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19 May 2020  
(20-2865) Page: 1/13 
Committee on Budget, Finance and Administration    
 
2018 AND 20 19 ANNUAL REPORT  ON GRADING STRUCTURE  IN THE WTO SECRETARIAT  
1  INTRODUCTION  
This document provides  an update on staffing and post related statistics  in the WTO Secretariat  
as at 31 December 201 8 and 31 December 2019 . Key information includes  detailed data on the 
composition of WTO staff by grade as well as the  evolution of the grading structure for professional 
and support staff since 1995. Moreover, statistics are also provided on post and staffing allocation , 
as well as internal staff mobility .  
The report also includes data on staff recruitment as at  31 December 201 8 and 
31 December  2019, including the overall number of positions advertised  through vacancy not ices, 
as well as the number of separations  and appointments . Furthermore, d etailed data is included on 
the number of staff promoted by grade through the annual  promotions exercise as well as on a 
competitive basis through vacancy notice s. 
2  UPDATE ON STAFFING AND POST RELATED STATISTICS IN THE SECRETARIAT AS AT  
31 DECEMBER 201 8 AND 2019 
2.1  Grading Structure   
2.1.  The WTO grade structure in the professional staff category r anges from grade 6 to g rade 1 0, 
with s upport grades ranging  from grade  1 to grade 7. Director level positions are at grade s 11 
and 12. The policy  of the organization over several years was to increasingly recruit staff at  entry -
level, with  professional staff appointed mainly at grades 6 and 7 . Recruitments have taken place 
above entr y-level grades more recently as positions require  additional years of experience , a 
demonstrated need for additional expertise and/or consist of managerial/supervisory 
responsibilities . The number of positions advertised by grade is shown in Tables 3, 4 and 5.  
In terms of the WTO grade structure as at 31 December 2019, the number of staff in 
professional positions surpasses the number in support positions. As illustrated in Chart 1, 411 staff 
members ( 62%) are in the pro fessional category  (grade  6 to grade 12) , while 250 staff members 
(38%) are in support positions  (grade 2 to grade  7). Looking specifically at professional staff, t he 
highest number  of staff members continues to be in  grade 9. For support staff, the highest number  
continues to be in grade 5 . Chart 1 further illustrates a compariso n of the grading structure along 
with peak periods for  each grade since 1995. The grade representing the largest decrease at the 
professional level is in grade  10. Annex  1 and 2 further show detailed information on the grading 
structure by year since 1995. Looking at the support staff structure in general, the number continues 
to reduce as positions evolve and organizational priorities require more resources at the professional 
levels.  WT/BFA/W/ 516 
 
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  Chart 1 Grading Structure Comparison for Professional and Support Staff, as at 
31 December 2019  
 
 
Chart 2 Grading Structure for Male and Female Staff, as at 31 December 201 9 
 
 
 
In terms of the grade structure evolution for professional staff since 1995, the percentage of 
staff members at the most senior levels has been steadily de creasing  (Chart 3). Staff members in 
grade 10 decreased from 21%  of all professional staff  (in 2018) to 19% (in 2019) . This represents 
the lowest percentage since 1999 (see Annex 1).  At the same time, a signifi cant inflow of staff in  
grade 6  professional since 2010 can be clearly observed . While grade 6 professionals consistently 
represented 1 0% or less of total professional staff until 20 10, this number increased to 5 2 as at 31 
December 201 9, representing 1 3% of professional staff . The largest increase in professional staff 
can be seen in grade 7 (with an increase of 7 staff at 19% from 17% in the previous year . The 
staffing data set out in Annex 1 further illustrates a decrease in average grad e for professional  staff 
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  and is no w at its lowest level (from 9.2  in 1995  to 8.4 in 201 9). This is due to retirements taken at 
senior levels and professional staff recruited  at lower levels  in the Secretariat . Since 2017, there 
was also slight growth in the number  of professional staff. 
In the grading  structure evolution for support staff  (Annex 2) , the trend since 2006 shows  the 
number and percentage of staff steadily decreasing . The total headcount decreased to 250 in 2019, 
the lowest number s ince 1999.  The highest number of staff continues to be at the grade 5 level, 
representing 38%. In contrast to the professional grades, the average grade for support staff has 
increased  marginally from 4.8  in 1995 to 4. 9 in 2019.  
Chart 3 Grading Structure Evolution for Professional and Support Staff, from 1995 to 
31 December 2019  
 
