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Committee on Budget, Finance and Administration    
 
 
2018 ANNUAL REPORT ON DI VERSITY IN THE WTO S ECRETARIAT  
1  INTRODUCTION  
This document presents the Annual Report on Diversity in the WTO Secretariat for the 
year 2018. It is the tenth Annual Report on Diversity prepared by the Secretariat.1 
Like the previous reports, the 2018 Annual Report provides detailed data on the composition 
of WTO staff as at  31 December 201 8 based on  WTO Membership and gender, as well as the 
evolution of staff diversity  by country status and region  since 1995. Include d are trends in staff 
turnover and composition of staff at Director -level and above since 1995. Data on staff recruitment  
and gender balance is incorporated , including statistics on applications rec eived, candidates 
interviewed, and number of appointments.  Data on the Young Professional s Programme and six  
internship programmes are also included.  
Moreover, the Secretariat includes update s in this report  showing  positive trends  on diversity 
and reinforce s the importance of taking forward measures to improve the diversity  of the Secretariat 
as first presented to the Committee on Budget, Finance and Administration in 2010.  As a method of 
increasing the represe ntation from developing and least devel oped countries  (LDCs) , colleagues 
from the Human Resources Division continue to go on outreach missions as well as make 
presentations on career opportunities offered at the WTO.  
2  UPDATE ON THE SECRET ARIAT'S ACTIONS TO C ONTINUOUSLY IMPROVE DIVERSITY  
The Se cretariat continues to  outline the progress  made  on diversity based on the response to 
measures proposed in a Joint Statement by Brazil, China, Ecuador, Egypt, India, Pakistan and South 
Africa.2 The k ey commitments are to increase awareness of the principles of merit and diversity in 
the WTO recruitment process and to strengthen outreach activities with the aim of increasing the 
pool of highly qualified applicants from the full Membership of the WTO.  
The Secretariat's commitment to merit and diversity, in line with the WTO Staff Regulations, is 
being highlighted in vacancy notices as follows:  
"The recruitment policy of the WTO shall be to seek to attract and retain staff members offering the 
highest sta ndards of competence, efficiency and integrity. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, the 
WTO gives full regard to merit and diversity. " 
 
A short text on merit and diversity in WTO's recruitment policy has also been included in previous  
WTO Annual Reports.  
 
                                                
1 The previous Annual Reports on Diversity in the WTO Secretariat were provided on 1 March 2010 
(WT/BFA/W/195  and WT/BFA/W/195/Corr.2 ), 28 February 2011 (WT/BFA/W/227), 27 April 2012 
(WT/BFA/W/266) , 15 May 2013 ( WT/BFA/W/292 ), 11 April 2014 (WT/BFA/W/323), 16 March 2015 
(WT/BFA/W/354), 4 April 2016 (WT/BFA/W/387), 22 March 2017 (WT/BFA/W/415 and WT/BFA/W/415/Corr.1 ) 
and 3 September 2018 (WT/BFA/W/457).  
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  3  WTO RECRUITMENT POLI CY AND PROCESS  
Recruitment in the Secretariat continues to be firmly based on the principles set out in Staff 
Regulation 3.1, which states the following:  
"The recruitment policy of the WTO shall be to seek to attract and retain staff me mbers offering the 
highest standards of competence, efficiency and integrity. It shall be based on the principle of equal 
opportunity for all, regardless of gender, nationality, race or religion, with the objective of ensuring 
the broadest possible diversi fication of the Secretariat."  
 
Positions continue to be  systematically advertised through social media outlets such as Twitter, 
LinkedIn, and Facebook to assist in attracting a broad er pool of qualified candidates . An average of 
182 individuals applied per external vacancy notice in 2018. More information on recruitment activity 
is described under Section 6 "Applications for WTO Vacancy Notices".  
The Young Professionals Programme (YPP) , a new programme  established  in 2016,  is part of  
the Secretariat's efforts to broaden diversity and increas e the number of professionals from 
unrepresented Members  from developing and LDCs. The programme offer s targeted training and 
mentoring to enhance the skills of young professionals (YPs) with gradu ate degrees and 
demonstrated interest in a career in international trade. Furthermore, it widens  the pool of 
professionals who can later become more competitive with res pect to future recruitment  at the WTO , 
especially at junior professional levels . Detail s on this programme can be found under Section 8 
"Young Professional s and Internship Programmes" as well as in Annexes 11 to 1 3, and 15 . 
4  TURNOVER IN RELATION  TO DIVERSITY  
Overall turnover of staff in the WTO has been  traditionally low as illustrated in Chart 1. From 
2001 to 2009, the average annual turnover was 4.4%.  Effective 1 January 2010,  the extension of 
the retirement age increased from 62 to 65. This had an initia l affect in turnover , lowering the 
average  in the few years following this change. More recently since 2013, the average turnover 
increased  to 5.5% and has mainly been  attributed to the number of retirements taken.  In 201 8, 
53.8% of separations  were due to retirements, 34.6% due to resignations , and the remainder due 
to summary dismissal  and reaching the end of contrac t. Turnover is expected  to remain higher  
amongst professional staff due to the num ber of anticipated retirements at the more senior levels.  
Furthermore, Chart 2 illustr ates turnover  percentages by occupational grouping since 2007. 
Overall, the trend shows  that turnover has generally  been higher for professional staff. This was the 
case in 201 8, with a turnover of 2.4% for professional staff and 1.5% for support s taff. 
Chart 1 WTO Staff T urnover from 2001 to 201 8 
 
 
 
 
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  Chart 2 WTO Staff Turnover by Occupat ional Grouping from 2007 to 201 8 
 
 
 
5  WTO STAFF BY MEMBER  
While there has been a surge in r ecruitment activity  in the last few years , changes in the 
composition of WTO staff are not significant from one year to the next  and longer -term trends should  
be observed. Like in the previous annual reports on diversity, t he staffing data (Annexes  1 to 5, 
and 7) has been separate d into three main c ategories: (1) all staff, (2)  professional staff and 
(3) professional staff excluding linguistic staff. This categorization accounts  for the fact that a large 
percentage of support staff are hired in the local area and that staff in the language area (tran slators, 
interpreters , revisers ) are often drawn from Members with one of WTO's three official languages  – 
English, French and Spanish . 
In 201 8, the number of nationalities  represented in the Secretariat totals  88 (Annex 1 ). 
Since  2017, there was an increase of two in the number of Members represented  with the addition 
of Burkina Faso and the Republic of Moldova.  Effective in  2017 for statistical purposes, the 
Secretariat will always consider the staff members' first nationality when hi red and will not adjust 
this should a staff member later acquire Swiss or other  nationality. The exception to this would only 
be if the staff member had to relinquish their first nationality when  acquiring another  nationality .  
Looking at professional staff  (linguistic staff excluded) , 84 Members are represented  (Annex  3). 
Except for  France (as along with Switzerland is part of the local employment market from which 
many qualified candidates apply for technical or linguistic positions) , the United States of America 
has the next highest share  of staff  (7.8%). The highest number  of female  and male professionals  
apart from France is from the United States of America ( 4.0% for female s and 3.8%  for males).  
As shown in Chart 3, t he share of professional staff repr esented b y developing and LDCs  
increased from 21.6 % in January 1995 to 37.9% in December 201 8 (further percentages can be 
shown in Annex 4). Men have generally outnumbered women in developed, developing and LDCs. 
Although more specif ically, t he percentage  of males  from developed countries has decrease d (from 
54.4% in 1995 to 33.3% in 201 8), and the percentage of female s has increased  from developing 
and LDCs (7% in 1995 to 15.9% in 201 8). 
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Professional 2.4% 2.6% 1.4% 1.5% 1.8% 2.4% 3.7% 2.7% 2.7% 3.9% 2.0% 2.4%
Support 2.3% 1.8% 2.1% 0.9% 1.5% 1.3% 1.8% 0.9% 4.1% 2.4% 1.4% 1.5%0.0%0.5%1.0%1.5%2.0%2.5%3.0%3.5%4.0%4.5%WT/BFA/W/483  
 
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  Chart 3 WTO Professional Staff by Member Country Status  and Gender  
 
 
 
 
Chart 4 illustrates that Europe continues to have the highest proportion of professional staff 
(50.1%) for both males and females. However, the proportion of male professionals from Europe 
and North America have  progressively  decrease d since 1995 (from 38.6% to 2 5.1% for Europe and 
from 11.1% to 7.5% for North America).  
Generally, female representation has increased since 1995 for Africa, Asia, and Europe. While 
the percentages for female professionals have fluctuated for Latin America and North America since 
1995, the percentages have nevertheless increased in comparison to 201 7 (3.6% to 3. 9% for 
females from Latin America and 5.1% to 5.3% for North America ). 
In the case of Oceania,  the proportion of female professionals decreased from 1.2%  in 1995  to 
0.2% in 201 8. Although , it should be highlighted that this region accounts for the lowest number of 
staff. Annex 5 provides further percentages illustrating representation by region amo ng total WTO 
staff as well as professional staff.  
 
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  Chart 4 WTO Professional Staff by Region and Gender  
 
 
 
As of 31 December 201 8, the Secretariat had a total of 2 7 staff members at Director -level and 
above  (of which 6 are female) , shown in Table 1 . This comprises the Director -General, De puty 
Director s-General , Chef  de Cabinet,  Head of Office of Internal Oversight  and Directors . In 201 8, two 
women were appointed to Director -level post s (one in the Accessions Division and the other in the 
Rules Division ).  
As per the Policy on the Evaluation of Directors issued in 2nd quarter of 2017, staff members 
who are appointed Director after the issuance of the policy will be on a probationary assig nment for 
two years and granted a Special Post Allowance at grade 11 with the title of Director. During this 
period, their grade at the time of appointment (i.e. 10) will remain unchanged. Subject to 
satisfactory performance and agreement of both the Evalu ation Board (comprised of the four Deputy 
Directors -General and Chef de Cabinet) and the Director -General , the probationary period will end 
and promotion to grade 11 will take effect, retroactive to the date of the original appointment.  
Referring to regional distribution  shown in Annex 6  for Director -level positions and above , 
Asia has the strongest representation at 22.2%. In comparison to 2017, increased representation 
can be observed for North America (from 11.1% to 14.8%).  
  
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Female
Male
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Female
Male
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25.1%
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01.01.1995 31.12.2005 31.12.2018Europe
Female
Male
2.6%3.9%
1.8%4.7%5.3%
0.0%1.0%2.0%3.0%4.0%5.0%6.0%
01.01.1995 31.12.2005 31.12.2018Africa
Female
Male
 2.9%4.1%6.5%7.6%
6.7%8.9%
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  Table 1 Director -level and above, by grade and gender  
Grade  Female  Male  Total  Nbr 
DG - 0.0%  1 3.7%  1 3.7%  
DDG - 0.0%  4 14.8%  4 14.8%  
12 - 0.0%  2 7.4%  2 7.4%  
11 4 14.8%  12 44.4% 16 59.3% 
10 2 7.4% 2 7.4%  4 14.8% 
Total  6 22.2% 21 77.8% 27 100.0%  
 
6  APPLICATIONS FOR WTO  VACANCY NOTICES  
The data on the number of applications, shown in Annex 8 , has limited analytical value as all 
applicants included do not consider  the extent to which candidates meet the minimum requirements 
of a position. It also encom passes applications received from candidates that may have applied for 
several positions, as well as from vacancy notices that have been reissued. What can be adequately  
assessed  is the general interest in working for the WTO.  Candidates can also apply for as many 
positions as he/she wishes by simply clicking on the vacancy notice(s).  
The number of applications received  per vacancy notice has generally  continued  to increase  
since the E -recruitment system was implemented (in 200 9). Additional  contributing factor s are also 
the increased presence in social media, as well as participation of WTO Secretariat staff in various 
career events in 201 8. This has also continued throughout 201 9. 
The Secretariat attended and participated in c areer events held at the WTO. Presentations were 
made  by colleagues from the Human Resources Division , including  Question and Answer sessions, 
to groups visiting the WTO from University of Lausanne, Queen Mary University, Amsterdam Law 
School , and Bocconi University Graduate School.  
In 201 8, the S ecretariat received a total of 5,167 applications in response to 48 vacancy notices  
(VNs).  Of the 48 VNs advertised, 3 0 were for professional positions ( 18 external, 1 2 internal). From 
these 3 0 VNs, the Secretariat received 3,238 applications  (shown in Annex 8).   
Table 2 below shows the number of VNs advertised per grade in 201 8 as well as the 
corresponding number of applications received by males and females. For  professional positions 
advertised, the p roportion of applications received by males  (55.2%) outweighed those by females  
(44.8%). Apart from  grade 8, the percentage  of male applications received are higher for every 
grade.  For the Director position advertised  (grade 11), approximately 7 4.3% of applications received 
were from men.  
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  Table 2 Applications received for all vacancy notices  
Grade  Nbr of 
VNs Nbr of 
Females  % Nbr of 
Males  % Total Nbr  
Professional  30 1452  44.8%  1786  55.2%  3238  
11 1 27 25.7%  78 74.3%  105 
10  5 82 42.7%  110 57.3%  192 
9  3 25 44.6%  31 55.4%  56 
8 8 287 52.4%  261 47.6%  548 
7 8 396 43.4%  517 56.6%  913 
6 5 635 44.6%  789 55.4%  1424 
Support  18 1155  59.9%  774 40.1%  1929  
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6 4 356 63.3%  206 36.7%  562 
5 5 279 54.4%  234 45.6%  513 
4 7 366 62.6%  219 37.4%  585 
3 2 154 57.2%  115 42.8%  269 
Total  48 2607  50.5%  2560  49.5%  5167  
  
Not including France, the highest number of applications received  was from India for all three 
main categories: (1) all VNs (2) professional VNs , and ( 3) non-linguistic professional VNs . In the 
applications received for professional positions excluding linguistic staff, France had the second 
highest number of applicants, followed by Italy, Spain and Brazil. Among African  Members, the 
highest number of appli cations received for all VNs issued was from Nigeria, followed by Kenya  
(Annex 8) . 
The number of shortlisted candidates gives a better indication of the number of qualified 
applicants from each Member  country  (Annex 9) . Given the generally low turnover of the WTO , and 
the fact that it is not uncommon for one highly qualified candidate to be short listed for more than 
one vacanc y, there is a certain level of variability in the data.  
In terms of the candi dates short listed for non-linguistic professional positions advertised in 
2018, France  represented the Member w ith the highest number (10.2%). This is followed by  China, 
Italy and Spain  (8.2%).  
Table 3  below further shows the shortlisted candid ates by grade level and gender  in 201 8, as 
well as the number of VNs advertised per grade.   
Table 3 Shortlisted candidates for all vacancy notices  issued in 201 8 
Grade  Nbr of 
VNs Nbr of 
Females  % Nbr of 
Males  % Total Nbr  
Professional  30 59 54.1%  50 45.9%  109 
11 1 2 22.2%  7 77.8%  9 
10 5 3 33.3%  6 66.7%  9 
9 3 7 77.8%  2 22.2%  9 
8 8 11 55.0%  9 45.0%  20 
7 8 10 37.0%  17 63.0%  27 
6 5 26 74.3%  9 25.7%  35 
Support  18 42 89.4%  5 10.6%  47 
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6 4 10 90.9%  1 9.1%  11 
5 5 8 72.7%  3 27.3%  11 
4 7 14 100.0%  0 0.0%  14 
3 2 10 90.9%  1 9.1%  11 
Total  48 101 64.7%  55 35.3%  156 
  
In 201 8, the Secretariat appointed 25 staff members . Two of these were from previously 
unrepresented Members: Burkina Faso  and Republic of  Moldova . From the 25 staff members 
appointed,  15 were for professional positions (with 6 of the 15 staff members at the junior 
professional  level).  
In terms of  the number of  appointments by member country status , 33.3% (5 of 15) of 
professional staff appointed were from developing  countries  and LDCs (further dat a is shown in 
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Looking at professional positions only, the overall percentage of males and females appointed 
(60% and 40% respectively, Table 4) correspond similarly  with the percentage of male and female 
applicants  (55.2% and 44.8% respectivel y, Table 2 ). Although t he number of appointments for 
professional positions were slightly higher for men than women ( 9 men, 6 women ), females 
accounted for a higher number of junior  professional appointments at grade 6 (4 females, 1 male).  
Table  4 Appointments  (External Hires)  in 201 8 
Grade  Nbr of 
Females  % Nbr of 
Males  % Total Nbr  
Professional  6 40.00%  9 60.00%  15 
10 - 0.00%  2 100.00%  2 
9 2 66.67%  1 33.33%  3 
8 - 0.00%  2 100.00%  2 
7 - 0.00%  3 100.00%  3 
6 4 80.00%  1 20.00%  5 
Support  10 100.00%  - 0.00%  10 
7 1 100.00%  - 0.00%  1 
   5 2 100.00%  - 0.00%  2 
4 4 100.00%  - 0.00%  4 
3 3 100.00%  - 0.00%  3 
Total  16 64.00%  9 36.00%  25 
 
7  GENDER BALANCE  
Women currently represent approximately 54% of staff in t he organization (see Annex  1 to 3), 
outnumber ing men at the WTO by 359 to 310. Among professional staff, men outnumber women by 
229 to 186. In terms of total staff in 201 8, 62% are in professional positions . Out of the professional 
staff population, female representation went from 31% in 1995 to 44.8% in 201 8 (shown in  
Annex  10). Of the support staff population, 6 8.1% are women whereas 3 1.9% are men. In 1995, 
these percentages were 72.2% and 27.8% respectivel y. Furthermore, data in Chart  5 shows females 
as having had a larger  increase at the professional level ( difference of 15.1%) over males (difference 
of 5.8%).  
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  Chart 5 Percentage of WTO Staff by Occupational Grouping and Gender  
 
