# Free trade agreements of the United States

The United States is party to many free trade agreements (FTAs) worldwide.
Beginning with the Theodore Roosevelt administration, the United States became a major player in international trade, especially with its neighboring territories in the Caribbean and Latin America. The United States helped negotiate the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (later the World Trade Organization).

## Active agreements

The following agreements are currently in effect, signature and entry into force dates are as listed by the World Trade Organization.
| Nation (s) | No of nations represented | Signed | Effective | Treaty |
| Australia | 1 | May 18, 2004 | January 1, 2005 | Australia–United States Free Trade Agreement |
| Bahrain | 1 | September 14, 2005 | August 1, 2006 | Bahrain–United States Free Trade Agreement |
| CAFTA-DR Costa Rica Dominican Republic El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua | 6 | August 5, 2004 | March 1, 2006 | Dominican Republic–Central America Free Trade Agreement |
| Chile | 1 | June 6, 2003 | January 1, 2004 | Chile–United States Free Trade Agreement |
| Colombia | 1 | November 20, 2006 | May 15, 2012 | United States–Colombia Free Trade Agreement |
| Israel Palestine Authority | 2 | April 22, 1985 | August 19, 1985 | Israel–United States Free Trade Agreement |
| Jordan | 1 | October 24, 2000 | December 17, 2001 | Jordan–United States Free Trade Agreement |
| Morocco | 1 | June 15, 2004 | January 1, 2009 | Morocco–United States Free Trade Agreement |
| Oman | 1 | November 15, 2004 | January 1, 2006 | Oman–United States Free Trade Agreement |
| Panama | 1 | June 28, 2007 | October 31, 2012 | Panama–United States Trade Promotion Agreement |
| Peru | 1 | April 12, 2006 | February 1, 2009 | Peru–United States Trade Promotion Agreement |
| Singapore | 1 | May 6, 2003 | January 1, 2004 | Singapore–United States Free Trade Agreement |
| South Korea | 1 | June 30, 2007 | March 15, 2012 | United States–Korea Free Trade Agreement |
| USMCA Canada Mexico | 2 | November 30, 2018 | July 1, 2020 | United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement |

## Negotiations

The following agreements have begun negotiations since 2020.
| Nation (s) | No of nations represented | Status | Note | Treaty | Ref. |
| Kenya | 1 | Negotiations ongoing | Eighth round of negotiations took place in September 2024. | Kenya–United States Free Trade Agreement | |
| United Kingdom | 1 | Negotiations stagnated | Fifth round of negotiations took place in October 2020. | United Kingdom–United States Free Trade Agreement | |

## Obsolete agreements

| Nation (s) | No of nations represented | Signed | Effective | Obsolete | Treaty | Superseded by | Ref. |
| Canada | 1 | January 2, 1988 | January 1, 1989 | January 1, 1994 | Canada–United States Free Trade Agreement | NAFTA Canada Mexico | |
| NAFTA Canada Mexico | 2 | December 17, 1992 | January 1, 1994 | July 1, 2020 | North American Free Trade Agreement | USMCA Canada Mexico | |

## Failed proposals

Free Trade Area of the Americas
Trans-Pacific Partnership
* Australia
* Brunei
* Canada
* Chile
* Japan
* Malaysia
* Mexico
* New Zealand
* Peru
* Singapore
* Vietnam
Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
* European Union