policies and practices of each member of the WTO. The reviews consist of three parts: an independent report by the WTO Secretariat a report by the government and the concluding remarks by the Chair of the WTO’s Trade Policy Review Body. The opening section - “key trade facts” - provides a visual overview of the WTO member's major exports/imports main export destinations origins for its imports and other key data. This edition looks into the trade practices of the CEMAC.
Statistiques du Commerce International 2015
L'édition 2015 des Statistiques du commerce international présente un aperçu détaillé de l'évolution la plus récente du commerce mondial donnant des renseignements détaillés sur le commerce des marchandises par produit et sur le Commerce des services commerciaux.
Trade Policy Review: Thailand 2011
“Trade Policy Reviews” analyse the trade policies and practices of each member of the WTO. The reviews consist of three parts: an independent report by the WTO Secretariat a report by the government and the concluding remarks by the Chair of the WTO’s Trade Policy Review Body. The opening section - “key trade facts” - provides a visual overview of the WTO member’s major exports/imports main export destinations origins for its imports and other key data. This edition looks into the trade practices of Thailand.
Trade Policy Review: China 2010
“Trade Policy Reviews” analyse the trade policies and practices of each member of the WTO. The reviews consist of three parts: an independent report by the WTO Secretariat a report by the government and the concluding remarks by the Chair of the WTO’s Trade Policy Review Body. The opening section - “key trade facts” - provides a visual overview of the WTO member’s major exports/imports main export destinations origins for its imports and other key data. This edition looks into the trade practices of China.
Trade Policy Review: China 2008
“Trade Policy Reviews” analyse the trade policies and practices of each member of the WTO. The reviews consist of three parts: an independent report by the WTO Secretariat a report by the government and the concluding remarks by the Chair of the WTO’s Trade Policy Review Body. The opening section - “key trade facts” - provides a visual overview of the WTO member’s major exports/imports main export destinations origins for its imports and other key data. This edition looks into the trade practices of China.
Trade Policy Review: Australia 2015
“Trade Policy Reviews” analyse the trade policies and practices of each member of the WTO. The reviews consist of three parts: an independent report by the WTO Secretariat a report by the government and the concluding remarks by the Chair of the WTO’s Trade Policy Review Body. The opening section - “key trade facts” - provides a visual overview of the WTO member's major exports/imports main export destinations origins for its imports and other key data. This edition looks into the trade practices of Australia.
Informe sobre el Comercio Mundial 2018
En el Informe sobre el Comercio Mundial 2016 se examina la participación de las pequeñas y medianas empresas (pymes) en el comercio internacional así como la forma en que la situación comercial internacional está cambiando para las pymes y lo que el sistema multilateral de comercio hace y puede hacer para promover una participación más amplia e inclusiva de las pymes en los mercados mundiales.
Overview of Developments in the International Trading Environment - Annual Report by the Director-General (2012)
Lamy: “The world economy needs more trade to stave off recession”: Director-General Pascal Lamy in his annual report to members on developments in the international trading environment said: “The world needs a renewed and stronger commitment from all Governments to revitalize the multilateral trading system that can restore economic certainty at a time when it is badly needed. The policy determination to resist inward-looking policies seems to be faltering in some countries even as the world economy needs more trade to stave off recession.”
Trade Profiles 2008
This publication is a quick source for national and trade statistics of WTO Members and countries which are in the process of negotiating WTO membership. These Trade Profiles combine information on trade flows and trade policy measures of Members Observers and other selected economies. The information is retrieved from various WTO Divisions and external sources and presented in standardized format for quick reference. The indicators are divided into five categories: Basic economic indicators – population GDP current account balance etc. Trade policy indicators – specific WTO relevant information including tariff binding information import duties collected in total tax revenue the number of dispute rulings(complainant defendant) notifications outstanding and contingency measures in force. Merchandise trade indicators (customs based statistics) – information on total trade flows broken down by broad product categories and major origins and destinations. Commercial services indicators (balance of payments based statistics) – trends in total trade flows and a breakdown by major components. Industrial property indicators – annual number of patents granted and marks registered in the name of residents and non residents in the economy.