Trade & Economic Performance of Members that joined the WTO pursuant to Article XII

• From page 14 onwards of Section V. of the 2010 Annual Report on Accessions by the Director-General — WT/ACC/14
• From page 16 onwards of Section V. of the 2012 Annual Report on Accessions by the Director-General — WT/ACC/19
• From page 23 onwards of Section VI. of the 2013 Annual Report on Accessions by the Director-General — WT/ACC/21
• From page 21 onwards of Section VI. of the 2014 Annual Report on Accessions by the Director-General — WT/ACC/23
• From page 24 onwards of Section VII. of the 2015 Annual Report on Accessions by the Director-General — WT/ACC/25
• From page 24 onwards of Section VII. of the 2016 Annual Report on Accessions by the Director-General — WT/ACC/28
• From page 29 onwards of Section VII. of the 2017 Annual Report on Accessions by the Director-General — WT/ACC/31
• From page 21 onwards of Section VI. of the 2018 Annual Report on Accessions by the Director-General — WT/ACC/33/Rev.1
• From page 18 onwards of Section VI. of the 2019 Annual Report on Accessions by the Director-General — WT/ACC/36
• From page 26 onwards of Section VIII. of the 2020 Annual Report on Accessions by the Director-General — WT/ACC/38/Rev.1
• From page 24 onwards of Section VII. of the 2021 Annual Report on Accessions by the Director-General — WT/ACC/40
• From page 18 onwards of Section VI. of the 2022 Annual Report on Accessions by the Director-General — WT/ACC/43
• From page 18 onwards of Section V. of the 2023 Annual Report on Accessions by the Director-General — WT/ACC/45

 

Dispute Settlement 

For cases citing Accession Protocols in the request for consultations,click here

 

Publications

Books:

WTO Accessions and Trade Multilateralism: Case Studies and Lessons for the WTO at Twenty, co‑edited by Dadush U. and Osakwe, C. (2015), Cambridge University Press

A Handbook on Accessions to the WTO, Williams P.J. (2008), Cambridge University Press

 

Articles/essays:

Future of the Multilateral Trading System: Why the WTO remains indispensable?, Osakwe, C. (2015), Asian Journal of WTO & International Health Law and Policy, Vol.10:1

 

Case studies

• Cambodia’s Accession to WTO: ‘Fast Track’ Accession by a Least Developed Country
• Mongolia’s WTO Accession: Expectations and Realities of WTO Membership
• Nepal: The Role of an NGO in Support of Accession
• Vanuatu’s Suspended Accession Bid: Second Thoughts?
• Preparation by Viet Nam’s Banking Sector for WTO Accession