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Committee on Budget, Finance and Administration    
 
2017  ANNUAL REPORT ON DIV ERSITY IN THE WTO SE CRETARIAT  
1  INTRODUCTION  
This document presents the Annual Report on Diversity in the WTO Secretariat for the 1.1.  
year 2017. It is the ninth Annual Report on Diversity prepared by the Secretariat.1 
Like the previous reports, the 2017 Annual Report provides detailed data on the composition 1.2.  
of WTO staff as at  31 December 2017 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  recently established 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 1.3.  
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 a nd least developed countries  (LDCs) , 
colleagues from the Human Resources Division as well as HR Director  have gone on outreac h 
missions to bring awareness on  the career opportunities  offered at the WTO . 
2  UPDATE ON THE SECRET ARIAT'S ACTIONS TO C ONTINUOUSLY I MPROVE DIVERSITY  
The Se cretariat continues to  outline the progress  made  on diversity based on the response to 2.1.  
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 me rit and diversity, in line with the WTO Staff Regulations, 2.2.  
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 standards 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.  
 
3  WTO RECRUITMENT POLI CY AND PROCESS  
Recruitment in the Secretariat continues to be firmly based on the principles set out in Staff 3.1.  
Regulation 3.1, which states the following:  
                                                
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) and 22 March 2017 (WT/BFA/W/415 and 
WT/BFA/W/415/Corr.1 ). 
2 12 April 2010 (WT/BFA/W/198), 17 May 2010  (WT/BFA/W/204 ), 16 July 2010 (WT/BFA/W/207)  WT/BF A/W/457  
 
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  "The recruitment policy of the WTO shall be to seek to attract and retain staff members offering 
the highest standards of compete nce, 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 diversification of the Secretariat ." 
 
Positions continue to be  systematically advertised through social media outlets such as 3.2.  
Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook to assist in attracting a broad er pool of qualified candidates . 
These efforts have continued to increase the number of total applications received. While an 
average of  104 individuals applied per vacancy notice  in 2016 , this number increased to 118 
applications per vacancy notice in 2017, representing an increase of  13.5%. 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 3.3.  
the Secretariat's efforts to broaden diversity and increas e the number of professionals from 
unrepresented Members  from developing and LDCs. The programme offers targeted training and 
mentoring to enhance the skills of young professionals (YPs) with graduate 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. Details on this programme can be found under 
Section 8 " Young Professional s and Internship Programmes" as well as in Annexes 11 to 14.  
4  TURNOVER IN RELATION  TO DIVERSITY  
Overall turnover of staff in the WTO has been  traditionally low as illustrated in C hart 1.  From 4.1.  
2001 to 2009, the average annual t urnover 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 5.1 % and has mainly been  attributed to the number of retirements taken.  In 2017, 
31.8% of separations were due to resignations. 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 illustrates turnover  percentages by occupational grouping since 2007. 4.2.  
Overall, the trend shows  that turnover has generally  been higher for professional staff. This was 
the case  in 2017 , with a turnover of 2% for professional staff and 1.4% for support s taff. 
Chart 1 WTO Staff T urnover from 2001 to 201 7 
 
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2.8%4.0%5.5%
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  Chart 2 WTO Staff Turnover by Occupat ional Grouping from 2007 to 2017  
 
 
 
5  WTO STAFF BY MEMBER  
While there has been a surge in r ecruitment activity  in the last few years , changes in the 5.1.  
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 categories: (1) all staff, 
(2) professional staff and (3 ) professional staff excluding linguistic staff. This categorization 
accounts  for the fact that a large percentage of suppor t staff are hired in the local area and that 
staff in the language area (translators, interpreters , revisers ) are often drawn from Members with 
one of WTO's three official languages  – English, French and Spanish . 
In 201 7, the number of nationalities  repres ented in the Secretariat totals  86 (Annex 1 ). 5.2.  
Since  2016, there was an increase of four in the number of Members represented  with the addition 
of Cameroon, Lithuania, Seychelles, Sri Lanka. Effective in  2017 for statistical purposes, the 
Secretariat will always consider the staff members' first nationality when hired 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 m ember had to relinquish their first nationality when  acquiring another  
nationality . 
Looking at professional staff  (linguistic staff excluded) , 82 Members are represented  5.3.  
(Annex  3). Except for  France (as along with Switzerland is part of the local employmen t market 
from which many qualified candidates apply for technical or linguistic positions) , the United States 
of America ha s the next highest share  of staff  (7.4%). The highest number  of female  professionals  
apart from France is from the United States of America (3.8%) , while  the highest number of male 
professionals are from Germany (3.8%). 
As shown in Chart 3, t he share of professional staff repr esented b y developing and LDCs  5.4.  
increased from 21.6 % in January 1995 to 38% in December 201 7 (further percentage s can be 
shown in Annex 4). Men have generally outnumbered women in developed, developing and LDCs. 
Although more specifically, t he percentage  of males  from developed countries has continued to 
decrease (from 54.4% in 1995 to 32.8% in 201 7), and the percen tage of female s has continued to 
increase  from developing and LDCs (7% in 1995 to 15.8% in 2017 ). 
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Professional 2.4% 2.6% 1.4% 1.5% 1.8% 2.4% 3.7% 2.7% 2.7% 3.9% 2.0%
Support 2.3% 1.8% 2.1% 0.9% 1.5% 1.3% 1.8% 0.9% 4.1% 2.4% 1.4%0.0%0.5%1.0%1.5%2.0%2.5%3.0%3.5%4.0%4.5%WT/BF A/W/457  
 
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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  5.5.  
(50.1%) for both males and females . However, the proportion of male professionals from Europe 
and North America have  continued to d ecrease  since 1995 (from 38.6% to 24.8 % 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 5.6.  
the percentages for female professionals have fluctuated for Latin America and North America 
since 1995, the percentages have nevertheless increased in comparison to 2016 ( 3.2% to 3.6% 
for females from Latin America).  Since 1995, representation of female professionals from Africa 
rose from 0 to 4 .4%. 
In the case of Oceania, the proportion of female professionals decreased from 1.2%  in 1995  5.7.  
to 0. 2% in 2017. Although , it shoul d be highlighted that this region accounts for the lowest 
number of staff. Annex 5 provides further percentages illustrating representation by region among 
total WTO staff  as well as professional staff.  
 
0.0%0.6%1.9%
0.0%1.5%3.2%
0.0%0.5%1.0%1.5%2.0%2.5%3.0%3.5%
Jan-95 Dec-05 Dec-17LDCs
Female
Male
7.0%8.5%13.9%14.6%17.3%19.0%
0.0%2.0%4.0%6.0%8.0%10.0%12.0%14.0%16.0%18.0%20.0%
Jan-95 Dec-05 Dec-17Developing
Female
Male
24.0%29.6%
29.2%54.4%
42.5%
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  Chart 4 WTO Professional Staff by Region and Gender  
 
 
 
As of 31 December 201 7, the Secretariat had a total of 2 7 staff members at Director -level 5.8.  
and above  (of which 5 are female) , shown in Table 1 . This comprises the Director -General, De puty 
Director s-General , Chef  de Cabinet,  Head of Office of Internal Ov ersight, Directors  and interim 
Director  (Officer in Charge)3. In 2017, three candidates were appointed to Director -level posts 
(one male in the Legal Affairs Division, one male in the Agriculture and Commodities Division, and 
one female in the Trade in Ser vices and Investment Division ). Since then in 2018, one additional 
female candidate has been appointed to a Director -level post in the Rules Division.  
As per the Policy on the Evaluation of Directors issued in 2nd quarter of 2017, staff members 5.9.  
who are ap pointed Director after the issuance of the policy will be on a probationary assignment 
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 Evaluation Board (comprised of the four 
Deputy Directors -General a nd 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 position s and above , 5.10.   
Asia has the strongest representation at 22.2%, which increased from 17.9% in 2016 . While the 
                                                
3 While there were 4 female staff members at grade 11 in December 2017, there was 1 additional 
female staff member at grade 10 acting as "Officer in Charge" in the Accessions Division due to a Director 
separation in the 3rd quarter of 2017. She was subsequently appointed for the Director -level post in April 
2018.  
1.2%
0.3% 0.2%4.1%
2.9%
1.7%
0.0%0.5%1.0%1.5%2.0%2.5%3.0%3.5%4.0%4.5%
01.01.1995 31.12.2005 31.12.2017Oceania
Female
Male
6.4%7.0%
5.1%11.1%
8.8%
7.5%
0.0%2.0%4.0%6.0%8.0%10.0%12.0%
01.01.1995 31.12.2005 31.12.2017North America
Female
Male
4.1%
2.3%3.6%5.8%7.0%6.6%
0.0%1.0%2.0%3.0%4.0%5.0%6.0%7.0%8.0%
01.01.1995 31.12.2005 31.12.2017Latin America
Female
Male
16.4%22.3%25.3%38.6%
31.1%
24.8%
0.0%5.0%10.0%15.0%20.0%25.0%30.0%35.0%40.0%45.0%
01.01.1995 31.12.2005 31.12.2017Europe
Female
Male
2.6%4.4%
1.8%4.7%5.4%
0.0%1.0%2.0%3.0%4.0%5.0%6.0%
01.01.1995 31.12.2005 31.12.2017Africa
Female
Male
 2.9%4.1%6.3%7.6%
6.7%9.0%
0.0%2.0%4.0%6.0%8.0%10.0%
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  representation from developed countries increased since 2016 , over half of those in director -level 
positions and above continue to come from developi ng and LDCs (51.8%).  
 
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%  13 48.1%  17 63.0%  
10 1 3.7%  2 7.4%  3 11.1%  
Total  5 18.5%  22 81.5%  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 6.1.  
applicants included do not consider  the extent to which candidates meet the minimum 
requirements of a position.  It also encompasses applications received from candidates that may 
have applied for several positions, as well as from vacancy notices that have been reissued. What 
can be adequat ely 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  6.2.  
since the E -recruitment system was implemented (in 2009) . Additional  contributing factor s are 
also the  increased presence in social media, as well as the outreach conducted and participation  of 
WTO Secretariat staff  in various career events in 20 17. This has also continued throughout 2018.  
Colleagues  from the Human Resources Division as well as the HR Director visited the 6.3.  
following Member countries to increase the number of qualified candidates coming from these 
regions : (1) Albania,  (2) Moldova, Republic of , (3) Montenegro,  (4) Separate Customs Territory of 
Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu, (5) South Africa, and  (6) Tanzania. The Secretariat intends 
to continue visiting unrepresented Member countries to promote awareness regarding career 
opportun ities at the WTO.  
Moreover, the Secretariat also attended and participated in career events held at the WTO as 6.4.  
well as in neighbouring cities . Presentations were made  by colleagues from the Human Resources 
Division , including  Question and Answer sessions, to individual participants as well as  Universities.  
The events held were as f ollows:  
a. International Care er Fair 2017  – Berlin , Germany  
b. Bocconi University, Graduate School (Group of Students on a Master's programme) –
WTO 
c. Erasmus University of Rotterdam ( Group of Law Students ) – WTO 
In 201 7, the S ecretariat received a total of 6,919  applications in response to 59 vacancy 6.5.  
notices  (VNs).  Of the 59 VNs advertised, 36 were for professional positions (20 external, 
16 internal). From these 36 VNs , the Secretaria t received 4,820 applications  (shown in Annex 8).   
Table 2 below shows the number of VNs advertised per grade in 2017 as well as the 6.6.  
corresponding number of applications received by males and females. For  professional positions 
advertised, the proportion of applications received by males  (54.7%) outweighed those by females  
(45.3%). Apart from  grade 6, t he percentage  of male applications received are higher for every 
grade.  For the Director position advertised  (grade 11), approximately 7 3% of applications received 
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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  36 2183  45.3%  2637  54.7%  4820  
11 1 27 27.3%  72 72.7%  99 
10  4 68 34.0%  132 66.0%  200 
9  4 200 45.0%  244 55.0%  444 
8 12 428 43.8%  550 56.2%  978 
7 12 563 41.6%  791 58.4%  1354 
6 3 897 51.4%  848 48.6%  1745 
Support  23 1154  55.0%  945 45.0%  2099  
7 2 84 51.2%  80 48.8%  164 
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5 8 227 57.0%  171 43.0%  398 
4 12 769 55.4%  618 44.6%  1387 
3 1 74 49.3%  76 50.7%  150 
Total  59 3337  48.2%  3582  51.8%  6919  
  
