OECD Trade Facilitation Indicators Transforming border bottlenecks into global gateways

1. OECD Trade Facilitation IndicatorsTransforming border bottlenecks into global gateways Harnessing Trade for Growth in the Mediterranean UN-PAM conference 30th May 2013

2. OECD TFIs • Assessing the Impact of TF Measures on Trade Flows and Trade Costs • Following the structure of the Draft Consolidated Negotiating Text • Aiming to provide a basis for prioritizing trade facilitation actions by governments • Helping mobilize technical assistance by donors in a targeted way OECD Trade and Agriculture Directorate

3. State of implementation -Income groups OECD Trade and Agriculture Directorate

4. Middle East and North Africa OECD Trade and Agriculture Directorate

5. Europe (outside the OECD area) and Central Asia OECD Trade and Agriculture Directorate

6. TFIs - other important findings • The impact of trade facilitation on trade volumes is equally important for exports as it is for imports • The combined effect of trade facilitation measures is 14.5% reduction of total trade costs for low income countries, 15.5% for lower middle income countries and 13.2% for upper middle income countries OECD Trade and Agriculture Directorate

7. Impact on trade costs – potential reductions Documents Procedures Automation 3.5% 3% 3.0% 2.8% 2.7% 2.4% 2.5% 2.3% 2.2% 2.1% 2.1% LICs 2.0% LMICs 1.5% 1.5% UMICs 1.2% 1% OECD 1.0% 0.5% 0.0% OECD Trade and Agriculture Directorate

8. Impact on trade costs – potential reductions OECD Trade and Agriculture Directorate

9. Thank you for your attention evdokia.moise@oecd.org www.oecd.org/trade/facilitation www.oecd.org/trade/aft OECD Trade and Agriculture Directorate