 
 
2.2  Post and Staffing Allocation  
The majority of WTO staffing is financed  by the regular budget of the organiz ation. As illustrated 
in Chart 4, as at 31 December 201 9, the WTO employs a total of 741 staff, with 9 1% (678 staff) 
funded from the reg ular budget and 9% (63 staff) from extra -budgetary trust funds1.  
 
1 Extra -budgetary trust funds are targeted to Technical Assistance Programmes for Members . 
Professional Grades, 
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  Chart 4 Staffing Under Regular Budget and Extra -Budgetary Trust Funds, as at 
31 December 2019  
 
 
Furthermore, out of a total of 678 staff funded from the regular budget, 617 are on 
regular/fixed -term contracts, 6  are on project post contracts (4 Di spute Settlement Lawyers, 1 
Economic Affairs Officer and 1 Project Officer) and 55 are on short -term contracts.  
Chart 5 Number of Staff by Contract Type for Divisions U nder Regular Budget, as at 
31 December 2019  
 
 
Chart 5 above illustrates the breakdown of all staff members funded from the regular budget 
per division. The largest growth from the divisions shown above can be observed in Information 
Technology Solutions, Legal Affairs and Council and TNC (.4%).  
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0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140Accessions Division
Administration and General Services…
Agriculture and Commodities Division
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Council and TNC Division
Development Division
Economic Research and Statistics Division
Human Resources Division
Information and External Relations…
Information Technology Solutions Division
Institute for Training and Technical…
Intellectual Property, Government…
Languages, Documentation and…
Legal Affairs Division
Market Access Division
Office of Internal Oversight
Office of the Director-General
Offices of the DDGs
Rules Division
Trade and Environment Division
Trade in Services and Investment Division
Trade Policies Review DivisionRegular/Fixed-term
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Project PostWT/BFA/W/ 516 
 
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As shown by d ivision in Chart 6 below, out of a total of 63 staff funded from extra -budgetary 
funds, 43 are on fixed -term L -Post contracts2, 7 are on shor t-term contracts and 13 are on Young 
Professional P rogramme contracts.  
Chart 6 Number of Staff by Contract T ype for Divisions Under Extra-Budgetary Trust 
Funds, as at 31 December 2019  
 
 
2.3  Staff Mobility  
External mobility  opportunities  have been established through staff loan/exchange agreements 
with several  international organizations with a view to broaden the staff members'  professional 
experience as well as deepen  their knowledge in a specific subject area.  In 201 8, there was an 
agreement made with one staff member going to the OECD, shown  in Table 1 . In 2019, 
two agreements were made with one staff member going to the IMO  and another  coming from 
UNOG.  
Table 1 External Staff Mobility by Division, fr om 1 January  2018  to 31 December 201 9 
  International Organization  
Year Division  Organisation for 
Economic Co -operation 
and Development  
(OECD)  International Maritime 
Organization  
(IMO)  United Nations Office at 
Geneva  
(UNOG)  
Incoming  Outgoing  Incoming  Outgoing  Incoming  Outgoing  
2018  Agriculture and 
Commodities Division   1     
2019  Languages, Doc. & 
Inf. Mgmt.     1 1  
 
 Internal staff mobility provides an opportunity for staff members within the organization to 
move laterally at the same grade. In 201 8, 22.5 inter-divisional staff movements took place  from 
1 January  to 31 December 201 8. In 2019, the number  of staff movements increased to  29.7 
(Chart  7). 
 
