WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  RESTRICTED 
WT/BFA/W/249 
10 October 2011 
 (11-4930) 
Committee on Budget, Finance and Administration  
  
 
WTO BUDGETARY AND FINANCIAL PROGRESS REPORT 
 
 
I. INTRODUCTION 
1. This document provides Members with an update on the WTO budgeta ry and financial 
situation at the end of September 2011. 
II. 2011 WTO BUDGET PERFORMANCE 
2. The 2011 Budget remains on schedule after nine  months.  The following table presents the 
consolidated budget by sections.  The actual figure includes the expenditure and existing obligations 
at the end of September 2011.   
WTO 2011 Consolidated Budget Performance  
Amounts in Swiss francs  
 
 
Part Section Budget Actual Actual/ 
2011 30/09/2011 Budget 
A 1 Work Years 126,310,600 90,494,917 72% 
  2 Temporary Assistance 15,992,700 16,481,097 103% 
B 3 Communications 1,786,500 1,044,983 58% 
  4 Building Facilities 3,866,000 3,425,273 89% 
  5 Permanent Equipment 1,089,000 870,039 80% 
  6 Expendable Supplies 1,281,000 1,046,185 82% 
  7 Contractual Services 9,236,600 7,982,795 86% 
C 8 Staff Overheads 4,827,000 3,248,659 67% 
  9 Missions 2,939,000 1,969,502 67% 
  10 Trade Policy Courses 3,315,000 1,319,305 40% 
  11 Various 6,449,500 4,919,382 76% 
D 13 ITC 18,911,000 13,807,800 73% 
Grand Total 196,003,900 146,609,938 75% 
 
3. The activity level remains very strong in th e dispute settlement area, especially in the 
Appellate Body Secretariat.  The pressure on the Secretariat's resources to support the appeals is 
expected to remain strong at least until 2012.  Th e increase in the dispute settlement area and in the 
number of Trade Policy Reviews to be issued is  also impacting on translation and document 
production resources.  The WTO Secretariat carefu lly monitors the situation to maintain the 
expenditure within the overall budget. 
III. CONTRIBUTIONS FROM MEMBERS AND OBSERVERS  
4. The level of contribution receipts from Members and Observers after nine months is in line 
with 2010.  Members paid overall 79 per cent of their 2011 contributions at the end of September 2011.   WT/BFA/W/249 
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  Situation on Members and Observers Contributions  
on 30 September 2011 
 
 Members 
(CHF) Observers 
(CHF) 
Total net assessment for 2011  194,116,048  903,495 
Payment received for 2011 (% of total 
assessment) (79%) 153,850,694 (64%) 579,466 
Payment received for prior years  9,973,760  366,342 
No outstanding balance (% of total) (51%) 78 (52%) 16 
 
IV. WTO TREASURY MANAGEMENT 
5. The WTO holds CHF 79 million at the end of September 2011.  This amount includes the 
amount of the Working Capital Fund and funds held on behalf of trust funds.  The situation is in line 
with prior years and there are no short-term cash fl ow concerns.  The WTO holds most of its cash in 
Swiss francs.  This cash, which is predominantly held with banks, earns interest at less than 
0.20 per cent. 
Total Cash Situation (including Working Capital Fund and Trust Funds) 
 
 
 
V. MEMBERS UNDER ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES  
6. The following Members were subject to Ad ministrative Measures on 30 September 2011.   WT/BFA/W/249 
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  Members under Administrative Measures 
on 30 September 2011 
 
Category I 
(3 Members) Category II 
(2 Members) Category III 
(1 Member) Category IV - Inactive 
(6 Members) 
Bolivia, Plurinational State of Nicaragua Uganda Chad 
Former Yugoslav Republic of 
Macedonia Venezuela   Djibouti 
Dominica 
Malawi   Guinea-Bissau  
   Mauritania 
   Sierra Leone 
 
7. The following Members are subject to a payment plan on 30 September 2011.  
Situation on Members under payment plan  
on 30 September 2011 
 
Member General 
Council 
approval date Plan 
duration
in years Amount 
Outstanding 
for 2010  
in CHF Amount 
Outstanding 
for 2011 
in CHF 
Burundi 03/05/2011 20 n/a 14,344 
Central African Republic 29/07/2010 30 0 55,802 
Congo 29/07/2010 5 0 73,832 
Côte d'Ivoire 04/05/2010 10 62,726 195,552 
Democratic Republic of the Congo 03/05/2011 5 n/a 154,359 
Gabon 26/05/2009 3 0 12,260 
Gambia 21/10/2010 10 0 66,316 
Niger 14/12/2010 15 8,842 76,135 
Togo 21/10/2010 5 0 14 
9 Members Total 71,568 648,614 
 
 
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