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Committee on Budget, Finance and Administration    
 
 2012 ANNUAL REPORT ON DIVERSITY IN THE WTO SECRETARIAT 
1  INTRODUCTION 1.  This document presents the Annual Report on Diversity in the WTO Secretariat for the 
year 2012. It is the fourth Annual Report on Diversity prepared by the Secretariat.
1 
2.  Like the previous reports, the 2012 Annual Report provides detailed data on the current 
composition of WTO staff on the basis of WTO Membership and gender, as well as the evolution of 
staff diversity since 1995, with a particular focus on 2012. The report also provides data on staff 
recruitment, including the overall number of applications received and candidates interviewed. Detailed data on representation in the various WTO internship programmes is also included. 
3.  Moreover, the Secretariat includes an update in this report on measures that are assisting to 
improve the diversity of the Secretariat as presented to the Committee on Budget, Finance and 
Administration in May 2010. 
2  UPDATE ON THE SECRETARIAT'S ACTION S TO CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVE DIVERSITY 
4.  The Secretariat continues to take forward several actions outlined in its response to measures 
proposed in a Joint Statement by Brazil, China, Ecuador, Egypt, India, Pakistan and South Africa.
2 
The key commitments are to increase, internally and externally, 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 a pplicants from the full Membership of the WTO. 
5.  The Secretariat's commitment to merit and divers ity, in line with the WTO Staff Regulations, is 
being highlighted in vacancy notices as follows: 
"The recruitment policy of the WTO shall be to seek to attract and retain staff members offering 
the highest standards of competence, efficiency an d 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 the 2011, 2012 and 2013 WTO Annual Reports. 
 
6.  The Human Resources Division continues to meet with representatives of Missions on a regular basis to present and discuss HRD procedures including those related to recruitment. 
7.  The Division has also continued to take part in university career fairs in order to encourage 
students to look into the several internship programs offered with the WTO as well as entry level 
careers as they become available.  
3  WTO RECRUITMENT POLICY AND PROCESS 
8.  Recruitment in the Secretariat continues to be firmly based on the principles set out in Staff 
Regulation 3.1, which states the following: 
                                               
1 The previous Annual Reports on Diversity in th e WTO Secretariat were provided on 1 March 2010 
(WT/BFA/W/195), 28 February 2011 (WT/BFA/W/227) and 27 April 2012 (WT/BFA/W/266). 
2 WT/BFA/W/204 of 17 May 2010. WT/BFA/W/292 
 
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  "The recruitment policy of the WTO shall be to s eek to attract and retain staff members offering 
the highest standards of competence, efficiency and integrity. It shall be based on the principle of 
equal opportunity for all, regardless of gender, nati onality, race or religion, with the objective of 
ensuring the broadest possible diversification of the Secretariat." 
 
9.   Some high level and difficult to recruit positions have been advertised online through sites such as Linkedin in order to assist with attracting a broader pool of qualified candidates.  
4  TURNOVER IN RELATION TO DIVERSITY 
10.  Overall turnover of staff in the WTO is traditionally low as illustrated in Chart 1. From 2001 to 
2009, the average annual turnover ha s been 4.4%. The particularly low average turnover of 3.1% 
since 2010 is partly due to the extension of the retirement age from 62 to 65, effective 1 January 
2010.  
Chart 1 WTO Staff Turnover from 2001 to 2012 
4.4%6.0%
2.8%4.0%5.5%
4.7% 4.7%4.4%
3.3%
2.4%3.2%3.7%
0%2%4%6%8%
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
 
 
5  WTO STAFF BY MEMBER 
11.  In view of the low turnover rate in the WT O Secretariat, and consequently, the limited number 
of vacancy notices issued, changes in the composition of WTO staff are not significant from one year to the next. Rather, longer-term trends need to be observed. Given the low turnover and the 
Secretariat's commitment to Diversity, all vacancy notices are issued externally according to the 
WTO Recruitment procedures and Staff Rules. 
12.  Like in the previous annual reports on divers ity, the staffing data (Annexes 1 to 3) has been 
separated into three main categories: (i) all staff, (ii) professional staff and (iii) professional staff 
excluding linguistic staff. This categorization allows to account for the fact that a large percentage of support staff are hired in the local area and that staff in the language area (translators, 
interpreters) are often drawn from Members with one of WTO's three official languages – English, 
French and Spanish. 
13.  In 2012, the number of Members represented in the Secretariat remained stable at 82. 
Nationals from Chad and Jordan joined the WTO Secretariat. Lesotho and Hong Kong - China are 
no longer represented. Since 1995, there has been a 67.3% increase in the number of Members 
represented (from 49 to 82). Since 2005, the in crease has been of 22.4% (from 67 to 82).  
14.  Looking at professional staff, with the exce ption of France (which, along with Switzerland is 
part of the local employment market from which many qualified candidates apply for technical or 
linguistic positions) no single Member has a share over 7%. Broad distribution is shown further by the fact that there are 24 Members with a share of  at least 1% of professional staff and 11 of 
these 24 are developing countries. There are 44 Members with a share of at least 0.5%; 26 of 
these are developing or least developed countries.  WT/BFA/W/292 
 
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  15.  From 1 January 1995 to 31 December 2012, the share of professional staff represented by 
developing and least developed countries has increased from 21.5% to 34.5% (Annex 4). Furthermore, as set out in Chart 2, if we look only at non-linguistic professional staff, the 
representation of developing and least developed country staff has increased from 20.7% in 1995 
to 37.9% in December 2012. Since 2005, the increase has been of 7.6%.  
Chart 2 WTO Professional Staff by Member Country Status (Linguistic Staff Excluded) 
79.3%
69.7%
62.0%
20.7%27.9%32.2%
2.4%5.7%
0%20%40%60%80%100%
1.1.1995 31.12.2005 31.12.2012Developed
Developing
LDCs
 