 
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0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18Accessions Division
Administration and General Services
Division
Agriculture and Commodities Division
Council and TNC Division
Development Division
Economic Research and Statistics Division
Executive Secretariat for the Enhanced
Integrated Framework
Information and External Relations
Division
Information Technology Solutions Division
Institute for Training and Technical
Cooperation
Intellectual Property, Government
Procurement and Competition Division
Legal Affairs Division
Market Access Division
Rules Division
Trade and Environment Division
Trade Policies Review DivisionFixed-term
Short-term
Young ProfessionalsWT/BFA/W/ 516 
 
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  Chart 7 Internal Staff Mobility by Division, from 1 January to 31 December 2019  
 
 
3  RECRUITMENT ACTIVITY AS AT  31 DECEMBER 2018  AND 20 19 
3.1  Positions  Advertised  through Vacancy Notice s 
3.1.  Tables 2 and 3  show the number of positions advertised by division and respective grade levels 
in 2018 and 2019 respectively. In 2018 , a total of 48 vacancy notices were issued  (with a total of 
51 positions advertised) . Excluding one director position advertised at grade 11,  this represents 4 4% 
of professional posts adve rtised.  In 2019 , a total of 61 vacancy notices were issued  (with a total of 
64 advertised positions) . Of these, 40 were for professional positions, of which 1 2 were advertised 
at grades 6 and 7. Table 4 furthe r illustrates the number of positions advertised since 2007.  
Table 2 Positions Advertised by Division , from 1 January to 31 December 201 8 
Division  Grade  
3 4 5 6S 7S 6P 7P 8 9 10 11 Total  
Accessions          1   1 
Admin. & General Services     2   2     4 
Agriculture & Commodities       2 1     3 
Appellate Body Secretariat   1      1    2 
Development        2     2 
Economic Res. & Statistics  1         2  3 
Enhanced Integrated Framework     2    2    4 
Inf. & External Relations       1      1 
Inf. Technology Solutions        3     3 
Institute for Training & Technical 
Coop.    2         2 
Languages, Doc. & Inf. Mgmt.  1 5    1  5 4 1  17 
Legal Affairs    2    1     3 
Market Access       1      1 
Office of the Director -General   1          1 
Rules           2 1 3 
Trade Policies Review    1         1 
Total  2 7 5 4 0 5 9 8 5 5 1 51 
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OutgoingWT/BFA/W/ 516 
 
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  Table 3 Positions Advertised by Division, from 1 January to 31 December 2019  
Division  Grade  
3 4 5 6S 7S 6P 7P 8 9 10 11 Total  
Accessions          1         1 
Admin. & General Services    3 2 2            7 
Agriculture & Commodities                1   1 
Appellate Body Secretariat    2       1  1    4 
Development          1      1   2 
Enhanced Integrated Framework          1    2    3 
Inf. Technology Solutions              1    1 
Institute for Training & Technical 
Coop.     2 2    2       6 
Intellectual Property, Govn. Proc. 
& Comp.             2      2 
Languages, Doc. & Inf. Mgmt.  2       1   5 3 1   12 
Legal Affairs    2 1             3 
Office of Internal Oversight           1       1 
Office of the Director -General    2            1   3 
Rules        2    2 2 4   10 
Trade & Environment          1         1 
Trade in Services and Invest.          1         1 
Trade Policies Review    1 1     1 1   2     6 
Total  2 10 6 4 2 7 5 9 11 8  0 64 
 
Table 4 Positions Advertised  by Grade , from 2007 to 201 9 
Year Grade  
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total  
2007 5 4 3 1 8 10 5 2 2 - 40 
2008 1 2 - 2 8 4 1 - 1 - 19 
2009 5 3 6 3 8 7 1 - 2 - 35 
2010 1 2 3 18 5 2 4 - 1 - 36 
2011 3 2 2 13 2 4 3 - 2 - 31 
2012 3 2 1 6 - 2 2 1 2 - 19 
2013 5 1 1 11 13 3 3 1 3 - 41 
2014 1 5 4 13 13 3 10 - 4 - 53 
2015 3 6 10 15 12 7 7 4 1 - 65 
2016 3 9 11 17 11 8 4 9 4 - 76 
2017 1 14 8 3 16 13 6 4 1 - 66 
2018 2 7 5 9 9 8 5 5 1 - 51 
2019 2 10 6 11 7 9 11 8 - - 64 
Total  35 67 60 122 112 80 62 34 24 - 596 
 