The highest number of applications received  was from India and subsequently France  for the 6.7.  
following two categories : (1) all VNs , and  (2) professional VNs.  Among African  Members, the 
highest number of applications 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 qualifie d 6.8.  
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 professional positions advertised in 201 7, France  6.9.  
represented the Member w ith the highest number (17.2%). This is followed by the United States of 
America  (7.3%), then Canada, India, and Italy  (4.6%).  
It is worth not ing that only two linguistic positions were advertised internally in 2017, of 6.10.   
which one was subsequently issued externally in 2018. The difference in figures for professional 
positions  advertised, linguistic and non -linguistic, was  therefore  insignific ant. As a result, only one 
table was provided showing all professional positions for both Annex 8 and 9.  
Table 3  below further shows the shortlisted candid ates by grade level and gender  in 2017 , 6.11.   
as well as the number of VNs advertised per grade.   
Table 3 Shortlisted candidates for all vacancy notices  issued in 2017  
Grade  Nbr of 
VNs Nbr of 
Females  % Nbr of 
Males  % Total Nbr  
Professional  36 58 38.4%  93 61.6%  151 
11 1 3 27.3%  8 72.7%  11 
10 4 9 40.9%  13 59.1%  22 
9 4 9 47.4%  10 52.6%  19 
8 12 12 35.3%  22 64.7%  34 
7 12 15 34.9%  28 65.1%  43 
6 3 10 45.5%  12 54.5%  22 
Support  23 54 79.4%  14 20.6%  68 
7 2 6 66.7%  3 33.3%  9 
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5 8 16 76.2%  5 23.8%  21 
4 12 26 81.3%  6 18.8%  32 
3 1 6 100.0%  0 0.0%  6 
Total  59 112 51.1%  107 48.9%  219 
  
In 201 7, the Secretariat appointed 3 1 staff members . Two of these were from previously 6.12.   
unrepresented Members: Seychelles and Lithuania. From the 31 staff members appointed,  26 were 
for professional positions (with 1 4 of the 26 staff members at the junior professional  level).  
In terms of  the number of  appointments by member country status , 46.1%  (12 of 26) of 6.13.   
professional staff appointed were from developing  countries  and LDCs (further data is shown in WT/BF A/W/457  
 
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  Annex 7). This is a significant increase from 2016, wh ere 29.4% of professional staff were 
appointed under  the same classification (5 of 17).  
Looking at professional positions only, the overall percentage of males and females 6.14.   
appointed (38.5% and 61.5% respectively, Table 4) correspond very similarly  with the  percentage 
of males and females shortlisted (38.4% and 61.6% respectively, Table 3). More generally, a 
higher number of males were appointed t o professional positions in 201 7, although females 
accounted for a higher  number of senior appointments from grad es 9 through 11 (5 females, 2 
males).  
Table 4 Appointments  (External Hires)  in 2017  
Grade  Nbr of 
Females  % Nbr of 
Males  % Total Nbr  
Professional  10 38.5%  16 61.5%  26 
DDG - 0.0%  1 100.0%  1 
11 1 33.3%  2 66.7%  3 
10 1 100.0%  - 0.0%  1 
9 3 100.0%  - 0.0%  3 
8 - 0.0%  1 100.0%  1 
7 3 33.3%  6 66.7%  9 
6 2 25.0%  6 75.0%  8 
Support  2 40.0%  3 60.0%  5 
5 1 25.0%  3 75.0%  4 
4 1 100.0%  - 0.0%  1 
Total  12 38.7%  19 61.3%  31 
 
7  GENDER BALANCE  
Women currently represent approximately 54% of staff in t he organization (see 7.1.  
Annex  1 to 3), outnumber ing men at the WTO by 356 to 309. Among professional staff, men 
outnumber women by 22 6 to 185 . In terms of total staff in 201 7, 61.8% are in professional 
positions . Out of the professional staff population, female representation wen t from 31% in 1995 
to 45% in 2017  (shown in  Annex 10) . Of the support staff population, 67.3% are women whereas 
32.7% are men. In 1995, these percentages were 72.2% and 27.8% respectively. 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 5.6%).  WT/BFA/W/457  
 
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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, 7.2.  
this number rose to 4  as of December 201 7, with one female staff member at grade 10 acting as 
"Officer in Charge ". 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 2.3% in 2017 . 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 7.3.  
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, 12.5%Support Women, 
42.5%
Support Women, 
30.5%Support Women, 
25.7%Professional Men, 
28.4%
Professional Men, 
33.8%
Professional Men, 
34.0%Professional Women , 
12.7%Professional Women, 
21.3% Professional Women, 
27.8%
0%20%40%60%80%100%
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  Chart 6  WTO  Professional  Staff by Grade  and Gender  
 
 
8  YOUNG PROFESSIONAL S AND INTERNSHIP  PROGRAMMES   
In 2017, the WTO had the following seven programmes:  8.1.  
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 8.2.  
professionals from d eveloping and LDCs who are not represented in the Secretariat. The first 
cohort of five  YPs from four unrepresented countries  commenced in January 2017. In April 2017, a 
vacancy notice was issued for the 2018 selection of YPs and the Secretariat received 1 ,502 
applications (493  applications from 61 unrepresented Members  (developing and LDCs)  at the 
professional level). From this selection process, 15  young professionals from 15 unrepresented 
countries4 were chosen  to begin in early 2018.  
The WTO Internship Programme is designed for post -graduate university students from 8.3.  
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.  
                                                
4 Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia , Cameroon , Côte d'Ivoire, El Salvador, Georgia, Indonesia,  Kazakhstan, 
Madagascar, Mongolia, Panama, Paraguay , Saint Vincent and the Grenadines , Thailand, and Togo.  
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  On 14  July 2011, The People's Republic  of China and the WTO signed a Memorandum of 8.4.  
Understanding concerning 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 Studies , Netherlands 8.5.  
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 with an opportunity to directly participate in 
the WTO's work in Geneva.  
Young Professionals and Interns are selected based on  merit, qualifications and expertise.  8.6.  
Annex 11  provides further details on the above -mentioned  programmes, including each 
programme's purpose, eligibility and duration.  
Annex 14 provides data on number of applications received in 2017 by gender for three 8.7.  
programmes: Young Professionals  Programme , WTO Internships, and China's LDCs and Accessions 
Programme . A total of 2,456 applications were received from 145 countries  (1,087 from women 
and 1,369 from men). The highest number of applications received was from Nigeria (577), far 
surpassing the secon d highest received from Kenya (98).  
8.1  Overall Participation  in the Young Professionals and Internship P rogrammes  
In 201 7, the data relating to the Young Professionals and  Internship Programmes illustrates  a 8.8.  
high number of participants and broad diversity (Annex  12 and 13 ), with 156 total YPs and interns 
from 82 countries that participated in the seven  programmes. The 82 countries are composed of 
77 Member countries  and five countr ies in accession negotiations. Out of the 156 YPs and interns, 
73.7% were fro m developing and LDCs. Chart 7 below illustrates that  Asia (30.1%) has the 
highest level of repres entation, follow ed by Europe  (26.9%), Africa (24.4%), Latin America 
(10.9%), and North  America  (4.5%). Chart 8 shows the regions of the five YPs appointed in 2017, 
representing four Members from developing countries5. Further  illustrated in Annex 13 , China  is 
shown to have the highest level of representation  at 7.1%, followed by  India (5.8%) and the 
Russian Federation (5.1%) . 
Chart 7 Total Number of Young Professionals and Interns  by Region from  2015 to 2017  
 
 
                                                
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  Chart 8 Young Professionals  Programme by Re gion in 2017  
 
 
8.2  Participation in WTO In ternship Programme  
In 201 7, 98 interns participated in the WTO Internship Programme , representing 40 8.9.  
Members . Out of these 98  interns recruited, 58.1% were from developing  and LDCs.  
Annex 12  along with Chart 9 below show that Europe ( 39.8%) had  the highest level of 8.10.   
representation, followed by Asia  (29.6%), and Africa ( 11.2%). In 2017, the proportion of female  
interns was higher than that of male interns in the WTO Internship Programme ( 53.1% and 46.9% 
respectively).  
Chart 9 WTO Internship Programme by Re gion from  2015  to 2017  
 
 
8.3  Participation in Developing Country and LDC -Focused Internship Programmes  
In 2017, 53 interns participated in five developing country and LDC -focused internship 8.11.   
programmes.6 The 53 interns represented 46 countries , in which 41 were Members  and five 
countries in accession negotiations.  Of the 53 interns, 50.9% were from developing countries and 
49.1% from LDCs.  Annex 12 and Chart 10 below illustrate t hat in 201 7, Africa ( 50.9%) had the 
highest level of representation, followed by Asia ( 32.1%). The proportion of male interns ( 54.7%) 
in these programmes  was slightly higher than that of female interns ( 45.3%) in 201 7. 
                                                