 
Chart 6  shows that while there was no female representation at grade 11 or above in 1995, 
this number rose to 4  as of December 201 8, with an additional two female staff members  appointed 
as Director ( currently on a probationary assignment as per the policy on the Evaluation of Directors). 
There has also been notable improvement over the last 20 years in the representation of female 
professionals , specifically  in grades 6, 7 and 9 . In 1995, the number of female professionals in 
grade 9 increased from 3 6.8% in 1995 to 5 4.6% in 201 8. While gender balance continues to 
gradually improve, women continue to be underrepresented overall in senior management positions.  
Gender equality is also an integral part of the WTO's mediation policy . In addition to Legal 
Counsel and Office of Internal  Oversight, the Secretariat appointed one internal and one external 
mediator (both female) to provide additional forms of informal resolution of disputes in the WTO.   
Support Men, 16.3%Support Men, 14.4%Support Men, 12.1%Support Women, 
42.5%
Support Women, 
30.5%Support Women, 
25.9%Professional Men, 
28.4%
Professional Men, 
33.8%
Professional Men, 
34.2%Professional Women , 
12.7%Professional Women, 
21.3% Professional Women, 
27.8%
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  Chart 6  WTO Professional Staff by Grade  and Gender  
 
 
 
8  YOUNG PROFESSIONAL S AND INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME S  
In 201 8, the WTO had the following seven programmes:  
a. Young Professionals Programme  
b. WTO Internship Programme  
c. China's LDCs and Accessions Programme  
d. WTO Support Programme for Doctoral Studies  
e. Netherlands Trainee Programme   
f. French -Irish Mission Internship Programme  
g. Regional Co ordinator Internship Programme  
In 2016, the Secretariat introduced the 12 -month YPP to increase the number of professionals 
from developing and LDCs who are not represented in the Secretariat. The first cohort of fiv e YPs 
from four unrepresented countries commenced in January 2017. In March  2018, a vacancy notice 
was issued for the 201 9 selection of YPs and the Secretariat received 1, 106 applications ( 309 
applications from 61 unrepresented Members  (developing and LDCs) ). From this selection process, 
13 young professionals from 1 3 unrepresented members3 were chosen to begin in early 201 9. 
The WTO Internship Programme is designed for post -graduate university students from 
WTO Members and countries as  well as customs territories engaged in accession negotiations who 
wish to gain practical experience and deeper knowledge of the multilateral trading system.  
                                                
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On 14 July 2011, The People's Republic  of China and the WTO signed a Memorandum of 
Understanding c oncerning China's LDCs and Accessions Programme , which the WTO implemented 
in 2012. The aim is to strengthen LDC participation in the WTO and assist acceding LDCs in joining 
the WTO.  
The four remaining programmes: WTO Support Programme for Doctoral Studie s, Netherlands 
Trainee Programme, French -Irish Mission Internship Programme , and Regional Coordina tor 
Internship Programme , focus on building sustainable capacity in LDCs and developing  countries by 
providing officials and students from these countries wit h an opportunity to directly participate in 
the WTO's work in Geneva.  
Young Professionals and Interns are selected based on  merit, qualifications and expertise. 
Annex 11  provides further details on the above -mentioned  programmes, including each 
programme's  purpose, eligibility and duration.  
Annex 1 5 and 16  provides data on number of applications received in 201 8 by gender for three 
programmes: Young Professionals Programme, WTO Internships, and China's LDCs and Accessions 
Programme . A total of 1,106 applications were received for Young Professionals Programme from 
141 countries  (556 from women and 550 from men). A total of 781 applications were received for 
WTO Internships and China's LDCs and Accessions Programme from 115 countries (391 from women 
and 390 from men). The highest number of applications received for internships was from Italy (55), 
India (50) and Nigeria (40) , where the highest number for Young Professionals was from India (58), 
Nigeria (49), and Brazil (45).  
8.1  Overall Participation in the Young Professionals and Internship Programmes  
In 201 8, the data relating to the Young Professionals and  Internship Programmes illustrates  a 
high number of participants and broad diversity (Annex  12 and 13 ), with 146 total YPs and interns 
from 82 countries that participated in the six programmes. The 82 countries are composed of 7 7 
Member countries  and five countries in accession negotiations. Out of the 146 YPs and interns, 
71.9% were from developing and LDCs. Chart 7 below illustr ates that  Asia (32.9%) has the highest 
level of representation, follow ed by Europe  (31.5%), Africa (19.9%), Latin America ( 11.6%), and 
Oceania  (2.7%). Chart 8 shows the regions of the 15 YPs appointed for 2018, representing 15 
Members from 13 developing countries and two LDCs4.  
Chart 7 Total Number of Young Professionals and Interns  by Region from  2016 to 201 8 
 
 
                                                
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  Chart 8 Young Professionals Programme by Region in 2017  and 2018  
 
 
 
8.2  Participation in WTO In ternship Programme  
In 201 8, 93 interns participated in the WTO Internship Programme , representing 4 2 Members  
and one observer ( Belarus ). Out of these 9 3 interns recruited, 55.9% were from developing  and 
LDCs.  
Annex 12  along with Chart 9 below show that Europe ( 47.3%) had the highest l evel of 
representation, followed by Asia  (30.1%), and Africa ( 10.8%). In 2018, the proportion of female  
interns was higher than that of male interns in the WTO Internship Programme ( 68.8% and 31.2% 
respectively).  
Chart 9 WTO Internship Programme by Re gion from  2016 to 201 8 
 
 
 
8.3  Participation in Developing Country and LDC -Focused Internship Programmes  
In 201 8, 38 interns participated in four developing country and LDC -focused internship 
programmes.5 No participant in Netherlands Trainee Programme in 2018. The 38 interns represented 
36 countries , in which 32 were Members  and four countries in accession negotiations. Of the 38 
interns, 55.3% were from developing countries and 44.7% from LDCs. Annex 12 a nd Chart 10 below 
illustrate t hat in 201 8, Africa ( 39.5%) had the highest level of representation, followed by Asia 
                                                
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  (36.8%). The proportion of male interns ( 55.3%) in these programmes  was slightly higher than that 
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  LIST OF ANNEXES  
Annex 1:  Total WTO S taff by Member  
Annex 2:  WTO Professional Staff by Member  
Annex 3:  WTO Professional Staff by Member  (Linguistic Staff Excluded)  
Annex 4:  WTO Staff by Member Country Status  
Annex 5:  WTO Staff by Region  
Annex 6:  Director -level and above  by Mem ber, Country Status, Region, Gender  and Grade  
Annex 7 : Appointments  by Member,  Memb er Country Status , and Gender  (1995 – 2018)  
Annex 8 : Applications Received by Gender for Positio ns Advertised in 201 8 
Annex 9 : Short listed Candidates by Gender for Positio ns Advertised in 201 8 
Annex 10 : WTO Professional and Support Staff by Gender  
Annex 11 : Description of Young Professionals and Internship Programmes  
Annex 12 : Number of Young Professionals and Interns  by Programme, Country Status, 
Region and Gender  
Annex 13 : Number of Young Professionals by Country  and Gender  in 201 8 
Annex 1 4: Number of Interns by Country and Gender in 2018  
Annex 1 5: Applications for Young Professionals by Country and Gender in 201 8 
Annex 1 6: Applications for Interns by Country and Gender in 2018  
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  ANNEX 1  
TOTAL WTO STAFF BY M EMBER  
 1 JANUARY 1995    31 DECEMBER 2005  
  Member  Nbr %   Member  Nbr % 
1 France  109 26.2%   1 France  167 27.0% 
2 United Kingdom  62 14.9%   2 United Kingdom  77 12.4% 
3 Switzerland  38 9.1%   3 Spain  45 7.3% 
4 Spain  26 6.3%   4 Switzerland  39 6.3% 
5 United States of America  18 4.3%   5 Canada  28 4.5% 
6 Canada  16 3.8%   5 United States of America  28 4.5% 
7 Ireland  13 3.1%   7 Germany  16 2.6% 
7 Italy 13 3.1%   8 Italy 12 1.9% 
9 Germany  9 2.2%   9 India 11 1.8% 
9 India 9 2.2%   9 Ireland  11 1.8% 
11 Argentina  8 1.9%   11 Australia  10 1.6% 
12 Uruguay  7 1.7%   12 China  8 1.3% 
13 Australia  5 1.2%   12 Philippines  8 1.3% 
13 Brazil  5 1.2%   14 Chile 7 1.1% 
13 Chile 5 1.2%   14 Colombia  7 1.1% 
13 Greece  5 1.2%   14 Peru 7 1.1% 
13 Netherlands  5 1.2%   14 Uruguay  7 1.1% 
13 Peru 5 1.2%   18 Argentina  6 1.0% 
13 Sri Lanka  5 1.2%   18 Austria  6 1.0% 
13 Sweden  5 1.2%   18 Belgium  6 1.0% 
21 New Zealand  4 1.0%   18 Netherlands  6 1.0% 
22 Austria  3 0.7%   22 Brazil  5 0.8% 
22 Colombia  3 0.7%   22 Egypt  5 0.8% 
22 Norway  3 0.7%   22 Mexico  5 0.8% 
22 Philippines  3 0.7%   22 New Zealand  5 0.8% 
22 Poland  3 0.7%   22 Poland  5 0.8% 
27 Bolivia, Plurinational State of  2 0.5%   22 Tunisia  5 0.8% 
27 Egypt  2 0.5%   28 Finland  4 0.6% 
27 Japan  2 0.5%   28 Greece  4 0.6% 
27 Mexico  2 0.5%   28 Japan  4 0.6% 
27 Portugal  2 0.5%   28 Sri Lanka  4 0.6% 
27 Turkey  2 0.5%   28 Sweden  4 0.6% 
33 Belgium  1 0.2%   28 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of  4 0.6% 
33 Benin  1 0.2%   34 Bolivia, Plurinational State of  3 0.5% 
33 Cuba 1 0.2%   34 Malaysia  3 0.5% 
33 Czech Republic  1 0.2%   34 Turkey  3 0.5% 
33 Finland  1 0.2%   37 Costa Rica  2 0.3% 
33 Ghana  1 0.2%   37 Cuba 2 0.3% 
33 Honduras  1 0.2%   37 Denmark  2 0.3% 
33 Hong Kong, China  1 0.2%   37 Ghana  2 0.3% 
33 Hungary  1 0.2%   37 Korea, Republic of  2 0.3% 
33 Malaysia  1 0.2%   37 Mauritius  2 0.3% 
33 Morocco  1 0.2%   37 Morocco  2 0.3% 
33 Pakistan  1 0.2%   37 Norway  2 0.3% 
33 Romania  1 0.2%   37 Portugal  2 0.3% 
33 Senegal  1 0.2%   37 Romania  2 0.3% 
33 Thailand  1 0.2%   37 Rwanda  2 0.3% 
33 Tunisia  1 0.2%   37 Thailand  2 0.3% 
33 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of  1 0.2%   37 Zimbabwe  2 0.3% 
  Total 416 100.0%    50 Bangladesh  1 0.2% 
      50 Benin  1 0.2% 
      50 Bulgaria  1 0.2% 
      50 Côte d'Ivoire  1 0.2% 
      50 Democratic Republic of the  Congo  1 0.2% 
      50 Ecuador  1 0.2% 
      50 Estonia  1 0.2% 
      50 Honduras  1 0.2% 
      50 Hong Kong, China  1 0.2% 
      50 Hungary  1 0.2% 
      50 Lesotho  1 0.2% 
      50 Malawi  1 0.2% 
      50 Nigeria  1 0.2% 
      50 Pakistan  1 0.2% 
      50 Senegal  1 0.2% 
      50 Slovenia  1 0.2% 
      50 South Africa  1 0.2% 
      50 Uganda  1 0.2% 
        Total 619 100.0%  
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31 DECEMBER 201 8 (88 Members Represented)  
 
Member  Nbr of 
Females  % Nbr of 
Males  % Total  
Nbr % 
1 France  104 15.5%  71 10.6%  175 26.2%  
2 United Kingdom  42 6.3%  14 2.1%  56 8.4%  
3 Spain  30 4.5%  15 2.2%  45 6.7%  
4 United States of America  24 3.6%  14 2.1%  38 5.7%  
5 Italy 11 1.6%  13 1.9%  24 3.6%  
6 Germany  9 1.3%  13 1.9%  22 3.3%  
7 Brazil  8 1.2%  9 1.3%  17 2.5%  
7 China  10 1.5%  7 1.0%  17 2.5%  
9 Philippines  6 0.9%  9 1.3%  15 2.2%  
10 Canada  3 0.4%  11 1.6%  14 2.1%  
10 India 3 0.4%  11 1.6%  14 2.1%  
10 Switzerland  7 1.0%  7 1.0%  14 2.1%  
13 Ireland  12 1.8%  1 0.1%  13 1.9%  
14 Peru 6 0.9%  4 0.6%  10 1.5%  
15 Australia  2 0.3%  7 1.0%  9 1.3%  
15 Mexico  2 0.3%  7 1.0%  9 1.3%  
17 Argentina  3 0.4%  5 0.7%  8 1.2%  
18 Colombia  3 0.4%  4 0.6%  7 1.0%  
19 Netherlands  1 0.1%  5 0.7%  6 0.9%  
20 Bulgaria  1 0.1%  4 0.6%  5 0.7%  
20 Finland  2 0.3%  3 0.4%  5 0.7%  
20 Greece  3 0.4%  2 0.3%  5 0.7%  
20 Japan  2 0.3%  3 0.4%  5 0.7%  
20 Pakistan  1 0.1%  4 0.6%  5 0.7%  
25 Austria  2 0.3%  2 0.3%  4 0.6%  
25 Belgium  2 0.3%  2 0.3%  4 0.6%  
25 Egypt  3 0.4%  1 0.1%  4 0.6%  
25 Korea, Republic of  4 0.6%    0.0%  4 0.6%  
25 Morocco  1 0.1%  3 0.4%  4 0.6%  
25 Poland  3 0.4%  1 0.1%  4 0.6%  
25 Portugal    0.0%  4 0.6%  4 0.6%  
25 Russian Federation  3 0.4%  1 0.1%  4 0.6%  
25 Tunisia  2 0.3%  2 0.3%  4 0.6%  
25 Turkey  1 0.1%  3 0.4%  4 0.6%  
25 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of  1 0.1%  3 0.4%  4 0.6%  
36 Democratic Republic of the Congo  1 0.1%  2 0.3%  3 0.4%  
36 Denmark  2 0.3%  1 0.1%  3 0.4%  
36 Ecuador  1 0.1%  2 0.3%  3 0.4%  
36 Hungary  1 0.1%  2 0.3%  3 0.4%  
36 Sweden  1 0.1%  2 0.3%  3 0.4%  
36 Ukraine  2 0.3%  1 0.1%  3 0.4%  
36 Uruguay    0.0%  3 0.4%  3 0.4%  
43 Benin    0.0%  2 0.3%  2 0.3%  
43 Bolivia, Plurinational State of    0.0%  2 0.3%  2 0.3%  
43 Chile 2 0.3%    0.0%  2 0.3%  
43 Costa Rica  1 0.1%  1 0.1%  2 0.3%  
43 Ghana    0.0%  2 0.3%  2 0.3%  
43 Guatemala  2 0.3%    0.0%  2 0.3%  
43 Guinea  1 0.1%  1 0.1%  2 0.3%  
43 Honduras  2 0.3%    0.0%  2 0.3%  
43 Jamaica  1 0.1%  1 0.1%  2 0.3%  
43 Malaysia    0.0%  2 0.3%  2 0.3%  
43 Mauritius    0.0%  2 0.3%  2 0.3%  
43 Nepal    0.0%  2 0.3%  2 0.3%  
43 Norway    0.0%  2 0.3%  2 0.3%  
43 Romania  2 0.3%    0.0%  2 0.3%  
43 Senegal    0.0%  2 0.3%  2 0.3%  
43 Sri Lanka  2 0.3%    0.0%  2 0.3%  
43 Tanzania  2 0.3%    0.0%  2 0.3%  
43 The Gambia  2 0.3%    0.0%  2 0.3%  
43 Uganda  2 0.3%    0.0%  2 0.3%  
43 Zimbabwe  2 0.3%    0.0%  2 0.3%  
63 Bangladesh    0.0%  1 0.1%  1 0.1%  
63 Barbados    0.0%  1 0.1%  1 0.1%  
63 Botswana  1 0.1%    0.0%  1 0.1%  
63 Burkina Faso    0.0%  1 0.1%  1 0.1%  
63 Burundi    0.0%  1 0.1%  1 0.1%  
63 Cameroon  1 0.1%    0.0%  1 0.1%  
63 Chad   0.0%  1 0.1%  1 0.1%  
63 Croatia  1 0.1%    0.0%  1 0.1%  
63 Cuba 1 0.1%    0.0%  1 0.1%  
63 Czech Republic  1 0.1%    0.0%  1 0.1%  
63 Estonia  1 0.1%    0.0%  1 0.1%  
63 Jordan  1 0.1%    0.0%  1 0.1%  
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31 DECEMBER 201 8 (88 Members Represented)  
 