3.2  Separations and Appointments  
Table 5 below shows  staff separations since 2007 ra nging from grades 3 through  12. The 
highest number of staff separations from the Secretariat since 20 07 continues to be shown in 
grade  10, totalling 79. This is followed by staff in grade  7, totalling 54. In 2019 , 28 staff members 
separated from the Secretariat. Of these, 71.4% were due to retirements, 21.4% were due to 
resignations, and the remainder were due to summary dismissal and reaching the end of contract.  
Table 5 Staff Separations  by Year, from 2007 to 31 December 201 9 
Year Grade  
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total  
2007 2 4 2 5 4 2 4 5 - 3 31 
2008 4 3 2 2 2 2 3 7 - 4 29 
2009 2 - 4 4 4 2 1 4 2 - 23 
2010 - 2 - 2 6 - 1 4 - 1 16 
2011 - 2 2 2 5 6 1 3 1 - 22 
2012 - 1 4 2 1 3 1 6 - 3 21 WT/BFA/W/ 516 
 
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  Year Grade  
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total  
2013 1 - 4 3 7 3 3 6 3 2 373 
2014 - - 2 4 1 2 3 9 2 1 24 
2015 2 6 5 13 6 3 3 7 1 - 46 
2016 1 3 6 4 7 2 8 7 4 - 42 
2017 2 2 - 2 4 2 4 2 1 2 224 
2018 1 - 4 3 4 2 4 7 1 - 26 
2019 1 - 2 5 3 1 4 12 - - 28 
Total  16 23 37 51 54 30 40 79 15 16 367 
 
A fixed-term appointment  for the purposes of  this report is defined by the population type  and 
classification shown in Table  6. The number of appointments, shown in Table 7, have been further 
divided between internal and external appointments to show the difference between  the number of 
individuals hired who were  and were not already  staff members at the WTO . 
Table 6 Appointment Population Types , Internal and External  
Population  type Classification  
An individual appointed externally  External  
A staff member who held a  temporary contract (without a break in service beyond 30 
days) and was subsequently appointed through external vacancy notice  Internal  
A staff member appointed to a regular budget post from an L -post contract at the same 
grade through vacancy notice  Internal  
A staff member appointed as Director on or after 31 March 20175 through a vacancy notice  Internal  
 
Table 7 below shows the number of appointments since 2007. The highest number of staff 
appointments throughout grades 3 to 12 have been at Grade 6 (with 99). In 201 9, there were 
28 total appointments, 8 internal and 20 external.  
Table 7 Staff App ointments by Yea r, from 2007 to 31 December 201 9 
Year Grade    
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total  Internal  External  
2007 1 8 3 2 12 11 1 1 - - 39 15 24 
2008 6 3 - 1 6 6 3 2 2 - 29 11 18 
2009 1 3 1 4 8 4 1 - 1 - 23 6 17 
2010 4 4 1 9 6 - 1 - 2 - 27 10 17 
2011 4 - 5 15 6 2 2 - 1 - 35 16 19 
2012 2 3 - 7 - 2 1 - 1 - 16 3 13 
2013 4 1 1 10 4 1 1 2 1 1 316 12 19 
2014 4 - 1 10 6 1 2 - 2 - 26 14 12 
2015 3 3 2 12 10 2 4 - 2 - 38 15 23 
2016 5 8 4 8 6 1 1 1 - - 34 15 19 
2017 - 1 4 8 9 2 3 2 3 - 337 12 21 
2018 3 5 2 5 5 3 3 4 - - 308 11 19 
2019 3 2 1 8 8 4 1 1 - - 28 8 20 
Total  40 41 25 99 86 39 24 13 15 1 389 148 241 
 