  
16.  Since 1995, the percentage of non-linguistic professionals appointed has been steadily 
increasing from developing and least-developed countries. From 1995 to 2004, 35.5% of non-
linguistic professionals appointed had been from  developing and least-developed countries. From 
2005 to 2012, this rate increased to 46.5% (Annex 6).  
17.  The Director-General's policy to recruit the majority of new staff at junior grade levels has 
contributed to increase opportunities for candidates from developing countries and LDCs to 
successfully compete for WTO positions. Out of th e 27 non-linguistic junior professionals recruited 
since 2009, 14 (51.9%) were from developing and least developed countries.  
18.  Looking at the regional distribution of non- linguistic professional staff (Annex 5), the data 
shows that the percentage representing those from Africa, Asia, and Latin America has been 
steadily increasing since 1995. While Europeans comprised 53.8% of non-linguistic professional staff in 1995, this percentage has decreased to 49.7% in 2005 and to 46.4% in 2012.  
19.  Chart 3, a representation of non-linguistic professionals by region, shows that Europe (46.4%) 
continues to have the highest level of representa tion, followed by Asia (15.1%), North America 
(13.3%), Latin America (11.7%), Africa (10.8%) and Oceania (2.7%). While most regions showed nominal fluctuations, Africa displayed the biggest growth margin with an increase of 8.7% since 
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  Chart 3 WTO Professional Staff by Region (Linguistic Staff Excluded) 
01-Jan-95 31-Dec-05 31-Dec-12
Africa 2.1% 8.5% 10.8%
Asia 12.4% 12.6% 15.1%
Europe 53.8% 49.7% 46.4%
Latin America 6.9% 9.2% 11.7%
North America 18.6% 16.3% 13.3%
Oceania 6.2% 3.7% 2.7%0%10%20%30%40%50%60%
 
 
6  APPLICATIONS FOR WTO VACANCY NOTICES 
20.  The data on number of applications (Annex 7) has a somewhat limited value as all applicants 
are included and does not take into account the extent to which candidates meet the minimum requirements of a position. It also does not take into account the fact that candidates may apply 
for several vacancy notices. The data does, howeve r, indicate general interest in working for the 
WTO. 
21.  In 2012, the Secretariat received 2,713 applications in response to external vacancy notices 
for professional positions, i.e. on average 301 applications per vacancy notice. This is an increase 
compared to 2011, where the Secretariat received a total of 5,412 applications in response to external vacancy notices for professional positions, i.e. on average 246 applications per vacancy 
notice.  
22.  Applications received from Italy (7.4%) have surpassed the United States (7.0%), France 
(6.8%) and Spain (4.2%). Among the African Members, Kenya had the highest number of applications received at 1.8%, followed by Cameroon and Nigeria at 1.2% each. Among the Asian 
Members, India had the highest number of applications received at 4.2%, followed by China 
(1.8%) and the Republic of Korea (1.4%). 
23.  It is worth noting that since the implemen tation of the E-recruitment system in 2009, the 
number of applications received has increased significantly; a candidate can apply for as many 
positions as he/she wishes by simply clicking on the vacancy notice(s). 
24.  The number of short-listed external candidates (Annex 8) gives a better indication of the 
number of qualified applicants from each Member . 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 several vacancies, there is a certain level of variability in the data. China, with 5 candidates, represented the highest number of external candidates short-listed for professional positions 
advertised externally in 2012, followed by Australia, France, Italy and the United States of America 
with 4 candidates each.  WT/BFA/W/292 
 
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  7  GENDER BALANCE 
25.  The proportion of female professional staff has been steadily increasing from 31.4% in 1995 
to 43.9% in 2012, whereas the proportion of males has decreased from 68.6% to 56.1% (Annex 9). 
26.  It is also worth noting that while there were no female members of senior management in 
1995, the number of female Directors has increased from two in 2002 to seven in 2012, and that since 2005, one Deputy Director-General is female. Since 1995, there has been a greater 
equilibrium between female and male professional staff, specifically at Grade 9, 10 and 11 (Chart 
5).  
27.  In the support category, the ratio of female staff to male staff (68.9% female compared to 
31.1% male) has changed by 3.2% since 1995 (72.1% female compared to 27.9% male). 
28.  Looking at total staff, 24.9% are female professionals whereas 31.9% are males. In 1995, 
these percentages were 13% and 28.4% respectively (Chart 4). 
Chart 4 Percentage of WTO Staff by Occupational Grouping and Gender 
Support Men, 
16.3% Support Men, 14.4% Support Men, 13.4%Support Women, 
42.3%
Support Women, 30.5%Support Women, 29.8%Professional Men, 
28.4%
Professional Men, 
33.8% Professional Men, 
31.9%Professional Women, 
13.0%Professional Women, 
21.3%Professional Women, 
24.9%
0%20%40%60%80%100%
January 1995 December 2005 December 2012 
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  Chart 5 WTO Professional Staff by Grade and Gender 
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 8  INTERNSHIP PROGRAMMES 
29.  The WTO currently has six internship programmes:  
a. WTO Internship Programme 
b. WTO Accessions Internship Programme 
c. PhD Internship 
d. Netherlands Trainee Programme 
e. Internships for Selected Missions 
f. Regional Coordinator Internships 
30.  The WTO Internship Programme is designed for post-graduate university students from 
WTO Members and countries as well as customs territories engaged in accession negotiations who wish to gain practical experience and deeper knowledge of the multilateral trading system. 
31.  On 14 July 2011, The People's Republic of China and the WTO signed a memorandum of 
understanding concerning the WTO Accessions Internship 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.  
32.  The other four programmes: PhD Interns, Netherlands Trainee Programme, Internships for 
Selected Missions, and Regional Coordinator Internsh ips, focus on building sustainable capacity in 
LDCs and developing countries by providing offici als and students from these countries with an 
opportunity to directly participate in WTO's work in Geneva. WT/BFA/W/292 
 
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  33.  Interns are selected on the basis of merit, qualifications and expertise. Annex 10 provides 
further details on the above programmes, including each programme's purpose, eligibility and duration. 
8.1  Overall Participation in Internship Programmes 
34.  In 2012, the data relating to the six WTO Internship Programmes shows a high number of 
participants and broad diversity compared to previous years (Annex 11) with 124 interns from 80 countries that participated in the six programmes. The 80 countries are composed of 70 WTO 
Members and ten countries in accession negotiations. Out of the 124 interns, 70.2% were from 
developing countries and LDCs which is higher than the average rate of 65.9% during to the 
period from 2005 to 2011. Chart 6 demonstrates that in 2012, Asia (28.2%) had the highest level of representation, followed by Europe (27.4%), Africa (24.2%), Latin America (12.9%), North 
America (4.0%) and Oceania (3.2%). The proportion of female interns (50.0%) was the same as 
that of male interns (50.0%). 
Chart 6 Total Number of Internships by Region in 2012 
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Africa Asia Europe Latin
AmericaNorth
AmericaOceania
 