Member  Nbr of 
Females  % Nbr of 
Males  % Total  
Nbr % 
63 Lithuania    0.0%  1 0.1%  1 0.1%  
63 Malawi    0.0%  1 0.1%  1 0.1%  
63 Moldova, Republic of  1 0.1%    0.0%  1 0.1%  
63 New Zealand    0.0%  1 0.1%  1 0.1%  
63 Nigeria    0.0%  1 0.1%  1 0.1%  
63 Paraguay  1 0.1%    0.0%  1 0.1%  
63 Rwanda    0.0%  1 0.1%  1 0.1%  
63 Seychelles    0.0%  1 0.1%  1 0.1%  
63 Sierra Leone    0.0%  1 0.1%  1 0.1%  
63 South Africa    0.0%  1 0.1%  1 0.1%  
63 Trinidad and Tobago  1 0.1%    0.0%  1 0.1%  
63 Viet Nam  1 0.1%    0.0%  1 0.1%  
63 Zambia  1 0.1%    0.0%  1 0.1%  
  Total 359 53.7%  310 46.3%  669 100.0%  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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  ANNEX 2  
WTO PROFESSIONAL STA FF BY MEMBER  
  1 JANUARY 1995    31 DECEMBER 2005  
  Member  Nbr %   Member  Nbr % 
1 France  28 16.4%   1 France  50 14.7% 
2 United Kingdom  16 9.4%   2 Canada  25 7.3% 
3 United States of America  15 8.8%   2 United Kingdom  25 7.3% 
4 Canada  14 8.2%   4 Spain  24 7.0% 
5 Switzerland  12 7.0%   4 United States of America  24 7.0% 
6 Germany  6 3.5%   6 Switzerland  23 6.7% 
6 India 6 3.5%   7 Germany  14 4.1% 
6 Spain  6 3.5%   8 Italy 10 2.9% 
9 Australia  5 2.9%   9 India  8 2.3% 
10 Argentina  4 2.3%   10 Australia  7 2.1% 
10 Brazil  4 2.3%   10 China  7 2.1% 
10 Greece  4 2.3%   10 Philippines  7 2.1% 
10 Italy 4 2.3%   13 Colombia  6 1.8% 
10 Netherlands  4 2.3%   14 Austria  5 1.5% 
10 New Zealand  4 2.3%   14 Egypt  5 1.5% 
10 Uruguay  4 2.3%   14 Mexico  5 1.5% 
17 Sri Lanka  3 1.8%   14 Netherlands  5 1.5% 
17 Sweden  3 1.8%   18 Argentina  4 1.2% 
19 Egypt  2 1.2%   18 Brazil  4 1.2% 
19 Ireland  2 1.2%   18 Greece  4 1.2% 
19 Japan  2 1.2%   18 Ireland  4 1.2% 
19 Norway  2 1.2%   18 Japan  4 1.2% 
19 Philippines  2 1.2%   18 New Zealand  4 1.2% 
19 Turkey  2 1.2%   18 Uruguay  4 1.2% 
25 Austria  1 0.6%   18 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of  4 1.2% 
25 Belgium  1 0.6%   26 Belgium  3 0.9% 
25 Bolivia, Plurinational State of  1 0.6%   26 Chile 3 0.9% 
25 Chile 1 0.6%   26 Poland  3 0.9% 
25 Colombia  1 0.6%   26 Tunisia  3 0.9% 
25 Czech Republic  1 0.6%   26 Turkey  3 0.9% 
25 Ghana  1 0.6%   31 Bolivia, Plurinational State of  2 0.6% 
25 Hong Kong, China  1 0.6%   31 Costa Rica  2 0.6% 
25 Hungary  1 0.6%   31 Finland  2 0.6% 
25 Mexico  1 0.6%   31 Ghana  2 0.6% 
25 Pakistan  1 0.6%   31 Korea, Republic of  2 0.6% 
25 Peru 1 0.6%   31 Malaysia  2 0.6% 
25 Poland  1 0.6%   31 Morocco  2 0.6% 
25 Portugal  1 0.6%   31 Sri Lanka  2 0.6% 
25 Romania  1 0.6%   31 Sweden  2 0.6% 
25 Thailand  1 0.6%   31 Thailand  2 0.6% 
25 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of  1 0.6%   41 Bangladesh  1 0.3% 
  Total 171 100.0%    41 Benin  1 0.3% 
      41 Bulgaria  1 0.3% 
      41 Cuba 1 0.3% 
      41 Democratic Rep ublic of the Congo  1 0.3% 
      41 Denmark  1 0.3% 
      41 Ecuador  1 0.3% 
      41 Estonia  1 0.3% 
      41 Hong Kong, China  1 0.3% 
      41 Hungary  1 0.3% 
      41 Lesotho  1 0.3% 
      41 Malawi  1 0.3% 
      41 Mauritius  1 0.3% 
      41 Nigeria  1 0.3% 
      41 Norway  1 0.3% 
      41 Pakistan  1 0.3% 
      41 Peru  1 0.3% 
      41 Portugal  1 0.3% 
      41 Romania  1 0.3% 
      41 Rwanda  1 0.3% 
      41 Slovenia  1 0.3% 
      41 South Africa  1 0.3% 
      41 Uganda  1 0.3% 
      41 Zimbabwe  1 0.3% 
        Total 341 100.0%  
 
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   31 DECEMBER 201 8 (84 Members Represented)  
 
Member  Nbr of 
Females  % Nbr of 
Males  % Total 
Nbr % 
1 France  34 8.2%  26 6.3%  60 14.5%  
2 United States of America  17 4.1%  14 3.4%  31 7.5%  
3 Spain  17 4.1%  11 2.7%  28 6.7%  
4 United Kingdom  10 2.4%  11 2.7%  21 5.1%  
5 Germany  7 1.7%  13 3.1%  20 4.8%  
5 Italy 9 2.2%  11 2.7%  20 4.8%  
7 China  9 2.2%  7 1.7%  16 3.9%  
8 Canada  3 0.7%  11 2.7%  14 3.4%  
9 India 3 0.7%  10 2.4%  13 3.1%  
10 Brazil  4 1.0%  8 1.9%  12 2.9%  
11 Philippines  5 1.2%  6 1.4%  11 2.7%  
12 Australia  1 0.2%  7 1.7%  8 1.9%  
12 Mexico  2 0.5%  6 1.4%  8 1.9%  
12 Switzerland  3 0.7%  5 1.2%  8 1.9%  
15 Bulgaria  1 0.2%  4 1.0%  5 1.2%  
15 Colombia  1 0.2%  4 1.0%  5 1.2%  
15 Ireland  4 1.0%  1 0.2%  5 1.2%  
15 Japan  2 0.5%  3 0.7%  5 1.2%  
15 Netherlands    0.0%  5 1.2%  5 1.2%  
15 Peru 3 0.7%  2 0.5%  5 1.2%  
21 Austria  2 0.5%  2 0.5%  4 1.0%  
21 Egypt  3 0.7%  1 0.2%  4 1.0%  
21 Korea, Republic of  4 1.0%    0.0%  4 1.0%  
21 Pakistan  1 0.2%  3 0.7%  4 1.0%  
21 Russian Federation  3 0.7%  1 0.2%  4 1.0%  
21 Turkey  1 0.2%  3 0.7%  4 1.0%  
27 Argentina  1 0.2%  2 0.5%  3 0.7%  
27 Ecuador  1 0.2%  2 0.5%  3 0.7%  
27 Finland  1 0.2%  2 0.5%  3 0.7%  
27 Greece  2 0.5%  1 0.2%  3 0.7%  
27 Morocco  1 0.2%  2 0.5%  3 0.7%  
27 Poland  2 0.5%  1 0.2%  3 0.7%  
27 Sweden  1 0.2%  2 0.5%  3 0.7%  
27 Tunisia  1 0.2%  2 0.5%  3 0.7%  
27 Ukraine  2 0.5%  1 0.2%  3 0.7%  
27 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of  1 0.2%  2 0.5%  3 0.7%  
37 Benin    0.0%  2 0.5%  2 0.5%  
37 Bolivia, Plurinational State of    0.0%  2 0.5%  2 0.5%  
37 Costa Rica  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  2 0.5%  
37 Denmark  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  2 0.5%  
37 Ghana    0.0%  2 0.5%  2 0.5%  
37 Guinea  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  2 0.5%  
37 Hungary    0.0%  2 0.5%  2 0.5%  
37 Jamaica  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  2 0.5%  
37 Malaysia    0.0%  2 0.5%  2 0.5%  
37 Nepal    0.0%  2 0.5%  2 0.5%  
37 Uganda  2 0.5%    0.0%  2 0.5%  
37 Uruguay    0.0%  2 0.5%  2 0.5%  
37 Zimbabwe  2 0.5%    0.0%  2 0.5%  
50 Bangladesh    0.0%  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  
50 Barbados    0.0%  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  
50 Belgium    0.0%  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  
50 Botswana  1 0.2%    0.0%  1 0.2%  
50 Burkina Faso    0.0%  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  
50 Burundi    0.0%  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  
50 Cameroon  1 0.2%    0.0%  1 0.2%  
50 Chad   0.0%  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  
50 Chile 1 0.2%    0.0%  1 0.2%  
50 Croatia  1 0.2%    0.0%  1 0.2%  
50 Czech Republic  1 0.2%    0.0%  1 0.2%  
50 Democratic Republic of the Congo    0.0%  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  
50 Estonia  1 0.2%    0.0%  1 0.2%  
50 Guatemala  1 0.2%    0.0%  1 0.2%  
50 Jordan  1 0.2%    0.0%  1 0.2%  
50 Kenya  1 0.2%    0.0%  1 0.2%  
50 Lithuania    0.0%  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  
50 Malawi    0.0%  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  
50 Mauritius    0.0%  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  
50 Moldova, Republic of  1 0.2%    0.0%  1 0.2%  
50 New Zealand    0.0%  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  
50 Nigeria    0.0%  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  
50 Norway    0.0%  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  
50 Portugal    0.0%  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  
50 Romania  1 0.2%    0.0%  1 0.2%  
50 Rwanda    0.0%  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  WT/BFA/W/483  
 
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Member  Nbr of 
Females  % Nbr of 
Males  % Total 
Nbr % 
50 Senegal    0.0%  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  
50 Seychelles    0.0%  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  
50 Sierra Leone    0.0%  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  
50 South Africa    0.0%  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  
50 Tanzania  1 0.2%    0.0%  1 0.2%  
50 The Gambia  1 0.2%    0.0%  1 0.2%  
50 Trinidad and Tobago  1 0.2%    0.0%  1 0.2%  
50 Viet Nam  1 0.2%    0.0%  1 0.2%  
50 Zambia  1 0.2%    0.0%  1 0.2%  
  Total 186 44.8%  229 55.2%  415 100.0%  
 
 
 
 
 
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  ANNEX 3  
WTO PROFESSIONAL STA FF BY MEMBER  (LINGUISTIC STAFF E XCLUDED)  
  1 JANUARY 1995    31 DECEMBER 2005  
  Member  Nbr %   Member  Nbr % 
1 France  18 12.4%   1 France  33 11.2% 
2 United Kingdom  15 10.3%   2 Canada  24 8.2% 
3 United States of America  14 9.7%   2 United Kingdom  24 8.2% 
4 Canada  12 8.3%   4 United States of America  20 6.8% 
5 Switzerland  11 7.6%   5 Switzerland  17 5.8% 
6 Germany  6 4.1%   6 Germany  14 4.8% 
6 India 6 4.1%   7 Spain  12 4.1% 
8 Australia  5 3.4%   8 Italy 10 3.4% 
9 Brazil  4 2.8%   9 India  8 2.7% 
9 Greece  4 2.8%   10 Australia  7 2.4% 
9 Italy 4 2.8%   10 China  7 2.4% 
9 Netherlands  4 2.8%   10 Philippines  7 2.4% 
9 New Zealand  4 2.8%   13 Colombia  6 2.0% 
14 Sri Lanka  3 2.1%   14 Austria  5 1.7% 
14 Sweden  3 2.1%   14 Egypt  5 1.7% 
16 Egypt  2 1.4%   14 Netherlands  5 1.7% 
16 Ireland  2 1.4%   17 Brazil  4 1.4% 
16 Japan  2 1.4%   17 Greece  4 1.4% 
16 Norway  2 1.4%   17 Ireland  4 1.4% 
16 Philippines  2 1.4%   17 Japan  4 1.4% 
16 Spain  2 1.4%   17 Mexico  4 1.4% 
16 Turkey  2 1.4%   17 New Zealand  4 1.4% 
16 Uruguay  2 1.4%   23 Argentina  3 1.0% 
24 Argentina  1 0.7%   23 Belgium  3 1.0% 
24 Austria  1 0.7%   23 Chile 3 1.0% 
24 Belgium  1 0.7%   23 Poland  3 1.0% 
24 Bolivia, Plurinational State of  1 0.7%   23 Tunisia  3 1.0% 
24 Chile 1 0.7%   23 Turkey  3 1.0% 
24 Colombia  1 0.7%   23 Uruguay  3 1.0% 
24 Czech Republic  1 0.7%   23 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of  3 1.0% 
24 Ghana  1 0.7%   31 Costa Rica  2 0.7% 
24 Hong Kong, China  1 0.7%   31 Finland  2 0.7% 
24 Hungary  1 0.7%   31 Ghana  2 0.7% 
24 Mexico  1 0.7%   31 Korea, Republic of  2 0.7% 
24 Pakistan  1 0.7%   31 Malaysia  2 0.7% 
24 Poland  1 0.7%   31 Morocco  2 0.7% 
24 Portugal  1 0.7%   31 Sri Lanka  2 0.7% 
24 Romania  1 0.7%   31 Sweden  2 0.7% 
24 Thailand  1 0.7%   31 Thailand  2 0.7% 
  Total 145 100.0%    40 Bangladesh  1 0.3% 
      40 Benin  1 0.3% 
      40 Bolivia, Plurinational State of  1 0.3% 
      40 Bulgaria  1 0.3% 
      40 Cuba 1 0.3% 
      40 Democratic Republic of the  Congo  1 0.3% 
      40 Denmark  1 0.3% 
      40 Estonia  1 0.3% 
      40 Hong Kong, China  1 0.3% 
      40 Hungary  1 0.3% 
      40 Lesotho  1 0.3% 
      40 Malawi  1 0.3% 
      40 Mauritius  1 0.3% 
      40 Nigeria  1 0.3% 
      40 Norway  1 0.3% 
      40 Pakistan  1 0.3% 
      40 Peru  1 0.3% 
      40 Portugal  1 0.3% 
      40 Romania  1 0.3% 
      40 Rwanda  1 0.3% 
      40 Slovenia  1 0.3% 
      40 South Africa  1 0.3% 
      40 Uganda  1 0.3% 
      40 Zimbabwe  1 0.3% 
        Total 294 100.0%  
 
 
 
 
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   31 DECEMBER 201 8 (84 Members Represented)  
 
Member  Nbr of 
Females  % Nbr of 
Males  % Total 
Nbr % 
1 France  19 5.1%  22 5.9%  41 11.0%  
2 United States of America  15 4.0%  14 3.8%  29 7.8%  
3 Germany  7 1.9%  13 3.5%  20 5.4%  
3 Italy 9 2.4%  11 2.9%  20 5.4%  
5 United Kingdom  8 2.1%  11 2.9%  19 5.1%  
6 China  9 2.4%  7 1.9%  16 4.3%  
7 Canada  3 0.8%  11 2.9%  14 3.8%  
8 India 3 0.8%  10 2.7%  13 3.5%  
8 Spain  5 1.3%  8 2.1%  13 3.5%  
10 Brazil  4 1.1%  8 2.1%  12 3.2%  
11 Philippines  5 1.3%  6 1.6%  11 2.9%  
12 Australia  1 0.3%  7 1.9%  8 2.1%  
12 Mexico  2 0.5%  6 1.6%  8 2.1%  
12 Switzerland  3 0.8%  5 1.3%  8 2.1%  
15 Bulgaria  1 0.3%  4 1.1%  5 1.3%  
15 Colombia  1 0.3%  4 1.1%  5 1.3%  
15 Ireland  4 1.1%  1 0.3%  5 1.3%  
15 Japan  2 0.5%  3 0.8%  5 1.3%  
15 Netherlands    0.0%  5 1.3%  5 1.3%  
15 Peru 3 0.8%  2 0.5%  5 1.3%  
21 Austria  2 0.5%  2 0.5%  4 1.1%  
21 Egypt  3 0.8%  1 0.3%  4 1.1%  
21 Korea, Republic of  4 1.1%    0.0%  4 1.1%  
21 Pakistan  1 0.3%  3 0.8%  4 1.1%  
21 Russian Federation  3 0.8%  1 0.3%  4 1.1%  
21 Turkey  1 0.3%  3 0.8%  4 1.1%  
27 Finland  1 0.3%  2 0.5%  3 0.8%  
27 Greece  2 0.5%  1 0.3%  3 0.8%  
27 Morocco  1 0.3%  2 0.5%  3 0.8%  
27 Poland  2 0.5%  1 0.3%  3 0.8%  
27 Sweden  1 0.3%  2 0.5%  3 0.8%  
27 Tunisia  1 0.3%  2 0.5%  3 0.8%  
27 Ukraine  2 0.5%  1 0.3%  3 0.8%  
34 Benin    0.0%  2 0.5%  2 0.5%  
34 Bolivia, Plurinational State of    0.0%  2 0.5%  2 0.5%  
34 Costa Rica  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  2 0.5%  
34 Denmark  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  2 0.5%  
34 Ecuador  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  2 0.5%  
34 Ghana    0.0%  2 0.5%  2 0.5%  
34 Guinea  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  2 0.5%  
34 Hungary    0.0%  2 0.5%  2 0.5%  
34 Jamaica  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  2 0.5%  
34 Malaysia    0.0%  2 0.5%  2 0.5%  
34 Nepal    0.0%  2 0.5%  2 0.5%  
34 Uganda  2 0.5%    0.0%  2 0.5%  
34 Uruguay    0.0%  2 0.5%  2 0.5%  
34 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of    0.0%  2 0.5%  2 0.5%  
34 Zimbabwe  2 0.5%    0.0%  2 0.5%  
49 Argentina    0.0%  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  
49 Bangladesh    0.0%  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  
49 Barbados    0.0%  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  
49 Belgium    0.0%  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  
49 Botswana  1 0.3%    0.0%  1 0.3%  
49 Burkina Faso    0.0%  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  
49 Burundi    0.0%  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  
49 Cameroon  1 0.3%    0.0%  1 0.3%  
49 Chad   0.0%  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  
49 Chile 1 0.3%    0.0%  1 0.3%  
49 Croatia  1 0.3%    0.0%  1 0.3%  
49 Czech Republic  1 0.3%    0.0%  1 0.3%  
49 Democratic Republic of the Congo    0.0%  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  
49 Estonia  1 0.3%    0.0%  1 0.3%  
49 Guatemala  1 0.3%    0.0%  1 0.3%  
49 Jordan  1 0.3%    0.0%  1 0.3%  
49 Kenya  1 0.3%    0.0%  1 0.3%  
49 Lithuania    0.0%  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  
49 Malawi    0.0%  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  
49 Mauritius    0.0%  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  
49 Moldova, Republic of  1 0.3%    0.0%  1 0.3%  
49 New Zealand    0.0%  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  
49 Nigeria    0.0%  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  
49 Norway    0.0%  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  
49 Portugal    0.0%  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  
49 Romania  1 0.3%    0.0%  1 0.3%  
49 Rwanda    0.0%  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  WT/BFA/W/483  
 
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   31 DECEMBER 201 8 (84 Members Represented)  
 
