Reviewing Agricultural Trade Policies
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Table 3. 4 Preferential Trade Agreements among OIC Members
Source: WTO Regional Trade Agreements Information System (RTA-IS)
Note: Reciprocal trade agreement between two OIC members, is shown with red shading of the respective
cell, otherwise it is shaded with blue.
A look at Table 3.3would complete the picture about the possible effects of enlarging the existing
RTAs to the rest of the OIC countries in other regions. This table is taken from the most recent
analytical report of the COMCEC Agriculture Working Group entitled “Analysis of Agri-Food
Trade Structures to Promote Agri-Food Trade Networks in the Islamic Countries” (COMCEC,
2018b). The table shows the changes in percentages of intra-OIC exports from 2005 to 2016 for
the 15 leading products and for the three OIC country groups.
According to Table 3.3, the most striking example is the increase in the low percentage of intra-
OIC exports within RTAs in Asia which was 8.02% for live animals in 2005 and reached 78.20%
Signatory OIC
country
Number of
partners,
total
Number of
partners,
among OIC
members Afghanistan
Albania
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Bangladesh
BruneiDarussalam
Cameroon
Chad
Comoros
BeninDjiboutiGabonGambiaPalestineGuineaGuyanaIndonesia
Iraq
Côted'IvoireKazakhstan
JordanKuwait
KyrgyzstanLebanon
Libya
MalaysiaMaldives
Mali
Morocco
OmanNigerNigeriaPakistan
Guinea-Bissau
Qatar
SaudiArabia
Senegal
SierraLeone
Sudan
Suriname
Syria
Tajikistan
TogoUAE
TunisiaTurkey
Turkmenistan
UgandaEgypt
BurkinaFasoUzbekistan
Yemen
Palestine 34 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Albania 40 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Guyana 44 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Suriname 44 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chad 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gabon 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Azerbaijan 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Turkmenistan 6 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Tajikistan 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kazakhstan 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indonesia 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brunei Darussalam 16 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cameroon 34 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbekistan 6 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Afghanistan 7 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bangladesh 7 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Maldives 7 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kyrgyzstan 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Pakistan 9 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malaysia 18 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Djibouti 18 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Comoros 21 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Uganda 21 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Turkey 52 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Benin 14 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Gambia 14 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Guinea 14 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Mali 14 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Niger 14 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Nigeria 14 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Guinea-Bissau 14 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Senegal 14 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Sierra Leone 14 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Togo 14 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Burkina Faso 14 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Côte d'Ivoire 43 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Iraq 15 15 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Yemen 15 15 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Kuwait 16 15 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Qatar 16 15 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Saudi Arabia 16 15 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
UAE 16 15 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Bahrain 17 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Oman 17 15 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Lebanon 48 15 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Syria 45 16 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
Tunisia 49 16 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
Morocco 50 16 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
Jordan 52 16 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
Libya 31 18 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1
Sudan 34 18 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1
Egypt 72 19 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
ECOWAS
Pan-Arab
Free Trade
Area
(PAFTA)