 
8.2  Participation in WTO Internship Programme  
35.  In 2012, 79 interns participated in the WTO Internship Programme. The 79 interns 
represented 40 countries comprised of 37 WTO Members and three countries in accession negotiations. Out of the 79 interns recruited in 2012, 53.2% were from developing countries and LDCs, which is higher than the average rate of  49.0% during the period from 2005 to 2011.  
36.  Chart 7 shows that Europe (43.0%) had the hi ghest level of representation, followed by Asia 
(29.1%), Latin America (10.1%), Africa (8.9%), North America (6.3%) and Oceania (2.5%). In 2012, the proportion of female interns (58.2%) in the WTO Internship Programme was higher than 
that of male interns (41.8%). WT/BFA/W/292 
 
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  Chart 7 Number of Interns in WTO Internship Programme by Region in 2012 
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8.3  Participation in Developing Country  and LDC-Focused Internship Programmes 
37.  In 2012, 45 interns participated in the five developing country and LDC-focused internship 
programmes.3 Out of these, four interns from Bangladesh, China, Colombia and Ethiopia 
participated in the WTO Accessions Internship Pr ogramme. They were the first interns recruited 
under this new programme. The 45 interns represented 42 countries comprised of 35 WTO Members and seven countries in accession negotiations. Of the 45 interns, 53.3% were from 
developing countries and 46.7% from LDCs. Chart 8 shows that in 2012, Africa (51.1%) had the 
highest level of representation, followed by As ia (26.7%), Latin America (17.8%), and Oceania 
(4.4%). Europe and North America were not represented. The proportion of male interns (64.4%) 
in these programmes was higher than that of female interns (35.6%). 
Chart 8 Developing Countries/LDCs Internships by Region in 2012 
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Africa Asia Latin America Oceania 
 
 
                                               
3 WTO Accessions Internship Prog ramme, PhD Internship, Netherland s Trainee Programme, Internships 
for Selected Missions, Region al Coordinator Internships. WT/BFA/W/292 
 
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  LIST OF ANNEXES 
Annex 1: Total WTO staff by Member Annex 2: WTO Professional Staff by Member Annex 3: WTO Professional Staff (Linguistic Staff Excluded) by Member 
Annex 4: WTO Staff by Member Country Status 
Annex 5: WTO Staff by Region Annex 6: Number of Staff Appointed (1995-2012) 
Annex 7: Applications Received for Positions Advertised Externally in 2012 
Annex 8: Short-listed Candidates for Positions Advertised Externally in 2012 Annex 9: WTO Professional and Support Staff by Gender Annex 10: Description of Internship Programmes 
Annex 11: Number of Internships by Prog ramme, Country Status, Region and Gender  
 
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ANNEX 1 
TOTAL WTO STAFF BY MEMBER 
 01 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 Denmar k 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 Ecuado r 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%  WT/BFA/W/292 
 
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  31 DECEMBER 2012   31 DECEMBER 2012 
  Member Nbr %    Member  Nbr %  
1 France  186 27.4%    56 Albania  1 0.1%  
2 United Kingdom 69 10.2%    56 Bangladesh  1 0.1%  
3 Spain  43 6.3%    56 Barbados  1 0.1%  
4 Switzerland 38 5.6%    56 Benin  1 0.1%  
5 United States of America  29 4.3%    56 Burundi  1 0.1%  
6 Germany 23 3.4%    56 Chad  1 0.1%  
7 Canada  21 3.1%    56 Côte d'Ivoire  1 0.1%  
8 Italy  17 2.5%    56 Croatia  1 0.1%  
9 India 12 1.8%    56 Cuba 1 0.1%  
9 Ireland 12 1.8%    56 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1 0.1%  
9 Philippines 12 1.8%    56 Estonia  1 0.1%  
12 Colombia 11 1.6%    56 Guatemala  1 0.1%  
13 Argentina 10 1.5%    56 Honduras  1 0.1%  
13 Australia 10 1.5%    56 Jamaica  1 0.1%  
13 China  10 1.5%    56 Jordan  1 0.1%  
16 Brazil  9 1.3%    56 Kenya  1 0.1%  
17 Peru  8 1.2%    56 Malawi  1 0.1%  
17 Uruguay 8 1.2%    56 Nepal  1 0.1%  
19 Mexico 6 0.9%    56 Nigeria  1 0.1%  
19 Netherlands 6 0.9%    56 Paraguay  1 0.1%  
21 Austria 5 0.7%    56 Saint Lucia  1 0.1%  
21 Belgium 5 0.7%    56 Sierra Leone  1 0.1%  
21 Egypt 5 0.7%    56 South Africa  1 0.1%  
21 Finland  5 0.7%    56 Tanzania  1 0.1%  
21 Greece  5 0.7%    56 Thailand  1 0.1%  
21 Korea, Republic of 5 0.7%    56 Trinidad and Tobago  1 0.1%  
21 Tunisia 5 0.7%    56 Viet Nam  1 0.1%  
21 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 5 0.7%      Total 678 100.0%  
29 Chile  4 0.6%            
29 Japan 4 0.6%            
29 Poland 4 0.6%        
29 Turkey 4 0.6%            
33 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 3 0.4%            
33 Bulgaria 3 0.4%            
33 Ecuado r 3 0.4%            
33 Guinea 3 0.4%            
33 Malaysia 3 0.4%            
33 Morocco 3 0.4%            
33 Sri Lanka 3 0.4%            
33 Sweden  3 0.4%            
33 Uganda 3 0.4%            
42 Costa Rica 2 0.3%            
42 Denmar k 2 0.3%            
42 Ghana 2 0.3%            
42 Hungary 2 0.3%            
42 Mauritius 2 0.3%            
42 New Zealand 2 0.3%            
42 Norway 2 0.3%            
42 Pakistan 2 0.3%            
42 Portugal 2 0.3%            
42 Romania 2 0.3%            
42 Rwanda 2 0.3%            
42 Senegal 2 0.3%            
42 Zambia 2 0.3%            
42 Zimbabwe 2 0.3%            
 
 
 
