Location: Geneva, Switzerland
Established: 1 January 1995
Created by: Uruguay Round negotiations (1986-94)
Membership: members representing 98 per cent of world trade
Budget: 197 million Swiss francs for 2022
Secretariat staff: 623
Head: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (Director-General)

Functions:

• Administering WTO trade agreements
• Forum for trade negotiations
• Handling trade disputes
• Monitoring national trade policies
• Technical assistance and training for developing countries
• Cooperation with other international organizations