Member  Nbr of 
Females  % Nbr of 
Males  % Total 
Nbr % 
49 Senegal    0.0%  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  
49 Seychelles    0.0%  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  
49 Sierra Leone    0.0%  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  
49 South Africa    0.0%  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  
49 Tanzania  1 0.3%    0.0%  1 0.3%  
49 The Gambia  1 0.3%    0.0%  1 0.3%  
49 Trinidad and Tobago  1 0.3%    0.0%  1 0.3%  
49 Viet Nam  1 0.3%    0.0%  1 0.3%  
49 Zambia  1 0.3%    0.0%  1 0.3%  
  Total 153 41.0%  220 59.0%  373 100.0%  
 
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  ANNEX 4  
WTO STAFF BY MEMBER COUNTRY STATUS  
TOTAL WTO STAFF BY MEMBER COUNTRY STATUS  
Category  1 January 1995  31 December 2005  31 December 201 8 
Number  % Number  % Number  % 
Developed  346 83.2%  489 79.0%  469 70.1%  
Developing  68 16.3%  121 19.5%  175 26.2%  
LDC 2 0.5%  9 1.5%  25 3.7%  
Total 416 100.0%  619 100.0%  669 100.0%  
 
 
 
WTO PROFESSIONAL STAFF BY MEMBER COUNTRY STATUS  
Category  1 January 1995  31 December 2005  31 December 201 8 
Number  % Number  % Number  % 
Developed  134 78.4%  246 72.1%  258 62.2%  
Developing  37 21.6%  88 25.8%  137 33.0%  
LDC - - 7 2.1%  20 4.8%  
Total 171 100.0%  341 100.0%  415 100.0%  
 
 
 
WTO PROFESSIONAL STAFF BY MEMBER COUNTRY STATUS  
(LINGUISTIC STAFF EXCLUDED)  
Category  1 January 1995  31 December 2005  31 December 201 8 
Number  % Number  % Number  % 
Developed  115 79.3%  205 69.7%  220 59.0%  
Developing  30 20.7%  82 27.9%  133 35.7%  
LDC - - 7 2.4%  20 5.4%  
Total 145 100.0%  294 100.0%  373 100.0%  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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  ANNEX 5  
WTO STAFF BY REGION  
TOTAL WTO STAFF BY REGION  
Region  1 January 1995  31 December 2005  31 December 201 8 
Number  % Number  % Number  % 
Africa  7 1.7%  32 5.2%  46 6.9%  
Asia 25 6.0%  45 7.3%  73 10.9%  
Europe  302 72.6%  414 66.9%  411 61.4%  
Latin America  37 8.9%  52 8.4%  68 10.2%  
North America  36 8.7%  61 9.9%  61 9.1%  
Oceania  9 2.2%  15 2.4%  10 1.5%  
Total 416 100.0%  619 100.0%  669 100.0%  
 
 
 
WTO PROFESSIONAL STAFF BY REGION  
Region  1 January 1995  31 December 2005  31 December 201 8 
Number  % Number  % Number  % 
Africa  3 1.8%  25 7.3%  38 9.2%  
Asia 18 10.5%  37 10.9%  64 15.4%  
Europe  94 55.0%  182 53.4%  208 50.1%  
Latin America  17 9.9%  32 9.4%  43 10.4%  
North America  30 17.5%  54 15.8%  53 12.8%  
Oceania  9 5.3%  11 3.2%  9 2.2%  
Total 171 100.0%  341 100.0%  415 100.0%  
 
 
 
WTO PROFESSIONAL STAFF BY REGION   
(LINGUISTIC STAFF EXCLUDED)  
Region  1 January 1995  31 December 2005  31 December 201 8 
Number  % Number  % Number  % 
Africa  3 2.1%  25 8.5%  38 10.2%  
Asia 18 12.4%  37 12.6%  64 17.2%  
Europe  78 53.8%  146 49.7%  172 46.1%  
Latin America  10 6.9%  27 9.2%  39 10.5%  
North America  27 18.6%  48 16.3%  51 13.7%  
Oceania  9 6.2%  11 3.7%  9 2.4%  
Total 145 100.0%  294 100.0%  373 100.0%  
 
 
 
 
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  ANNEX 6  
DIRECTOR -LEVEL AND A BOVE BY MEMBER, COUNTRY STA TUS, REGION, GENDER  AND GRADE  
 
DIRETOR -LEVEL AND ABOVE  BY MEMBER COUNTRY STATUS  
Country Status  1995  2005  2018 
 Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % 
Developed  20 80.0%  19 63.3%  14 51.9%  
Developing  5 20.0%  10 33.3%  11 40.7%  
LDC - - 1 3.3%  2 7.4%  
Total 25 100.0%  30 100.0%  27 100.0%  
 
DIRETOR -LEVEL AND ABOVE BY REGION  
Region  1995  2005  2018 
 Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % 
Africa  - - 3 10.0%  3 11.1%  
Asia 2 8.0%  3 10.0%  6 22.2%  
Europe  15 60.0%  11 36.7%  5 18.5%  
Latin America  2 8.0%  5 16.7%  5 18.5%  
North America  5 20.0%  7 23.3%  4 14.8%  
Oceania  1 4.0%  1 3.3%  4 14.8%  
Total 25 100.0%  30 100.0%  27 100.0%  
 
DIRETOR -LEVEL AND ABOVE BY GENDER  
Gender  1995  2005  2018 
 Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % 
Female  - - 5 16.7%  6 22.2%  
Male 25 100.0%  25 83.3%  21 77.8%  
Total 25 100.0%  30 100.0%  27 100.0%  
 
31 DECEMBER 201 8  31 DECEMBER 201 8 
Grade  Member  F M Total  
Nbr  Grade  Member  F M Total  
Nbr 
DG Brazil    1 1  
10 Australia    1 1 
DDG China    1 1  Japan  1   1 
Germany    1 1  Peru   1 1 
Nigeria    1 1  United States of America  1   1 
United States of America    1 1   Total 6 21 27 
12 Australia    1 1       
United States of America    1 1       
11 Australia    1 1       
Austria    1 1       
Bolivia, Plurinational State of    1 1       
Botswana  1   1       
Brazil    2 2       
China  1   1       
France    1 1       
India   1 1       
Malaysia    1 1       
Nepal    1 1       
New Zealand    1 1       
Spain    1 1       
Switzerland  1   1       
United States of America    1 1       
Zambia  1   1       WT/BFA/W/483  
 
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  ANNEX 7  
APPOINTMENTS BY MEMBER, MEMBER COUNTRY STATU S, AND GENDER  (1995 -2018) 
TOTAL S TAFF APPOINTED FROM 1995  TO 201 8 
Country Status  1995 -1999  2000 -2004  2005 -2009  2010 -2014  2015 -2017 2018 Total  
Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % 
Developed  170 82.5%  166 71.9%  132 72.5%  77 57.5%  68 67.3%  17 68.0%  630 71.7%  
Developing  32 15.5%  63 27.3%  40 22.0%  46 34.3%  31 30.7%  6 24.0%  218 24.8%  
LDC 4 1.9%  2 0.9%  10 5.5%  11 8.2%  2 2.0%  2 8.0%  31 3.5%  
Total 206 100.0%  231 100.0%  182 100.0%  134 100.0%  101 100.0%  25 100.0%  879 100.0%  
 
 
PROF ESSIONAL ST AFF APPOINTED FROM 1995 TO 201 8 
Country Status  1995 -1999  2000 -2004  2005 -2009  2010 -2014  2015 -2017 2018 Total  
Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % 
Developed  89 77.4%  83 60.1%  56 58.3%  52 56.5%  43 59.7%  10 66.7%  333 63.1%  
Developing  22 19.1%  54 39.1%  31 32.3%  31 33.7%  28 38.9%  4 26.7%  170 32.2%  
LDC 4 3.5%  1 0.7%  9 9.4%  9 9.8%  1 1.4%  1 6.7%  25 4.7%  
Total 115 100.0%  138 100.0%  96 100.0%  92 100.0%  72 100.0%  15 100.0%  528 100.0%  
 
 
PROF ESSIONAL STAFF APPOINTED FROM 1995 TO 201 8 
(LINGUISTIC STAFF EXCLUDED)  
Country Status  1995 -1999  2000 -2004  2005 -2009  2010 -2014  2015 -2017 2018 Total  
Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % 
Developed  73 74.5%  65 56.0%  46 54.1%  46 54.8%  37 56.1%  10 66.7%  277 59.7%  
Developing  21 21.4%  50 43.1%  30 35.3%  29 34.5%  28 42.4%  4 26.7%  162 34.9%  
LDC 4 4.1%  1 0.9%  9 10.6%  9 10.7%  1 1.5%  1 6.7%  25 5.4%  
Total 98 100.0%  116 100.0%  85 100.0%  84 100.0%  66 100.0%  15 100.0%  464 100.0%  
 
 
  TOTAL APPOINTMENTS AS OF 31 DECEMBER 201 8    
  Member  F M Total  %        
1 French  5 3 8 32.0%         
2 American 2 1 3 12.0%         
2 Brazilian  3  3 12.0%         
4 British  1 1 2 8.0%         
5 Gambian  1  1 4.0%         
5 Australian   1 1 4.0%         
5 Italian  1  1 4.0%         
5 Moldovan  1  1 4.0%         
5 Jamaican   1 1 4.0%         
5 Burkina Faso   1 1 4.0%         
5 Swiss  1  1 4.0%         
5 Canadian   1 1 4.0%         
5 Chinese  1  1 4.0%         
  Total 16 9 25 100.0%         
             
             
             
             
             
             
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  ANNEX 8 
APPLICATIONS RECEIVE D BY GENDER FOR POSITIO NS ADVERTISED IN 201 8 
All Vacancies  
(48 Vacancies)  
 
  Country / Cust. Territ.  Nbr of 
Females  % Nbr of 
Males  % Total  
Nbr % 
1 France  219 4.2%  142 2.7%  361 7.0%  
2 India 103 2.0%  220 4.3%  323 6.3%  
3 Italy 160 3.1%  104 2.0%  264 5.1%  
4 Switzerland  144 2.8%  88 1.7%  232 4.5%  
5 Spain  121 2.3%  100 1.9%  221 4.3%  
6 United States of America  90 1.7%  88 1.7%  178 3.4%  
7 Nigeria  52 1.0%  123 2.4%  175 3.4%  
8 Brazil  99 1.9%  74 1.4%  173 3.3%  
9 Kenya  79 1.5%  61 1.2%  140 2.7%  
10 China  63 1.2%  62 1.2%  125 2.4%  
11 United Kingdom  57 1.1%  58 1.1%  115 2.2%  
12 Mexico  68 1.3%  42 0.8%  110 2.1%  
13 Colombia  37 0.7%  60 1.2%  97 1.9%  
14 Cameroon  21 0.4%  71 1.4%  92 1.8%  
15 Russian Federation  66 1.3%  23 0.4%  89 1.7%  
16 Canada  32 0.6%  53 1.0%  85 1.6%  
17 Argentina  39 0.8%  40 0.8%  79 1.5%  
18 Egypt  23 0.4%  46 0.9%  69 1.3%  
19 Pakistan  11 0.2%  51 1.0%  62 1.2%  
20 Greece  35 0.7%  26 0.5%  61 1.2%  
21 Turkey  26 0.5%  34 0.7%  60 1.2%  
22 Zimbabwe  24 0.5%  35 0.7%  59 1.1%  
23 Uganda  25 0.5%  30 0.6%  55 1.1%  
24 Germany  34 0.7%  18 0.3%  52 1.0%  
25 Romania  40 0.8%  9 0.2%  49 0.9%  
25 South Africa  32 0.6%  17 0.3%  49 0.9%  
27 Philippines  29 0.6%  18 0.3%  47 0.9%  
28 Poland  28 0.5%  18 0.3%  46 0.9%  
29 Ghana  17 0.3%  27 0.5%  44 0.9%  
29 Tanzania  28 0.5%  16 0.3%  44 0.9%  
31 Tunisia  10 0.2%  32 0.6%  42 0.8%  
32 Côte d'Ivoire  13 0.3%  28 0.5%  41 0.8%  
33 Albania  29 0.6%  9 0.2%  38 0.7%  
33 Ukraine  33 0.6%  5 0.1%  38 0.7%  
35 Peru 23 0.4%  12 0.2%  35 0.7%  
36 Morocco  17 0.3%  17 0.3%  34 0.7%  
37 Kazakhstan  20 0.4%  13 0.3%  33 0.6%  
37 Korea, Republic of  21 0.4%  12 0.2%  33 0.6%  
37 Portugal  17 0.3%  16 0.3%  33 0.6%  
37 Senegal  7 0.1%  26 0.5%  33 0.6%  
41 Australia  9 0.2%  22 0.4%  31 0.6%  
41 Belgium  15 0.3%  16 0.3%  31 0.6%  
41 Democratic Republic of the Congo  2 0.0%  29 0.6%  31 0.6%  
44 Burkina Faso  2 0.0%  27 0.5%  29 0.6%  
44 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of  12 0.2%  17 0.3%  29 0.6%  
46 Madagascar  22 0.4%  6 0.1%  28 0.5%  
46 Namibia  19 0.4%  9 0.2%  28 0.5%  
48 Bulgaria  25 0.5%  2 0.0%  27 0.5%  
49 Dominican Republic  17 0.3%  9 0.2%  26 0.5%  
49 Ecuador  16 0.3%  10 0.2%  26 0.5%  
49 Indonesia  13 0.3%  13 0.3%  26 0.5%  
49 Zambia  10 0.2%  16 0.3%  26 0.5%  
53 Chinese Taipei  12 0.2%  13 0.3%  25 0.5%  
53 Rwanda  6 0.1%  19 0.4%  25 0.5%  
55 Ireland  14 0.3%  10 0.2%  24 0.5%  
56 Congo  1 0.0%  22 0.4%  23 0.4%  
57 Costa Rica  11 0.2%  11 0.2%  22 0.4%  
58 Hungary  10 0.2%  10 0.2%  20 0.4%  
58 Trinidad and Tobago  18 0.3%  2 0.0%  20 0.4%  
60 Afghanistan  3 0.1%  16 0.3%  19 0.4%  
60 Malaysia  15 0.3%  4 0.1%  19 0.4%  
60 Netherlands  13 0.3%  6 0.1%  19 0.4%  
63 Bangladesh  0 0.0%  18 0.3%  18 0.3%  
63 Gabon  6 0.1%  12 0.2%  18 0.3%  
63 Jamaica  14 0.3%  4 0.1%  18 0.3%  
66 Chile 3 0.1%  14 0.3%  17 0.3%  
66 Moldova, Republic of  16 0.3%  1 0.0%  17 0.3%  
66 Togo 2 0.0%  15 0.3%  17 0.3%  WT/BFA/W/483  
 
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    Country / Cust. Territ.  Nbr of 
Females  % Nbr of 
Males  % Total  
Nbr % 
69 Angola  4 0.1%  12 0.2%  16 0.3%  
70 Benin  3 0.1%  12 0.2%  15 0.3%  
70 Botswana  12 0.2%  3 0.1%  15 0.3%  
70 Czech Republic  10 0.2%  5 0.1%  15 0.3%  
70 Japan  10 0.2%  5 0.1%  15 0.3%  
74 Paraguay  10 0.2%  4 0.1%  14 0.3%  
74 Tajikistan  0 0.0%  14 0.3%  14 0.3%  
76 Malawi  6 0.1%  7 0.1%  13 0.3%  
76 Mauritius  6 0.1%  7 0.1%  13 0.3%  
76 Thailand  10 0.2%  3 0.1%  13 0.3%  
76 Viet Nam  8 0.2%  5 0.1%  13 0.3%  
80 Bolivia, Plurinational State of  4 0.1%  8 0.2%  12 0.2%  
80 Croatia  6 0.1%  6 0.1%  12 0.2%  
80 Georgia  7 0.1%  5 0.1%  12 0.2%  
80 Guatemala  7 0.1%  5 0.1%  12 0.2%  
80 Liberia  1 0.0%  11 0.2%  12 0.2%  
80 Uruguay  4 0.1%  8 0.2%  12 0.2%  
86 Armenia  7 0.1%  4 0.1%  11 0.2%  
86 Nepal  2 0.0%  9 0.2%  11 0.2%  
86 Sweden  6 0.1%  5 0.1%  11 0.2%  
89 Austria  7 0.1%  3 0.1%  10 0.2%  
89 El Salvador  5 0.1%  5 0.1%  10 0.2%  
89 Honduras  6 0.1%  4 0.1%  10 0.2%  
89 Lithuania  10 0.2%  0 0.0%  10 0.2%  
89 Mali 4 0.1%  6 0.1%  10 0.2%  
94 Finland  7 0.1%  2 0.0%  9 0.2%  
94 Haiti 7 0.1%  2 0.0%  9 0.2%  
94 Jordan  5 0.1%  4 0.1%  9 0.2%  
94 Panama  6 0.1%  3 0.1%  9 0.2%  
94 Slovak Republic  5 0.1%  4 0.1%  9 0.2%  
99 Central African Republic  2 0.0%  6 0.1%  8 0.2%  
99 Kuwait, the State of  3 0.1%  5 0.1%  8 0.2%  
99 New Zealand  6 0.1%  2 0.0%  8 0.2%  
99 North Macedonia  4 0.1%  4 0.1%  8 0.2%  
103 Barbados  5 0.1%  2 0.0%  7 0.1%  
103 European Union  7 0.1%  0 0.0%  7 0.1%  
103 Guinea  2 0.0%  5 0.1%  7 0.1%  
103 Hong Kong, China  5 0.1%  2 0.0%  7 0.1%  
103 Israel  4 0.1%  3 0.1%  7 0.1%  
103 Kyrgyz Republic  6 0.1%  1 0.0%  7 0.1%  
103 Lesotho  0 0.0%  7 0.1%  7 0.1%  
103 Mongolia  6 0.1%  1 0.0%  7 0.1%  
103 Saint Lucia  7 0.1%  0 0.0%  7 0.1%  
103 Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of  1 0.0%  6 0.1%  7 0.1%  
103 Sri Lanka  2 0.0%  5 0.1%  7 0.1%  
103 The Gambia  4 0.1%  3 0.1%  7 0.1%  
115 Cambodia  0 0.0%  6 0.1%  6 0.1%  
115 Latvia  4 0.1%  2 0.0%  6 0.1%  
117 Burundi  1 0.0%  4 0.1%  5 0.1%  
117 Eswatini  1 0.0%  4 0.1%  5 0.1%  
117 Montenegro  5 0.1%  0 0.0%  5 0.1%  
117 Mozambique  3 0.1%  2 0.0%  5 0.1%  
117 Nicaragua  2 0.0%  3 0.1%  5 0.1%  
117 Singapore  3 0.1%  2 0.0%  5 0.1%  
117 Slovenia  4 0.1%  1 0.0%  5 0.1%  
117 Suriname  5 0.1%  0 0.0%  5 0.1%  
125 Cuba 0 0.0%  4 0.1%  4 0.1%  
125 Mauritania  0 0.0%  4 0.1%  4 0.1%  
127 Belize  0 0.0%  3 0.1%  3 0.1%  
127 Chad 1 0.0%  2 0.0%  3 0.1%  
127 Denmark  3 0.1%  0 0.0%  3 0.1%  
127 Estonia  3 0.1%  0 0.0%  3 0.1%  
127 Iceland  2 0.0%  1 0.0%  3 0.1%  
127 Niger  0 0.0%  3 0.1%  3 0.1%  
127 Oman  0 0.0%  3 0.1%  3 0.1%  
127 Saint Kitts and Nevis  2 0.0%  1 0.0%  3 0.1%  
127 United Arab Emirates  3 0.1%  0 0.0%  3 0.1%  
127 Yemen  0 0.0%  3 0.1%  3 0.1%  
137 Cyprus  2 0.0%  0 0.0%  2 0.0%  
137 Dominica  1 0.0%  1 0.0%  2 0.0%  
137 Fiji 2 0.0%  0 0.0%  2 0.0%  
137 Guinea -Bissau  2 0.0%  0 0.0%  2 0.0%  
137 Luxembourg  1 0.0%  1 0.0%  2 0.0%  
137 Macao, China  2 0.0%  0 0.0%  2 0.0%  
137 Norway  1 0.0%  1 0.0%  2 0.0%  
137 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  1 0.0%  1 0.0%  2 0.0%  
137 Seychelles  1 0.0%  1 0.0%  2 0.0%  
137 Vanuatu  0 0.0%  2 0.0%  2 0.0%  WT/BFA/W/483  
 