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  ANNEX 2 
WTO PROFESSIONAL STAFF BY MEMBER 
  01 JANUARY 1995   31 DECEMBER 2005 
  Member Nbr %    Member  Nbr %  
1 France 28 16.3%    1 France  50 14.7%  
2 United Kingdom 16 9.3%    2 Canada  25 7.3%  
3 United States of America  15 8.7%    2 United Kingdom  25 7.3%  
4 Canada 14 8.1%    4 Spain  24 7.0%  
5 Switzerland 13 7.6%    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 1.7%    14 Netherlands  5 1.5%  
17 Sweden 3 1.7%    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 172 100.0%    41 Benin  1 0.3%  
      41 Bulgaria  1 0.3%  
      41 Cuba 1 0.3%  
      41 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1 0.3%  
      41 Denmar k 1 0.3%  
      41 Ecuado r 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 2012   31 DECEMBER 2012 
  Member Nbr %    Member  Nbr %  
1 France  56 14.5%    45 Portugal  1 0.3%  
2 United Kingdom 27  7.0%    45 Romania  1 0.3%  
3 United States of America  25 6.5%    45 Saint Lucia  1 0.3%  
4 Spain  23  6.0%    45 Senegal  1 0.3%  
5 Germany 21 5.5%    45 Sierra Leone  1 0.3%  
6 Canada  20  5.2%    45 South Africa  1 0.3%  
7 Switzerland 19 4.9%    45 Sri Lanka  1 0.3%  
8 Italy  13  3.4%    45 Tanzania  1 0.3%  
9 India 11 2.9%    45 Thailand  1 0.3%  
10 China  9  2.3%    45 Trinidad and Tobago  1 0.3%  
10 Colombia 9 2.3%    45 Viet Nam  1 0.3%  
12 Australia 8  2.1%    45 Zimbabwe  1 0.3%  
12 Philippines 8 2.1%     Total 385 100.0%  
14 Brazil  7  1.8%       15 Argentina 5 1.3%       15 Austria 5  1.3%       15 Egypt 5 1.3%       15 Ireland 5  1.3%       15 Korea, Republic of 5 1.3%       15 Mexico 5  1.3%       15 Netherlands 5 1.3%       22 Japan 4  1.0%       22 Turkey 4 1.0%       22 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 4  1.0%       25 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 3 0.8%       25 Bulgaria 3  0.8%       25 Ecuado r 3 0.8%       25 Greece  3  0.8%       25 Guinea 3 0.8%       25 Morocco 3  0.8%       25 Sweden  3 0.8%       25 Tunisia 3  0.8%       25 Uganda 3 0.8%       25 Uruguay 3  0.8%       35 Chile  2 0.5%       35 Costa Rica 2  0.5%       35 Finland  2 0.5%       35 Ghana 2  0.5%       35 Malaysia 2 0.5%       35 Pakistan 2  0.5%       35 Peru  2 0.5%       35 Poland 2  0.5%       35 Rwanda 2 0.5%       35 Zambia 2  0.5%       45 Bangladesh 1 0.3%       45 Barbados 1  0.3%       45 Belgium 1 0.3%       45 Benin 1  0.3%       45 Burundi 1 0.3%       45 Chad  1  0.3%       
45 Croatia 1 0.3%       45 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1  0.3%       45 Denmar k 1 0.3%       45 Estonia 1  0.3%       45 Guatemala 1 0.3%       45 Hungary 1  0.3%       45 Jamaica 1 0.3%       45 Jordan 1  0.3%       45 Kenya 1 0.3%       45 Malawi 1  0.3%       45 Mauritius 1 0.3%       45 New Zealand 1  0.3%       45 Nigeria 1 0.3%       45 Norway 1  0.3%        WT/BFA/W/292 
 
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  ANNEX 3 
WTO PROFESSIONAL STAFF (LINGUISTIC STAFF EXCLUDED) BY MEMBER 
  01 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 Denmar k 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 2012  31 DECEMBER 2012 
  Member Nbr  %   Member  Nbr %  
1 France  35 10.5%    45 Norway  1 0.3%  
2 United Kingdom 25  7.5%    45 Portugal  1 0.3%  
3 Germany 21 6.3%    45 Romania  1 0.3%  
3 United States of America  21 6.3%    45 Saint Lucia  1 0.3%  
5 Canada  19 5.7%    45 Senegal  1 0.3%  
6 Switzerland 15  4.5%    45 Sierra Leone  1 0.3%  
7 Italy  13 3.9%    45 South Africa  1 0.3%  
8 India 11  3.3%    45 Sri Lanka  1 0.3%  
9 China  9 2.7%    45 Tanzania  1 0.3%  
9 Spain  9  2.7%    45 Thailand  1 0.3%  
11 Australia 8 2.4%    45 Trinidad and Tobago  1 0.3%  
11 Colombia 8  2.4%    45 Viet Nam  1 0.3%  
11 Philippines 8 2.4%    45 Zimbabwe  1 0.3%  
14 Brazil  7  2.1%      Total 332 100.0%  
15 Austria 5 1.5%       15 Egypt 5  1.5%       15 Ireland 5 1.5%       15 Korea, Republic of 5  1.5%       15 Netherlands 5 1.5%       20 Japan 4  1.2%       20 Mexico 4 1.2%       20 Turkey 4  1.2%       23 Argentina 3 0.9%       23 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 3  0.9%       23 Bulgaria 3 0.9%       23 Greece  3  0.9%       23 Guinea 3 0.9%       23 Morocco 3  0.9%       23 Sweden  3 0.9%       23 Tunisia 3  0.9%       23 Uganda 3 0.9%       23 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 3  0.9%       33 Chile  2 0.6%       33 Costa Rica 2  0.6%       33 Ecuado r 2 0.6%       33 Finland  2  0.6%       33 Ghana 2 0.6%       33 Malaysia 2  0.6%       33 Pakistan 2 0.6%       33 Peru  2  0.6%       33 Poland 2 0.6%       33 Rwanda 2  0.6%       33 Uruguay 2 0.6%       33 Zambia 2  0.6%       45 Bangladesh 1 0.3%       45 Barbados 1  0.3%       45 Belgium 1 0.3%       45 Benin 1  0.3%       45 Burundi 1 0.3%       45 Chad  1  0.3%       
45 Croatia 1 0.3%       45 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1  0.3%       45 Denmar k 1 0.3%       45 Estonia 1  0.3%       45 Guatemala 1 0.3%       45 Hungary 1  0.3%       45 Jamaica 1 0.3%       45 Jordan 1  0.3%       45 Kenya 1 0.3%       45 Malawi 1  0.3%       45 Mauritius 1 0.3%       45 New Zealand 1  0.3%       45 Nigeria 1 0.3%        WT/BFA/W/292 
 
