WTO ACCESSIONS
2023 ANNUAL REPORT BY THE DIRECTOR‑GENERAL*
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. overview of 2023 and outlook for 2024. 3
- Overview of activities in 2023 (until the 13th WTO
Ministerial Conference) 3
- Outlook 2024. 4
II. developments IN 2023 (until MC13) 6
1. Accession Working Parties: An Overview of Activities. 6
2. Working Party Chairpersons. 7
3. Transparency in the accession process. 8
4. Technical Assistance and outreach.. 9
III. State of play in Accession Working Parties. 13
1. Strategic focus. 14
2. Work in progress. 14
3. Reactivation.. 15
4. Activation.. 15
5. Inactive. 16
IV. Post-Accession.. 18
V. Trade and Economic Performance of Article XII Members. 18
VI. Trade for Peace programme. 23
1. Pillar 1: Political Engagement and Partnerships. 23
2. Pillar 2: Public Dialogue and
Outreach.. 23
3. Pillar 3: Research.. 23
4. Pillar 4: Training and Capacity Building.. 24
Annex 1 – Accessions Division Work Indicators
(2019-2023) 25
Annex 2 – Basic Economic Profiles of Acceding
GovernmentS and Article XII Members. 26
Annex 3 – Summary table of ongoing accessions. 29
Annex 4 - WTO ACCESSIONS WORKING PARTY CHAIRPERSONS. 30
Annex 5 - Accessions Negotiated Pursuant to Article
XII 31
Annex 6 – Timetable of Completed Accessions. 33
Annex 7 – Data on Trade Performance. 37
Annex 8 – accessions management. 39
* Unless otherwise specified, this Annual Report takes account of
confirmed accession-related developments from 1 January 2023 to 29 February
2024.