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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 Statu s, and Gender  (1995 – 2017)  
Annex 8 : Applications Received by Gender for Positio ns Advertised in 2017  
Annex 9 : Short listed Candidates by Gender for Positio ns Advertised in 2017  
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 and Interns  by Country  and Gender  in 2017  
Annex 14:  Applications for Young Professionals and Interns  by Country and Gender in 2017  
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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 2017 (86  Members Represented)  
 Member  Nbr of 
Females  % Nbr of 
Males  % Total  
Nbr % 
1 France  101 15.2%  69 10.4%  170 25.6%  
2 United Kingdom  44 6.6%  13 2.0%  57 8.6%  
3 Spain  30 4.5%  16 2.4%  46 6.9%  
4 United States of America  23 3.5%  14 2.1%  37 5.6%  
5 Italy 10 1.5%  14 2.1%  24 3.6%  
6 Germany  9 1.4%  14 2.1%  23 3.5%  
7 China  9 1.4%  7 1.1%  16 2.4%  
8 India 4 0.6%  11 1.7%  15 2.3%  
8 Philippines  6 0.9%  9 1.4%  15 2.3%  
10 Brazil  5 0.8%  9 1.4%  14 2.1%  
10 Canada  3 0.5%  11 1.7%  14 2.1%  
10 Ireland  13 2.0%  1 0.2%  14 2.1%  
10 Switzerland  7 1.1%  7 1.1%  14 2.1%  
14 Peru 6 0.9%  4 0.6%  10 1.5%  
15 Mexico  2 0.3%  7 1.1%  9 1.4%  
16 Argentina  3 0.5%  5 0.8%  8 1.2%  
16 Australia  2 0.3%  6 0.9%  8 1.2%  
16 Colombia  3 0.5%  5 0.8%  8 1.2%  
19 Netherlands  1 0.2%  5 0.8%  6 0.9%  
20 Bulgaria  1 0.2%  4 0.6%  5 0.8%  
20 Finland  2 0.3%  3 0.5%  5 0.8%  
20 Greece  3 0.5%  2 0.3%  5 0.8%  
20 Japan  2 0.3%  3 0.5%  5 0.8%  
20 Pakistan  1 0.2%  4 0.6%  5 0.8%  
20 Portugal  1 0.2%  4 0.6%  5 0.8%  
26 Austria  2 0.3%  2 0.3%  4 0.6%  
26 Belgium  2 0.3%  2 0.3%  4 0.6%  
26 Egypt  3 0.5%  1 0.2%  4 0.6%  
26 Korea, Republic of  4 0.6%    0.0%  4 0.6%  
26 Morocco  1 0.2%  3 0.5%  4 0.6%  
26 Poland  3 0.5%  1 0.2%  4 0.6%  
26 Russian Federation  3 0.5%  1 0.2%  4 0.6%  
26 Tunisia  2 0.3%  2 0.3%  4 0.6%  
26 Turkey  1 0.2%  3 0.5%  4 0.6%  
26 Uganda  4 0.6%    0.0%  4 0.6%  
26 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of  1 0.2%  3 0.5%  4 0.6%  
37 Democratic Republic of the Congo  1 0.2%  2 0.3%  3 0.5%  
37 Denmark  2 0.3%  1 0.2%  3 0.5%  
37 Ecuador  1 0.2%  2 0.3%  3 0.5%  
37 Hungary  1 0.2%  2 0.3%  3 0.5%  
37 South Africa  1 0.2%  2 0.3%  3 0.5%  
37 Sweden  1 0.2%  2 0.3%  3 0.5%  
37 Ukraine  2 0.3%  1 0.2%  3 0.5%  
37 Uruguay    0.0%  3 0.5%  3 0.5%  
45 Benin    0.0%  2 0.3%  2 0.3%  
45 Bolivia, Plurinational State of    0.0%  2 0.3%  2 0.3%  
45 Chile 2 0.3%    0.0%  2 0.3%  
45 Costa Rica  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  2 0.3%  
45 Ghana    0.0%  2 0.3%  2 0.3%  
45 Guatemala  2 0.3%    0.0%  2 0.3%  
45 Guinea  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  2 0.3%  
45 Honduras  2 0.3%    0.0%  2 0.3%  
45 Malaysia    0.0%  2 0.3%  2 0.3%  
45 Mauritius    0.0%  2 0.3%  2 0.3%  
45 Nepal    0.0%  2 0.3%  2 0.3%  
45 Norway    0.0%  2 0.3%  2 0.3%  
45 Romania  2 0.3%    0.0%  2 0.3%  
45 Senegal    0.0%  2 0.3%  2 0.3%  
45 Sri Lanka  2 0.3%    0.0%  2 0.3%  
45 Tanzania  2 0.3%    0.0%  2 0.3%  
45 Zimbabwe  2 0.3%    0.0%  2 0.3%  
62 Bangladesh    0.0%  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  
62 Barbados    0.0%  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  
62 Botswana  1 0.2%    0.0%  1 0.2%  
62 Burundi    0.0%  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  
62 Cameroon  1 0.2%    0.0%  1 0.2%  
62 Chad   0.0%  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  
62 Croatia  1 0.2%    0.0%  1 0.2%  
62 Cuba 1 0.2%    0.0%  1 0.2%  
62 Czech Republic  1 0.2%    0.0%  1 0.2%  
62 Estonia  1 0.2%    0.0%  1 0.2%  
62 Jamaica  1 0.2%    0.0%  1 0.2%  
62 Jordan  1 0.2%    0.0%  1 0.2%  
62 Kenya  1 0.2%    0.0%  1 0.2%  
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31 DECEMBER 2017 (86  Members Represented)  
 Member  Nbr of 
Females  % Nbr of 
Males  % Total  
Nbr % 
62 Malawi    0.0%  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  
62 New Zealand    0.0%  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  
62 Nigeria    0.0%  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  
62 Paraguay  1 0.2%    0.0%  1 0.2%  
62 Rwanda    0.0%  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  
62 Seychelles    0.0%  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  
62 Sierra Leone    0.0%  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  
62 The Gambia  1 0.2%    0.0%  1 0.2%  
62 Trinidad and Tobago  1 0.2%    0.0%  1 0.2%  
62 Viet Nam  1 0.2%    0.0%  1 0.2%  
62 Zambia  1 0.2%    0.0%  1 0.2%  
  Total 356 53.5%  309 46.5%  665 100.0%  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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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 2017  (82 Members Represented)  
 Member  Nbr of 
Females  % Nbr of 
Males  % Total 
Nbr % 
1 France  33 8.0%  23 5.6%  56 13.6%  
2 United States of America  16 3.9%  14 3.4%  30 7.3%  
3 Spain  17 4.1%  11 2.7%  28 6.8%  
4 United Kingdom  12 2.9%  10 2.4%  22 5.4%  
5 Germany  7 1.7%  14 3.4%  21 5.1%  
6 Italy 8 1.9%  12 2.9%  20 4.9%  
7 China  8 1.9%  7 1.7%  15 3.6%  
8 Canada  3 0.7%  11 2.7%  14 3.4%  
9 India 3 0.7%  10 2.4%  13 3.2%  
10 Brazil  3 0.7%  8 1.9%  11 2.7%  
10 Philippines  5 1.2%  6 1.5%  11 2.7%  
12 Mexico  2 0.5%  6 1.5%  8 1.9%  
12 Switzerland  3 0.7%  5 1.2%  8 1.9%  
14 Australia  1 0.2%  6 1.5%  7 1.7%  
15 Colombia  1 0.2%  5 1.2%  6 1.5%  
16 Bulgaria  1 0.2%  4 1.0%  5 1.2%  
16 Ireland  4 1.0%  1 0.2%  5 1.2%  
16 Japan  2 0.5%  3 0.7%  5 1.2%  
16 Netherlands    0.0%  5 1.2%  5 1.2%  
16 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%  
21 Uganda  4 1.0%    0.0%  4 1.0%  
28 Argentina  1 0.2%  2 0.5%  3 0.7%  
28 Ecuador  1 0.2%  2 0.5%  3 0.7%  
28 Finland  1 0.2%  2 0.5%  3 0.7%  
28 Greece  2 0.5%  1 0.2%  3 0.7%  
28 Morocco  1 0.2%  2 0.5%  3 0.7%  
28 Poland  2 0.5%  1 0.2%  3 0.7%  
28 Sweden  1 0.2%  2 0.5%  3 0.7%  
28 Tunisia  1 0.2%  2 0.5%  3 0.7%  
28 Ukraine  2 0.5%  1 0.2%  3 0.7%  
28 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of  1 0.2%  2 0.5%  3 0.7%  
38 Benin    0.0%  2 0.5%  2 0.5%  
38 Bolivia, Plurinational State of    0.0%  2 0.5%  2 0.5%  
38 Costa Rica  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  2 0.5%  
38 Denmark  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  2 0.5%  
38 Ghana    0.0%  2 0.5%  2 0.5%  
38 Guinea  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  2 0.5%  
38 Hungary    0.0%  2 0.5%  2 0.5%  
38 Malaysia    0.0%  2 0.5%  2 0.5%  
38 Nepal    0.0%  2 0.5%  2 0.5%  
38 Portugal  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  2 0.5%  
38 South Africa    0.0%  2 0.5%  2 0.5%  
38 Uruguay    0.0%  2 0.5%  2 0.5%  
38 Zimbabwe  2 0.5%    0.0%  2 0.5%  
51 Bangladesh    0.0%  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  
51 Barbados    0.0%  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  
51 Belgium    0.0%  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  
51 Botswana  1 0.2%    0.0%  1 0.2%  
51 Burundi    0.0%  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  
51 Cameroon  1 0.2%    0.0%  1 0.2%  
51 Chad   0.0%  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  
51 Chile 1 0.2%    0.0%  1 0.2%  
51 Croatia  1 0.2%    0.0%  1 0.2%  
51 Czech Republic  1 0.2%    0.0%  1 0.2%  
51 Democratic Republic of the Congo    0.0%  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  
51 Estonia  1 0.2%    0.0%  1 0.2%  
51 Guatemala  1 0.2%    0.0%  1 0.2%  
51 Jamaica  1 0.2%    0.0%  1 0.2%  
51 Jordan  1 0.2%    0.0%  1 0.2%  
51 Kenya  1 0.2%    0.0%  1 0.2%  
51 Lithuania    0.0%  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  
51 Malawi    0.0%  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  
51 Mauritius    0.0%  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  
51 New Zealand    0.0%  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  
51 Nigeria    0.0%  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  
51 Norway    0.0%  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  
51 Romania  1 0.2%    0.0%  1 0.2%  
51 Rwanda    0.0%  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  
51 Senegal    0.0%  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  WT/BF A/W/457  
 
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   31 DECEMBER 2017  (82 Members Represented)  
 Member  Nbr of 
Females  % Nbr of 
Males  % Total 
Nbr % 
51 Seychelles    0.0%  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  
51 Sierra Leone    0.0%  1 0.2%  1 0.2%  
51 Tanzania  1 0.2%    0.0%  1 0.2%  
51 The Gambia  1 0.2%    0.0%  1 0.2%  
51 Trinidad and Tobago  1 0.2%    0.0%  1 0.2%  
51 Viet Nam  1 0.2%    0.0%  1 0.2%  
51 Zambia  1 0.2%    0.0%  1 0.2%  
  Total 185 45.0%  226 55.0%  411 100.0%  
 
 
 
 
 
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  ANNEX 3  
WTO PROFESSIONAL STA FF BY MEMBER  (LINGUISTIC STAFF EX CLUDED)  
  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 2017  (82 Members Represented)  
 Member  Nbr of 
Females  % Nbr of 
Males  % Total 
Nbr % 
1 France  18 4.9%  19 5.2%  37 10.1%  
2 United States of America  14 3.8%  13 3.6%  27 7.4%  
3 Germany  7 1.9%  14 3.8%  21 5.8%  
4 Italy 8 2.2%  12 3.3%  20 5.5%  
5 United Kingdom  8 2.2%  10 2.7%  18 4.9%  
6 China  8 2.2%  7 1.9%  15 4.1%  
7 Canada  3 0.8%  11 3.0%  14 3.8%  
8 India 3 0.8%  10 2.7%  13 3.6%  
8 Spain  5 1.4%  8 2.2%  13 3.6%  
10 Brazil  3 0.8%  8 2.2%  11 3.0%  
10 Philippines  5 1.4%  6 1.6%  11 3.0%  
12 Mexico  2 0.5%  6 1.6%  8 2.2%  
12 Switzerland  3 0.8%  5 1.4%  8 2.2%  
14 Australia  1 0.3%  6 1.6%  7 1.9%  
15 Bulgaria  1 0.3%  4 1.1%  5 1.4%  
15 Colombia  1 0.3%  4 1.1%  5 1.4%  
15 Ireland  4 1.1%  1 0.3%  5 1.4%  
15 Japan  2 0.5%  3 0.8%  5 1.4%  
15 Netherlands    0.0%  5 1.4%  5 1.4%  
15 Peru 3 0.8%  2 0.5%  5 1.4%  
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%  
21 Uganda  4 1.1%    0.0%  4 1.1%  
28 Finland  1 0.3%  2 0.5%  3 0.8%  
28 Greece  2 0.5%  1 0.3%  3 0.8%  
28 Morocco  1 0.3%  2 0.5%  3 0.8%  
28 Poland  2 0.5%  1 0.3%  3 0.8%  
28 Sweden  1 0.3%  2 0.5%  3 0.8%  
28 Tunisia  1 0.3%  2 0.5%  3 0.8%  
28 Ukraine  2 0.5%  1 0.3%  3 0.8%  
35 Benin    0.0%  2 0.5%  2 0.5%  
35 Bolivia, Plurinational State of    0.0%  2 0.5%  2 0.5%  
35 Costa Rica  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  2 0.5%  
35 Denmark  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  2 0.5%  
35 Ecuador  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  2 0.5%  
35 Ghana    0.0%  2 0.5%  2 0.5%  
35 Guinea  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  2 0.5%  
35 Hungary    0.0%  2 0.5%  2 0.5%  
35 Malaysia    0.0%  2 0.5%  2 0.5%  
35 Nepal    0.0%  2 0.5%  2 0.5%  
35 Portugal  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  2 0.5%  
35 South Africa    0.0%  2 0.5%  2 0.5%  
35 Uruguay    0.0%  2 0.5%  2 0.5%  
35 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of    0.0%  2 0.5%  2 0.5%  
35 Zimbabwe  2 0.5%    0.0%  2 0.5%  
50 Argentina    0.0%  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  
50 Bangladesh    0.0%  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  
50 Barbados    0.0%  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  
50 Belgium    0.0%  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  
50 Botswana  1 0.3%    0.0%  1 0.3%  
50 Burundi    0.0%  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  
50 Cameroon  1 0.3%    0.0%  1 0.3%  
50 Chad   0.0%  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  
50 Chile 1 0.3%    0.0%  1 0.3%  
50 Croatia  1 0.3%    0.0%  1 0.3%  
50 Czech Republic  1 0.3%    0.0%  1 0.3%  
50 Democratic Republic of the Congo    0.0%  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  
50 Estonia  1 0.3%    0.0%  1 0.3%  
50 Guatemala  1 0.3%    0.0%  1 0.3%  
50 Jamaica  1 0.3%    0.0%  1 0.3%  
50 Jordan  1 0.3%    0.0%  1 0.3%  
50 Kenya  1 0.3%    0.0%  1 0.3%  
50 Lithuania    0.0%  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  
50 Malawi    0.0%  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  
50 Mauritius    0.0%  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  
50 New Zealand    0.0%  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  
50 Nigeria    0.0%  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  
50 Norway    0.0%  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  
50 Romania  1 0.3%    0.0%  1 0.3%  
50 Rwanda    0.0%  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  
50 Senegal    0.0%  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  WT/BFA/W/457  
 