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    Country / Cust. Territ.  Nbr of 
Females  % Nbr of 
Males  % Total  
Nbr % 
147 Antigua and Barbuda  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  1 0.0%  
147 Brunei Darussalam  1 0.0%  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  
147 Guyana  1 0.0%  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  
147 Lao People's Democratic Republic  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  1 0.0%  
147 Maldives  1 0.0%  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  
147 Malta  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  1 0.0%  
147 Myanmar  1 0.0%  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  
147 Qatar  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  1 0.0%  
147 Sierra Leone  1 0.0%  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  
147 Somalia  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  1 0.0%  
 Total 2,607  50.5%  2,560  49.5%  5,167  100.0%  
 
 
PROFESSIONAL VACANCI ES 
 
(30 Vacancies)  
 
  
Country / Cust. Territ.  Nbr of 
Females  % Nbr of 
Males  % Total  
Nbr % 
1 India 75 2.3%  153 4.7%  228 7.0%  
2 France  87 2.7%  85 2.6%  172 5.3%  
3 Italy 97 3.0%  73 2.3%  170 5.3%  
4 Spain  62 1.9%  63 1.9%  125 3.9%  
5 Brazil  60 1.9%  50 1.5%  110 3.4%  
6 United States of America  46 1.4%  63 1.9%  109 3.4%  
7 Nigeria  34 1.1%  72 2.2%  106 3.3%  
8 Switzerland  44 1.4%  59 1.8%  103 3.2%  
9 China  50 1.5%  46 1.4%  96 3.0%  
10 Kenya  41 1.3%  36 1.1%  77 2.4%  
10 United Kingdom  34 1.1%  43 1.3%  77 2.4%  
12 Canada  22 0.7%  47 1.5%  69 2.1%  
13 Colombia  21 0.6%  43 1.3%  64 2.0%  
14 Mexico  35 1.1%  25 0.8%  60 1.9%  
15 Russian Federation  42 1.3%  17 0.5%  59 1.8%  
16 Cameroon  15 0.5%  43 1.3%  58 1.8%  
17 Argentina  29 0.9%  27 0.8%  56 1.7%  
18 Egypt  17 0.5%  34 1.1%  51 1.6%  
19 Turkey  16 0.5%  28 0.9%  44 1.4%  
19 Zimbabwe  17 0.5%  27 0.8%  44 1.4%  
21 Greece  23 0.7%  17 0.5%  40 1.2%  
22 Germany  23 0.7%  16 0.5%  39 1.2%  
23 Uganda  14 0.4%  23 0.7%  37 1.1%  
24 Pakistan  7 0.2%  28 0.9%  35 1.1%  
25 South Africa  19 0.6%  15 0.5%  34 1.1%  
26 Australia  8 0.2%  22 0.7%  30 0.9%  
27 Côte d'Ivoire  8 0.2%  21 0.6%  29 0.9%  
28 Ghana  8 0.2%  20 0.6%  28 0.9%  
29 Philippines  16 0.5%  10 0.3%  26 0.8%  
29 Poland  12 0.4%  14 0.4%  26 0.8%  
31 Tunisia  5 0.2%  20 0.6%  25 0.8%  
32 Albania  17 0.5%  7 0.2%  24 0.7%  
32 Senegal  2 0.1%  22 0.7%  24 0.7%  
32 Tanzania  14 0.4%  10 0.3%  24 0.7%  
35 Romania  14 0.4%  9 0.3%  23 0.7%  
36 Belgium  7 0.2%  15 0.5%  22 0.7%  
36 Burkina Faso  1 0.0%  21 0.6%  22 0.7%  
36 Korea, Republic of  15 0.5%  7 0.2%  22 0.7%  
39 Kazakhstan  11 0.3%  10 0.3%  21 0.6%  
39 Namibia  15 0.5%  6 0.2%  21 0.6%  
39 Peru 13 0.4%  8 0.2%  21 0.6%  
42 Morocco  7 0.2%  13 0.4%  20 0.6%  
42 Portugal  8 0.2%  12 0.4%  20 0.6%  
42 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of  6 0.2%  14 0.4%  20 0.6%  
45 Bulgaria  17 0.5%  2 0.1%  19 0.6%  
45 Rwanda  4 0.1%  15 0.5%  19 0.6%  
45 Ukraine  16 0.5%  3 0.1%  19 0.6%  
48 Madagascar  13 0.4%  5 0.2%  18 0.6%  
49 Chinese Taipei  6 0.2%  11 0.3%  17 0.5%  
49 Democratic Republic of the Congo  2 0.1%  15 0.5%  17 0.5%  
49 Ecuador  7 0.2%  10 0.3%  17 0.5%  
49 Indonesia  7 0.2%  10 0.3%  17 0.5%  
53 Zambia  3 0.1%  13 0.4%  16 0.5%  
54 Costa Rica  10 0.3%  5 0.2%  15 0.5%  
54 Ireland  6 0.2%  9 0.3%  15 0.5%  
56 Afghanistan  2 0.1%  12 0.4%  14 0.4%  WT/BFA/W/483  
 
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Country / Cust. Territ.  Nbr of 
Females  % Nbr of 
Males  % Total  
Nbr % 
56 Dominican Republic  10 0.3%  4 0.1%  14 0.4%  
58 Bangladesh  0 0.0%  13 0.4%  13 0.4%  
58 Hungary  3 0.1%  10 0.3%  13 0.4%  
58 Malaysia  9 0.3%  4 0.1%  13 0.4%  
58 Trinidad and Tobago  11 0.3%  2 0.1%  13 0.4%  
62 Congo  1 0.0%  11 0.3%  12 0.4%  
62 Jamaica  10 0.3%  2 0.1%  12 0.4%  
62 Malawi  5 0.2%  7 0.2%  12 0.4%  
62 Netherlands  6 0.2%  6 0.2%  12 0.4%  
66 Botswana  8 0.2%  3 0.1%  11 0.3%  
66 Czech Republic  6 0.2%  5 0.2%  11 0.3%  
66 Togo 0 0.0%  11 0.3%  11 0.3%  
69 Benin  1 0.0%  9 0.3%  10 0.3%  
69 Chile 1 0.0%  9 0.3%  10 0.3%  
71 Bolivia, Plurinational State of  4 0.1%  5 0.2%  9 0.3%  
71 Georgia  5 0.2%  4 0.1%  9 0.3%  
71 Japan  5 0.2%  4 0.1%  9 0.3%  
71 Mauritius  4 0.1%  5 0.2%  9 0.3%  
71 Moldova, Republic of  9 0.3%  0 0.0%  9 0.3%  
71 Nepal  1 0.0%  8 0.2%  9 0.3%  
71 Paraguay  5 0.2%  4 0.1%  9 0.3%  
71 Uruguay  3 0.1%  6 0.2%  9 0.3%  
71 Viet Nam  6 0.2%  3 0.1%  9 0.3%  
80 Armenia  5 0.2%  3 0.1%  8 0.2%  
80 Austria  5 0.2%  3 0.1%  8 0.2%  
80 Croatia  4 0.1%  4 0.1%  8 0.2%  
80 Gabon  3 0.1%  5 0.2%  8 0.2%  
80 Guatemala  5 0.2%  3 0.1%  8 0.2%  
80 Tajikistan  0 0.0%  8 0.2%  8 0.2%  
80 Thailand  6 0.2%  2 0.1%  8 0.2%  
87 Angola  1 0.0%  6 0.2%  7 0.2%  
87 Kuwait, the State of  3 0.1%  4 0.1%  7 0.2%  
87 Liberia  1 0.0%  6 0.2%  7 0.2%  
87 New Zealand  5 0.2%  2 0.1%  7 0.2%  
87 North Macedonia  4 0.1%  3 0.1%  7 0.2%  
87 Slovak Republic  4 0.1%  3 0.1%  7 0.2%  
87 Sri Lanka  2 0.1%  5 0.2%  7 0.2%  
94 Israel  4 0.1%  2 0.1%  6 0.2%  
94 Lesotho  0 0.0%  6 0.2%  6 0.2%  
96 Barbados  4 0.1%  1 0.0%  5 0.2%  
96 Burundi  1 0.0%  4 0.1%  5 0.2%  
96 Cambodia  0 0.0%  5 0.2%  5 0.2%  
96 Central African Republic  1 0.0%  4 0.1%  5 0.2%  
96 El Salvador  3 0.1%  2 0.1%  5 0.2%  
96 Finland  3 0.1%  2 0.1%  5 0.2%  
96 Jordan  2 0.1%  3 0.1%  5 0.2%  
96 Latvia  3 0.1%  2 0.1%  5 0.2%  
96 Mali 3 0.1%  2 0.1%  5 0.2%  
96 Mongolia  4 0.1%  1 0.0%  5 0.2%  
96 Singapore  3 0.1%  2 0.1%  5 0.2%  
96 Sweden  1 0.0%  4 0.1%  5 0.2%  
96 The Gambia  3 0.1%  2 0.1%  5 0.2%  
109 Eswatini  1 0.0%  3 0.1%  4 0.1%  
109 Guinea  1 0.0%  3 0.1%  4 0.1%  
109 Haiti 3 0.1%  1 0.0%  4 0.1%  
109 Hong Kong, China  2 0.1%  2 0.1%  4 0.1%  
109 Lithuania  4 0.1%  0 0.0%  4 0.1%  
109 Nicaragua  1 0.0%  3 0.1%  4 0.1%  
109 Panama  2 0.1%  2 0.1%  4 0.1%  
116 Belize  0 0.0%  3 0.1%  3 0.1%  
116 Estonia  3 0.1%  0 0.0%  3 0.1%  
116 Honduras  1 0.0%  2 0.1%  3 0.1%  
116 Iceland  2 0.1%  1 0.0%  3 0.1%  
116 Kyrgyz Republic  3 0.1%  0 0.0%  3 0.1%  
116 Saint Lucia  3 0.1%  0 0.0%  3 0.1%  
116 Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of  0 0.0%  3 0.1%  3 0.1%  
116 United Arab Emirates  3 0.1%  0 0.0%  3 0.1%  
124 Chad 0 0.0%  2 0.1%  2 0.1%  
124 Cuba 0 0.0%  2 0.1%  2 0.1%  
124 Cyprus  2 0.1%  0 0.0%  2 0.1%  
124 Denmark  2 0.1%  0 0.0%  2 0.1%  
124 Fiji 2 0.1%  0 0.0%  2 0.1%  
124 Montenegro  2 0.1%  0 0.0%  2 0.1%  
124 Mozambique  0 0.0%  2 0.1%  2 0.1%  
124 Niger  0 0.0%  2 0.1%  2 0.1%  
124 Norway  1 0.0%  1 0.0%  2 0.1%  
124 Oman  0 0.0%  2 0.1%  2 0.1%  
124 Slovenia  1 0.0%  1 0.0%  2 0.1%  WT/BFA/W/483  
 
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Country / Cust. Territ.  Nbr of 
Females  % Nbr of 
Males  % Total  
Nbr % 
124 Suriname  2 0.1%  0 0.0%  2 0.1%  
124 Vanuatu  0 0.0%  2 0.1%  2 0.1%  
124 Yemen  0 0.0%  2 0.1%  2 0.1%  
138 Antigua and Barbuda  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  1 0.0%  
138 Brunei Darussalam  1 0.0%  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  
138 Dominica  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  1 0.0%  
138 European Union  1 0.0%  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  
138 Guyana  1 0.0%  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  
138 Lao People's Democratic Republic  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  1 0.0%  
138 Macao, China  1 0.0%  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  
138 Malta  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  1 0.0%  
138 Mauritania  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  1 0.0%  
138 Qatar  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  1 0.0%  
138 Saint Kitts and Nevis  1 0.0%  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  
138 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  1 0.0%  
138 Seychelles  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  1 0.0%  
138 Somalia  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  1 0.0%  
 Total 1,452  44.8%  1,786  55.2%  3,238  100.0%  
 
 
PROFESSIONAL VACANCI ES (EXCLUDING LINGUIST IC STAFF)  
 
(27 Vacancies ) 
 
  
Country / Cust. Territ.  Nbr of 
Females  % Nbr of 
Males  % Total 
Nbr % 
1 India 74 2.5%  151 5.0%  225 7.5%  
2 France  73 2.4%  78 2.6%  151 5.0%  
3 Italy 61 2.0%  67 2.2%  128 4.2%  
4 Spain  54 1.8%  60 2.0%  114 3.8%  
5 Brazil  59 2.0%  48 1.6%  107 3.5%  
6 Nigeria  33 1.1%  71 2.4%  104 3.4%  
7 United States of America  42 1.4%  60 2.0%  102 3.4%  
8 Switzerland  40 1.3%  56 1.9%  96 3.2%  
9 China  49 1.6%  43 1.4%  92 3.1%  
10 Kenya  40 1.3%  36 1.2%  76 2.5%  
11 Canada  20 0.7%  43 1.4%  63 2.1%  
12 Colombia  20 0.7%  41 1.4%  61 2.0%  
13 Mexico  34 1.1%  23 0.8%  57 1.9%  
14 Cameroon  15 0.5%  40 1.3%  55 1.8%  
15 Russian Federation  38 1.3%  16 0.5%  54 1.8%  
16 Egypt  17 0.6%  34 1.1%  51 1.7%  
16 United Kingdom  21 0.7%  30 1.0%  51 1.7%  
18 Argentina  19 0.6%  25 0.8%  44 1.5%  
18 Turkey  16 0.5%  28 0.9%  44 1.5%  
18 Zimbabwe  17 0.6%  27 0.9%  44 1.5%  
21 Germany  23 0.8%  15 0.5%  38 1.3%  
22 Uganda  14 0.5%  23 0.8%  37 1.2%  
23 Greece  20 0.7%  16 0.5%  36 1.2%  
24 Pakistan  7 0.2%  28 0.9%  35 1.2%  
25 South Africa  17 0.6%  15 0.5%  32 1.1%  
26 Australia  8 0.3%  21 0.7%  29 1.0%  
27 Ghana  8 0.3%  19 0.6%  27 0.9%  
28 Philippines  16 0.5%  10 0.3%  26 0.9%  
29 Côte d'Ivoire  8 0.3%  17 0.6%  25 0.8%  
29 Tunisia  5 0.2%  20 0.7%  25 0.8%  
31 Poland  11 0.4%  13 0.4%  24 0.8%  
31 Tanzania  14 0.5%  10 0.3%  24 0.8%  
33 Albania  15 0.5%  7 0.2%  22 0.7%  
34 Belgium  6 0.2%  15 0.5%  21 0.7%  
34 Burkina Faso  1 0.0%  20 0.7%  21 0.7%  
34 Korea, Republic of  14 0.5%  7 0.2%  21 0.7%  
34 Namibia  15 0.5%  6 0.2%  21 0.7%  
34 Peru 13 0.4%  8 0.3%  21 0.7%  
34 Senegal  1 0.0%  20 0.7%  21 0.7%  
40 Kazakhstan  10 0.3%  10 0.3%  20 0.7%  
40 Romania  12 0.4%  8 0.3%  20 0.7%  
42 Rwanda  4 0.1%  15 0.5%  19 0.6%  
42 Ukraine  16 0.5%  3 0.1%  19 0.6%  
42 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of  5 0.2%  14 0.5%  19 0.6%  
45 Morocco  6 0.2%  12 0.4%  18 0.6%  
46 Chinese Taipei  6 0.2%  11 0.4%  17 0.6%  
46 Indonesia  7 0.2%  10 0.3%  17 0.6%  
46 Madagascar  13 0.4%  4 0.1%  17 0.6%  
49 Democratic Republic of the Congo  2 0.1%  14 0.5%  16 0.5%  WT/BFA/W/483  
 