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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 2011 31 December 2012 
Number % Number % Number % Number % 
Developed 346 83.2% 489 79.0% 509 74.2% 501 73.9% 
Developing 68 16.3% 121 19.5% 153 22.3% 156 23.0% 
LDC 2 0.5% 9 1.5% 24 3.5% 21 3.1% 
Total 416 100.0% 619 100.0% 686 100.0% 678 100.0% 
 
 
 
WTO PROFESSIONAL STAFF BY MEMBER COUNTRY STATUS 
Category 1 January 1995 31 December 2005 31 December 2011 31 December 2012 
Number % Number % Number % Number % 
Developed 135 78.5% 246 72.1% 258 65.8% 252 65.5% 
Developing 37 21.5% 88 25.8% 113 28.8% 114 29.6% 
LDC   7 2.1% 21 5.4% 19 4.9% 
Total 172 100.0% 341 100.0% 392 100.0% 385 100.0% 
 
 
 
WTO PROFESSIONAL STAFF (LIN GUISTIC STAFF EXCLUDED)  
BY MEMBER COUNTRY STATUS 
Category 1 January 1995 31 December 2005 31 December 2011 31 December 2012 
Number % Number % Number % Number % 
Developed 115 79.3% 205 69.7% 213 62.6% 206 62.0% 
Developing 30 20.7% 82 27.9% 106 31.2% 107 32.2% 
LDC   7 2.4% 21 6.2% 19 5.7% 
Total 145 100.0% 294 100.0% 340 100.0% 332 100.0% 
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ANNEX 5 
WTO STAFF BY REGION 
TOTAL WTO STAFF BY REGION 
Region 1 January 1995 31 December 2005 31 December 2011 31 December 2012 
Number % Number % Number % Number % 
Africa 7 1.7% 32 5.2% 44 6.4% 42 6.2% 
Asia 25 6.0% 45 7.3% 59 8.6% 60 8.8% 
Europe 302 72.6% 414 66.9% 440 64.1% 437 64.5% 
Latin America 37 8.9% 52 8.4% 70 10.2% 71 10.5% 
North America 36 8.7% 61 9.9% 59 8.6% 56 8.3% 
Oceania 9 2.2% 15 2.4% 14 2.0% 12 1.8% 
Total 416 100.0% 619 100.0% 686 100.0% 678 100.0% 
 
 
 
WTO PROFESSIONAL STAFF BY REGION 
Region 1 January 1995 31 December 2005 31 December 2011 31 December 2012 
Number % Number % Number % Number % 
Africa 3 1.7% 25 7.3% 38 9.7% 36 9.4% 
Asia 18 10.5% 37 10.9% 49 12.5% 50 13.0% 
Europe 95 55.2% 182 53.4% 196 50.0% 195 50.6% 
Latin America 17 9.9% 32 9.4% 45 11.5% 45 11.7% 
North America 30 17.4% 54 15.8% 53 13.5% 50 13.0% 
Oceania 9 5.2% 11 3.2% 11 2.8% 9 2.3% 
Total 172 100.0% 341 100.0% 392 100.0% 385 100.0% 
 
 
 
WTO PROFESSIONAL STAFF (LINGUIS TIC STAFF EXCLUDED) BY REGION 
Region 1 January 1995 31 December 2005 31 December 2011 31 December 2012 
Number % Number % Number % Number % 
Africa 3 2.1% 25 8.5% 38 11.2% 36 10.8% 
Asia 18 12.4% 37 12.6% 49 14.4% 50 15.1% 
Europe 78 53.8% 146 49.7% 156 45.9% 154 46.4% 
Latin America 10 6.9% 27 9.2% 39 11.5% 39 11.7% 
North America 27 18.6% 48 16.3% 47 13.8% 44 13.3% 
Oceania 9 6.2% 11 3.7% 11 3.2% 9 2.7% 
Total 145 100.0% 294 100.0% 340 100.0% 332 100.0% 
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  ANNEX 6 
NUMBER OF STAFF APPOINTED (1995-2012) 
TOTAL NUMBER OF STAFF APPOINTED FROM 1995 TO 2012 
Country Status 1995-1999 2000-2004 2005-2009 2010-2012 Total 
Number % Number  % Number  % Number  % Number % 
Developed 170 82.5% 166  71.9%  132 72.5%  46 59.0% 514 73.7%  
Developing 32 15.5% 63 27.3%  40 22.0%  25 32.1% 160 23.0%  
LDC 4 1.9% 2  0.9%  10 5.5%  7 9.0% 23 3.3%  
Total 206 100.0% 231 100.0%  182 100.0%  78 100.0% 697 100.0%  
 
 
 
NUMBER OF PROFESSIONAL STAFF APPOINTED FROM 1995 TO 2012 
Country Status 1995-1999 2000-2004 2005-2009 2010-2012 Total 
Number % Number  % Number  % Number  % Number % 
Developed 89 77.4% 83  60.1%  56 58.3%  28 54.9% 256 64.0%  
Developing 22 19.1% 54 39.1%  31 32.3%  17 33.3% 124 31.0%  
LDC 4 3.5% 1  0.7%  9 9.4%  6 11.8% 20 5.0%  
Total 115 100.0% 138 100.0%  96 100.0%  51 100.0% 400 100.0%  
 
 
 
NUMBER OF PROFESSIONAL STAFF (LINGUISTIC STAFF EXCLUDED)  
APPOINTED FROM 1995 TO 2012 
Country Status 1995-1999 2000-2004 2005-2009 2010-2012 Total 
Number % Number  % Number  % Number  % Number % 
Developed 73 74.5% 65  56.0%  46 54.1%  23 52.3% 207 60.3%  
Developing 21 21.4% 50 43.1%  30 35.3%  15 34.1% 116 33.8%  
LDC 4 4.1% 1  0.9%  9 10.6%  6 13.6% 20 5.8%  
Total 98 100.0% 116 100.0%  85 100.0%  44 100.0% 343 100.0%  WT/BFA/W/292 
 
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  ANNEX 7 
APPLICATIONS RECEIVED FOR POSITIONS ADVERTISED EXTERNALLY IN 2012 
All Vacancies 
(15 Vacancies) 
 