3 Figure includes 1 DG and 4 DDGs.  
4 Figure includes 1 DDG.  
5 The policy on the evaluation of Directors entered into force on 31 March 2017 will not formally 
promote a staff member appointed as Director until the end of the 18 -month probationary period . 
6 Figure includes 1 DG and 4 DDGs.  
7 Figure includes 1 DDG, 1 staff m ember appointed to a regular budget post from an L -post contract at 
the same grade, and 1 staff member appointed as Director to Grade 11 on or after 31 March 2017 . 
8 Figure includes 2 staff members appointed to regular budget posts from L -post contracts at  the same 
grade, and 2 staff members appointed as Director to Grade 11 on or after 31 March 2017 . WT/BFA/W/ 516 
 
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  4  PROMOTIONS AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2018  AND 20 19 
Table 8 below shows the number of staff promotions through the annual promotions exercise  
every year since 1996 . Between 2012 and 2015, a freeze was introduced,  and no such promotions 
were awarded.  The budget for post re -gradings9 was approximately CHF 217,000 per annum.  
In 2016, the Performance -Based Promotions policy was issued  after a collective effort by staff 
members through the Strategic Review, Joint Advisory Committee, and Staff Council. In 201 9, the 
Director -General announced a total of 2 3 performance -based promotions  to be allocated throughout 
grades 4 to 10 for the fourth  annual exercise since  the freeze  (Table 8 ).   
Table 8 Promotions by Grade , from 1996 to 201 9 
Year Grade  
2 to 3  3 to 4  4 to 5  5 to 6  6 to 7  7 to 8  8 to 9  9 to 10  Total  
1996 4 14 4 18 1 1 5 5 52 
1997 5 3 11 5 1 4 14 4 47 
1998 - 12 5 5 2 5 13 4 46 
1999 - 6 12 11 2 11 14 4 60 
2000 - 10 5 6 2 11 7 10 51 
2001 - 8 12 1 7 8 12 10 58 
2002 - 6 7 5 9 5 12 10 54 
2003 2 7 8 9 3 6 10 6 51 
2004 - 3 14 6 6 7 5 10 51 
2005 2 7 6 3 4 10 9 7 48 
2006 - 4 6 9 2 9 13 7 50 
2007 1 6 7 4 6 5 12 5 46 
2008 1 5 7 9 7 6 8 10 53 
2009 1 6 8 4 3 6 13 9 50 
2010 1 3 7 3 3 7 11 6 41 
2011 - 3 4 4 1 4 2 - 18 
2012-
2015 - - - - - - - - - 
2016 - 7 12 3 10 6 3 2 43 
2017 - 3 5 3 7 3 2 1 24 
2018 2 3 5 3 7 3 2 1 26 
2019 - 2 2 4 6 6 2 1 23 
Total  19 118 147 115 89 123 169 112 892 
In accordance with Staff Rule 107.2, it is also defined as a promotion when a staff member is 
selected to fill a job at a higher grade for which there has been a vacancy notice and a competitive 
process (see below):  
"A promotion through competition occurs where a staff member who applied for a vacant position 
advertised through a vacancy notice (whether internal or external) is selected through a competitive 
process and appointed to a position at a grade above his or her current grade. Th e Appointment 
Board shall make recommendations to the Director -General, who shall decide on the appointment 
to the post."  
 
Table 9 further shows the number of promotions on a competitive basis since 2007. During the 
freeze on promotions from 2012 and 2015, a competitive selection process was the only avenue for 
staff to obtain  a higher grade. In 201 9, a total of 22 staff members were  promoted through a 
competitive recruitment process .  
 
9 The number of post  re-gradings were increased from 25 to 5% of regular posts  in 2007  
(WT/BFA/SPEC/171).  WT/BFA/W/ 516 
 