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Country / Cust. Territ.  Nbr of 
Females  % Nbr of 
Males  % Total 
Nbr % 
49 Portugal  5 0.2%  11 0.4%  16 0.5%  
49 Zambia  3 0.1%  13 0.4%  16 0.5%  
52 Bulgaria  13 0.4%  2 0.1%  15 0.5%  
52 Ecuador  5 0.2%  10 0.3%  15 0.5%  
54 Afghanistan  2 0.1%  12 0.4%  14 0.5%  
54 Costa Rica  9 0.3%  5 0.2%  14 0.5%  
56 Bangladesh  0 0.0%  13 0.4%  13 0.4%  
56 Hungary  3 0.1%  10 0.3%  13 0.4%  
56 Ireland  5 0.2%  8 0.3%  13 0.4%  
56 Malaysia  9 0.3%  4 0.1%  13 0.4%  
56 Trinidad and Tobago  11 0.4%  2 0.1%  13 0.4%  
61 Dominican Republic  8 0.3%  4 0.1%  12 0.4%  
61 Malawi  5 0.2%  7 0.2%  12 0.4%  
63 Botswana  8 0.3%  3 0.1%  11 0.4%  
63 Czech Republic  6 0.2%  5 0.2%  11 0.4%  
63 Jamaica  9 0.3%  2 0.1%  11 0.4%  
63 Netherlands  5 0.2%  6 0.2%  11 0.4%  
63 Togo 0 0.0%  11 0.4%  11 0.4%  
68 Benin  1 0.0%  9 0.3%  10 0.3%  
68 Chile 1 0.0%  9 0.3%  10 0.3%  
70 Bolivia, Plurinational State of  4 0.1%  5 0.2%  9 0.3%  
70 Congo  1 0.0%  8 0.3%  9 0.3%  
70 Georgia  5 0.2%  4 0.1%  9 0.3%  
70 Mauritius  4 0.1%  5 0.2%  9 0.3%  
70 Moldova, Republic of  9 0.3%  0 0.0%  9 0.3%  
70 Nepal  1 0.0%  8 0.3%  9 0.3%  
70 Paraguay  5 0.2%  4 0.1%  9 0.3%  
70 Viet Nam  6 0.2%  3 0.1%  9 0.3%  
78 Armenia  5 0.2%  3 0.1%  8 0.3%  
78 Austria  5 0.2%  3 0.1%  8 0.3%  
78 Croatia  4 0.1%  4 0.1%  8 0.3%  
78 Gabon  3 0.1%  5 0.2%  8 0.3%  
78 Guatemala  5 0.2%  3 0.1%  8 0.3%  
78 Japan  4 0.1%  4 0.1%  8 0.3%  
78 Tajikistan  0 0.0%  8 0.3%  8 0.3%  
78 Thailand  6 0.2%  2 0.1%  8 0.3%  
78 Uruguay  2 0.1%  6 0.2%  8 0.3%  
87 Angola  1 0.0%  6 0.2%  7 0.2%  
87 Liberia  1 0.0%  6 0.2%  7 0.2%  
87 New Zealand  5 0.2%  2 0.1%  7 0.2%  
87 Slovak Republic  4 0.1%  3 0.1%  7 0.2%  
87 Sri Lanka  2 0.1%  5 0.2%  7 0.2%  
92 Israel  4 0.1%  2 0.1%  6 0.2%  
92 Lesotho  0 0.0%  6 0.2%  6 0.2%  
92 North Macedonia  3 0.1%  3 0.1%  6 0.2%  
95 Burundi  1 0.0%  4 0.1%  5 0.2%  
95 Cambodia  0 0.0%  5 0.2%  5 0.2%  
95 Central African Republic  1 0.0%  4 0.1%  5 0.2%  
95 El Salvador  3 0.1%  2 0.1%  5 0.2%  
95 Finland  3 0.1%  2 0.1%  5 0.2%  
95 Jordan  2 0.1%  3 0.1%  5 0.2%  
95 Latvia  3 0.1%  2 0.1%  5 0.2%  
95 Mali 3 0.1%  2 0.1%  5 0.2%  
95 Mongolia  4 0.1%  1 0.0%  5 0.2%  
95 Singapore  3 0.1%  2 0.1%  5 0.2%  
95 The Gambia  3 0.1%  2 0.1%  5 0.2%  
106 Barbados  3 0.1%  1 0.0%  4 0.1%  
106 Eswatini  1 0.0%  3 0.1%  4 0.1%  
106 Guinea  1 0.0%  3 0.1%  4 0.1%  
106 Haiti 3 0.1%  1 0.0%  4 0.1%  
106 Hong Kong, China  2 0.1%  2 0.1%  4 0.1%  
106 Kuwait, the State of  3 0.1%  1 0.0%  4 0.1%  
106 Nicaragua  1 0.0%  3 0.1%  4 0.1%  
106 Sweden  1 0.0%  3 0.1%  4 0.1%  
114 Belize  0 0.0%  3 0.1%  3 0.1%  
114 Estonia  3 0.1%  0 0.0%  3 0.1%  
114 Honduras  1 0.0%  2 0.1%  3 0.1%  
114 Iceland  2 0.1%  1 0.0%  3 0.1%  
114 Kyrgyz Republic  3 0.1%  0 0.0%  3 0.1%  
114 Lithuania  3 0.1%  0 0.0%  3 0.1%  
114 Panama  1 0.0%  2 0.1%  3 0.1%  
114 Saint Lucia  3 0.1%  0 0.0%  3 0.1%  
114 Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of  0 0.0%  3 0.1%  3 0.1%  
114 United Arab Emirates  3 0.1%  0 0.0%  3 0.1%  
124 Chad 0 0.0%  2 0.1%  2 0.1%  
124 Cuba 0 0.0%  2 0.1%  2 0.1%  
124 Denmark  2 0.1%  0 0.0%  2 0.1%  
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Country / Cust. Territ.  Nbr of 
Females  % Nbr of 
Males  % Total 
Nbr % 
124 Montenegro  2 0.1%  0 0.0%  2 0.1%  
124 Mozambique  0 0.0%  2 0.1%  2 0.1%  
124 Niger  0 0.0%  2 0.1%  2 0.1%  
124 Norway  1 0.0%  1 0.0%  2 0.1%  
124 Oman  0 0.0%  2 0.1%  2 0.1%  
124 Slovenia  1 0.0%  1 0.0%  2 0.1%  
124 Suriname  2 0.1%  0 0.0%  2 0.1%  
124 Vanuatu  0 0.0%  2 0.1%  2 0.1%  
124 Yemen  0 0.0%  2 0.1%  2 0.1%  
137 Antigua and Barbuda  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  1 0.0%  
137 Brunei Darussalam  1 0.0%  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  
137 Cyprus  1 0.0%  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  
137 Dominica  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  1 0.0%  
137 European Union  1 0.0%  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  
137 Guyana  1 0.0%  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  
137 Lao People's Democratic Republic  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  1 0.0%  
137 Macao, China  1 0.0%  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  
137 Mauritania  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  1 0.0%  
137 Qatar  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  1 0.0%  
137 Saint Kitts and Nevis  1 0.0%  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  
137 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  1 0.0%  
137 Seychelles  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  1 0.0%  
137 Somalia  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  1 0.0%  
 Total 1,312 43.5%  1,703 56.5%  3,015 100.0%  WT/BFA/W/483  
 
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  ANNEX 9 
SHORT LISTED CANDIDATES BY  GENDER FOR POSITION S ADVERTISED IN 201 8 
All Vacancies  
(48 Vacancies)  
 
  
Member  Nbr of 
Females  % Nbr of 
Males  % Total  
Nbr % 
1 France  30 19.2%  6 3.8%  36 23.1%  
2 Switzerland  10 6.4%  1 0.6%  11 7.1%  
3 Spain  5 3.2%  5 3.2%  10 6.4%  
4 China  6 3.8%  2 1.3%  8 5.1%  
4 Italy 2 1.3%  6 3.8%  8 5.1%  
6 Canada  4 2.6%  3 1.9%  7 4.5%  
6 United Kingdom  6 3.8%  1 0.6%  7 4.5%  
8 Germany  3 1.9%  2 1.3%  5 3.2%  
9 Russian Federation  4 2.6%  0 0.0%  4 2.6%  
10 Brazil  1 0.6%  2 1.3%  3 1.9%  
10 Colombia  2 1.3%  1 0.6%  3 1.9%  
10 India 0 0.0%  3 1.9%  3 1.9%  
10 Romania  3 1.9%  0 0.0%  3 1.9%  
10 United States of America  1 0.6%  2 1.3%  3 1.9%  
15 Australia  1 0.6%  1 0.6%  2 1.3%  
15 Bulgaria  2 1.3%  0 0.0%  2 1.3%  
15 Finland  2 1.3%  0 0.0%  2 1.3%  
15 Greece  1 0.6%  1 0.6%  2 1.3%  
15 Madagascar  2 1.3%  0 0.0%  2 1.3%  
15 Mauritius  2 1.3%  0 0.0%  2 1.3%  
15 Philippines  1 0.6%  1 0.6%  2 1.3%  
15 Senegal  0 0.0%  2 1.3%  2 1.3%  
15 Togo 0 0.0%  2 1.3%  2 1.3%  
15 Trinidad and Tobago  2 1.3%  0 0.0%  2 1.3%  
15 Ukraine  2 1.3%  0 0.0%  2 1.3%  
26 Burkina Faso  0 0.0%  1 0.6%  1 0.6%  
26 Burundi  1 0.6%  0 0.0%  1 0.6%  
26 Cameroon  1 0.6%  0 0.0%  1 0.6%  
26 Chinese Taipei  1 0.6%  0 0.0%  1 0.6%  
26 Costa Rica  0 0.0%  1 0.6%  1 0.6%  
26 Denmark  1 0.6%  0 0.0%  1 0.6%  
26 Dominican Republic  0 0.0%  1 0.6%  1 0.6%  
26 Ghana  1 0.6%  0 0.0%  1 0.6%  
26 Hong Kong, China  1 0.6%  0 0.0%  1 0.6%  
26 Hungary  0 0.0%  1 0.6%  1 0.6%  
26 Japan  0 0.0%  1 0.6%  1 0.6%  
26 Malaysia  0 0.0%  1 0.6%  1 0.6%  
26 Mexico  0 0.0%  1 0.6%  1 0.6%  
26 Netherlands  0 0.0%  1 0.6%  1 0.6%  
26 Norway  0 0.0%  1 0.6%  1 0.6%  
26 Pakistan  1 0.6%  0 0.0%  1 0.6%  
26 Portugal  0 0.0%  1 0.6%  1 0.6%  
26 Slovenia  1 0.6%  0 0.0%  1 0.6%  
26 Turkey  0 0.0%  1 0.6%  1 0.6%  
26 Uganda  0 0.0%  1 0.6%  1 0.6%  
26 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of  0 0.0%  1 0.6%  1 0.6%  
26 Viet Nam  0 0.0%  1 0.6%  1 0.6%  
26 Zimbabwe  1 0.6%  0 0.0%  1 0.6%  
 Total 101 64.7%  55 35.3%  156 100.0%  
 
 
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  PROFESSIONAL VACANCI ES 
 
(30 Vacancies)  
 
 Member  Nbr of 
Females  % Nbr of 
Males  % Total  
Nbr % 
1 France  13 11.9%  4 3.7%  17 15.6%  
2 China  6 5.5%  2 1.8%  8 7.3%  
2 Italy 2 1.8%  6 5.5%  8 7.3%  
2 Spain  3 2.8%  5 4.6%  8 7.3%  
5 Canada  2 1.8%  3 2.8%  5 4.6%  
6 Germany  2 1.8%  2 1.8%  4 3.7%  
6 Russian Federation  4 3.7%  0 0.0%  4 3.7%  
6 United Kingdom  3 2.8%  1 0.9%  4 3.7%  
9 Brazil  1 0.9%  2 1.8%  3 2.8%  
9 India 0 0.0%  3 2.8%  3 2.8%  
11 Australia  1 0.9%  1 0.9%  2 1.8%  
11 Bulgaria  2 1.8%  0 0.0%  2 1.8%  
11 Colombia  1 0.9%  1 0.9%  2 1.8%  
11 Finland  2 1.8%  0 0.0%  2 1.8%  
11 Madagascar  2 1.8%  0 0.0%  2 1.8%  
11 Philippines  1 0.9%  1 0.9%  2 1.8%  
11 Senegal  0 0.0%  2 1.8%  2 1.8%  
11 Switzerland  2 1.8%  0 0.0%  2 1.8%  
11 Togo 0 0.0%  2 1.8%  2 1.8%  
11 United States of America  1 0.9%  1 0.9%  2 1.8%  
21 Burkina Faso  0 0.0%  1 0.9%  1 0.9%  
21 Burundi  1 0.9%  0 0.0%  1 0.9%  
21 Cameroon  1 0.9%  0 0.0%  1 0.9%  
21 Chinese Taipei  1 0.9%  0 0.0%  1 0.9%  
21 Costa Rica  0 0.0%  1 0.9%  1 0.9%  
21 Denmark  1 0.9%  0 0.0%  1 0.9%  
21 Dominican Republic  0 0.0%  1 0.9%  1 0.9%  
21 Greece  0 0.0%  1 0.9%  1 0.9%  
21 Hong Kong, China  1 0.9%  0 0.0%  1 0.9%  
21 Hungary  0 0.0%  1 0.9%  1 0.9%  
21 Japan  0 0.0%  1 0.9%  1 0.9%  
21 Malaysia  0 0.0%  1 0.9%  1 0.9%  
21 Mauritius  1 0.9%  0 0.0%  1 0.9%  
21 Netherlands  0 0.0%  1 0.9%  1 0.9%  
21 Norway  0 0.0%  1 0.9%  1 0.9%  
21 Pakistan  1 0.9%  0 0.0%  1 0.9%  
21 Portugal  0 0.0%  1 0.9%  1 0.9%  
21 Romania  1 0.9%  0 0.0%  1 0.9%  
21 Trinidad and Tobago  1 0.9%  0 0.0%  1 0.9%  
21 Turkey  0 0.0%  1 0.9%  1 0.9%  
21 Uganda  0 0.0%  1 0.9%  1 0.9%  
21 Ukraine  1 0.9%  0 0.0%  1 0.9%  
21 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of  0 0.0%  1 0.9%  1 0.9%  
21 Viet Nam  0 0.0%  1 0.9%  1 0.9%  
21 Zimbabwe  1 0.9%  0 0.0%  1 0.9%  
 Total 59 54.1%  50 45.9%  109 100.0%  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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PROFESSIONAL VACANCI ES (EXCLUDING LINGUIST IC STAFF)  
 
(27 Vacancies ) 
 
 Member  Nbr of 
Females  % Nbr of 
Males  % Total 
Nbr % 
1 France  7 7.1%  3 3.1%  10 10.2%  
2 China  6 6.1%  2 2.0%  8 8.2%  
2 Italy 2 2.0%  6 6.1%  8 8.2%  
2 Spain  3 3.1%  5 5.1%  8 8.2%  
5 Canada  2 2.0%  3 3.1%  5 5.1%  
6 Germany  2 2.0%  2 2.0%  4 4.1%  
6 Russian Federation  4 4.1%  0 0.0%  4 4.1%  
8 Brazil  1 1.0%  2 2.0%  3 3.1%  
8 India 0 0.0%  3 3.1%  3 3.1%  
10 Australia  1 1.0%  1 1.0%  2 2.0%  
10 Bulgaria  2 2.0%  0 0.0%  2 2.0%  
10 Colombia  1 1.0%  1 1.0%  2 2.0%  
10 Finland  2 2.0%  0 0.0%  2 2.0%  
10 Madagascar  2 2.0%  0 0.0%  2 2.0%  
10 Philippines  1 1.0%  1 1.0%  2 2.0%  
10 Togo 0 0.0%  2 2.0%  2 2.0%  
10 United Kingdom  1 1.0%  1 1.0%  2 2.0%  
10 United States of America  1 1.0%  1 1.0%  2 2.0%  
19 Burkina Faso  0 0.0%  1 1.0%  1 1.0%  
19 Burundi  1 1.0%  0 0.0%  1 1.0%  
19 Cameroon  1 1.0%  0 0.0%  1 1.0%  
19 Chinese Taipei  1 1.0%  0 0.0%  1 1.0%  
19 Costa Rica  0 0.0%  1 1.0%  1 1.0%  
19 Denmark  1 1.0%  0 0.0%  1 1.0%  
19 Dominican Republic  0 0.0%  1 1.0%  1 1.0%  
19 Greece  0 0.0%  1 1.0%  1 1.0%  
19 Hong Kong, China  1 1.0%  0 0.0%  1 1.0%  
19 Hungary  0 0.0%  1 1.0%  1 1.0%  
19 Japan  0 0.0%  1 1.0%  1 1.0%  
19 Malaysia  0 0.0%  1 1.0%  1 1.0%  
19 Mauritius  1 1.0%  0 0.0%  1 1.0%  
19 Netherlands  0 0.0%  1 1.0%  1 1.0%  
19 Norway  0 0.0%  1 1.0%  1 1.0%  
19 Pakistan  1 1.0%  0 0.0%  1 1.0%  
19 Portugal  0 0.0%  1 1.0%  1 1.0%  
19 Romania  1 1.0%  0 0.0%  1 1.0%  
19 Senegal  0 0.0%  1 1.0%  1 1.0%  
19 Switzerland  1 1.0%  0 0.0%  1 1.0%  
19 Trinidad and Tobago  1 1.0%  0 0.0%  1 1.0%  
19 Turkey  0 0.0%  1 1.0%  1 1.0%  
19 Uganda  0 0.0%  1 1.0%  1 1.0%  
19 Ukraine  1 1.0%  0 0.0%  1 1.0%  
19 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of  0 0.0%  1 1.0%  1 1.0%  
19 Viet Nam  0 0.0%  1 1.0%  1 1.0%  
19 Zimbabwe  1 1.0%  0 0.0%  1 1.0%  
 Total 50 51.0%  48 49.0%  98 100.0%  
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  ANNEX 1 0 
WTO PROFESSIO NAL AND SUPPORT STAF F BY GENDER  
PERCENTAGE OF WTO PROFESSIONAL STAFF  
BY GENDER - EVOLUTION SINCE 1995  
Date Men Women  Total 
1 January 1995  69.0%  31.0%  100.0%  
31 December 2005  61.3%  38.7%  100.0%  
31 December 201 8 55.2% 44.8% 100.0%  
 