 
  Country / 
Cust. 
Territ. Nbr % 
1 Italy 326 8.0% 
2 France 313 7.7% 
3 United States 
of America  260 6.4% 
4 Spain 191 4.7% 
5 India 165 4.1% 
6 Greece 122 3.0% 
7 United 
Kingdom 104 2.6% 
8 Brazil 98 2.4% 
9 Mexico 96 2.4% 
10 Germany 92 2.3% 
11 Switzerland 90 2.2% 
12 Canada 86 2.1% 
13 Kenya 84 2.1% 
14 China 82 2.0% 
15 Romania 71 1.8% 
16 Belgium 69 1.7% 
17 Philippines 63 1.6% 
18 Portugal 62 1.5% 
19 Australia 57 1.4% 
20 Cameroon 54 1.3% 
21 Nigeria 49 1.2% 
22 Bulgaria 48 1.2% 
22 Colombia 48 1.2% 
24 Argentina 47 1.2% 
24 Pakistan 47 1.2% 
26 South Africa 42 1.0% 
27 Uganda 39 1.0% 
28 Korea, 
Republic of 38 0.9% 
29 Russian 
Federation 36 0.9% 
30 Ukraine 35 0.9% 
31 Poland 34 0.8% 
31 Tanzania 34 0.8% 
33 Ghana 32 0.8% 
33 Netherlands 32 0.8% 
35 Ireland 30 0.7% 
35 Peru 30 0.7% 
37 Bolivia, 
Plurinational 
State of 29 0.7% 
37 Tunisia 29 0.7% 
39 Benin 28 0.7% 
40 Japan 27 0.7% 
41 Zimbabwe 24 0.6% 
42 Democratic 
Republic of 
the Congo 23 0.6% 
42 Georgia 23 0.6% 
44 Egypt 22 0.5% 
45 Indonesia 20 0.5% 
45 Lithuania 20 0.5% 
45 Turkey 20 0.5% 
48 Burkina Faso 19 0.5% 
48 Chile 19 0.5% 
48 El Salvador 19 0.5% 
48 Hungary 19 0.5% 
48 Mauritius 19 0.5% 
53 Senegal 18 0.4% 
53 Trinidad and 
Tobago 18 0.4% 
55 Togo 17 0.4% 
56 Dominican 
Republic 16 0.4% 
56 Zambia 16 0.4%   Country / 
Cust. 
Territ. Nbr % 
58 Austria 15 0.4% 
58 Costa Rica 15 0.4% 
58 Côte d'Ivoire 15 0.4% 
58 Croatia 15 0.4% 
62 Cuba 14 0.3% 
62 Lesotho 14 0.3% 
64 Bangladesh 13 0.3% 
64 Czech 
Republic 13 0.3% 
64 Moldova, 
Republic of 13 0.3% 
67 Albania 12 0.3% 
67 Guatemala 12 0.3% 
67 Israel 12 0.3% 
67 Nepal 12 0.3% 
67 Thailand 12 0.3% 
72 Ecuador 11 0.3% 
72 Jamaica 11 0.3% 
72 Sri Lanka 11 0.3% 
72 The former 
Yugoslav 
Republic of Macedonia 11 0.3% 
76 Chinese 
Taipei 10 0.2% 
76 Morocco 10 0.2% 
76 Slovak 
Republic 10 0.2% 
76 Slovenia 10 0.2% 
80 Haiti 9 0.2% 
80 Honduras 9 0.2% 
80 Sweden 9 0.2% 
80 Uruguay 9 0.2% 
84 Estonia 8 0.2% 
84 Finland 8 0.2% 
84 Madagascar 8 0.2% 
84 Malaysia 8 0.2% 
84 Mali 8 0.2% 
84 New Zealand 8 0.2% 
90 Armenia 7 0.2% 
90 Denmark 7 0.2% 
90 The Gambia 7 0.2% 
93 Chad 6 0.1% 
93 Djibouti 6 0.1% 
93 Jordan 6 0.1% 
93 Kyrgyz 
Republic 6 0.1% 
93 Malawi 6 0.1% 
93 Viet Nam 6 0.1% 
99 Barbados 5 0.1% 
99 Burundi 5 0.1% 
99 Latvia 5 0.1% 
99 Panama 5 0.1% 
103 Antigua and 
Barbuda 4 0.1% 
103 Cyprus 4 0.1% 
103 Hong Kong, 
China 4 0.1% 
103 Saint Lucia 4 0.1% 
103 Singapore 4 0.1% 
103 Swaziland 4 0.1% 
109 Central 
African 
Republic 3 0.1% 
109 Fiji 3 0.1% 
109 Niger 3 0.1% 
109 Suriname 3 0.1%   Country / 
Cust. 
Territ. Nbr % 
113 Grenada 2 0.0% 
113 Guyana 2 0.0% 
113 Iceland 2 0.0% 
113 Maldives 2 0.0% 
113 Malta 2 0.0% 
113 Montenegro 2 0.0% 
113 Mozambique 2 0.0% 
113 Nicaragua 2 0.0% 
113 Papua New 
Guinea 2 0.0% 
113 Paraguay 2 0.0% 
113 Saint Vincent 
and the 
Grenadines 2 0.0% 
124 Bahamas 1 0.0% 
124 Botswana 1 0.0% 
124 Cape Verde 1 0.0% 
124 Gabon 1 0.0% 
124 Kazakhstan 1 0.0% 
124 Kuwait, the 
State of 1 0.0% 
124 Liechtenstein 1 0.0% 
124 Luxembourg 1 0.0% 
124 Myanmar 1 0.0% 
124 Namibia 1 0.0% 
124 Norway 1 0.0% 
124 Oman 1 0.0% 
124 Rwanda 1 0.0% 
124 Saint Kitts 
and Nevis 1 0.0% 
124 Saudi Arabia, 
Kingdom of 1 0.0% 
  Total 4,056 100.0% 
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  PROFESSIONAL VACANCIES 
(9 Vacancies) 
 
