OECD Trade Facilitation Indicators Transforming border bottlenecks into

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

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 2

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

Middle East and North Africa OECD Trade and Agriculture Directorate 4

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

TFIs - other important findings Ø The impact of trade facilitation on trade volumes is equally important for exports as it is for imports Ø 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 6

Impact on trade costs – potential reductions Documents 3. 5% 3. 0% Procedures 3% Automation 2. 8% 2. 7% 2. 5% 2. 3% 2. 2% 2. 4% 2. 1% 2. 0% 1. 5% 1. 0% LICs LMICs 1. 5% 1. 2% 2. 1% UMICs 1% 0. 5% 0. 0% OECD Trade and Agriculture Directorate OECD

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

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