Research and analysis

Valuing the impact of the World Trade Organization

This report presents the estimates of World Trade Organization (WTO) effects on trade costs, and then offers general equilibrium analysis of the effects on exports and welfare.

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Valuing the impact of the World Trade Organization (WTO)

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Valuing the impact of the World Trade Organization (WTO) data

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The Department for International Trade (DIT) commissioned International Economic Consulting to deliver evidence on:

  • the estimated impact of WTO membership on aggregate trade (percent change) across the agriculture, mining, manufacture, and services sectors by country
  • the estimated impact of WTO membership on aggregate exports and economic welfare gains (percent change) by country

This was published originally by Department for International Trade (DIT) which has since moved to the Department for Business and Trade (DBT).

Published 25 August 2022
Last updated 18 October 2022 + show all updates
  1. Addition of the data tables and figures underpinning the report.

  2. First published.