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The Global Enabling Trade Report 2016

Co-published by the World Economic Forum and the Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation, the Report features the Enabling Trade Index, which evaluates 136 economies based on their capacity to facilitate the flow of goods over borders and to their destination. Discover the 2016 rankings, the key findings, your economy’s scorecard, and much more.

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About

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Enabling Trade rankings

Browse the 90+ components of the Enabling Trade Index

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Economy profiles

Detailed scorecards for 136 economies

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Press releases

Access global and regional press releases in various languages

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Enabling Trade Index world map

The world according to the Enabling Trade Index

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Downloads

Rankings, data, report, profiles, press releases just one click away

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Blogs and opinions

A collection of opinion pieces and blog posts on trade facilitation, trade, and investment

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Infographics

Insight visualised

  • About

Contributors and acknowledgements
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Preface

Richard Samans, Member of the Managing Board, World Economic Forum

  • Global Themes

(Re-)making the case for inclusive trade

A look at international trade trends and current context

  • Global Themes
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The need for practical responses

Of the importance of removing barriers to trade

  • Africa & Middle East
  • Americas
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Why trade facilitation matters

Three stories of traders in Colombia, Ghana and Kenya

  • Global Alliance
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The Trade Facilitation Agreement in a nutshell

What you need to know about this landmark agreement

  • Global Themes
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The Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation

Learn about this new and unique public-private effort for trade-led growth

  • Global Themes

Data-driven policy-making

Setting priorities and making decisions using trade facilitation data

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  • Global Alliance

Measuring trade facilitation

Learn about the Alliance’s efforts to develop revolutionary trade facilitation metrics

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Trade facilitation data initiatives

A survey of existing trade facilitation datasets

  • Americas
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OECD Trade Facilitation Indicators for Brazil

A roadmap for trade reforms

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Smart statistics for intelligent progress: TRANSPark

Learn about this innovative data initiative by IRU

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The Enabling Trade Index 2016 framework

History, definition, structure, data and coverage: all you need to know about the ETI 2016

  • Methodology

Changes to the ETI methodology

What’s new? A review of methodological changes since 2014

  • Global Themes
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Key message: Globalization for all

Millions around the world are still unable to participate in international trade

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Key message: Closed for business

Despite rising prominence, large emerging economies still offer limited market access

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Key message: Harvest that low-hanging fruit

For too many traders, crossing borders remains a hassle – it ought not to be

  • Global Themes
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Enabling Trade Index results: Overall trends

General trends and patterns emerging from the Enabling Trade Index results

  • Americas
  • Europe & Eurasia

Regional overview: Europe and North America

A journey through the regions of the world and their performance in the Enabling Trade Index

  • Asia & Pacific

Regional overview: East Asia and Pacific

A journey through the regions of the world and their performance in the Enabling Trade Index

  • Africa & Middle East

Regional overview: Middle East and North Africa

A journey through the regions of the world and their performance in the Enabling Trade Index

  • Americas

Regional overview: Latin America and the Caribbean

A journey through the regions of the world and their performance in the Enabling Trade Index

  • Europe & Eurasia

Regional overview: Eurasia

A journey through the regions of the world and their performance in the Enabling Trade Index

  • Africa & Middle East

Regional overview: Sub-Saharan Africa

A journey through the regions of the world and their performance in the Enabling Trade Index

  • Africa & Middle East

Trade facilitation performance in Africa

The regional champions of trade facilitation

  • Asia & Pacific

Regional overview: South Asia

A journey through the regions of the world and their performance in the Enabling Trade Index

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Wrap up!

Lessons from the Enabling Trade Index 2016

  • Methodology

Composition and computation of the Enabling Trade Index 2016

The ETI cookbook

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Technical Notes and Sources

Detailed information for all the indicators composing the ETI