This is a list of multilateral free-trade agreements, between several countries all treated equally. For agreements between two countries, between a bloc and a country, or between two blocs, see
list of bilateral free-trade agreements; these are not listed below.
Every
customs union
A customs union is generally defined as a type of trade bloc which is composed of a free trade area with a common external tariff.GATTArticle 24 s. 8 (a)
Customs unions are established through trade pacts where the participant countries set up ...
,
common market
The European Economic Community (EEC) was a regional organization created by the Treaty of Rome of 1957,Today the largely rewritten treaty continues in force as the ''Treaty on the functioning of the European Union'', as renamed by the Lisbo ...
,
economic union
An economic union is a type of trade bloc which is composed of a common market with a customs union. The participant countries have both common policies on product regulation, freedom of movement of goods, services and the factors of produc ...
,
customs and monetary union and
economic and monetary union
An economic and monetary union (EMU) is a type of trade bloc that features a combination of a common market, customs union, and monetary union. Established via a trade pact, an EMU constitutes the sixth of seven stages in the process of economic ...
is also a
free-trade area
A free-trade area is the region encompassing a trade bloc whose member countries have signed a free trade agreement (FTA). Such agreements involve cooperation between at least two countries to reduce trade barriers, import quotas and tariffs, and ...
; these are listed on these separate articles and are not included below.
For a general explanation, see
free-trade area
A free-trade area is the region encompassing a trade bloc whose member countries have signed a free trade agreement (FTA). Such agreements involve cooperation between at least two countries to reduce trade barriers, import quotas and tariffs, and ...
.
World Trade Organization
The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an intergovernmental organization that regulates and facilitates international trade. With effective cooperation
in the United Nations System, governments use the organization to establish, revise, and ...
agreements
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General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade of 1994
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Agreement on Agriculture
The Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) is an international treaty of the World Trade Organization. It was negotiated during the Uruguay Round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, and entered into force with the establishment of the WTO on J ...
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Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
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Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade
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Agreement on Trade Related Investment Measures
**Agreement on Anti-Dumping
**Agreement on Customs Valuation
**Agreement on Preshipment Inspection
**Agreement on Rules of Origin
**Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures
**Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures
**Agreement on Safeguards
**Agreement on Trade Facilitation
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General Agreement on Trade in Services
The General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) is a treaty of the World Trade Organization (WTO) which entered into force in January 1995 as a result of the Uruguay Round negotiations. The treaty was created to extend the multilateral trading sy ...
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Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
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Dispute Settlement Understanding
*Trade Policy Review Mechanism
*Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft
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Agreement on Government Procurement
*Arrangement regarding Bovine Meat, this agreement was terminated end 1997.
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International Dairy Agreement, this agreement was terminated end 1997.
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Information Technology Agreement
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Bali Package
Operating agreements
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African Continental Free Trade Area - 2019
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Andean Community - 1969
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ASEAN Free Trade Area
The ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) is a trade bloc agreement by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations supporting local trade and manufacturing in all ASEAN countries, and facilitating economic integration with regional and international alli ...
(AFTA) - 1992
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ASEAN–Australia–New Zealand Free Trade Area (AANZFTA) - 2010
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Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA) - 1975
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Central American Integration System
The Central American Integration System ( es, Sistema de la Integración Centroamericana, or SICA) has been the economic and political organization of Central American states since 1 February 1993. On 13 December 1991, the ODECA countries (Spa ...
(SICA) - 1993
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Central European Free Trade Agreement
The Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA) is an international trade agreement between countries mostly located in Southeastern Europe. Founded by representatives of Poland, Hungary and Czechoslovakia, CEFTA expanded to Albania, Bosnia ...
(CEFTA) - 1992
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Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) - 1994
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Commonwealth of Independent States Free Trade Area (CISFTA) - 2011
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Greater Arab Free Trade Area (GAFTA) - 1997
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Dominican Republic–Central America Free Trade Agreement
:''Note: Within this article, "CAFTA" refers to the agreement as it stood before January 2004, and "CAFTA-DR" is used after that.''
The Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR; Spanish: ''Tratado de Libre ...