  Country / Cust. Territ. Nbr % 
1 Italy 200 7.4% 
2 United States of America  191 7.0% 
3 France 185 6.8% 
4 Spain 115 4.2% 
5 India 114 4.2% 
6 Greece 91 3.4% 
7 Brazil 81 3.0% 
8 Germany 77 2.8% 
9 Canada 67 2.5% 
10 Mexico 66 2.4% 
11 United Kingdom 64 2.4% 
12 Belgium 50 1.8% 
12 China 50 1.8% 
14 Romania 49 1.8% 
15 Kenya 48 1.8% 
16 Switzerland 47 1.7% 
17 Australia 40 1.5% 
18 Portugal 38 1.4% 
19 Argentina 37 1.4% 
19 Bulgaria 37 1.4% 
19 Korea, Republic of 37 1.4% 
22 Cameroon 32 1.2% 
22 Nigeria 32 1.2% 
24 Russian Federation 31 1.1% 
25 Netherlands 28 1.0% 
25 Pakistan 28 1.0% 
27 Uganda 27 1.0% 
28 Poland 26 1.0% 
29 Colombia 25 0.9% 
29 Tanzania 25 0.9% 
31 South Africa 24 0.9% 
31 Tunisia 24 0.9% 
31 Ukraine 24 0.9% 
34 Japan 23 0.8% 
35 Peru 21 0.8% 
36 Philippines 20 0.7% 
37 Benin 19 0.7% 
37 Chile 19 0.7% 
39 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 17 0.6% 
39 Ireland 17 0.6% 
41 Egypt 16 0.6% 
41 Zimbabwe 16 0.6% 
43 Georgia 15 0.6% 
43 Ghana 15 0.6% 
43 Hungary 15 0.6% 
43 Trinidad and Tobago 15 0.6% 
47 Burkina Faso 14 0.5% 
47 Lithuania 14 0.5% 
47 Turkey 14 0.5% 
50 El Salvador 12 0.4% 
50 Indonesia 12 0.4% 
50 Lesotho 12 0.4% 
50 Mauritius 12 0.4% 
50 Senegal 12 0.4% 
50 Zambia 12 0.4% 
56 Austria 11 0.4% 
56 Costa Rica 11 0.4% 
56 Czech Republic 11 0.4% 
56 Democratic Republic of the Congo 11 0.4% 
56 Guatemala 11 0.4% 
61 Ecuador 10 0.4% 
61 Togo 10 0.4% 
63 Côte d'Ivoire 9 0.3% 
63 Croatia 9 0.3% 
63 Slovenia 9 0.3% 
66 Albania 8 0.3% 
66 Bangladesh 8 0.3% 
66 Cuba 8 0.3% 
66 Haiti 8 0.3% 
66 Nepal 8 0.3% 
71 Dominican Republic 7 0.3% 
71 The Gambia 7 0.3% 
71 Sri Lanka 7 0.3% 
71 Thailand 7 0.3% 
75 Finland 6 0.2%   Country / Cust. Territ. Nbr % 
75 Israel 6 0.2% 
75 Jamaica 6 0.2% 
75 Jordan 6 0.2% 
75 Malawi 6 0.2% 
75 Malaysia 6 0.2% 
75 Morocco 6 0.2% 
75 New Zealand 6 0.2% 
83 Barbados 5 0.2% 
83 Chinese Taipei 5 0.2% 
83 Denmark 5 0.2% 
83 Honduras 5 0.2% 
83 Mali 5 0.2% 
83 Moldova, Republic of 5 0.2% 
83 Panama 5 0.2% 
83 Slovak Republic 5 0.2% 
83 Sweden 5 0.2% 
83 The former Yugoslav Republic of 
Macedonia 5 0.2% 
93 Chad 4 0.1% 
93 Cyprus 4 0.1% 
93 Hong Kong, China 4 0.1% 
93 Kyrgyz Republic 4 0.1% 
93 Madagascar 4 0.1% 
93 Swaziland 4 0.1% 
99 Antigua and Barbuda 3 0.1% 
99 Armenia 3 0.1% 
99 Burundi 3 0.1% 
99 Central African Republic 3 0.1% 
99 Djibouti 3 0.1% 
99 Saint Lucia 3 0.1% 
99 Uruguay 3 0.1% 
99 Viet Nam 3 0.1% 
107 Estonia 2 0.1% 
107 Fiji 2 0.1% 
107 Guyana 2 0.1% 
107 Maldives 2 0.1% 
107 Malta 2 0.1% 
107 Montenegro 2 0.1% 
107 Mozambique 2 0.1% 
107 Nicaragua 2 0.1% 
107 Papua New Guinea 2 0.1% 
107 Paraguay 2 0.1% 
107 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2 0.1% 
107 Singapore 2 0.1% 
107 Suriname 2 0.1% 
120 Bahamas 1 0.0% 
120 Botswana 1 0.0% 
120 Cape Verde 1 0.0% 
120 Gabon 1 0.0% 
120 Grenada 1 0.0% 
120 Iceland 1 0.0% 
120 Kazakhstan 1 0.0% 
120 Kuwait, the State of 1 0.0% 
120 Latvia 1 0.0% 
120 Liechtenstein 1 0.0% 
120 Luxembourg 1 0.0% 
120 Myanmar 1 0.0% 
120 Namibia 1 0.0% 
120 Niger 1 0.0% 
120 Norway 1 0.0% 
120 Oman 1 0.0% 
120 Rwanda 1 0.0% 
120 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 0.0% 
120 Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of 1 0.0% 
  Total 2,713 100.0% 
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  ANNEX 8 
SHORT-LISTED CANDIDATES FOR POSITIONS ADVERTISED EXTERNALLY IN 2012 
 