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   31 DECEMBER 2017  (82 Members Represented)  
 Member  Nbr of 
Females  % Nbr of 
Males  % Total 
Nbr % 
50 Seychelles    0.0%  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  
50 Sierra Leone    0.0%  1 0.3%  1 0.3%  
50 Tanzania  1 0.3%    0.0%  1 0.3%  
50 The Gambia  1 0.3%    0.0%  1 0.3%  
50 Trinidad and Tobago  1 0.3%    0.0%  1 0.3%  
50 Viet Nam  1 0.3%    0.0%  1 0.3%  
50 Zambia  1 0.3%    0.0%  1 0.3%  
  Total 150 41.1%  215 58.9%  365 100.0%  
 
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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 7 
Number  % Number  % Number  % 
Developed  346 83.2%  489 79.0%  467 70.2%  
Developing  68 16.3%  121 19.5%  173 26.0%  
LDC 2 0.5%  9 1.5%  25 3.8%  
Total 416 100.0%  619 100.0%  665 100.0%  
 
 
 
WTO PROFESSIONAL STAFF BY MEMBER COUNTRY STATUS  
Category  1 January 1995  31 December 2005  31 December 201 7 
Number  % Number  % Number  % 
Developed  134 78.4% 246 72.1%  255 62.0%  
Developing  37 21.6% 88 25.8%  135 32.8%  
LDC - - 7 2.1%  21 5.1%  
Total 171 100.0%  341 100.0%  411 100.0%  
 
 
 
WTO PROFESSIONAL STAFF BY MEMBER COUNTRY STATUS  
(LINGUISTIC STAFF EXCLUDED)  
Category  1 January 1995  31 December 2005  31 December 201 7 
Number  % Number  % Number  % 
Developed  115 79.3%  205 69.7%  214 58.6%  
Developing  30 20.7%  82 27.9%  130 35.6%  
LDC - - 7 2.4%  21 5.8%  
Total 145 100.0%  294 100.0%  365 100.0%  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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  ANNEX 5  
WTO STAFF BY REGION  
TOTAL WTO STAFF BY REGION  
Region  1 January 1995  31 December 2005  31 December 2017  
Number  % Number  % Number  % 
Africa  7 1.7%  32 5.2%  48 7.2%  
Asia 25 6.0%  45 7.3%  73 11.0%  
Europe  302 72.6%  414 66.9%  410 61.7%  
Latin America  37 8.9%  52 8.4%  65 9.8%  
North America  36 8.7%  61 9.9%  60 9.0%  
Oceania  9 2.2%  15 2.4%  9 1.4%  
Total 416 100.0%  619 100.0%  665 100.0%  
 
 
 
WTO PROFESSIONAL STAFF BY REGION  
Region  1 January 1995  31 December 2005  31 December 2017  
Number  % Number  % Number  % 
Africa  3 1.8% 25 7.3%  40 9.7%  
Asia 18 10.5%  37 10.9%  63 15.3%  
Europe  94 55.0% 182 53.4%  206 50.1%  
Latin America  17 9.9%  32 9.4%  42 10.2%  
North America  30 17.5% 54 15.8%  52 12.7%  
Oceania  9 5.3% 11 3.2%  8 1.9%  
Total 171 100.0%  341 100.0%  411 100.0%  
 
 
 
WTO PROFESSIONAL STAFF BY REGION   
(LINGUISTIC STAFF EXCLUDED)  
Region  1 January 1995  31 December 2005  31 December 2017  
Number  % Number  % Number  % 
Africa  3 2.1%  25 8.5%  40 11.0%  
Asia 18 12.4%  37 12.6%  63 17.3%  
Europe  78 53.8%  146 49.7%  168 46.0%  
Latin America  10 6.9%  27 9.2%  37 10.1%  
North America  27 18.6%  48 16.3%  49 13.4%  
Oceania  9 6.2%  11 3.7%  8 2.2%  
Total 145 100.0%  294 100.0%  365 100.0%  
 
 
 
 
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  ANNEX  6 
SENIOR DIRECTOR -LEVEL AND ABOVE BY MEMBER, COUNTRY STAT US, REGION, GENDER  AND 
GRADE  
 
DIRETOR -LEVEL AND ABOVE  BY MEMBER COUNTRY STATUS  
Country Status  1995  2005  2017  
 Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % 
Developed  20 80.0%  19 63.3%  13 48.1%  
Developing  5 20.0%  10 33.3%  12 44.4%  
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  2017  
 Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % 
Africa  - - 3 10.0%  4 14.8%  
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%  3 11.1%  
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  2017  
 Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % 
Female  - - 5 16.7%  5 18.5%  
Male 25 100.0%  25 83.3%  22 81.5%  
Total 25 100.0%  30 100.0%  27 100.0%  
 
31 DECEMBER 2017   31 DECEMBER 2017  
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   Total 5 22 27 
United States of America    1 1       
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       
South Africa    1 1       
Spain    1 1       
Switzerland  1   1       
United States of America    1 1       
Zambia  1   1       WT/BFA/W/457  
 
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  ANNEX  7 
APPOINTMENTS BY MEMBER, MEMBER COUNTRY STATU S, AND GENDER  (1995 -2017) 
TOTAL S TAFF APPOINTED FROM 1995  TO 2017  
Country Status  1995 -1999  2000 -2004  2005 -2009  2010 -2014  2015 -2016  2017  Total  
Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % 
Developed  170 82.5%  166 71.9%  132 72.5%  77 57.5%  50 71.4%  18 58.1%  613 71.8%  
Developing  32 15.5%  63 27.3%  40 22.0%  46 34.3%  19 27.1%  12 38.7%  212 24.8%  
LDC 4 1.9%  2 0.9%  10 5.5%  11 8.2%  1 1.4%  1 3.2%  29 3.4%  
Total 206 100.0%  231 100.0%  182 100.0%  134 100.0%  70 100.0%  31 100.0%  854 100.0%  
 
 
PROFESSIONAL ST AFF APPOINTED FROM 1995 TO 2017  
Country Status  1995 -1999  2000 -2004  2005 -2009  2010 -2014  2015 -2016  2017  Total  
Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % 
Developed  89 77.4%  83 60.1%  56 58.3%  52 56.5%  29 63.0%  14 53.8%  323 63.0%  
Developing  22 19.1%  54 39.1%  31 32.3%  31 33.7%  17 37.0%  11 42.3%  166 32.4%  
LDC 4 3.5%  1 0.7%  9 9.4%  9 9.8%  0 0.0%  1 3.8%  24 4.7%  
Total 115 100.0%  138 100.0%  96 100.0%  92 100.0%  46 100.0%  26 100.0%  513 100.0%  
 
 
PROFESSIONAL STAFF APPOINTED FROM 1995 TO 2017  
(LINGUISTIC STAFF EXCLUD ED)  
Country Status  1995 -1999  2000 -2004  2005 -2009  2010 -2014  2015 -2016  2017  Total  
Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % 
Developed  73 74.5%  65 56.0%  46 54.1%  46 54.8%  25 59.5% 12 50.0%  267 59.5%  
Developing  21 21.4%  50 43.1%  30 35.3%  29 34.5%  17 40.5%  11 45.8%  158 35.2%  
LDC 4 4.1%  1 0.9%  9 10.6%  9 10.7%  0 0.0%  1 4.2%  24 5.3%  
Total 98 100.0%  116 100.0%  85 100.0%  84 100.0%  42 100.0%  24 100.0%  449 100.0%  
 
 
  TOTAL APPOINTMENTS AS OF 31 DECEMBER 2017    TOTAL APPOINTMENTS AS OF 31 DECEMBER 2017  
  Member  F M Total  %   Member  F M Total  % 
1 Spain  1 3 4 12.9%   7 Uganda  1   1 3.2%  
2 United States of America  2 1 3 9.7%     Total 12 19 31 100.0%  
3 France  2   2 6.5%         
3 Italy   2 2 6.5%         
3 Portugal    2 2 6.5%         
3 Ukraine  1 1 2 6.5%         
7 Chile 1   1 3.2%         
7 China  1   1 3.2%         
7 India   1 1 3.2%         
7 Ireland  1   1 3.2%         
7 Japan    1 1 3.2%         
7 Lithuania    1 1 3.2%         
7 Netherlands    1 1 3.2%         
7 New Zealand    1 1 3.2%         
7 Pakistan    1 1 3.2%         
7 Peru 1   1 3.2%         
7 Philippines    1 1 3.2%         
7 Russian  Federation    1 1 3.2%         
7 Seychelles    1 1 3.2%         
7 South Africa  1   1 3.2%         
7 Turkey    1 1 3.2%         WT/BF A/W/457  
 
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  ANNEX 8 
APPLICATIONS RECEIVE D BY GENDER FOR POSITIO NS ADVERTISED IN 201 7 
All Vacancies  
(59 Vacancies)  
 
