CONTENTS Preface ix Acknowledgments xi Abbreviationsxiii Countries and Customs Territories in the WTI Database xv Executive Summary xvii 1. Introduction 1 2. Policy-Related Trade Indicators 5 Trade Policy 5 External Environment 23 Overall Business and Instituonal Environment 36 Trade Facilitation 38 3. Trade Outcomes41 4. Regional Analyses 55 East Asia and the Pacific 55 Europe and Central Asia 58 Latin America and The Caribbean 61 Middle East and North Africa64 South Asia66 Sub-Saharan Africa 69 Appendixes A. Definitions of Selected Indicators 75 B. Background to the Selection of Trade-Related Indicators 83 C. Trade Indicators by Other Institutions 85 D. Trade-At-A-Glance Tables, by Income Group89 E. Full List of Indicators101 Notes 111 References119