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  Table 9 Promotions on a Competitive Basis  by Grade , from 20 07 to 31 December 201 9 
Year Grade  
To 3 To 4 To 5 To 6 To 7 To 8 To 9 To 10  To 11  Total  
2007 - - - - - - - - 1 1 
2008 - - - - - - - - - 0 
2009 - 1 1 - - 1 - - - 3 
2010 - - - 2 - - 3 - - 5 
2011 - - - - - 1 - - 1 2 
2012 - - 1 - 1 1 1 1 2 7 
2013 - - - 1 1 1 3 - - 6 
2014 - - 2 3 3 1 6 1 - 16 
2015 1 3 2 5 7 4 4 - 2 28 
2016 - 1 1 6 2 4 2 4 - 20 
2017 - 1 3 2 2 3 2 3 - 16 
2018 - 3 2 2 1 5 - - - 13 
2019 - 2 3 1 5 4 5 2 - 22 
Total 1 11 15 22 22 25 26 11 6 139 
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   LIST OF ANNEXES   
Annex 1:  WTO Grade Structure Evolution, Professional Staff by Grade (1995 -2019) 
Annex 2:  WTO Grade Structure Evolution , Support Staff by Grade (1995 -2019) 
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  ANNEX 1  
WTO GRADE STRUCTURE EVOLUTION, PR OFESSIO NAL STAFF BY GRADE  
(1995 -2019) 
  12/D2  11/D1  10/P5  9/P4  8/P3  7P/P2  6P TOTAL  Avg. Gr  Growth  
31/12/1995  6 16 43 59 42 5 0 171 9.24   
%-age 3.5%  9.4%  25.1%  34.5%  24.6%  2.9%  0.0%  100%      
31/12/1999  7 27 53 79 54 34 1 255 9.01 49% 
%-age 2.7%  10.6%  20.8%  31.0%  21.2%  13.3%  0.4%  100%      
31/12/2000  12 22 65 76 61 31 1 268 9.07 5% 
%-age 4.5%  8.2%  24.3%  28.4%  22.8%  11.6%  0.4%  100%      
31/12/2001  11 22 75 79 65 30 3 285 9.06 6% 
%-age 3.9%  7.7%  26.3%  27.7%  22.8%  10.5%  1.1%  100%      
31/12/2002  13 19 90 82 74 41 1 320 9.03 12% 
%-age 4% 6% 28% 26% 23% 13% 0% 100%      
31/12/2003  11 19 89 91 72 38 3 323 9.01 1% 
%-age 3% 6% 28% 28% 22% 12% 1% 100%      
31/12/2004  16 12 98 85 79 50 5 345 8.93 7% 
%-age 5% 3% 28% 25% 23% 14% 1% 100%      
31/12/2005  14 12 100 89 82 40 3 340 8.99 -1% 
%-age 4% 4% 29% 26% 24% 12% 1% 100%      
31/12/2006  13 12 108 92 77 35 4 341 9.04 0% 
%-age 4% 4% 32% 27% 23% 10% 1% 100%      
31/12/2007  12 12 107 97 81 41 3 353 8.99 4% 
%-age 3% 3% 30% 27% 23% 12% 1% 100%      
31/12/2008  9 16 113 95 84 40 1 358 9.01 1% 
%-age 3% 4% 32% 27% 23% 11% 0% 100%      
31/12/2009  8 15 115 97 81 42 5 363 8.97 1% 
%-age 2% 4% 32% 27% 22% 12% 1% 100%      
31/12/2010  9 15 118 104 75 38 15 374 8.94 3% 
%-age 2% 4% 32% 28% 20% 10% 4% 100%      
31/12/2011  9 16 114 107 75 38 28 387 8.84 3% 
%-age 2% 4% 29.5%  28% 19% 10% 7% 100%      
31/12/2012  6 19 106 107 72 39 32 381 8.78 -2% 
%-age 2% 5% 28% 28% 19% 10% 8% 100%      
31/12/2013  5 17 102 110 69 40 39 382 8.70 0% 
%-age 1% 4% 27% 29% 18% 10% 10% 100%      
31/12/2014  4 16 97 114 62 48 45 386 8.61 1% 
%-age 1% 4% 25% 30% 16% 12% 12% 100%    
31/12/2015  4 19 88 118 61 61 53 404 8.50 5% 
%-age 1% 5% 22% 29% 15% 15% 13% 100%      
31/12/2016  4 17 87 112 66 61 52 399 8.47 -1% 
%-age 1% 4% 22% 28% 17% 15% 13% 100%      
31/12/2017  2 17 89 109 66 70 53 406 8.42 2% 
%-age 0% 4% 22% 27% 16% 17% 13% 100%    
31/12/2018  2 16 88 108 74 71 51 410 8.41 1% 
%-age 0% 4% 21% 26% 18% 17% 12% 100%    
31/12/2019  2 18 77 109 75 78 52 411 8.35 0% 
%-age 0% 4% 19% 27% 18% 19% 13% 100%      WT/BFA/W/ 516 
 