 
 
PERCENTAGE OF WTO SUPPORT STAFF  
BY GENDER - EVOLUTION SINCE 1995  
Date Men Women  Total 
1 January 1995  27.8%  72.2%  100.0%  
31 December 2005  32.0%  68.0%  100.0%  
31 December 201 8 31.9% 68.1% 100.0%  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
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DESCRIPTION OF YOUNG  PROFESSIONALS AND I NTERNSHIP PROGRAMMES  
 PROGRAMME  PURPOSE  ELIGIBILITY  DURATION  
 
1 Young Professionals 
Programme (YPP)  To increase the number of professionals in the Secretariat from 
developing countries and LDCs with no representation. The aim is to 
offer targeted training and mentoring to enhance the skills of young 
professionals with graduate degrees and demonstrated interest in a 
career in international trade. The Programme also widens the pool of 
professionals who can later be more competitive with respect to future 
recruitment at the WTO.  Candidates must be a from a developing or least developed Member country of 
the WTO. Preference is given to nationals without a ny representation at the 
professional level in the WTO. Must have completed an advanced university 
degree in law, economics, or other international trade -related subject relevant 
to WTO work. Minimum of two years' relevant experience necessary. Language 
requirements include fluency in English as well as a good working knowledge of 
one other official WTO language (French or Spanish) would be an advantage. 
Maximum age is 32 years.  One year without 
the possibility of 
extension  
WTO INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME  
2 WTO Internship 
Programme  Designed for post -graduate university students wishing to gain 
practical experience and deeper knowledge of the multilateral trading 
system. Assignments given to interns are intended to enhance interns' 
knowledge and understanding of the WTO and of trade policy more 
general ly.  Candidates from WTO Members and countries as well as customs territories 
engaged in accession negotiations. Must have completed their undergraduate 
studies in a relevant discipline (e.g. economics, law, political science, 
international relations), and  shall have completed at least one year of their 
postgraduate studies . Minimum age is 21 years and the maximum age is 
30 years.  From three 
months to a 
maximum of six 
months  
DEVELOPING COUNTRY AND LDC -FOCUSED INTERNSHIP PROGRAMMES  
3 China's LDCs and 
Accessions 
Programme 
[sponsored by the 
Government of China ] China's LDCs and Accessions Programme aims to help young 
professionals from LDCs and developing countries increase their 
understanding of the WTO and of trade law, international economics 
and inte rnational relations in general.  Four positions available per year. Candidates from WTO Members and countries 
as well as customs territories engaged in accession negotiations. Must have 
completed their undergraduate studies in a relevant discipline (e.g. ec onomics, 
law, political science, international relations), and shall have completed at least 
one year of their postgraduate studies . Minimum age is 21 years and the 
maximum age is 30  years.  Ten months  
4 WTO Support 
Programme for 
Doctoral Studies  To contribute to a continuing renewal and enlargement of academic 
WTO expertise in developing countries. The Secretariat will finance and 
assist doctoral students from developing countries to conduct research 
at the WTO and to provide them with mentoring/advi ce in close 
collaboration with the students' academic supervisors.  Doctoral students from LDCs and developing countries of WTO  Members and 
countries and customs territories engaged in accession negotiations. 
Undertaking a PhD in economics, law or in a clos ely-related WTO discipline. 
Must be in the last year of their PhD and in the writing up stage of the thesis.  From three 
months to a 
maximum of six 
months  
5 Netherlands Trainee 
Programme  To assist in the economic and social development of LDCs, low income 
countries and comparable poor small and vulnerable economies in 
areas related to trade policy and to provide essentially junior public 
officials with the opportunity to learn about matters dealt with within 
the WTO, under the direction of staff memb ers of the WTO.  Successfully completed a WTO trade policy course and/or attended other WTO 
short trade policy courses, workshops and training activities and possess at 
least three years of professional working experience in WTO -related issues. A 
relevant a cademic degree and good drafting skills.  Maximum of ten 
months   
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6 French -Irish Mission 
Internship 
Programme  To create Internships for Missions in Geneva aimed: (a) at enhancing 
their knowledge and understanding of the multilateral trading system 
and of trade policy in general; (b) to strengthen the understanding of 
the negotiation process at the WTO; and (c) to support the mission in 
participating more actively in the daily activities of the WTO.  Open to nationals of developing countries including LDCs a nd economies in 
transition with a Geneva mission. Qualifications ideally would include: an 
appropriate economics, trade and/or law degree at the post -graduate level; 
working experience in the national administration in a trade -related area; good 
drafting s kills. Ideally interns would be between 25 and 35 years of age.  Maximum of ten 
months  
7 Regional Coordinator 
Internship 
Programme  Based in the Mission of the rotating coordinator of a designated group, 
e.g. ACP, African Group, CARICOM, Arab Group and others.  University degree in law, economics, political science or international relations.  Maximum of six 
months  
 
Note: The administration and coordination of programmes for young professionals and internships are managed by the Human Resources Division. Internship  and YP  selections are 
based on merit considering: eligibility criteria, academic qualifications and expe rtise. 
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NUMBER OF YOUNG PROFESSIONALS AND INTERNS BY PROGRAMME, COUNTR Y STATUS, REGION AND  GENDER  
NUMBER OF YOUNG PROFESSIONALS AND INTERNS BY PROGRAMME FROM 2005 TO 201 8 
Programme  2005  2006  2007  2008  2009  2010  2011  2012  2013  2014  2015  2016  2017  2018  Total  
Young Professionals Programme (YPP)1  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  - 5 15 20 
WTO Internship Programme  66 61 67 63 73 93 75 79 80 75 83 99 98 93 1105 
China's LDCs and Accessions Programme   -  -  -  -  -  -  - 4 3 5 7 5 7 8 39 
WTO Support Programme for Doctoral 
Studies  10 11 15 8 8 7 2 1 2 8 4 3 7 6 92 
Netherlands Trainee Programme  15 16 9 9 11 13 10 16 15 15 14 17 16 - 176 
French -Irish Mission Internship Programme 
(Developing and LDCs) in Geneva  4 18 7 2 9 16 12 17 22 17 18 18 15 16 191 
Regional Coordinator Internship 
Programme  7 2 5 4 2 7 7 7 10 9 7 7 8 8 90 
Total 102 108 103 86 103 136 106 124 132 129 133 149 156 146 1713 
 
NUMBER OF YOUNG PROFESSIONALS AND INTERNS BY MEMBER COUNTRY STATUS 2005 - 2017 AND 201 8 
 Young Professionals  WTO Internship  Developing Country and LDC 
Focused Internships*  Total  
 2017  2018  2005 - 2017  2018  2005 - 2017  2018  2005 - 2017  2018  
 Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % 
Developed  0 0.0%  0 0.0%  492 48.4%  41 44.1%  0 0.0%  0 0.0%  492 31.4%  41 28.1%  
Developing  5 100.0%  13 86.7%  489 48.1%  51 54.8%  275 50.4%  21 55.3%  769 49.1%  85 58.2%  
LDC 0 0.0%  2 13.3%  35 3.4%  1 1.1%  271 49.6%  17 44.7%  306 19.5%  20 13.7%  
Total 5 100.0%  15 100.0%  1016 100.0%  93 100.0%  546 100.0%  38 100.0%  1567 100.0%  146 100.0%  
                                                
1 A vacancy notice is published annually to recruit YPPs for the following year. The selection process is held jointly by the I nstitute for Technical Cooperation (ITTC) 
and the Hum an Resources Division.   
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NUMBER OF YOUNG PROFESSIONALS AND INTERNS BY REGION 2005 - 2017 AND 2018  
 Young Professionals  WTO Internship  Developing Country and LDC 
Focused Internships*  Total  
 2017  2018  2005 - 2017 2018 2005 - 2017 2018 2005 - 2017 2018 
 Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % 
Africa  0 0.0%  4 26.7%  103 10.1%  10 10.8%  290 53.1%  15 39.5%  393 25.1%  29 19.9%  
Asia 1 20.0%  6 40.0%  237 23.3%  28 30.1%  149 27.3%  14 36.8%  387 24.7%  48 32.9%  
Europe  1 20.0%  0 0.0%  430 42.3%  44 47.3%  6 1.1%  2 5.3%  437 27.9%  46 31.5%  
Latin America  3 60.0%  5 33.3%  128 12.6%  7 7.5%  77 14.1%  5 13.2%  208 13.3%  17 11.6%  
North America  0 0.0%  0 0.0%  106 10.4%  2 2.2%  2 0.4%  0 0.0%  108 6.9%  2 1.4%  
Oceania  0 0.0%  0 0.0%  12 1.2%  2 2.2%  22 4.0%  2 5.3%  34 2.2%  4 2.7%  
Total 5 100.0%  15 100.0%  1016 100.0%  93 100.0%  546 100.0%  38 100.0%  1567 100.0%  146 100.0%  
 
 
NUMBER OF YOUNG PROFESSIONALS AND INTERNS BY GENDER 2005 - 2017 AND 2018  
 Young Professionals  WTO Internship  Developing Country and LDC 
Focused Internships*  Total  
 2017  2018  2005 - 2017  2018  2005 - 2017  2018  2005 - 2017  2018  
 Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % 
Female  3 60.0%  10 66.7%  556 54.7%  64 68.8%  217 39.7%  17 44.7%  776 49.5%  91 62.3%  
Male 2 40.0%  5 33.3%  460 45.3%  29 31.2%  329 60.3%  21 55.3%  791 50.5%  55 37.7%  
Total 5 100.0%  15 100.0%  1016 100.0%  93 100.0%  546 100.0%  38 100.0%  1567 100.0%  146 100.0%  
   
* Includes the following:  
- China's LDCs and Accessions Programme  
-    WTO Support Programme for Doctoral Studies  
- Netherlands Trainee Programme  
- French -Irish Mission Internship Programme  
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  ANNEX 1 3 
 
NUMBER OF YOUNG PROF ESSIONALS BY COUNTRY  AND GENDER IN 2018  
 
Member  Nbr of 
Females  % Nbr of 
Males  % Total 
Nbr % 
1 Antigua and Barbuda  1 6.7%  0 0.0%  1 6.7%  
1 Armenia  1 6.7%  0 0.0%  1 6.7%  
1 Cameroon  1 6.7%  0 0.0%  1 6.7%  
1 Côte d'Ivoire  0 0.0%  1 6.7%  1 6.7%  
1 El Salvador  1 6.7%  0 0.0%  1 6.7%  
1 Georgia  0 0.0%  1 6.7%  1 6.7%  
1 Indonesia  1 6.7%  0 0.0%  1 6.7%  
1 Kazakhstan  1 6.7%  0 0.0%  1 6.7%  
1 Madagascar  1 6.7%  0 0.0%  1 6.7%  
1 Mongolia  1 6.7%  0 0.0%  1 6.7%  
1 Panama  0 0.0%  1 6.7%  1 6.7%  
1 Paraguay  1 6.7%  0 0.0%  1 6.7%  
1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  1 6.7%  0 0.0%  1 6.7%  
1 Thailand  0 0.0%  1 6.7%  1 6.7%  
1 Togo 0 0.0%  1 6.7%  1 6.7%  
 Total 10 66.7%  5 33.3%  15 100.0%  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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  ANNEX 1 4 
NUMBER OF INTERNS BY  COUNTRY AND GENDER IN 2018  
 
Member  Nbr of 
Females  % Nbr of 
Males  % Total 
Nbr % 
1 China  9 6.9%  1 0.8%  10 7.6%  
2 India 5 3.8%  3 2.3%  8 6.1%  
3 Italy 3 2.3%  3 2.3%  6 4.6%  
4 France  3 2.3%  2 1.5%  5 3.8%  
4 Kenya  4 3.1%  1 0.8%  5 3.8%  
4 Switzerland  2 1.5%  3 2.3%  5 3.8%  
7 Belgium  3 2.3%  1 0.8%  4 3.1%  
7 Germany  3 2.3%  1 0.8%  4 3.1%  
9 Brazil  1 0.8%  2 1.5%  3 2.3%  
9 Viet Nam  1 0.8%  2 1.5%  3 2.3%  
9 Zimbabwe  2 1.5%  1 0.8%  3 2.3%  
12 Albania  2 1.5%  0 0.0%  2 1.5%  
12 Australia  1 0.8%  1 0.8%  2 1.5%  
12 Bulgaria  2 1.5%  0 0.0%  2 1.5%  
12 Colombia  0 0.0%  2 1.5%  2 1.5%  
12 Greece  1 0.8%  1 0.8%  2 1.5%  
12 Haiti 0 0.0%  2 1.5%  2 1.5%  
12 Korea, Republic of  1 0.8%  1 0.8%  2 1.5%  
12 Nepal  2 1.5%  0 0.0%  2 1.5%  
12 Netherlands  1 0.8%  1 0.8%  2 1.5%  
12 Nigeria  2 1.5%  0 0.0%  2 1.5%  
12 Pakistan  0 0.0%  2 1.5%  2 1.5%  
12 Philippines  2 1.5%  0 0.0%  2 1.5%  
12 Russian Federation  2 1.5%  0 0.0%  2 1.5%  
12 Turkey  1 0.8%  1 0.8%  2 1.5%  
12 United States of America  1 0.8%  1 0.8%  2 1.5%  
27 Angola  0 0.0%  1 0.8%  1 0.8%  
27 Argentina  1 0.8%  0 0.0%  1 0.8%  
27 Austria  0 0.0%  1 0.8%  1 0.8%  
27 Azerbaijan  1 0.8%  0 0.0%  1 0.8%  
27 Belarus  1 0.8%  0 0.0%  1 0.8%  
27 Benin  0 0.0%  1 0.8%  1 0.8%  
27 Bolivia, Plurinational State of  1 0.8%  0 0.0%  1 0.8%  
27 Botswana  1 0.8%  0 0.0%  1 0.8%  
27 Cambodia  0 0.0%  1 0.8%  1 0.8%  
27 Cameroon  1 0.8%  0 0.0%  1 0.8%  
27 Central African Republic  0 0.0%  1 0.8%  1 0.8%  
27 Chad 0 0.0%  1 0.8%  1 0.8%  
27 Congo  0 0.0%  1 0.8%  1 0.8%  
27 Dominican Republic  1 0.8%  0 0.0%  1 0.8%  
27 Ecuador  0 0.0%  1 0.8%  1 0.8%  
27 Gabon  0 0.0%  1 0.8%  1 0.8%  
27 Georgia  1 0.8%  0 0.0%  1 0.8%  
27 Ghana  0 0.0%  1 0.8%  1 0.8%  
27 Guyana  0 0.0%  1 0.8%  1 0.8%  
27 Indonesia  1 0.8%  0 0.0%  1 0.8%  
27 Iran 1 0.8%  0 0.0%  1 0.8%  
27 Ireland  1 0.8%  0 0.0%  1 0.8%  
27 Kyrgyz Republic  1 0.8%  0 0.0%  1 0.8%  
27 Lao People's Democratic Republic  1 0.8%  0 0.0%  1 0.8%  
27 Malawi  0 0.0%  1 0.8%  1 0.8%  
27 Malaysia  1 0.8%  0 0.0%  1 0.8%  
27 Moldova, Republic of  1 0.8%  0 0.0%  1 0.8%  
27 Montenegro  1 0.8%  0 0.0%  1 0.8%  
27 Norway  1 0.8%  0 0.0%  1 0.8%  
27 Poland  1 0.8%  0 0.0%  1 0.8%  
27 Portugal  0 0.0%  1 0.8%  1 0.8%  
27 Romania  1 0.8%  0 0.0%  1 0.8%  
27 Serbia  1 0.8%  0 0.0%  1 0.8%  
27 Spain  1 0.8%  0 0.0%  1 0.8%  
27 Tajikistan  0 0.0%  1 0.8%  1 0.8%  
27 Tanzania  1 0.8%  0 0.0%  1 0.8%  
27 Timor -Leste  1 0.8%  0 0.0%  1 0.8%  
27 Togo 0 0.0%  1 0.8%  1 0.8%  
27 Tonga  1 0.8%  0 0.0%  1 0.8%  
27 Tunisia  0 0.0%  1 0.8%  1 0.8%  
27 Uganda  0 0.0%  1 0.8%  1 0.8%  
27 Ukraine  1 0.8%  0 0.0%  1 0.8%  
27 Vanuatu  1 0.8%  0 0.0%  1 0.8%  
27 Yemen  1 0.8%  0 0.0%  1 0.8%  
27 Zambia  0 0.0%  1 0.8%  1 0.8%  
 Total 81 61.8%  50 38.2%  131 100.0%  WT/BFA/W/483  
 