 
 Country / Cust. Territ.  Nbr of 
Females  % Nbr of 
Males  % Total  
Nbr % 
1 India 259 3.7%  337 4.9%  596 8.6%  
2 France  213 3.1%  189 2.7%  402 5.8%  
3 Nigeria  96 1.4%  232 3.4%  328 4.7%  
4 United States of America  157 2.3%  163 2.4%  320 4.6%  
5 Italy 148 2.1%  112 1.6%  260 3.8%  
6 Spain  139 2.0%  104 1.5%  243 3.5%  
7 Brazil  104 1.5%  105 1.5%  209 3.0%  
8 Kenya  123 1.8%  71 1.0%  194 2.8%  
9 Switzerland  110 1.6%  71 1.0%  181 2.6%  
10 Canada  59 0.9%  85 1.2%  144 2.1%  
11 Cameroon  32 0.5%  104 1.5%  136 2.0%  
12 Turkey  45 0.7%  84 1.2%  129 1.9%  
13 Mexico  62 0.9%  66 1.0%  128 1.8%  
14 Argentina  59 0.9%  63 0.9%  122 1.8%  
15 China  65 0.9%  54 0.8%  119 1.7%  
16 Greece  66 1.0%  47 0.7%  113 1.6%  
17 Russian Federation  70 1.0%  40 0.6%  110 1.6%  
18 United Kingdom  49 0.7%  57 0.8%  106 1.5%  
19 Colombia  44 0.6%  59 0.9%  103 1.5%  
20 Uganda  48 0.7%  50 0.7%  98 1.4%  
21 Philippines  52 0.8%  44 0.6%  96 1.4%  
22 Germany  33 0.5%  60 0.9%  93 1.3%  
23 Pakistan  13 0.2%  69 1.0%  82 1.2%  
24 Peru 39 0.6%  39 0.6%  78 1.1%  
25 Korea, Republic of  45 0.7%  30 0.4%  75 1.1%  
26 South Africa  39 0.6%  32 0.5%  71 1.0%  
27 Romania  47 0.7%  16 0.2%  63 0.9%  
28 Egypt  22 0.3%  39 0.6%  61 0.9%  
29 Ghana  14 0.2%  42 0.6%  56 0.8%  
29 Zimbabwe  25 0.4%  31 0.4%  56 0.8%  
31 Portugal  30 0.4%  24 0.3%  54 0.8%  
32 Poland  32 0.5%  19 0.3%  51 0.7%  
32 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of  28 0.4%  23 0.3%  51 0.7%  
34 Tanzania  13 0.2%  34 0.5%  47 0.7%  
35 Democratic Republic of the Congo  4 0.1%  42 0.6%  46 0.7%  
35 Ukraine  36 0.5%  10 0.1%  46 0.7%  
37 Australia  20 0.3%  25 0.4%  45 0.7%  
38 Ecuador  19 0.3%  24 0.3%  43 0.6%  
38 Morocco  20 0.3%  23 0.3%  43 0.6%  
40 Bulgaria  32 0.5%  10 0.1%  42 0.6%  
41 Chinese Taipei  28 0.4%  12 0.2%  40 0.6%  
42 Trinidad and Tobago  29 0.4%  10 0.1%  39 0.6%  
43 Belgium  16 0.2%  22 0.3%  38 0.5%  
43 Chile 15 0.2%  23 0.3%  38 0.5%  
43 Moldova, Republic of  31 0.4%  7 0.1%  38 0.5%  
46 Afghanistan  4 0.1%  32 0.5%  36 0.5%  
46 Senegal  8 0.1%  28 0.4%  36 0.5%  
48 Bangladesh  5 0.1%  30 0.4%  35 0.5%  
49 Zambia  11 0.2%  23 0.3%  34 0.5%  
50 Albania  30 0.4%  3 0.0%  33 0.5%  
50 Mauritius  14 0.2%  19 0.3%  33 0.5%  
52 Tunisia  9 0.1%  23 0.3%  32 0.5%  
53 Indonesia  10 0.1%  21 0.3%  31 0.4%  
53 Netherlands  20 0.3%  11 0.2%  31 0.4%  
53 Rwanda  10 0.1%  21 0.3%  31 0.4%  
56 Dominican Republic  17 0.2%  13 0.2%  30 0.4%  
57 Thailand  21 0.3%  8 0.1%  29 0.4%  
58 Japan  19 0.3%  9 0.1%  28 0.4%  
59 Burkina Faso  4 0.1%  22 0.3%  26 0.4%  
59 Kazakhstan  21 0.3%  5 0.1%  26 0.4%  
61 Namibia  15 0.2%  10 0.1%  25 0.4%  
61 Slovak Republic  18 0.3%  7 0.1%  25 0.4%  
61 The former Yugoslav Republic of 
Macedonia  8 0.1%  17 0.2%  25 0.4%  
64 Barbados  10 0.1%  14 0.2%  24 0.3%  
64 Benin  5 0.1%  19 0.3%  24 0.3%  
64 Bolivia, Plurinational State of  9 0.1%  15 0.2%  24 0.3%  
67 Botswana  13 0.2%  10 0.1%  23 0.3%  WT/BFA/W/457  
 
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 Country / Cust. Territ.  Nbr of 
Females  % Nbr of 
Males  % Total  
Nbr % 
68 El Salvador  11 0.2%  11 0.2%  22 0.3%  
68 Finland  16 0.2%  6 0.1%  22 0.3%  
68 Ireland  13 0.2%  9 0.1%  22 0.3%  
68 Jamaica  16 0.2%  6 0.1%  22 0.3%  
72 Croatia  12 0.2%  9 0.1%  21 0.3%  
72 Malaysia  13 0.2%  8 0.1%  21 0.3%  
72 Togo 5 0.1%  16 0.2%  21 0.3%  
75 Costa Rica  9 0.1%  11 0.2%  20 0.3%  
75 Côte d'Ivoire  4 0.1%  16 0.2%  20 0.3%  
75 Panama  5 0.1%  15 0.2%  20 0.3%  
75 Uruguay  9 0.1%  11 0.2%  20 0.3%  
79 European Union  19 0.3%  0 0.0%  19 0.3%  
79 Viet Nam  13 0.2%  6 0.1%  19 0.3%  
81 Hungary  9 0.1%  9 0.1%  18 0.3%  
81 Malawi  5 0.1%  13 0.2%  18 0.3%  
83 Georgia  14 0.2%  3 0.0%  17 0.2%  
83 Guatemala  9 0.1%  8 0.1%  17 0.2%  
83 Tajikistan  0 0.0%  17 0.2%  17 0.2%  
86 Congo  2 0.0%  14 0.2%  16 0.2%  
86 Honduras  8 0.1%  8 0.1%  16 0.2%  
86 Kyrgyz Republic  11 0.2%  5 0.1%  16 0.2%  
86 Mali 4 0.1%  12 0.2%  16 0.2%  
86 Paraguay  13 0.2%  3 0.0%  16 0.2%  
91 Czech Republic  5 0.1%  10 0.1%  15 0.2%  
91 Sweden  8 0.1%  7 0.1%  15 0.2%  
93 Jordan  1 0.0%  12 0.2%  13 0.2%  
94 Kuwait, the State of  3 0.0%  9 0.1%  12 0.2%  
94 Mongolia  11 0.2%  1 0.0%  12 0.2%  
94 Montenegro  10 0.1%  2 0.0%  12 0.2%  
97 Angola  5 0.1%  6 0.1%  11 0.2%  
97 Armenia  4 0.1%  7 0.1%  11 0.2%  
97 Lithuania  9 0.1%  2 0.0%  11 0.2%  
100 Burundi  4 0.1%  6 0.1%  10 0.1%  
100 Cambodia  5 0.1%  5 0.1%  10 0.1%  
100 Mauritania  0 0.0%  10 0.1%  10 0.1%  
100 Nepal  2 0.0%  8 0.1%  10 0.1%  
100 New Zealand  4 0.1%  6 0.1%  10 0.1%  
100 Singapore  7 0.1%  3 0.0%  10 0.1%  
106 Haiti 6 0.1%  3 0.0%  9 0.1%  
106 Latvia  8 0.1%  1 0.0%  9 0.1%  
106 Lesotho  5 0.1%  4 0.1%  9 0.1%  
106 Madagascar  3 0.0%  6 0.1%  9 0.1%  
106 Slovenia  8 0.1%  1 0.0%  9 0.1%  
111 Austria  7 0.1%  1 0.0%  8 0.1%  
111 Central African Republic  2 0.0%  6 0.1%  8 0.1%  
111 Guyana  4 0.1%  4 0.1%  8 0.1%  
111 Niger  0 0.0%  8 0.1%  8 0.1%  
111 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  7 0.1%  1 0.0%  8 0.1%  
111 Sri Lanka  6 0.1%  2 0.0%  8 0.1%  
117 Dominica  6 0.1%  1 0.0%  7 0.1%  
117 Gabon  5 0.1%  2 0.0%  7 0.1%  
117 Liberia  0 0.0%  7 0.1%  7 0.1%  
117 Sierra Leone  2 0.0%  5 0.1%  7 0.1%  
121 Belize  4 0.1%  2 0.0%  6 0.1%  
121 Estonia  6 0.1%  0 0.0%  6 0.1%  
121 Nicaragua  2 0.0%  4 0.1%  6 0.1%  
121 Saint Kitts and Nevis  5 0.1%  1 0.0%  6 0.1%  
121 Somalia  4 0.1%  2 0.0%  6 0.1%  
121 The Gambia  4 0.1%  2 0.0%  6 0.1%  
127 Eswatini  1 0.0%  4 0.1%  5 0.1%  
127 Fiji 3 0.0%  2 0.0%  5 0.1%  
127 Israel  3 0.0%  2 0.0%  5 0.1%  
127 Mozambique  2 0.0%  3 0.0%  5 0.1%  
127 Saint Lucia  3 0.0%  2 0.0%  5 0.1%  
127 Seychelles  5 0.1%  0 0.0%  5 0.1%  
133 Bahrain, Kingdom of  2 0.0%  2 0.0%  4 0.1%  
133 Denmark  0 0.0%  4 0.1%  4 0.1%  
133 Guinea  1 0.0%  3 0.0%  4 0.1%  
133 Myanmar  0 0.0%  4 0.1%  4 0.1%  
133 Norway  2 0.0%  2 0.0%  4 0.1%  
133 Yemen  0 0.0%  4 0.1%  4 0.1%  
139 Luxembourg  1 0.0%  2 0.0%  3 0.0%  
139 Maldives  3 0.0%  0 0.0%  3 0.0%  
141 Chad 0 0.0%  2 0.0%  2 0.0%  
141 Iceland  1 0.0%  1 0.0%  2 0.0%  
141 Samoa  2 0.0%  0 0.0%  2 0.0%  
141 Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of  0 0.0%  2 0.0%  2 0.0%  WT/BF A/W/457  
 
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 Country / Cust. Territ.  Nbr of 
Females  % Nbr of 
Males  % Total  
Nbr % 
141 Solomon Islands  0 0.0%  2 0.0%  2 0.0%  
146 Cuba 1 0.0%  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  
146 Guinea -Bissau  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  1 0.0%  
146 Hong Kong, China  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  1 0.0%  
146 Liechtenstein  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  1 0.0%  
146 Macao, China  1 0.0%  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  
146 Malta  1 0.0%  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  
146 Oman  1 0.0%  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  
146 Papua New Guinea  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  1 0.0%  
146 Suriname  1 0.0%  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  
146 Vanuatu  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  1 0.0%  
 Total 3,337  48.2%  3,582  51.8%  6,919  100.0%  
 
 
PROFESSIONAL VACANCI ES 
 
(36 Vacancies ) 
 
  
Country / Cust. Territ.  Nbr of 
Females  % Nbr of 
Males  % Total  
Nbr % 
1 India 234 4.9%  281 5.8%  515 10.7%  
2 France  102 2.1%  125 2.6%  227 4.7%  
3 United States of America  105 2.2%  105 2.2%  210 4.4%  
4 Nigeria  60 1.2%  146 3.0%  206 4.3%  
5 Brazil  84 1.7%  91 1.9%  175 3.6%  
6 Italy 87 1.8%  84 1.7%  171 3.5%  
7 Spain  69 1.4%  70 1.5%  139 2.9%  
8 Canada  42 0.9%  75 1.6%  117 2.4%  
9 Turkey  35 0.7%  71 1.5%  106 2.2%  
10 Kenya  60 1.2%  45 0.9%  105 2.2%  
11 Switzerland  52 1.1%  41 0.9%  93 1.9%  
12 China  46 1.0%  43 0.9%  89 1.8%  
13 Colombia  34 0.7%  51 1.1%  85 1.8%  
14 Cameroon  14 0.3%  69 1.4%  83 1.7%  
14 Russian Federation  53 1.1%  30 0.6%  83 1.7%  
16 Germany  25 0.5%  55 1.1%  80 1.7%  
16 Mexico  38 0.8%  42 0.9%  80 1.7%  
18 Greece  45 0.9%  34 0.7%  79 1.6%  
19 Argentina  30 0.6%  37 0.8%  67 1.4%  
20 Uganda  30 0.6%  34 0.7%  64 1.3%  
21 Peru 31 0.6%  32 0.7%  63 1.3%  
22 Korea, Republic of  38 0.8%  23 0.5%  61 1.3%  
22 United Kingdom  22 0.5%  39 0.8%  61 1.3%  
24 Pakistan  12 0.2%  45 0.9%  57 1.2%  
25 Philippines  28 0.6%  28 0.6%  56 1.2%  
26 South Africa  29 0.6%  25 0.5%  54 1.1%  
27 Egypt  19 0.4%  34 0.7%  53 1.1%  
28 Zimbabwe  18 0.4%  25 0.5%  43 0.9%  
29 Ghana  8 0.2%  31 0.6%  39 0.8%  
29 Poland  23 0.5%  16 0.3%  39 0.8%  
29 Tanzania  8 0.2%  31 0.6%  39 0.8%  
32 Portugal  20 0.4%  16 0.3%  36 0.7%  
33 Australia  17 0.4%  18 0.4%  35 0.7%  
33 Ukraine  27 0.6%  8 0.2%  35 0.7%  
35 Romania  24 0.5%  10 0.2%  34 0.7%  
36 Chinese Taipei  21 0.4%  12 0.2%  33 0.7%  
36 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of  14 0.3%  19 0.4%  33 0.7%  
38 Bulgaria  23 0.5%  9 0.2%  32 0.7%  
38 Chile 12 0.2%  20 0.4%  32 0.7%  
38 Ecuador  15 0.3%  17 0.4%  32 0.7%  
41 Morocco  13 0.3%  18 0.4%  31 0.6%  
42 Rwanda  9 0.2%  19 0.4%  28 0.6%  
43 Moldova, Republic of  21 0.4%  6 0.1%  27 0.6%  
44 Indonesia  8 0.2%  18 0.4%  26 0.5%  
44 Trinidad and Tobago  17 0.4%  9 0.2%  26 0.5%  
46 Belgium  9 0.2%  16 0.3%  25 0.5%  
47 Democratic Republic of the Congo  4 0.1%  20 0.4%  24 0.5%  
48 Bangladesh  4 0.1%  19 0.4%  23 0.5%  
48 Dominican Republic  15 0.3%  8 0.2%  23 0.5%  
48 Mauritius  7 0.1%  16 0.3%  23 0.5%  
48 Netherlands  14 0.3%  9 0.2%  23 0.5%  
52 Japan  13 0.3%  9 0.2%  22 0.5%  
53 Bolivia, Plurinational State of  7 0.1%  14 0.3%  21 0.4%  
53 Namibia  13 0.3%  8 0.2%  21 0.4%  
53 Thailand  13 0.3%  8 0.2%  21 0.4%  WT/BFA/W/457  
 