(DR-CAFTA) - 2004
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East African Community
The East African Community (EAC) is an intergovernmental organisation composed of seven countries in the Great Lakes region of East Africa: the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the United Republic of Tanzania, the Republics of Kenya, Burun ...
(EAC) - 2005
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Economic Cooperation Organization Trade Agreement (ECOTA) - 2003
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Eurasian Economic Union
The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU or EEU)EAEU is the acronym used on thorganisation's website However, many media outlets use the acronym EEU. is an economic union of some post-Soviet states located in Eurasia. The Treaty on the Eurasian Econo ...
(EAEU) - 2015
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European Economic Area
The European Economic Area (EEA) was established via the ''Agreement on the European Economic Area'', an international agreement which enables the extension of the European Union's single market to member states of the European Free Trade As ...
(EEA;
European Union
The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of about 447million. The EU has often been de ...
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Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...
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Iceland
Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...
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Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein (), officially the Principality of Liechtenstein (german: link=no, Fürstentum Liechtenstein), is a German-speaking microstate located in the Alps between Austria and Switzerland. Liechtenstein is a semi-constitutional monarch ...
) - 1994
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European Free Trade Association (EFTA) - 1960
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European Union Customs Union
The European Union Customs Union (EUCU), formally known as the Community Customs Union, is a customs union which consists of all the member states of the European Union (EU), Monaco, and the British Overseas Territory of Akrotiri and Dhekel ...
(EUCU;
European Union
The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of about 447million. The EU has often been de ...
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Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in ...
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Monaco
Monaco (; ), officially the Principality of Monaco (french: Principauté de Monaco; Ligurian: ; oc, Principat de Mónegue), is a sovereign city-state and microstate on the French Riviera a few kilometres west of the Italian region of Lig ...
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San Marino
San Marino (, ), officially the Republic of San Marino ( it, Repubblica di San Marino; ), also known as the Most Serene Republic of San Marino ( it, Serenissima Repubblica di San Marino, links=no), is the fifth-smallest country in the world an ...
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Andorra
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) - 1958
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G-3 Free Trade Agreement (G-3) - 1995
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Gulf Cooperation Council
The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf ( ar, مجلس التعاون لدول العربية الخليج ), also known as the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC; ar, مجلس التعاون الخليجي), is a regional, interg ...
(GCC) - 1981
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International Grains Agreement - 1995 Comprising a Grains Trade Convention (GTC) and a Food Aid Convention (FAC)
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Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation
The Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) is a regional international organization focusing on multilateral political and economic initiatives aimed at fostering cooperation, peace, stability and prosperity in the Black Sea ...
(BSEC) - 1992
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Pacific Alliance
The Pacific Alliance ( es, link=no, Alianza del Pacífico) is a Latin American trade bloc, formed by Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru, which all border the Pacific Ocean. The alliance was formed with the express purpose of improving regional in ...
Free Trade Area (PAFTA) - 2012
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South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) - 2004
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Southern African Development Community Free Trade Area (SADCFTA) - 1980
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Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) - 1991
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Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) - 2018
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United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement
The Agreement between the United States of America, the United Mexican States, and Canada (USMCA) Commonly known as the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA) in the United States and the Canada–United States–Mexico Agreement (CU ...
(USMCA) - 2020
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Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP ) is a free trade agreement among the Asia-Pacific nations of Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, the Philippines, Sin ...
(RCEP) - 2022
Proposed agreements
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African Free Trade Zone
The African Free Trade Zone (AFTZ) is a free trade zone announced at the EAC-SADC-COMESA Summit on 22 October 2008 by the heads of Southern African Development Community (SADC), the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and the ...
(AFTZ) between
SADC,
EAC and
COMESA
The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) is a regional economic community in Africa with twenty-one member states stretching from Tunisia to Eswatini. COMESA was formed in December 1994, replacing a Preferential Trade Area whi ...
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Arab Maghreb Union
The Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) or simply the Maghreb Union (MU) ( ar, اتحاد المغرب العربي ', french: Union du Maghreb Arabe) is a political union and economic union trade agreement aiming for economic and future political unity am ...