ALL VACANCIES (13 VACANCIES)   PROFESSIONAL VACANCIES (7 VACANCIES)  
  Member Nbr %      Member  Nbr %  
1 France 10 11.2%    1 China  5 9.4%  
2 United States of America  9 10.1%    2 Australia  4 7.5%  
3 China 6 6.7%    2 France  4 7.5%  
4 Australia 5 5.6%    2 Italy 4 7.5%  
4 Canada 5 5.6%    2 United States of America  4 7.5%  
4 Italy 5 5.6%    6 Canada  3 5.7%  
7 Belgium 3 3.4%    7 Belgium  2 3.8%  
7 Philippines 3 3.4%    7 Greece  2 3.8%  
9 Greece 2 2.2%    7 India 2 3.8%  
9 India 2 2.2%    7 Peru 2 3.8%  
9 Kenya 2 2.2%    7 Russian Federation  2 3.8%  
9 Peru 2 2.2%    7 Switzerland  2 3.8%  
9 Portugal 2 2.2%    13 Benin  1 1.9%  
9 Russian Federation 2 2.2%    13 Brazil  1 1.9%  
9 Spain 2 2.2%    13 Burundi  1 1.9%  
9 Switzerland 2 2.2%    13 Côte d'Ivoire  1 1.9%  
9 United Kingdom 2 2.2%    13 Denmar k 1 1.9%  
18 Benin 1 1.1%    13 Germany  1 1.9%  
18 Brazil 1 1.1%    13 Korea, Republic of  1 1.9%  
18 Burundi 1 1.1%    13 Mauritius  1 1.9%  
18 Cameroon 1 1.1%    13 Mexico  1 1.9%  
18 Chile 1 1.1%    13 Paraguay  1 1.9%  
18 Colombia 1 1.1%    13 Philippines  1 1.9%  
18 Côte d'Ivoire 1 1.1%    13 Poland  1 1.9%  
18 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1 1.1%    13 Romania  1 1.9%  
18 Denmar k 1 1.1%    13 Togo 1 1.9%  
18 Djibouti 1 1.1%    13 Tunisia  1 1.9%  
18 Germany 1 1.1%    13 United Kingdom  1 1.9%  
18 Ghana 1 1.1%    13 Zimbabwe  1 1.9%  
18 Ireland 1 1.1%      Total 53 100.0%  
18 Korea, Republic of 1 1.1%       18 Kyrgyz Republic 1 1.1%       18 Mauritius 1 1.1%       18 Mexico 1 1.1%       18 Morocco 1 1.1%       18 Pakistan 1 1.1%       18 Paraguay 1 1.1%       18 Poland 1 1.1%       18 Romania 1 1.1%       18 Togo 1 1.1%       18 Tunisia 1 1.1%       18 Zimbabwe 1 1.1%          Total 89 100.0%        
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  ANNEX 9 
WTO PROFESSIONAL AND SUPPORT STAFF BY GENDER 
PERCENTAGE OF WTO PROFESSIONAL STAFF  
BY GENDER - EVOLUTION SINCE 1995 
Date Men Women Total 
01 January 1995 68.6% 31.4% 100.0% 
31 December 2005 61.3% 38.7% 100.0% 
31 December 2011 56.4% 43.6% 100.0% 
31 December 2012 56.1% 43.9% 100.0% 
 
 
 
PERCENTAGE OF WTO SUPPORT STAFF  
BY GENDER - EVOLUTION SINCE 1995 
Date Men Women Total 
01 January 1995 27.9% 72.1% 100.0% 
31 December 2005 32.0% 68.0% 100.0% 
31 December 2011 31.0% 69.0% 100.0% 
31 December 2012 31.1% 68.9% 100.0%  
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DESCRIPTION OF INTERNSHIP PROGRAMMES 
 PROGRAMME PURPOSE ELIGIBILITY DURATION 
1 WTO Internship  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 generally.  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  
2 WTO Accessions 
Internship 
[ sponsored by the 
Government of 
China  ] The WTO Accessions Internship Programme aims to help young 
professionals from least developed countries (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 
3 PhD Internship 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 of six 
months 
4 Netherlands 
Trainee 
Programme To assist in the economic and social development of least developed 
countries (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 
5 Selected Mission 
Internships To create Internships for Missions in Geneva aimed: (a) at enhancing 
their knowledge and understanding of the multilateral trading system and 
of trade policy in general; (b) to strengthen the understanding of the 
negotiation process at the WTO; and (c) to support the mission in 
participating more actively in the daily activities of the WTO. Open to nationals of developing countries including LDCs 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 
6 Regional 
Coordinator 
Internships 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 all internships prog rammes is done by the Human Resources Division. Internship sel ections are based on merit considering: eligibility 
criteria, academic qualifications and expertise.  
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NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS IN INTERNSHIP PROGRAMMES FROM 2005 TO 2012 
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS IN INTERNSHIP PROGRAMMES FROM 2006 TO 2012 
Programme 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total 
WTO Internships 66 61 67 63 73 93 75 79 577 
WTO Accessions Internship - - - - - - - 4 4 
PhD Interns 10 11 15 8 8 7 2 1 62 
Netherlands Trainee Programme 15 16 9 9 11 13 10 16 99 
Internships for Selected Missions (Developing and LDCs) in Geneva 4 18 7 2 9 16 12 17 85 
Regional Coordinator Internships 7 2 5 4 2 7 7 7 41 
Total 102 108 103 86 103 136 106 124 868 
 
 
NUMBER OF INTERNS BY MEMBER COUNTRY STATUS 2005 - 2011 AND 2012 
 WTO Internships 
 Developing Country and LDC Focused 
Internships* Total 
 2005 - 2011 2012 2005 - 2011 2012 2005 - 2011 2012 
 Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % 
Developed 254 51.0% 37 46.8% - - - - 254 34.1% 37 29.8% 
Developing 223 44.8% 37 46.8% 126 51.2% 24 53.3% 349 46.9% 61 49.2% 
LDC 21 4.2% 5 6.3% 120 48.8% 21 46.7% 141 19.0% 26 21.0% 
Total 498 100.0% 79 100.0% 246 100.0%  45 100.0% 744 100.0% 124 100.0% 
 
    
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NUMBER OF INTERNS BY REGION 2005 - 2011 AND 2012 
 WTO Internships Developing Country and LDC Focused 
Internships* Total 
 2005 - 2011 2012 2005 - 2011 2012 2005 - 2011 2012 
 Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % 
Africa 61 12.2% 7 8.9% 145 58.9% 23 51.1% 206 27.7% 30 24.2% 
Asia 98 19.7% 23 29.1% 55 22.4%  12 26.7% 153 20.6% 35 28.2% 
Europe 198 39.8% 34 43.0% 1 0.4%     199 26.7% 34 27.4% 
Latin America 69 13.9% 8 10.1% 39 15.9% 8 17.8% 108 14.5% 16 12.9% 
North America 67 13.5% 5 6.3% 2 0.8%     69 9.3% 5 4.0% 
Oceania 5 1.0% 2 2.5% 4 1. 6% 2 4.4% 9 1.2% 4 3.2% 
Total 498 100.0% 79 100.0% 246 100.0% 45 100.0% 744 100.0% 124 100.0% 
 
 
NUMBER OF INTERNS BY GENDER 2005 - 2011 AND 2012 
 WTO Internships 
 Developing Country and LDC Focused 
Internships* Total 
 2005 - 2011 2012 2005 - 2011 2012 2005 - 2011 2012 
 Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % Nbr % 
Female 273 54.8% 46 58.2% 85 34.6% 16 35.6% 358 48.1% 62 50.0% 
Male 225 45.2% 33 41.8% 161 65. 4% 29 64.4% 386 51.9% 62 50.0% 
Total 498 100.0% 79 100.0% 246 100.0% 45 100.0% 744 100.0% 124 100.0% 
 
 
* Includes the following: 
- WTO Accessions Internship Programme -    PhD Internships - Netherlands Trainee Programme - Internships for Selected Missions - Regional Coordinator Internships 
 
  
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