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The ''Global Enabling Trade Report'' was first published in 2008 by the
World Economic Forum The World Economic Forum (WEF) is an international non-governmental and lobbying organisation based in Cologny, canton of Geneva, Switzerland. It was founded on 24 January 1971 by German engineer and economist Klaus Schwab. The foundation, ...
. The 2008 report covers 118 major and emerging economies. At the core of the report is the Enabling Trade Index which ranks the countries using data from different sources (e.g., World Economic Forum's Executive Opinion Survey,
International Trade Centre The International Trade Centre (ITC) () is a multilateral agency which has a joint mandate with the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the United Nations (UN) through the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The he ...
,
World Bank The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans and grants to the governments of low- and middle-income countries for the purpose of pursuing capital projects. The World Bank is the collective name for the Inte ...
, the
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) is an intergovernmental organization within the United Nations Secretariat that promotes the interests of developing countries in world trade. It was established in 1964 by the ...
(UNCTAD),
IATA The International Air Transport Association (IATA ) is a trade association of the world's airlines founded in 1945. IATA has been described as a cartel since, in addition to setting technical standards for airlines, IATA also organized tarif ...
,
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). The Enabling Trade Index measures the factors, policies and services that facilitate the trade in goods across borders and to destination. It is made up of four sub-indexes: # Market access # Border administration # Transport and communications infrastructure # Business environment Each of these sub-indexes contains two to three pillars that assess different aspects of a country's trade environment.


2016 rankings

Global Enabling Trade Report 2016


2014 rankings

Global Enabling Trade Report 2014


2012 rankings

Global Enabling Trade Report 2012


2010 rankings

Global Enabling Trade Report 2010


2009 rankings

Global Enabling Trade Report 2009


2008 rankings

Global Enabling Trade Report 2008


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The Global Enabling Trade Report 2010
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