(UMA)
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Association of Caribbean States
The Association of Caribbean States (ACS; es, Asociación de Estados del Caribe; french: Association des États de la Caraïbe) is an advisory association of nations centered on the Caribbean Basin. It was formed with the aim of promoting cons ...
(ACS)
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(BIMSTEC)
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Canada, Australia, New Zealand and United Kingdom Union (CANZUK)
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China–Japan–South Korea Free Trade Agreement
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Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD)
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Commonwealth Free Trade Area (CFTA)
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Economic Community of Central African States
The Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS; french: Communauté Économique des États de l'Afrique Centrale, CEEAC; es, Comunidad Económica de los Estados de África Central, CEEAC; pt, Comunidade Económica dos Estados da Áfr ...
(ECCAS)
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Economic Community of West African States
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS; also known as in French and Portuguese) is a regional political and economic union of fifteen countries located in West Africa. Collectively, these countries comprise an area of , and in ...
(ECOWAS)
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Economic Partnership Agreements (EU-ACP)
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Euro-Mediterranean free trade area
The European Union-Mediterranean Free Trade Area (EU-MED FTA, EMFTA), also called the Euro-Mediterranean Free Trade Area or Euromed FTA, is based on the Barcelona Process and European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP). The Barcelona Process, developed ...
(EU-MEFTA)
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Free Trade Area of the Americas
The Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) was a proposed agreement to eliminate or reduce the trade barriers among all countries in the Americas, excluding Cuba. Negotiations to establish the FTAA ended in failure, however, with all parties unab ...
(FTAA)
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Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC ) is an inter-governmental forum for 21 member economies in the Pacific Rim that promotes free trade throughout the Asia-Pacific region. (FTAAP), proposed
APEC
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC ) is an inter-governmental forum for 21 member economies in the Pacific Rim that promotes free trade throughout the Asia-Pacific region. FTA
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GUAM Organization for Democracy and Economic Development (GUAM)
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Intergovernmental Authority on Development
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) is an eight-country trade bloc in Africa. It includes governments from the Horn of Africa, Nile Valley and the African Great Lakes. It is headquartered in Djibouti.
Member states
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(IGAD)
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Open Balkan
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Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER and PACER Plus)
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Pacific Island Countries Trade Agreement (PICTA)
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Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
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(SCO)
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Transatlantic Free Trade Area (TAFTA)
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Tripartite Free Trade Area (T-FTA)
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Union of South American Nations
The Union of South American Nations (USAN; es, links=no, Unión de Naciones Suramericanas, UNASUR; pt, links=no, União de Nações Sul-Americanas, UNASUL; nl, links=no, Unie van Zuid-Amerikaanse Naties, UZAN; French: ''Union des nations s ...
(USAN)
Agreements no longer active
*Association of Iron Ore Exporting Countries
PEF- 1974
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Caribbean Free Trade Association ARIFTA- 1968
*International Bauxite Association
BA- 1974
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International Tin Agreement - 1956
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Multi Fibre Arrangement - 1974
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North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) - 1994
[Was effective 01/01/199]
WT/REG4/W/1
Agreements signed but never in effect
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Trans-Pacific Partnership
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), or Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, was a highly contested proposed trade agreement between 12 Pacific Rim economies, Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Sin ...
(TPP) - signed 2016, signature withdrawn by the United States in 2017 thus rendering the agreement unratifiable.
See also
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Free trade areas in Europe (with maps)
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List of bilateral free-trade agreements
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List of country groupings
Groups of countries or regions are often referred to by a single term (word, phrase, or abbreviation). The origins of such terms include political alliances, intergovernmental organizations, business market areas, and mere colloquialism.
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References
External links
bilaterals.org- ''"Everything that's not happening at the WTO"''
fightingftas.orgFTAs submitted to the WTOAmericas FTAsEU-ACP countries Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA) Negotiations: Where do we stand?Singapore official FTA siteEFTA official siteAustralia official FTA siteBilateral and Regional Trade Agreements Notified to the WTO: developed by WorldTradeLaw.net and Bryan Mercurioptas.mcgill.ca- Interactive list of bilateral and multilateral free trade instruments
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International trade-related lists
Free trade treaties
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