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Country / Cust. Territ.  Nbr of 
Females  % Nbr of 
Males  % Total  
Nbr % 
53 The former Yugoslav Republic of 
Macedonia  7 0.1%  14 0.3%  21 0.4%  
53 Tunisia  4 0.1%  17 0.4%  21 0.4%  
58 Afghanistan  4 0.1%  16 0.3%  20 0.4%  
58 Albania  18 0.4%  2 0.0%  20 0.4%  
58 Kazakhstan  15 0.3%  5 0.1%  20 0.4%  
58 Senegal  2 0.0%  18 0.4%  20 0.4%  
62 Botswana  10 0.2%  8 0.2%  18 0.4%  
62 Togo 3 0.1%  15 0.3%  18 0.4%  
62 Zambia  6 0.1%  12 0.2%  18 0.4%  
65 Croatia  8 0.2%  9 0.2%  17 0.4%  
65 Malaysia  11 0.2%  6 0.1%  17 0.4%  
65 Slovak Republic  11 0.2%  6 0.1%  17 0.4%  
68 Burkina Faso  2 0.0%  14 0.3%  16 0.3%  
68 Malawi  5 0.1%  11 0.2%  16 0.3%  
70 Costa Rica  6 0.1%  9 0.2%  15 0.3%  
70 El Salvador  7 0.1%  8 0.2%  15 0.3%  
72 Panama  4 0.1%  10 0.2%  14 0.3%  
72 Uruguay  7 0.1%  7 0.1%  14 0.3%  
72 Viet Nam  9 0.2%  5 0.1%  14 0.3%  
75 Congo  2 0.0%  11 0.2%  13 0.3%  
75 Jamaica  9 0.2%  4 0.1%  13 0.3%  
77 Barbados  5 0.1%  7 0.1%  12 0.2%  
77 Côte d'Ivoire  3 0.1%  9 0.2%  12 0.2%  
77 Finland  6 0.1%  6 0.1%  12 0.2%  
77 Georgia  9 0.2%  3 0.1%  12 0.2%  
77 Guatemala  5 0.1%  7 0.1%  12 0.2%  
77 Hungary  5 0.1%  7 0.1%  12 0.2%  
77 Kuwait, the State of  3 0.1%  9 0.2%  12 0.2%  
77 Sweden  6 0.1%  6 0.1%  12 0.2%  
85 Benin  1 0.0%  10 0.2%  11 0.2%  
85 Jordan  0 0.0%  11 0.2%  11 0.2%  
87 Armenia  3 0.1%  7 0.1%  10 0.2%  
87 Czech Republic  5 0.1%  5 0.1%  10 0.2%  
87 European Union  10 0.2%  0 0.0%  10 0.2%  
87 Honduras  4 0.1%  6 0.1%  10 0.2%  
87 Mali 3 0.1%  7 0.1%  10 0.2%  
87 Montenegro  8 0.2%  2 0.0%  10 0.2%  
87 New Zealand  4 0.1%  6 0.1%  10 0.2%  
87 Tajikistan  0 0.0%  10 0.2%  10 0.2%  
95 Burundi  4 0.1%  5 0.1%  9 0.2%  
95 Ireland  3 0.1%  6 0.1%  9 0.2%  
95 Kyrgyz Republic  7 0.1%  2 0.0%  9 0.2%  
95 Paraguay  7 0.1%  2 0.0%  9 0.2%  
99 Austria  7 0.1%  1 0.0%  8 0.2%  
99 Latvia  7 0.1%  1 0.0%  8 0.2%  
99 Lithuania  6 0.1%  2 0.0%  8 0.2%  
99 Mauritania  0 0.0%  8 0.2%  8 0.2%  
103 Lesotho  3 0.1%  4 0.1%  7 0.1%  
103 Niger  0 0.0%  7 0.1%  7 0.1%  
103 Singapore  7 0.1%  0 0.0%  7 0.1%  
106 Angola  2 0.0%  4 0.1%  6 0.1%  
106 Belize  4 0.1%  2 0.0%  6 0.1%  
106 Cambodia  2 0.0%  4 0.1%  6 0.1%  
106 Guyana  3 0.1%  3 0.1%  6 0.1%  
106 Liberia  0 0.0%  6 0.1%  6 0.1%  
106 Madagascar  2 0.0%  4 0.1%  6 0.1%  
106 Mongolia  5 0.1%  1 0.0%  6 0.1%  
106 Nepal  0 0.0%  6 0.1%  6 0.1%  
106 Nicaragua  2 0.0%  4 0.1%  6 0.1%  
106 Slovenia  6 0.1%  0 0.0%  6 0.1%  
106 Sri Lanka  4 0.1%  2 0.0%  6 0.1%  
117 Haiti 4 0.1%  1 0.0%  5 0.1%  
117 Israel  3 0.1%  2 0.0%  5 0.1%  
117 Mozambique  2 0.0%  3 0.1%  5 0.1%  
117 Saint Lucia  3 0.1%  2 0.0%  5 0.1%  
117 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  4 0.1%  1 0.0%  5 0.1%  
117 Seychelles  5 0.1%  0 0.0%  5 0.1%  
117 Somalia  4 0.1%  1 0.0%  5 0.1%  
124 Bahrain, Kingdom of  2 0.0%  2 0.0%  4 0.1%  
124 Central African Republic  0 0.0%  4 0.1%  4 0.1%  
124 Estonia  4 0.1%  0 0.0%  4 0.1%  
124 Fiji 2 0.0%  2 0.0%  4 0.1%  
124 Norway  2 0.0%  2 0.0%  4 0.1%  
124 Yemen  0 0.0%  4 0.1%  4 0.1%  
130 Denmark  0 0.0%  3 0.1%  3 0.1%  
130 Eswatini  1 0.0%  2 0.0%  3 0.1%  
130 Gabon  1 0.0%  2 0.0%  3 0.1%  WT/BF A/W/457  
 
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Country / Cust. Territ.  Nbr of 
Females  % Nbr of 
Males  % Total  
Nbr % 
130 Myanmar  0 0.0%  3 0.1%  3 0.1%  
130 Saint Kitts and Nevis  2 0.0%  1 0.0%  3 0.1%  
130 Sierra Leone  1 0.0%  2 0.0%  3 0.1%  
130 The Gambia  1 0.0%  2 0.0%  3 0.1%  
137 Chad 0 0.0%  2 0.0%  2 0.0%  
137 Guinea  0 0.0%  2 0.0%  2 0.0%  
137 Iceland  1 0.0%  1 0.0%  2 0.0%  
137 Luxembourg  1 0.0%  1 0.0%  2 0.0%  
137 Maldives  2 0.0%  0 0.0%  2 0.0%  
137 Samoa  2 0.0%  0 0.0%  2 0.0%  
137 Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of  0 0.0%  2 0.0%  2 0.0%  
137 Solomon Islands  0 0.0%  2 0.0%  2 0.0%  
145 Dominica  1 0.0%  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  
145 Guinea -Bissau  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  1 0.0%  
145 Hong Kong, China  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  1 0.0%  
145 Liechtenstein  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  1 0.0%  
145 Malta  1 0.0%  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  
145 Oman  1 0.0%  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  
145 Papua New Guinea  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  1 0.0%  
145 Suriname  1 0.0%  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  
145 Vanuatu  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  1 0.0%  
 Total 2,183  45.3%  2,637  54.7%  4,820  100.0%  
 
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  ANNEX 9 
SHORT LISTED CANDIDATES  BY GENDER  FOR POSITIO NS ADVERTISED IN 201 7 
All Vacancies  
(59 Vacancies)  
 
  
Member  Nbr of 
Females  % Nbr of 
Males  % Total  
Nbr % 
1 France  19 8.7%  21 9.6%  40 18.3%  
2 United States of America  6 2.7%  11 5.0%  17 7.8%  
3 United Kingdom  7 3.2%  9 4.1%  16 7.3%  
4 Switzerland  6 2.7%  3 1.4%  9 4.1%  
5 Brazil  5 2.3%  3 1.4%  8 3.7%  
5 Canada  1 0.5%  7 3.2%  8 3.7%  
5 Italy 3 1.4%  5 2.3%  8 3.7%  
8 India 2 0.9%  5 2.3%  7 3.2%  
9 Australia  3 1.4%  3 1.4%  6 2.7%  
9 Spain  4 1.8%  2 0.9%  6 2.7%  
11 China  4 1.8%  1 0.5%  5 2.3%  
11 Germany  1 0.5%  4 1.8%  5 2.3%  
11 Peru 4 1.8%  1 0.5%  5 2.3%  
14 Finland  3 1.4%  1 0.5%  4 1.8%  
14 Ireland  4 1.8%  0 0.0%  4 1.8%  
14 Romania  3 1.4%  1 0.5%  4 1.8%  
17 Argentina  1 0.5%  2 0.9%  3 1.4%  
17 Bangladesh  2 0.9%  1 0.5%  3 1.4%  
17 Greece  3 1.4%  0 0.0%  3 1.4%  
17 Mexico  3 1.4%  0 0.0%  3 1.4%  
17 Netherlands  1 0.5%  2 0.9%  3 1.4%  
17 Russian Federation  2 0.9%  1 0.5%  3 1.4%  
17 Senegal  1 0.5%  2 0.9%  3 1.4%  
17 Trinidad and Tobago  2 0.9%  1 0.5%  3 1.4%  
17 Turkey  0 0.0%  3 1.4%  3 1.4%  
26 Dominican Republic  2 0.9%  0 0.0%  2 0.9%  
26 Ecuador  0 0.0%  2 0.9%  2 0.9%  
26 El Salvador  1 0.5%  1 0.5%  2 0.9%  
26 Japan  2 0.9%  0 0.0%  2 0.9%  
26 Philippines  0 0.0%  2 0.9%  2 0.9%  
26 South Africa  1 0.5%  1 0.5%  2 0.9%  
26 Uganda  1 0.5%  1 0.5%  2 0.9%  
33 Belgium  1 0.5%  0 0.0%  1 0.5%  
33 Bulgaria  1 0.5%  0 0.0%  1 0.5%  
33 Chile 0 0.0%  1 0.5%  1 0.5%  
33 Colombia  0 0.0%  1 0.5%  1 0.5%  
33 Congo  0 0.0%  1 0.5%  1 0.5%  
33 Costa Rica  0 0.0%  1 0.5%  1 0.5%  
33 Croatia  0 0.0%  1 0.5%  1 0.5%  
33 Democratic Republic of the Congo  0 0.0%  1 0.5%  1 0.5%  
33 Estonia  1 0.5%  0 0.0%  1 0.5%  
33 Ghana  1 0.5%  0 0.0%  1 0.5%  
33 Guatemala  1 0.5%  0 0.0%  1 0.5%  
33 Guinea  0 0.0%  1 0.5%  1 0.5%  
33 Kenya  1 0.5%  0 0.0%  1 0.5%  
33 Latvia  0 0.0%  1 0.5%  1 0.5%  
33 Malawi  0 0.0%  1 0.5%  1 0.5%  
33 Mauritius  1 0.5%  0 0.0%  1 0.5%  
33 Moldova, Republic of  1 0.5%  0 0.0%  1 0.5%  
33 Montenegro  1 0.5%  0 0.0%  1 0.5%  
33 Norway  0 0.0%  1 0.5%  1 0.5%  
33 Portugal  1 0.5%  0 0.0%  1 0.5%  
33 Sri Lanka  1 0.5%  0 0.0%  1 0.5%  
33 Tajikistan  0 0.0%  1 0.5%  1 0.5%  
33 Tanzania  1 0.5%  0 0.0%  1 0.5%  
33 The Gambia  1 0.5%  0 0.0%  1 0.5%  
33 Ukraine  1 0.5%  0 0.0%  1 0.5%  
33 Viet Nam  1 0.5%  0 0.0%  1 0.5%  
  Total 112 51.1%  107 48.9%  219 100.0%  
 