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  ANNEX 2  
WTO GRADE STRUCTURE EVOLUTION, SUPPORT  STAFF BY GRADE  
(1995 -2019) 
  7G 6G 5 4 3 2 1 TOTAL  Avg. Gr  Growth  
31/12/1995  26 43 63 72 36 3 0 243 4.76   
%-age 10.7%  17.7%  25.9%  29.6%  14.8%  1.2%  0.0%  100%      
31/12/1999  19 59 56 66 48 6 0 254 4.67 5% 
%-age 7.5%  23.2%  22.0%  26.0%  18.9%  2.4%  0.0%  100%      
31/12/2000  23 62 58 68 44 8 0 263 4.73 4% 
%-age 8.7%  23.6%  22.1%  25.9%  16.7%  3.0%  0.0%  100%      
31/12/2001  26 54 71 63 44 11 0 269 4.71 2% 
%-age 9.7%  20.1%  26.4%  23.4%  16.4%  4.1%  0.0%  100%      
31/12/2002  32 50 76 59 44 6 0 267 4.81 -1% 
%-age 12% 19% 28% 22% 16% 2% 0% 100%      
31/12/2003  34 59 77 58 40 5 0 273 4.90 2% 
%-age 12% 22% 28% 21% 15% 2% 0% 100%      
31/12/2004  36 58 86 49 45 7 0 281 4.89 3% 
%-age 13% 21% 31% 17% 16% 2% 0% 100%      
31/12/2005  36 57 91 48 37 5 0 274 4.97 -2% 
%-age 13% 21% 33% 18% 14% 2% 0% 100%      
31/12/2006  36 68 87 62 50 7 0 310 4.86 13% 
%-age 12% 22% 28% 20% 16% 2% 0% 100%      
31/12/2007  37 64 90 69 42 6 0 308 4.89 -1% 
%-age 12% 21% 29% 22% 14% 2% 0% 100%      
31/12/2008  41 65 88 65 39 5 0 303 4.96 -2% 
%-age 14% 21% 29% 21% 13% 2% 0% 100%      
31/12/2009  39 64 92 66 29 4 0 294 5.02 -3% 
%-age 13% 22% 31% 22% 10% 1% 0% 100%      
31/12/2010  41 61 96 64 31 3 0 296 5.03 1% 
%-age 14% 21% 32% 22% 10% 1% 0% 100%      
31/12/2011  37 64 98 60 32 3 0 294 5.02 -1% 
%-age 13% 22% 33% 20% 11% 1% 0% 100%      
31/12/2012  35 64 96 61 34 3 0 293 4.99 0% 
%-age 12% 22% 33% 21% 12% 1% 0% 100%      
31/12/2013  31 62 92 62 37 3 0 287 4.93 -2% 
%-age 11% 22% 32% 22% 13% 1% 0% 100%      
31/12/2014  29 63 90 59 41 3 0 285 4.90 -1% 
%-age 10% 22% 32% 21% 14% 1% 0% 100%      
31/12/2015  27 56 88 58 41 2 0 272 4.87 -5% 
%-age 10% 21% 32% 21% 15% 1% 0% 100%      
31/12/2016  25 55 87 56 37 2 0 262 4.88 -4% 
%-age 10% 21% 33% 21% 14% 1% 0% 100%      
31/12/2017  24 55 93 51 29 2 0 254 4.95 -3% 
%-age 9% 22% 37% 20% 11% 1% 0% 100%    
31/12/2018  24 56 93 54 27 0 0 254 4.98 0% 
%-age 9% 22% 37% 21% 11% 0% 0% 100%    
31/12/2019  21 53 94 54 28 0 0 250 4.94 -2% 
%-age 8% 21% 38% 22% 11% 0% 0% 100%      
 
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