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24 October  2022 
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Committee on Budget, Finance and Administration   
 
  
WTO BUDGET AND FINANCE REPORT – 3RD QUARTER 20 22 
1  CONTRIBUTIONS FROM MEMBERS AND OBSERVERS  
1.1.  At the end of September  2022, 65% of the Members had fully paid their assessed contributions 
for 2022 . Of the total amount of CHF  171.6  million  received for the nine -month period ended 
30 September  2022, CHF  26.8 million went towards outstanding  arrears in  contributions.  
Figure 1 Total Annual Receipts  from Member s (current year and previous year s) in MCHF  
as at 30 September2022  
 
 
1.2.  The contributions received from Observers for the nine -month period ended 
30 September  2022 amounted to CHF  402,690  representing 55% of the assessed amount.  
Eleven  Observers had fully paid their assessed contributions for 2022 . 
Table 1 Status of contributions as at 30 September  2022 (in CHF)  
 
 Contributions  164 Members  25 Observers  
Total net assessment for 2022 (after surplus deduction)    185,700,000    733,125  
Payment received for 2022 (% of total assessment)  (78%)  144,813,066  (55%)  402,690  
Payment received for prior years    26,805,098    138,425  
No outstanding balance (% of total)  (65%)  107 (44%)  11 
 
2  CASH SITUATION  
2.1.  The cash situation at the end of the third quarter of  2022 was satisfactory and at the same  
level as at the end of  September  2021. 
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  Figure 2 Cash Situation as at 30 September  2022 
 
 
3  MEMBERS AND OBSERVERS UNDER ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES  
3.1.  At the end of the third quarter of 2022, eight Members were subject to  Category I (more than 
one, but less than two years outstanding  contributions ) of the Administrative Measures ; 
five Member s were subject to Category II (more than two, but less than three years outstanding  
contributions ); and six Members were subject to Category  III (three  or more years of outstanding  
contributions  = Inactive) . No payment s from Members under Administrative Measures have been 
received since the report at the end of June.  
Table 2 Members under Administrative Measures as at 30 September  2022 
 
Cat. I (8)  Cat. II (5)  Cat. III (6)   
Bolivia, Plurinational State of  Antigua and Barbuda  Burundi*   
Cabo Verde  Djibouti  Central African Republic*  
Cuba Mauritania  Chad*   
Dominica  Papua New Guinea  Guinea   
El Salvador  Yemen  Guinea -Bissau*  
Rwanda    Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of  
Uganda       
Zambia       
 
* Members not compliant with Payment Plan terms.  
 
3.2.  At the end of September  2022, four Observer s were subject to Category I of the Administrative 
Measures ; two Observer s were subject to Category II ; and four Observer s were subject to 
Category  III (Inactive) . Since the report for the second  quarter , no payments have been received 
from Observers under Administrative Measures.  
Table 3 Observers under Administrative Measures as at 30 September  2022 
 
Cat. I (4)  Cat. II (2)  Cat. III (4)   
Comoros  Iran Libya   
Ethiopia  Iraq Sao Tomé and Principe  
Lebanese Republic    Somalia   
South Sudan    Syrian Arab Republic  
3.3.  Table 4 shows the Member s subject to a Payment Plan  as at 30 September  2022. 
 
 
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  Table 4 Members Following a Payment Plan as at 30 September  2022 (in CHF)  
 
Member  GC 
approval 
date Plan 
duration  
in years  End of 
plan Last 
payment  
received  Amount 
Outstanding  
for 2022  Total 
Outstanding 
Contributions  
Niger  2020 7 2026 17-May-22 1,142  198,094  
Sierra 
Leone  2012 15 2025 22-Feb-22 0 193,626  
Total      
1,142  391,720  
 
3.4.  The four Members listed  in the table below are not compliant with the terms of their Payment 
Plans and have thus reverted to Category III of Administrative Measures.  
Table 5 Members Non-Compliant with their Payment Plan s as at 30 September  2022 
(in CHF)  
 