 
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  PROFESSIONAL VACANCI ES 
 
(36 Vacancies ) 
 
 Member  Nbr of 
Females  % Nbr of 
Males  % Total  
Nbr % 
1 France  9 6.0%  17 11.3%  26 17.2%  
2 United States of America  2 1.3%  9 6.0%  11 7.3%  
3 Canada  1 0.7%  6 4.0%  7 4.6%  
3 India 2 1.3%  5 3.3%  7 4.6%  
3 Italy 2 1.3%  5 3.3%  7 4.6%  
6 United Kingdom  0 0.0%  6 4.0%  6 4.0%  
7 Australia  2 1.3%  3 2.0%  5 3.3%  
7 Brazil  2 1.3%  3 2.0%  5 3.3%  
7 Peru 4 2.6%  1 0.7%  5 3.3%  
10 China  3 2.0%  1 0.7%  4 2.6%  
10 Germany  0 0.0%  4 2.6%  4 2.6%  
10 Switzerland  2 1.3%  2 1.3%  4 2.6%  
13 Bangladesh  2 1.3%  1 0.7%  3 2.0%  
13 Mexico  3 2.0%  0 0.0%  3 2.0%  
13 Netherlands  1 0.7%  2 1.3%  3 2.0%  
13 Russian Federation  2 1.3%  1 0.7%  3 2.0%  
13 Senegal  1 0.7%  2 1.3%  3 2.0%  
13 Turkey  0 0.0%  3 2.0%  3 2.0%  
19 Dominican Republic  2 1.3%  0 0.0%  2 1.3%  
19 Ecuador  0 0.0%  2 1.3%  2 1.3%  
19 El Salvador  1 0.7%  1 0.7%  2 1.3%  
19 Finland  1 0.7%  1 0.7%  2 1.3%  
19 Japan  2 1.3%  0 0.0%  2 1.3%  
19 Philippines  0 0.0%  2 1.3%  2 1.3%  
19 Spain  1 0.7%  1 0.7%  2 1.3%  
19 Uganda  1 0.7%  1 0.7%  2 1.3%  
27 Argentina  0 0.0%  1 0.7%  1 0.7%  
27 Bulgaria  1 0.7%  0 0.0%  1 0.7%  
27 Chile 0 0.0%  1 0.7%  1 0.7%  
27 Colombia  0 0.0%  1 0.7%  1 0.7%  
27 Congo  0 0.0%  1 0.7%  1 0.7%  
27 Costa Rica  0 0.0%  1 0.7%  1 0.7%  
27 Croatia  0 0.0%  1 0.7%  1 0.7%  
27 Estonia  1 0.7%  0 0.0%  1 0.7%  
27 Greece  1 0.7%  0 0.0%  1 0.7%  
27 Guatemala  1 0.7%  0 0.0%  1 0.7%  
27 Guinea  0 0.0%  1 0.7%  1 0.7%  
27 Ireland  1 0.7%  0 0.0%  1 0.7%  
27 Kenya  1 0.7%  0 0.0%  1 0.7%  
27 Latvia  0 0.0%  1 0.7%  1 0.7%  
27 Malawi  0 0.0%  1 0.7%  1 0.7%  
27 Moldova, Republic of  1 0.7%  0 0.0%  1 0.7%  
27 Montenegro  1 0.7%  0 0.0%  1 0.7%  
27 Norway  0 0.0%  1 0.7%  1 0.7%  
27 Romania  0 0.0%  1 0.7%  1 0.7%  
27 South Africa  0 0.0%  1 0.7%  1 0.7%  
27 Sri Lanka  1 0.7%  0 0.0%  1 0.7%  
27 Tajikistan  0 0.0%  1 0.7%  1 0.7%  
27 Tanzania  1 0.7%  0 0.0%  1 0.7%  
27 Trinidad and Tobago  0 0.0%  1 0.7%  1 0.7%  
27 Ukraine  1 0.7%  0 0.0%  1 0.7%  
27 Viet Nam  1 0.7%  0 0.0%  1 0.7%  
  Total 58 38.4%  93 61.6%  151 100.0%  
 
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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 2017  55.0%  45.0%  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 2017  32.7%  67.3%  100.0%  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
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DESCRIPTION OF YOUNG  PROFESSIONALS AND IN TERNSHIP 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 
profession als with graduate degrees and demonstrated in terest 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 any 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 ye ars' 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 international 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. 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.  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/advice 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 closely -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 o f six 
months  
5 Netherlands Trainee 
Programme  To assist in the eco nomic 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 members 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 academic 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 
participati ng more actively in the daily activities of the WTO.  Open to nationals of developing countries including LDCs and 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 skills. 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 expertise. 
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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 2017  
Programme  2005  2006  2007  2008  2009  2010  2011  2012  2013  2014  2015  2016  2017  Total  
Young Professionals Programme (YPP)1  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  - 5 5 
WTO Internship Programme  66 61 67 63 73 93 75 79 80 75 83 99 98 1012 
China's LDCs and Accessions Programme   -  -  -  -  -  -  - 4 3 5 7 5 7 31 
WTO Support Programme for Doctoral 
Studies  10 11 15 8 8 7 2 1 2 8 4 3 7 86 
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 15 175 
Regional Coordinator Internship 
Programme  7 2 5 4 2 7 7 7 10 9 7 7 8 82 
Total 102 108 103 86 103 136 106 124 132 129 133 149 156 1567 
 
NUMBER OF YOUNG PROFESSIONALS AND INTERNS BY MEMBER COU NTRY STATUS 2005 - 2016 AND 2017  
 Young 
Professionals  WTO Internship  Developing Country and LDC Focused 
Internships*  Total  
 2017  2005 - 2016  2017  2005 - 2016  2017  2005 - 2016  2017  
 Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % 
Developed  0 0% 451 49.1%  41 41.8%  0 0.0%  0 0.0%  451 32.0%  41 26.3%  
Developing  5 100.0%  434 47.3%  55 56.1%  248 50.3%  27 50.9%  682 48.3%  87 55.8%  
LDC 0 0% 33 3.6%  2 2.0%  245 49.7%  26 49.1%  278 19.7%  28 17.9%  
Total 5 100.0%  918 100.0%  98 100.0%  493 100.0%  53 100.0%  1411 100.0%  156 100.0%  
                                                
1A 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 Human Resources Division.   
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NUMBER OF YOUNG PROFESSIONALS AND INTERNS BY REGI ON 2005 - 2016 AND 2017  
 Young 
Professionals  WTO Internship  Developing Country and LDC Focused 
Internships*  Total  
 2017  2005 - 2016  2017  2005 - 2016  2017  2005 - 2016  2017  
 Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % 
Africa  0 0.0%  92 10.0%  11 11.2%  263 53.3%  27 50.9% 355 25.2%  38 24.4%  
Asia 1 20.0%  208 22.7%  29 29.6%  132 26.8%  17 32.1% 340 24.1%  47 30.1%  
Europe  1 20.0%  391 42.6%  39 39.8%  4 0.8%  2 3.8% 395 28.0%  42 26.9%  
Latin America  3 60.0%  118 12.9%  10 10.2%  73 14.8%  4 7.5% 191 13.5%  17 10.9%  
North America  0 0.0%  99 10.8%  7 7.1%  2 0.4%  0 0.0%  101 7.2%  7 4.5%  
Oceania 0 0.0%  10 1.1%  2 2.0%  19 3.9%  3 5.7% 29 2.1%  5 3.2%  
Total 5 100.0%  918 100.0%  98 100.0%  493 100.0%  53 100.0%  1411 100.0%  156 100.0%  
 
NUM BER OF YOUNG PROFESSIONALS AND INTERNS BY GENDER  2005 - 2016 AND 2017  
 Young 
Professionals  WTO Internship  Developing Country and LDC Focused 
Internships*  Total  
 2017  2005 - 2016  2017  2005 - 2016  2017  2005 - 2016  2017  
 Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % 
Female  3 60.0%  504 54.9%  52 53.1%  193 39.1%  24 45.3% 697 49.4%  79 50.6%  
Male 2 40.0%  414 45.1%  46 46.9%  300 60.9%  29 54.7% 714 50.6%  77 49.4%  
Total 5 100.0%  918 100.0%  98 100.0%  493 100.0%  53 100.0%  1411 100.0%  156 100.0%  
 
 
 
* Includes the following:  
- China's LDCs and Accessions Programme  
-    WTO Support Programme for Doctoral Studies  
- Netherlands Trainee Programme  
- French -Irish Mission Internship Programme  
- Regional Coordinator Internshi p ProgrammeWT/BFA/W/ 457 
 
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  ANNEX  13 
 NUMBER OF YOUNG PROFESSIONALS AND INTERNS BY COUNTRY A ND GENDER IN 2017  
 
Country / Cust. Territ.  F M Total  
Nbr %   
Country / Cust. Territ.  F M Total  
Nbr % 
 
1 China  8 3 11 7.1%   31 Myanmar  1   1 0.6%  
2 India 6 3 9 5.8%   31 Nepal  1   1 0.6%  
3 Russian Federation  6 2 8 5.1%   31 Nigeria  1   1 0.6%  
4 Switzerland  2 5 7 4.5%   31 Saint Kitts and Nevis  1   1 0.6%  
5 Italy 4 1 5 3.2%   31 Samoa  1   1 0.6%  
5 Spain  3 2 5 3.2%   31 Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of    1 1 0.6%  
5 United States of America  2 3 5 3.2%   31 Senegal  1   1 0.6%  
8 Kenya 2 2 4 2.6%   31 Sri Lanka    1 1 0.6%  
8 Viet Nam  2 2 4 2.6%   31 Sudan  1   1 0.6%  
10 Brazil 1 2 3 1.9%   31 Suriname    1 1 0.6%  
10 Cameroon  3   3 1.9%   31 Sweden    1 1 0.6%  
10 Peru 2 1 3 1.9%   31 Tajikistan    1 1 0.6%  
10 United Kingdom  2 1 3 1.9%   31 Thailand    1 1 0.6%  
14 Australia  2   2 1.3%   31 The Gambia    1 1 0.6%  
14 Burundi  1 1 2 1.3%   31 Timor -Leste  1   1 0.6%  
14 Canada  1 1 2 1.3%   31 Trinidad and Tobago  1   1 0.6%  
14 Dominican Republic  1 1 2 1.3%   31 Uganda    1 1 0.6%  
14 Greece  1 1 2 1.3%   31 Ukraine  1   1 0.6%  
14 Iran 2   2 1.3%   31 Venezuela, Bolivarian 
Republic of  1   1 0.6%  
14 Kazakhstan  2   2 1.3%   31 Yemen    1 1 0.6%  
14 Kyrgyz Republic    2 2 1.3%     Total 79 77 156 100.0%  
14 Morocco  1 1 2 1.3%   
14 Netherlands  1 1 2 1.3%   
14 Pakistan    2 2 1.3%   
14 Poland  1 1 2 1.3%   
14 South Africa    2 2 1.3%   
14 Turkey  1 1 2 1.3%   
14 Vanuatu  1 1 2 1.3%   
14 Zambia    2 2 1.3%   
14 Zimbabwe  1 1 2 1.3%   
31 Afghanistan  1   1 0.6%   
31 Algeria    1 1 0.6%   
31 Angola  1   1 0.6%   
31 Benin  1   1 0.6%   
31 Bolivia, Plurinational 
State of    1 1 0.6%   
31 Bulgaria  1   1 0.6%   
31 Burkina Faso    1 1 0.6%   
31 Cambodia    1 1 0.6%   
31 Chad   1 1 0.6%   
31 Chile   1 1 0.6%   
31 Chinese Taipei  1   1 0.6%   
31 Colombia  1   1 0.6%   
31 Comoros    1 1 0.6%   
31 Czech Republic    1 1 0.6%   
31 Egypt    1 1 0.6%   
31 Eswatini    1 1 0.6%   
31 Gabon  1   1 0.6%   
31 Germany    1 1 0.6%   
31 Ghana    1 1 0.6%   
31 Guyana    1 1 0.6%   
31 Haiti   1 1 0.6%   
31 Hungary    1 1 0.6%   
31 Indonesia    1 1 0.6%   
31 Korea, Republic of    1 1 0.6%   
31 Lesotho    1 1 0.6%   
31 Liberia    1 1 0.6%   
31 Lithuania    1 1 0.6%   
31 Madagascar    1 1 0.6%   
31 Malawi    1 1 0.6%   
31 Mali   1 1 0.6%   
31 Montenegro  1   1 0.6%   
31 Mozambique  1   1 0.6%   
 
