WTO | Budget for the year 2001


	español français

ON THIS PAGE: Secretariat budget Appellate body budget Extra-budgetary funds

home > the wto > year 2001 budget

THE WTO: SECRETARIAT AND BUDGET
WTO Secretariat budget for 2001

The WTO derives most of the income for its annual budget from contributions by its 144 Members. These are established according to a formula based on their share of international trade. The list of Members' contributions for 2001 can be found in the following table. The balance of the budget is financed from miscellaneous income.

Miscellaneous income is earned from rental fees and sales of WTO print and electronic publications. The WTO also manages a number of trust funds, which have been contributed by Members. These are used in support of special activities for technical cooperation and training meant to enable least-developed and developing countries to make better use of the WTO and draw greater benefit from the multilateral trading system. The WTO’s total budget for the year 2001 is as follows:

2001 Budget for the WTO Secretariat: SF 131,305,610
2001 Budget for the Appellate Body and its Secretariat: SF 2,778,000
Total WTO Budget for the year 2001: SF 134,083,610.

Budget for the WTO Secretariat for the year 2001 back to top

SECTION		SWISS FRANCS
Staff (Work/years)
(a)	Salary	60'646'860
(b)	Pensions	11'891'440
(c)	Other common staff costs	10'946'000
Temporary assistance		11'443'050
Communications
(a)	Telecommunications	568'000
(b)	Postage charges	1'227'000
Building facilities
(a)	Rental	39'600
(b)	Utilities	1'601'500
(c)	Maintenance and insurance	907'000
Permanent equipment		3'474'750
Expendable equipment		1'264'670
Contractual Services
(a)	Reproduction	1'217'000
(b)	Office automation/ Informatics	2'213'540
(c)	Other	244'000
Staff overhead costs
(a)	Training	408'000
(b)	Insurance	1'079'900
(c)	Joint services	519'000
(d)	Miscellaneous	46'500
Missions
(a)	Official	1'205'100
(b)	Technical Cooperation	1'163'200
Trade policy training courses		1'490'000
Contribution to ITC		14'361'500
Various
(a)	Representation and hospitality	258'000
(b)	Dispute settlement panels	1'337'000
(c)	Permanent Group of Experts/ Arbitration under GATS	30'000
(d)	Appellate Body
(e)	Library	567'000
(f)	Publications	203'000
(g)	Public information activities	260'000
(h)	External auditors	70'000
(i)	Ministerial meeting	400'000
(j)	ISO	60'000
(k)	Other	63'000
Unforeseen expenditure		100'000
TOTAL		131'305'610

Budget for the Appellate Body and its Secretariat for the year 2001 back to top

SECTION		SWISS FRANCS
Staff (Work/ years)
(a)	Salary	1'253'900
(b)	Pensions	244'600
(c)	Other Common staff costs	381'400
Temporary Assistance		108'500
Communications
(a)	Telecommunications	6'500
(b)	Postal Charges
Building Facilities
(a)	Rental
(b)	Utilities	11'000
(c)	Maintenance and Insurance	10'000
Permanent Equipment		89'100
Expendable Equipment		17'700
Contractual Services
(a)	Reproduction	15'000
(b)	Office automation/Informatics	3'000
(c)	Other
Staff Overhead Costs
(a)	Training
(b)	Insurance	2'400
(c)	Joint Services
(d)	Miscellaneous	6'000
Missions		9'300
Trade Policy Training Courses
Contribution to ITC
Various
(a)	Representation and Hospitality	1'000
(b)	Dispute Settlement Panels
(c)	“Permanent Group of Experts”/Arbitration under GATS
	“Permanent Group of Experts”/Arbitration under GATS
(d)	Appellate Body Members	615'200
(e)	Library	3'400
(f)	Publications
(g)	Public Information Activities
(h)	External Auditors
(i)	Ministerial Meeting
(j)	ISO
(k)	Other
Unforeseen Expenditure
TOTAL		2'778'000

List of main active extra-budgetary funds donated for technical cooperation and training activities back to top

Donor	Fund	Project	Balance 1/1/01	Pledged for 2001	Total
Trust Funds
Netherlands	T0006	WTO trainee programme	561'605	1'050'000	1'611'605
Hong Kong, China	T0024	Technical cooperation activities	27'428		27'428
JITAP	T0027	Technical cooperation activities in selected African countries	105'472		105'472
United States	T0028	WTO reference centres	11'041		11'041
Switzerland	T0030	Technical cooperation activities	334'718		334'718
United Kingdom	T0037	Technical cooperation activities	173'854		173'854
Switzerland	T0039	Consultant for the Trade Policy Course	-	25'000	25'000
Nordic countries	TAD01	Anti-dumping seminars	17'707		17'707
Germany	TDE01	Trade Policy Reviews	64'841	100'000	164'841
Germany	TDE02	Global trust fund for technical cooperation	-	350'000	350'000
Denmark	TDK02	Global trust fund for technical cooperation	629'021		629'021
Finland	TFI01	Global trust fund for technical cooperation	96'864	800'000	896'864
France	TFR01	Seminars on SPS	230'122		230'122
France	TFR02	Global trust fund for technical cooperation	-	235'000	235'000
Ireland	TIE01	Global trust fund for technical cooperation	86'500		86'500
Japan	TJP05	WTO seminars in Asia	313'297		313'297
Netherlands	TNL03	Global trust fund for technical cooperation	592'138	900'000	1'492'138
Norway	TNO02	Global trust fund for technical cooperation	503'072		503'072
Norway	TNO03	Workshop on patented drugs pricing	-	300'000	300'000
New Zealand	TNZ03	Seminars on WTO in Asia/Pacific	288'898		288'898
Sweden	TSE02	Global trust fund for technical cooperation	735'560		735'560
United Kingdom	TUK04	Workshop on competition policy	-	520'000	520'000
United States	TUS04	Global trust fund for technical cooperation	-	1'050'000	1'050'000
		Total	4'772'137	5'330'000	10'102'137
Other extra-budgetary funds
WTO Members	TGTF1	Global trust fund for technical cooperation	35'771		35'771
WTO Members	ES962	1996 surplus for technical cooperation	11'153		11'153
WTO Members	EPSF1	Programme support fund	903'468		903'468
		Total	950'393	-	950'393

		TOTAL	5'722'529	5'330'000	11'052'529