WTO Secretariat budget for 2015

The WTO derives most of the income for its annual budget from contributions by its Members. These are established according to a formula based on their share of international trade.

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 2015 is as follows:

Consolidated WTO Budget for the year 2015: CHF 197,203,900

Consolidated Budget 2015 (WTO and the Appellate Body Secretariats)

Section	Budget (in thousand CHF)
Staff expenditure (including staff remuneration, pension and post‑employment benefits, health and invalidity insurance, family and international benefits)	131,415
Temporary Assistance (including short-term staff, consultants, panellists and Appellate Body member fees)	17,167
General services (including telecommunications and post, contractual services and maintenance, energy and supplies, documentation and publication)	15,801
Travel and hospitality	7,481
Implementing partners (includes any activity or event partly/jointly/fully funded by the WTO but executed by a third-party organization)	273
Capital expenditure (including procurement of fixed assets and rental and leasing of equipment)	2,967
Financial expenditure (including bank and interest charges and building loan reimbursement	1,230
Contributions to International Trade Centre and special reserves (including Appellate Body operating fund and Ministerial Conference operating fund)	20,870
Grand Total	197,204