Aid for Trade Facilitation William Hynes Development Cooperation

Aid for Trade Facilitation William Hynes Development Co-operation Directorate, OECD WTO Symposium on Trade Facilitation 11 July 2012

Aid for Trade Facilitation • The Creditor Reporting System • How much Aid for Trade Facilitation is provided? • Who are the recipients? • Who are the providers?

Monitoring aid for trade flows

Putting a spotlight on aid for trade DEMAND RESPONSE OUTCOME IMPACT • Partner country assessment • Donor assessment • trade-related indicators • MDGs • OECD/CRS • Case stories

Creditor Reporting System (CRS) • Established in 1967 • Collects information on official development assistance (ODA) and other official flows to developing countries. • Enables the tracking of aid commitments and disbursements • Provides comparable data over time and across countries.

CRS Project Codes

Aid for Trade Facilitation • Donors report on trade facilitation under a specific CRS purpose code • Simplification and harmonisation of international import and export procedures – (e. g. customs valuation, licensing procedures, transport formalities, payments, insurance); – support to customs departments; – tariff reforms.

Trade Policy and Regulations Commitments, 2002 -05 avg - 2010 (USD million, 2010 constant) 1500 Trade Education-Training 1250 Regional Trade Agreements 1000 750 Trade Policy and Admin. Management 500 Multilateral Trade Negotiations Trade Facilitation 250 0 2002 -05 avg. 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Total Aid for Trade Facilitation Commitment, 2002 -2010 (USD million 2010 constant) 450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Aid for Trade Facilitation by region Commitments, 2002 -2010 (USD million 2010 constant) 220 200 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 Africa America 2002 -05 avg. Asia 2006 -2008 avg. Europe 2009 Oceania 2010

Aid for Trade Facilitation by income group Commitments, 2002 -2010 (USD million 2010 constant) 220 200 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 Least developed Other lowincome 2002 -05 avg. Lower middleincome 2006 -08 avg. Upper middleincome 2009 Non-country specific 2010

Aid for Trade Facilitation by donor group Commitment, 2002 -2010 (USD million 2010 constant) 250 200 150 100 50 0 Bilateral 2002 -05 avg. Multilateral 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Top Donors: 3 provide 82% of 2010 flows USD thousands, 2010 constant 180000 160000 140000 120000 100000 80000 60000 40000 20000 0 United Kingdom EU Institutions 2006 2007 IDA 2008 Japan 2009 2010 Sweden

Largest Projects in 2010 • DFID Trademark Southern Africa Infrastructure Funding for The North South Corridor – USD 103 million. • IDA Second Customs Reform and Trade Facilitation Project (SCRTFP) for Afghanistan to “improve the release of legitimate goods in a fair and efficient manner” – USD 44 million. • EU Project to “Strengthen Pacific Economic Integration Through Trade” – USD 40 million.

Smaller but Catalytic Projects • Feasibility Studies e. g. US feasibility study for national single window customs project in Vietnam (USD 0. 7 million). • Technical Training e. g. NZ Customs will provide Timor-Leste Customs with officers for technical assistance and training to upgrade the capacity of the department (USD 0. 55 million) Several workshops, study visits etc. • Trade Facilitation often a dimension of a larger projects.

Conclusions • Aid for Trade Facilitation well captured by the CRS • Flows have increased by over 400% since 2002 -05 • LDCs and regional programmes receive the most • Outlook for Aid for trade?

Thank you Data source: CRS aid activity database: www. oecd. org/dac/aft E-mail contact: William. hynes@oecd. org