 
 
 
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  ANNEX  14 
APPLICATIONS FOR YOU NG PROFESSIONALS AND  INTERNS BY COUNTRY AND GENDER  IN 2017  
 
 Country / Cust. Territ.  Nbr of 
Females  % Nbr of 
Males  % Total 
Nbr % 
1 Nigeria  155 6.3%  422 17.2%  577 23.5%  
2 Kenya  55 2.2%  43 1.8%  98 4.0%  
3 India 33 1.3%  61 2.5%  94 3.8%  
4 Cameroon  27 1.1%  65 2.6%  92 3.7%  
5 Italy 40 1.6%  31 1.3%  71 2.9%  
6 Afghanistan  7 0.3%  44 1.8%  51 2.1%  
7 Pakistan  13 0.5%  34 1.4%  47 1.9%  
8 Brazil  29 1.2%  17 0.7%  46 1.9%  
8 Russian Federation  33 1.3%  13 0.5%  46 1.9%  
10 China  37 1.5%  4 0.2%  41 1.7%  
11 United States of America  23 0.9%  16 0.7%  39 1.6%  
12 Colombia  21 0.9%  17 0.7%  38 1.5%  
13 Spain  11 0.4%  23 0.9%  34 1.4%  
14 Zimbabwe  12 0.5%  19 0.8%  31 1.3%  
15 Turkey  19 0.8%  11 0.4%  30 1.2%  
16 Uganda  12 0.5%  17 0.7%  29 1.2%  
17 Mexico  12 0.5%  15 0.6%  27 1.1%  
18 Côte d'Ivoire  5 0.2%  21 0.9%  26 1.1%  
18 France  19 0.8%  7 0.3%  26 1.1%  
18 Rwanda  8 0.3%  18 0.7%  26 1.1%  
21 Albania  17 0.7%  8 0.3%  25 1.0%  
21 Egypt  9 0.4%  16 0.7%  25 1.0%  
21 Ghana  9 0.4%  16 0.7%  25 1.0%  
21 Indonesia  15 0.6%  10 0.4%  25 1.0%  
25 Tanzania  10 0.4%  14 0.6%  24 1.0%  
26 Ukraine  16 0.7%  7 0.3%  23 0.9%  
27 Canada  11 0.4%  10 0.4%  21 0.9%  
27 South Africa  11 0.4%  10 0.4%  21 0.9%  
27 United Kingdom  11 0.4%  10 0.4%  21 0.9%  
30 Burkina Faso  4 0.2%  16 0.7%  20 0.8%  
30 Philippines  9 0.4%  11 0.4%  20 0.8%  
32 Switzerland  12 0.5%  7 0.3%  19 0.8%  
32 Togo 4 0.2%  15 0.6%  19 0.8%  
34 Argentina  10 0.4%  8 0.3%  18 0.7%  
34 Georgia  12 0.5%  6 0.2%  18 0.7%  
34 Greece  8 0.3%  10 0.4%  18 0.7%  
34 Korea, Republic of  12 0.5%  6 0.2%  18 0.7%  
34 Kyrgyz Republic  11 0.4%  7 0.3%  18 0.7%  
34 Namibia  13 0.5%  5 0.2%  18 0.7%  
34 Peru 14 0.6%  4 0.2%  18 0.7%  
41 Kazakhstan  10 0.4%  6 0.2%  16 0.7%  
41 Morocco  5 0.2%  11 0.4%  16 0.7%  
41 Senegal  4 0.2%  12 0.5%  16 0.7%  
41 The former Yugoslav Republic of 
Macedonia  9 0.4%  7 0.3%  16 0.7%  
45 Romania  11 0.4%  4 0.2%  15 0.6%  
46 Ecuador  10 0.4%  4 0.2%  14 0.6%  
46 Thailand  10 0.4%  4 0.2%  14 0.6%  
48 Bangladesh  2 0.1%  11 0.4%  13 0.5%  
48 Botswana  9 0.4%  4 0.2%  13 0.5%  
50 Angola  5 0.2%  7 0.3%  12 0.5%  
50 Moldova, Republic of  8 0.3%  4 0.2%  12 0.5%  
52 Armenia  8 0.3%  3 0.1%  11 0.4%  
52 Benin  3 0.1%  8 0.3%  11 0.4%  
52 Democratic Republic of the Congo  3 0.1%  8 0.3%  11 0.4%  
52 Germany  5 0.2%  6 0.2%  11 0.4%  
52 Viet Nam  5 0.2%  6 0.2%  11 0.4%  
57 Chinese Taipei  8 0.3%  2 0.1%  10 0.4%  
57 Malawi  0 0.0%  10 0.4%  10 0.4%  
57 Trinidad and Tobago  8 0.3%  2 0.1%  10 0.4%  
60 Congo  3 0.1%  6 0.2%  9 0.4%  
60 Israel  5 0.2%  4 0.2%  9 0.4%  
60 Mongolia  7 0.3%  2 0.1%  9 0.4%  
60 Poland  5 0.2%  4 0.2%  9 0.4%  
60 Zambia  2 0.1%  7 0.3%  9 0.4%  
65 Lesotho  5 0.2%  3 0.1%  8 0.3%  
66 El Salvador  3 0.1%  4 0.2%  7 0.3%  
66 Honduras  7 0.3%  0 0.0%  7 0.3%  
66 Hungary  5 0.2%  2 0.1%  7 0.3%  
66 Liberia  1 0.0%  6 0.2%  7 0.3%  
66 Madagascar  3 0.1%  4 0.2%  7 0.3%  
66 Montenegro  4 0.2%  3 0.1%  7 0.3%  WT/BFA/W/ 457 
 
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 Country / Cust. Territ.  Nbr of 
Females  % Nbr of 
Males  % Total 
Nbr % 
66 Tunisia  5 0.2%  2 0.1%  7 0.3%  
73 Belgium  5 0.2%  1 0.0%  6 0.2%  
73 Bulgaria  3 0.1%  3 0.1%  6 0.2%  
73 Cambodia  3 0.1%  3 0.1%  6 0.2%  
73 Chile 2 0.1%  4 0.2%  6 0.2%  
73 Haiti 2 0.1%  4 0.2%  6 0.2%  
73 Mali 3 0.1%  3 0.1%  6 0.2%  
73 Panama  2 0.1%  4 0.2%  6 0.2%  
73 Sierra Leone  0 0.0%  6 0.2%  6 0.2%  
73 Tajikistan  1 0.0%  5 0.2%  6 0.2%  
73 Uruguay  3 0.1%  3 0.1%  6 0.2%  
73 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of  5 0.2%  1 0.0%  6 0.2%  
84 Australia  1 0.0%  4 0.2%  5 0.2%  
84 Burundi  1 0.0%  4 0.2%  5 0.2%  
84 Croatia  5 0.2%  0 0.0%  5 0.2%  
84 Czech Republic  4 0.2%  1 0.0%  5 0.2%  
84 Dominican Republic  3 0.1%  2 0.1%  5 0.2%  
84 Guatemala  4 0.2%  1 0.0%  5 0.2%  
84 Guyana  4 0.2%  1 0.0%  5 0.2%  
84 Hong Kong, China  3 0.1%  2 0.1%  5 0.2%  
84 Jamaica  3 0.1%  2 0.1%  5 0.2%  
84 Mozambique  3 0.1%  2 0.1%  5 0.2%  
84 Niger  1 0.0%  4 0.2%  5 0.2%  
84 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  2 0.1%  3 0.1%  5 0.2%  
96 Bolivia, Plurinational State of  1 0.0%  3 0.1%  4 0.2%  
96 Costa Rica  1 0.0%  3 0.1%  4 0.2%  
96 Japan  4 0.2%  0 0.0%  4 0.2%  
96 Malaysia  3 0.1%  1 0.0%  4 0.2%  
96 Papua New Guinea  3 0.1%  1 0.0%  4 0.2%  
96 Paraguay  3 0.1%  1 0.0%  4 0.2%  
96 Singapore  2 0.1%  2 0.1%  4 0.2%  
103 Fiji 3 0.1%  0 0.0%  3 0.1%  
103 Latvia  1 0.0%  2 0.1%  3 0.1%  
103 Mauritania  1 0.0%  2 0.1%  3 0.1%  
103 Nepal  2 0.1%  1 0.0%  3 0.1%  
103 Netherlands  2 0.1%  1 0.0%  3 0.1%  
103 Nicaragua  1 0.0%  2 0.1%  3 0.1%  
103 Portugal  2 0.1%  1 0.0%  3 0.1%  
103 Somalia  0 0.0%  3 0.1%  3 0.1%  
111 Barbados  2 0.1%  0 0.0%  2 0.1%  
111 Belize  0 0.0%  2 0.1%  2 0.1%  
111 Chad 1 0.0%  1 0.0%  2 0.1%  
111 Cyprus  2 0.1%  0 0.0%  2 0.1%  
111 Denmark  1 0.0%  1 0.0%  2 0.1%  
111 Estonia  2 0.1%  0 0.0%  2 0.1%  
111 Eswatini  2 0.1%  0 0.0%  2 0.1%  
111 Gabon  0 0.0%  2 0.1%  2 0.1%  
111 Jordan  1 0.0%  1 0.0%  2 0.1%  
111 Mauritius  1 0.0%  1 0.0%  2 0.1%  
111 Myanmar  1 0.0%  1 0.0%  2 0.1%  
111 New Zealand  1 0.0%  1 0.0%  2 0.1%  
111 Saint Lucia  1 0.0%  1 0.0%  2 0.1%  
111 Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of  0 0.0%  2 0.1%  2 0.1%  
111 Slovak Republic  1 0.0%  1 0.0%  2 0.1%  
111 The Gambia  1 0.0%  1 0.0%  2 0.1%  
127 Antigua and Barbuda  1 0.0%  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  
127 Cabo Verde  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  1 0.0%  
127 Cuba 1 0.0%  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  
127 Dominica  1 0.0%  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  
127 European Union  1 0.0%  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  
127 Lao People's Democratic Republic  1 0.0%  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  
127 Lithuania  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  1 0.0%  
127 Macao, China  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  1 0.0%  
127 Maldives  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  1 0.0%  
127 Norway  1 0.0%  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  
127 Oman  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  1 0.0%  
127 Saint Kitts and Nevis  1 0.0%  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  
127 Slovenia  1 0.0%  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  
127 Solomon Islands  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  1 0.0%  
127 Sri Lanka  1 0.0%  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  
127 Suriname  1 0.0%  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  
127 Sweden  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  1 0.0%  
127 United Arab Emirates  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  1 0.0%  
127 Yemen  1 0.0%  0 0.0%  1 0.0%  
 Total 1087 44.3%  1369 55.7%  2456 100.0%  
 
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