List of trade blocs

List of trade blocs

This is a list of trade-related international organisations only. For List of Free Trade Agreements between such 'blocs' and/or separate countries see List of Free Trade Agreements.
* Global - World Trade Organization (WTO)
* Andean Community (CAN)
* Arab Maghreb Union (UMA)
* Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
* Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
* Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA)
* Bay of Bengal Initiative for MultiSectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC)
*Central American Integration System (SICA)
*Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
* Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA) between Hong Kong and China, and between Macau and China
* Closer Economic Relations (CER) between Australia and New Zealand
* Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
* Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD)
* East African Community (EAC)
* Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS)
* Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
* Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC)
* Eurasian Economic Community (EurAsEC)
* European Economic Area (EEA)
* European Union (EU), formerly the European Community
* Greater Arab Free Trade Area (GAFTA)
* Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
* Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)
* Mercado Comun del Sur (Mercosur or Mercosul)
* South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
* Southern African Development Community (SADC)
* Southern African Customs Union (SACU)
* Union of South American Nations (CSN)
* West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA)
* Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (TTPI)

Proposed

* Association of Caribbean States (ACS)
* Common Economic Space inside CIS
* African Economic Community (AEC)
* Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)
* Transatlantic Free Trade Area (TAFTA, between the European Union and the United States)
* North American Union (NAU)

Defunct

* Customs and Economic Union of Central Africa (UDEAC) - superseded by CEMAC
* Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (COMECON)

ee also

* List of Free Trade Agreements
* Free trade area
* Trade bloc
* Customs union
* Monetary union
* Common market


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