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 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.

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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

 
 

 
(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