Member  GC 
appro -
val 
date End 
of 
plan Last 
pay-
ment  
received  Amount 
outstan -
ding prior 
to 2019  Amount 
Outstan -
ding 
for 2019  Amount 
Outstan -
ding 
for 2020  Amount 
Outstan -
ding 
for 2021  Amount 
Outstan -
ding 
for 2022  Total 
Outstan -
ding 
Contribu -
tions  
Burundi  2011 2030 2017 434,441  65,785  65,785  65,785  64,315  696,111  
Central 
African 
Republic  2018 2047 2020 732,651  2,584  57,472  57,472  56,002  906,181  
Chad 2012 2026 2020 310,208             -  116,651  116,651  109,120  652,630  
Guinea -
Bissau  2017 2046 2017 589,224  51,716  51,716  51,716  50,246  794,618  
Total     
2,066,524  120,085  291,624  291,624  279,683  3,049,540  
4  2022 BUDGETARY EXPENDITURE  
Table 6 Consolidated Statement of Budgetary Expenditure  for the Nine -Month  Period 
ended 30 September  2022 (in kCHF)  
 
Part Section  Budget  Expenditure and 
Commitments  Balance  Expenditure vs 
Budget (%)  
A Staffing 
Resources  1. Staff 
Expenditure  131,565  92,123  39,442  70% 
  2. Temporary 
Assistance  17,275  21,677  -4,402  125%  
A Staffing Resources Total  148,840  113,800  35,040  76%  
B Other 
Resources  3. General 
Services  15,626  15,045  581 96% 
  4. Travel & 
Hospitality  7,907  3,741  4,166  47% 
  5. Implementing 
Partners  213 141 72 66% 
  6. Capital 
Expenditure  3,095  3,014  81 97% 
  7. Financial 
Expenditure  2,080  1,637  443 79% 
B Other Resources Total  28,921  23,578  5,343  82%  
C Operating 
Funds and 
ITC 8. Contributions to 
ITC & Special 
Reserves  19,443  14,882  4,561  77% 
C Operating Funds and ITC 
Total  19,443  14,882  4,561  77%  
Grand Total    197,204  152,260  44,944  77%  
4.1.  The expenditure  amount of  CHF 152 million as at the end of the third quarter of  2022 is slightly 
higher than  that for the same period  in previous years  and represents an  overall expenditure rate 
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  Part A - Staffing Resources  
4.2.  Part A of the budget comprises expenditure for regular staff related to salary  and other 
remuneration including  pension, health insurance, death and invalidity insurance, travel  on 
recruitment and separation , removal , and installation. It also in cludes expenditure related to short -
term staff, consultants , and panelists . 
4.3.  The underspending under  Staff Expenditure  is due to a high number of vacant posts at the 
beginning of the year. This is mainly offset by over -expenditure on short-term staff, interpreters , 
death and invalidity insurance , annual leave, and separations . 
Part B - Other Resources  
4.4.  Part B of the budget relates to expenditure for general services, travel and hospitality, activities 
jointly funded by the WTO and third parties, as well as capital and financial expenditure.  
4.5.  Under General Services  the full year  commitments for several annual contracts are included , 
such as the outsourced security contract (CHF 3.6 million), the cleaning contract (CHF 1 million), 
the UN International Computing Centre (CHF 2.7 million) , and annual commitments for utilities such 
as heating, water , and electricity.  
4.6.  Under the Section "Travel and Hospitality ", the overall expenditure rate at the end of 
September  is still below average  due to the pandemic restrictions during the first half of the year.  
4.7.  The Section "Capital Expenditure " includes the procurement of fixed assets such as computing 
hardware and software, office furniture , audio -visual equipment,  and security equipment.  The 
expenditure under this Section  is high mainly due to expenditure and commitments for Computing 
Software (CHF 1. 9 million) and Computing Hardware (CHF 0.6 million).  
4.8.  The Section "Financial Expenditure " includes the annual reimbursement of the 50 -year interest -
free loan for the new premises , amounting to  CHF 1.2 million, which was paid at the beginning of 
June. This Section  also includes bank charges and negative interest . 
Part C - Operating Funds and ITC  
4.9.  Part C of the budget relates to the contributions to the International Trade Centre (ITC) as well 
as to the Ministerial Conference Operating Fund and the Building Renovation Fund.  
4.10.   The Ministerial Conference Operating Fund and the Building Renovation Fund had been 
augmented with the 2022 budget amounts allocated to them , CHF 600,000, respectively . 
Three  quarters o f the contribution to the  ITC's budget  has been paid. 
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