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ANNEX 1 5 
APPLICATIONS FOR YOU NG PROFESSIONALS BY COUNTRY AND GENDE R IN 201 8 
  Country / Cust. Territ.  Nbr of 
Females  % Nbr of 
Males  % Total 
Nbr % 
1 India 28 2.5%  30 2.7%  58 5.2%  
2 Nigeria  14 1.3%  35 3.2%  49 4.4%  
3 Brazil  24 2.2%  21 1.9%  45 4.1%  
4 Kenya  24 2.2%  18 1.6%  42 3.8%  
5 Russian Federation  22 2.0%  12 1.1%  34 3.1%  
6 China  21 1.9%  10 0.9%  31 2.8%  
7 Italy 20 1.8%  10 0.9%  30 2.7%  
8 Spain  12 1.1%  16 1.4%  28 2.5%  
9 Albania  16 1.4%  11 1.0%  27 2.4%  
10 Afghanistan  2 0.2%  23 2.1%  25 2.3%  
11 Mexico  11 1.0%  12 1.1%  23 2.1%  
12 Argentina  14 1.3%  8 0.7%  22 2.0%  
12 Colombia  11 1.0%  11 1.0%  22 2.0%  
12 Pakistan  1 0.1%  21 1.9%  22 2.0%  
15 United States of America  8 0.7%  13 1.2%  21 1.9%  
15 Zimbabwe  12 1.1%  9 0.8%  21 1.9%  
17 Cameroon  7 0.6%  9 0.8%  16 1.4%  
17 Egypt  6 0.5%  10 0.9%  16 1.4%  
17 Namibia  10 0.9%  6 0.5%  16 1.4%  
20 Israel  7 0.6%  8 0.7%  15 1.4%  
21 Ecuador  9 0.8%  5 0.5%  14 1.3%  
21 Moldova, Republic of  12 1.1%  2 0.2%  14 1.3%  
23 North Macedonia  9 0.8%  4 0.4%  13 1.2%  
24 France  4 0.4%  8 0.7%  12 1.1%  
24 Ghana  5 0.5%  7 0.6%  12 1.1%  
24 Peru 6 0.5%  6 0.5%  12 1.1%  
24 South Africa  7 0.6%  5 0.5%  12 1.1%  
24 Turkey  8 0.7%  4 0.4%  12 1.1%  
24 Ukraine  11 1.0%  1 0.1%  12 1.1%  
30 Philippines  7 0.6%  4 0.4%  11 1.0%  
31 Burkina Faso  2 0.2%  8 0.7%  10 0.9%  
31 Chile 4 0.4%  6 0.5%  10 0.9%  
31 Greece  7 0.6%  3 0.3%  10 0.9%  
31 Korea, Republic of  8 0.7%  2 0.2%  10 0.9%  
31 Tajikistan  4 0.4%  6 0.5%  10 0.9%  
36 Oman  3 0.3%  6 0.5%  9 0.8%  
36 Uganda  4 0.4%  5 0.5%  9 0.8%  
36 Zambia  2 0.2%  7 0.6%  9 0.8%  
39 Costa Rica  6 0.5%  2 0.2%  8 0.7%  
39 Democratic Republic of the Congo  1 0.1%  7 0.6%  8 0.7%  
39 Georgia  7 0.6%  1 0.1%  8 0.7%  
39 Liberia  1 0.1%  7 0.6%  8 0.7%  
39 Malawi  1 0.1%  7 0.6%  8 0.7%  
39 United Arab Emirates  7 0.6%  1 0.1%  8 0.7%  
45 Chinese Taipei  2 0.2%  5 0.5%  7 0.6%  
45 Côte d'Ivoire  2 0.2%  5 0.5%  7 0.6%  
45 Indonesia  0 0.0%  7 0.6%  7 0.6%  
45 Lesotho  4 0.4%  3 0.3%  7 0.6%  
45 Tanzania  3 0.3%  4 0.4%  7 0.6%  
50 Armenia  5 0.5%  1 0.1%  6 0.5%  
50 Croatia  2 0.2%  4 0.4%  6 0.5%  
50 Dominican Republic  3 0.3%  3 0.3%  6 0.5%  
50 Hong Kong, China  3 0.3%  3 0.3%  6 0.5%  
50 Kyrgyz Republic  5 0.5%  1 0.1%  6 0.5%  
50 Poland  6 0.5%  0 0.0%  6 0.5%  
50 Portugal  4 0.4%  2 0.2%  6 0.5%  
50 Senegal  3 0.3%  3 0.3%  6 0.5%  
50 Togo 1 0.1%  5 0.5%  6 0.5%  
50 Tunisia  3 0.3%  3 0.3%  6 0.5%  
60 Bangladesh  1 0.1%  4 0.4%  5 0.5%  
60 Bulgaria  4 0.4%  1 0.1%  5 0.5%  
60 Canada  1 0.1%  4 0.4%  5 0.5%  
60 Eswatini  4 0.4%  1 0.1%  5 0.5%  
60 Mongolia  5 0.5%  0 0.0%  5 0.5%  
60 Nepal  3 0.3%  2 0.2%  5 0.5%  
60 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of  3 0.3%  2 0.2%  5 0.5%  
60 Viet Nam  3 0.3%  2 0.2%  5 0.5%  
60 Yemen  0 0.0%  5 0.5%  5 0.5%  
69 Austria  2 0.2%  2 0.2%  4 0.4%  
69 Bolivia, Plurinational State of  4 0.4%  0 0.0%  4 0.4%  
69 Haiti 1 0.1%  3 0.3%  4 0.4%  WT/BFA/W/ 483 
 
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    Country / Cust. Territ.  Nbr of 
Females  % Nbr of 
Males  % Total 
Nbr % 
69 Honduras  3 0.3%  1 0.1%  4 0.4%  
69 Malaysia  1 0.1%  3 0.3%  4 0.4%  
69 Mali 2 0.2%  2 0.2%  4 0.4%  
69 Morocco  1 0.1%  3 0.3%  4 0.4%  
69 Romania  4 0.4%  0 0.0%  4 0.4%  
69 Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of  0 0.0%  4 0.4%  4 0.4%  
78 Angola  1 0.1%  2 0.2%  3 0.3%  
78 Australia  1 0.1%  2 0.2%  3 0.3%  
78 El Salvador  2 0.2%  1 0.1%  3 0.3%  
78 Gabon  0 0.0%  3 0.3%  3 0.3%  
78 Germany  3 0.3%  0 0.0%  3 0.3%  
78 Guatemala  2 0.2%  1 0.1%  3 0.3%  
78 Jordan  2 0.2%  1 0.1%  3 0.3%  
78 Macao, China  3 0.3%  0 0.0%  3 0.3%  
78 Mauritius  1 0.1%  2 0.2%  3 0.3%  
78 Myanmar  2 0.2%  1 0.1%  3 0.3%  
78 Niger  1 0.1%  2 0.2%  3 0.3%  
78 Papua New Guinea  1 0.1%  2 0.2%  3 0.3%  
78 Sri Lanka  2 0.2%  1 0.1%  3 0.3%  
78 Trinidad and Tobago  3 0.3%  0 0.0%  3 0.3%  
92 Antigua and Barbuda  1 0.1%  1 0.1%  2 0.2%  
92 Barbados  1 0.1%  1 0.1%  2 0.2%  
92 Belgium  2 0.2%  0 0.0%  2 0.2%  
92 Belize  1 0.1%  1 0.1%  2 0.2%  
92 Botswana  2 0.2%  0 0.0%  2 0.2%  
92 Burundi  0 0.0%  2 0.2%  2 0.2%  
92 Cambodia  0 0.0%  2 0.2%  2 0.2%  
92 Central African Republic  0 0.0%  2 0.2%  2 0.2%  
92 Chad 0 0.0%  2 0.2%  2 0.2%  
92 Congo  0 0.0%  2 0.2%  2 0.2%  
92 Czech Republic  1 0.1%  1 0.1%  2 0.2%  
92 Dominica  1 0.1%  1 0.1%  2 0.2%  
92 Jamaica  1 0.1%  1 0.1%  2 0.2%  
92 Japan  1 0.1%  1 0.1%  2 0.2%  
92 Kazakhstan  2 0.2%  0 0.0%  2 0.2%  
92 Lao People's Democratic Republic  1 0.1%  1 0.1%  2 0.2%  
92 Mauritania  1 0.1%  1 0.1%  2 0.2%  
92 Netherlands  0 0.0%  2 0.2%  2 0.2%  
92 Paraguay  2 0.2%  0 0.0%  2 0.2%  
92 Rwanda  0 0.0%  2 0.2%  2 0.2%  
92 Sierra Leone  1 0.1%  1 0.1%  2 0.2%  
92 Suriname  2 0.2%  0 0.0%  2 0.2%  
92 Switzerland  1 0.1%  1 0.1%  2 0.2%  
92 Thailand  1 0.1%  1 0.1%  2 0.2%  
92 United Kingdom  1 0.1%  1 0.1%  2 0.2%  
92 Uruguay  1 0.1%  1 0.1%  2 0.2%  
118 Bahrain, Kingdom of  1 0.1%  0 0.0%  1 0.1%  
118 Benin  1 0.1%  0 0.0%  1 0.1%  
118 Cuba 0 0.0%  1 0.1%  1 0.1%  
118 Denmark  1 0.1%  0 0.0%  1 0.1%  
118 Djibouti  0 0.0%  1 0.1%  1 0.1%  
118 Estonia  1 0.1%  0 0.0%  1 0.1%  
118 Ethiopia  0 0.0%  1 0.1%  1 0.1%  
118 Fiji 1 0.1%  0 0.0%  1 0.1%  
118 Guinea -Bissau  0 0.0%  1 0.1%  1 0.1%  
118 Hungary  1 0.1%  0 0.0%  1 0.1%  
118 Iceland  1 0.1%  0 0.0%  1 0.1%  
118 Latvia  1 0.1%  0 0.0%  1 0.1%  
118 Madagascar  1 0.1%  0 0.0%  1 0.1%  
118 Maldives  0 0.0%  1 0.1%  1 0.1%  
118 Montenegro  1 0.1%  0 0.0%  1 0.1%  
118 Mozambique  1 0.1%  0 0.0%  1 0.1%  
118 Nicaragua  1 0.1%  0 0.0%  1 0.1%  
118 Panama  0 0.0%  1 0.1%  1 0.1%  
118 Qatar  0 0.0%  1 0.1%  1 0.1%  
118 Saint Lucia  1 0.1%  0 0.0%  1 0.1%  
118 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  1 0.1%  0 0.0%  1 0.1%  
118 Slovak Republic  1 0.1%  0 0.0%  1 0.1%  
118 Somalia  0 0.0%  1 0.1%  1 0.1%  
118 Sweden  0 0.0%  1 0.1%  1 0.1%  
 Total 556 50.3%  550 49.7%  1,106 100.0%  
 
 
 
 
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  ANNEX 1 6 
APPLICATIONS FOR INTERNS  BY COUNTRY AND GEND ER IN 2018  
  Country / Cust. Territ.  Nbr of 
Females  % Nbr of 
Males  % Total 
Nbr % 
1 Italy 23 2.9%  32 4.1%  55 7.0%  
2 India 20 2.6%  30 3.8%  50 6.4%  
3 Nigeria  13 1.7%  27 3.5%  40 5.1%  
4 China  26 3.3%  9 1.2%  35 4.5%  
5 France  16 2.0%  16 2.0%  32 4.1%  
5 Spain  14 1.8%  18 2.3%  32 4.1%  
7 Kenya  12 1.5%  17 2.2%  29 3.7%  
8 Switzerland  10 1.3%  15 1.9%  25 3.2%  
9 Brazil  18 2.3%  6 0.8%  24 3.1%  
9 United States of America  16 2.0%  8 1.0%  24 3.1%  
11 Russian Federation  12 1.5%  7 0.9%  19 2.4%  
12 Cameroon  4 0.5%  14 1.8%  18 2.3%  
13 Canada  7 0.9%  7 0.9%  14 1.8%  
14 Ukraine  9 1.2%  4 0.5%  13 1.7%  
15 Colombia  1 0.1%  11 1.4%  12 1.5%  
15 Poland  9 1.2%  3 0.4%  12 1.5%  
15 Zimbabwe  5 0.6%  7 0.9%  12 1.5%  
18 Egypt  4 0.5%  7 0.9%  11 1.4%  
18 Greece  0 0.0%  11 1.4%  11 1.4%  
20 Albania  10 1.3%  0 0.0%  10 1.3%  
20 Argentina  6 0.8%  4 0.5%  10 1.3%  
20 Germany  7 0.9%  3 0.4%  10 1.3%  
20 Turkey  6 0.8%  4 0.5%  10 1.3%  
24 Kazakhstan  8 1.0%  1 0.1%  9 1.2%  
24 Pakistan  2 0.3%  7 0.9%  9 1.2%  
26 Gabon  2 0.3%  6 0.8%  8 1.0%  
26 Korea, Republic of  6 0.8%  2 0.3%  8 1.0%  
26 Mexico  5 0.6%  3 0.4%  8 1.0%  
26 Mongolia  8 1.0%  0 0.0%  8 1.0%  
26 Morocco  2 0.3%  6 0.8%  8 1.0%  
31 Burkina Faso  3 0.4%  4 0.5%  7 0.9%  
31 Ecuador  4 0.5%  3 0.4%  7 0.9%  
31 South Africa  6 0.8%  1 0.1%  7 0.9%  
34 Belgium  4 0.5%  2 0.3%  6 0.8%  
34 Côte d'Ivoire  2 0.3%  4 0.5%  6 0.8%  
34 Portugal  5 0.6%  1 0.1%  6 0.8%  
34 Tanzania  6 0.8%  0 0.0%  6 0.8%  
38 Bulgaria  2 0.3%  3 0.4%  5 0.6%  
38 Democratic Republic of the Congo  0 0.0%  5 0.6%  5 0.6%  
38 Ghana  0 0.0%  5 0.6%  5 0.6%  
38 Moldova, Republic of  4 0.5%  1 0.1%  5 0.6%  
38 Namibia  2 0.3%  3 0.4%  5 0.6%  
38 Peru 5 0.6%  0 0.0%  5 0.6%  
38 Philippines  3 0.4%  2 0.3%  5 0.6%  
38 Tunisia  5 0.6%  0 0.0%  5 0.6%  
38 Uganda  4 0.5%  1 0.1%  5 0.6%  
47 Japan  3 0.4%  1 0.1%  4 0.5%  
47 Netherlands  2 0.3%  2 0.3%  4 0.5%  
47 Romania  2 0.3%  2 0.3%  4 0.5%  
47 Thailand  2 0.3%  2 0.3%  4 0.5%  
47 United Kingdom  2 0.3%  2 0.3%  4 0.5%  
47 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of  1 0.1%  3 0.4%  4 0.5%  
47 Viet Nam  4 0.5%  0 0.0%  4 0.5%  
54 Armenia  3 0.4%  0 0.0%  3 0.4%  
54 Georgia  1 0.1%  2 0.3%  3 0.4%  
54 Guatemala  3 0.4%  0 0.0%  3 0.4%  
54 Haiti 0 0.0%  3 0.4%  3 0.4%  
54 Indonesia  1 0.1%  2 0.3%  3 0.4%  
54 Madagascar  3 0.4%  0 0.0%  3 0.4%  
54 Mauritania  0 0.0%  3 0.4%  3 0.4%  
54 North Macedonia  2 0.3%  1 0.1%  3 0.4%  
54 Rwanda  0 0.0%  3 0.4%  3 0.4%  
63 Afghanistan  0 0.0%  2 0.3%  2 0.3%  
63 Australia  0 0.0%  2 0.3%  2 0.3%  
63 Benin  0 0.0%  2 0.3%  2 0.3%  
63 Central African Republic  0 0.0%  2 0.3%  2 0.3%  
63 Chinese Taipei  0 0.0%  2 0.3%  2 0.3%  
63 Congo  1 0.1%  1 0.1%  2 0.3%  
63 Czech Republic  1 0.1%  1 0.1%  2 0.3%  
63 Dominican Republic  1 0.1%  1 0.1%  2 0.3%  
63 Estonia  2 0.3%  0 0.0%  2 0.3%  
63 Hungary  1 0.1%  1 0.1%  2 0.3%  WT/BFA/W/ 483 
 
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    Country / Cust. Territ.  Nbr of 
Females  % Nbr of 
Males  % Total 
Nbr % 
63 Ireland  1 0.1%  1 0.1%  2 0.3%  
63 Israel  0 0.0%  2 0.3%  2 0.3%  
63 Malawi  1 0.1%  1 0.1%  2 0.3%  
63 Malaysia  1 0.1%  1 0.1%  2 0.3%  
63 Slovak Republic  2 0.3%  0 0.0%  2 0.3%  
63 Tajikistan  0 0.0%  2 0.3%  2 0.3%  
63 Togo 0 0.0%  2 0.3%  2 0.3%  
80 Angola  0 0.0%  1 0.1%  1 0.1%  
80 Antigua and Barbuda  1 0.1%  0 0.0%  1 0.1%  
80 Austria  0 0.0%  1 0.1%  1 0.1%  
80 Bangladesh  0 0.0%  1 0.1%  1 0.1%  
80 Botswana  1 0.1%  0 0.0%  1 0.1%  
80 Cabo Verde  0 0.0%  1 0.1%  1 0.1%  
80 Cambodia  0 0.0%  1 0.1%  1 0.1%  
80 Chile 1 0.1%  0 0.0%  1 0.1%  
80 Costa Rica  1 0.1%  0 0.0%  1 0.1%  
80 Cyprus  0 0.0%  1 0.1%  1 0.1%  
80 Denmark  0 0.0%  1 0.1%  1 0.1%  
80 El Salvador  1 0.1%  0 0.0%  1 0.1%  
80 Ethiopia  0 0.0%  1 0.1%  1 0.1%  
80 Guinea  0 0.0%  1 0.1%  1 0.1%  
80 Honduras  0 0.0%  1 0.1%  1 0.1%  
80 Jamaica  1 0.1%  0 0.0%  1 0.1%  
80 Jordan  1 0.1%  0 0.0%  1 0.1%  
80 Kuwait, the State of  0 0.0%  1 0.1%  1 0.1%  
80 Liberia  0 0.0%  1 0.1%  1 0.1%  
80 Lithuania  0 0.0%  1 0.1%  1 0.1%  
80 Mauritius  0 0.0%  1 0.1%  1 0.1%  
80 Montenegro  1 0.1%  0 0.0%  1 0.1%  
80 Myanmar  1 0.1%  0 0.0%  1 0.1%  
80 Norway  1 0.1%  0 0.0%  1 0.1%  
80 Oman  0 0.0%  1 0.1%  1 0.1%  
80 Papua New Guinea  0 0.0%  1 0.1%  1 0.1%  
80 Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of  1 0.1%  0 0.0%  1 0.1%  
80 Senegal  0 0.0%  1 0.1%  1 0.1%  
80 Suriname  1 0.1%  0 0.0%  1 0.1%  
80 Sweden  1 0.1%  0 0.0%  1 0.1%  
80 The Gambia  0 0.0%  1 0.1%  1 0.1%  
80 Trinidad and Tobago  1 0.1%  0 0.0%  1 0.1%  
80 Uruguay  0 0.0%  1 0.1%  1 0.1%  
80 Vanuatu  0 0.0%  1 0.1%  1 0.1%  
80 Yemen  0 0.0%  1 0.1%  1 0.1%  
80 Zambia  1 0.1%  0 0.0%  1 0.1%  
 Total 391 50.1%  390 49.9%  781 100.0%  
 
 
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