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General, high-tech, and mid-tech regional trade introversion indexes as measures of trade integration within RTAs Cover

General, high-tech, and mid-tech regional trade introversion indexes as measures of trade integration within RTAs

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|Mar 2025

Figures & Tables

Internal and external trade of the analyzed RTAs in 2022 (in billions of USD, current prices, and exchange rates)

Internal tradeExternal trade
All goods
EU8,131.446,240.42
USMCA3,106.074,673.70
ANZCERTA24.63796.39
MERCOSUR93.54753.21
ASEAN831.742,998.68
CEMAC1.9152.70
SACU31.39242.12
Medium technology manufactures
EU2,648.211,676.78
USMCA1,142.151,190.92
ANZCERTA5.69136.59
MERCOSUR38.27178.48
ASEAN163.11646.45
CEMAC0.498.29
SACU6.8655.99
High technology manufactures
EU1,297.981,250.25
USMCA391.501,131.71
ANZCERTA2.3172.22
MERCOSUR2.8373.02
ASEAN170.44865.14
CEMAC0.042.27
SACU1.4317.28

The RTII of ANZCERTA in the years 2001–2022

YearAll goodsMedium technology manufacturesHigh technology manufactures
20010.750.810.75
20020.760.800.73
20030.770.810.76
20040.760.800.73
20050.740.790.74
20060.710.790.73
20070.720.780.72
20080.660.740.70
20090.630.730.71
20100.600.720.69
20110.580.740.67
20120.540.640.66
20130.540.680.69
20140.560.690.69
20150.580.660.71
20160.590.690.68
20170.520.660.68
20180.510.680.66
20190.480.700.67
20200.480.690.69
20210.400.650.72
20220.310.590.63

The RTII of the USMCA (formerly NAFTA) in the years 2001–2022

YearAll goodsMedium technology manufacturesHigh technology manufactures
20010.670.770.37
20020.670.770.36
20030.690.800.39
20040.700.800.46
20050.690.790.44
20060.680.780.36
20070.690.790.38
20080.690.770.39
20090.690.800.46
20100.690.800.46
20110.700.800.46
20120.700.780.46
20130.710.790.47
20140.710.790.46
20150.680.770.44
20160.670.780.42
20170.680.780.42
20180.690.780.44
20190.680.780.44
20200.670.780.42
20210.680.780.41
20220.690.770.39

The RTII of CEMAC in the years 2001–2022

YearAll goodsMedium technology manufacturesHigh technology manufactures
20010.920.920.91
20020.940.950.96
20030.940.960.98
20040.920.970.96
20050.900.960.98
20060.900.940.96
20070.930.980.98
20080.930.990.96
20090.930.990.97
20100.930.990.95
20110.940.990.97
20120.920.980.95
20130.930.970.96
20140.910.940.92
20150.920.920.94
20160.950.960.96
20170.950.980.94
20180.940.990.95
20190.930.980.95
20200.950.980.96
20210.930.980.96
20220.950.980.98

The RTII of the EU in the years 2001–2022*

YearAll goodsMedium technology manufacturesHigh technology manufactures
20010.670.700.55
20020.670.700.57
20030.680.690.60
20040.680.680.58
20050.680.700.58
20060.680.690.60
20070.680.680.61
20080.670.680.60
20090.680.680.61
20100.690.700.63
20110.700.700.63
20120.700.700.65
20130.710.690.66
20140.710.700.67
20150.720.710.67
20160.720.710.65
20170.720.700.65
20180.720.710.66
20190.710.710.64
20200.730.720.69
20210.750.730.70
20220.720.730.68

The RTII of ASEAN in the years 2001–2022

YearAll goodsMedium technology manufacturesHigh technology manufactures
20010.700.770.53
20020.700.780.53
20030.720.790.51
20040.730.810.54
20050.740.810.57
20060.730.820.56
20070.740.810.53
20080.740.800.56
20090.720.790.53
20100.700.770.52
20110.700.760.53
20120.690.740.51
20130.690.750.49
20140.690.750.49
20150.670.740.48
20160.660.730.46
20170.640.720.42
20180.640.710.41
20190.630.700.38
20200.590.660.34
20210.590.640.34
20220.600.630.30

The RTII of SACU in the years 2001–2022

YearAll goodsMedium technology manufacturesHigh technology manufactures
20010.900.910.92
20020.910.920.91
20030.900.920.91
20040.900.900.89
20050.870.860.86
20060.840.870.83
20070.840.870.83
20080.870.880.84
20090.900.910.90
20100.940.950.94
20110.920.940.93
20120.930.950.93
20130.940.940.93
20140.940.950.94
20150.950.950.94
20160.950.950.94
20170.940.960.94
20180.940.960.93
20190.940.960.94
20200.940.970.95
20210.870.900.84
20220.930.960.93

The RTII of MERCOSUR in the years 2001–2022

YearAll goodsMedium technology manufacturesHigh technology manufactures
20010.910.930.79
20020.890.920.74
20030.900.930.84
20040.890.940.86
20050.890.930.89
20060.890.930.86
20070.890.940.84
20080.860.920.80
20090.870.930.81
20100.850.930.79
20110.840.920.75
20120.830.910.65
20130.830.920.64
20140.820.920.62
20150.830.920.68
20160.860.930.73
20170.860.940.68
20180.850.920.70
20190.820.900.67
20200.820.900.68
20210.810.900.64
20220.780.880.68
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijme-2024-0025 | Journal eISSN: 2543-5361 | Journal ISSN: 2299-9701
Language: English
Page range: 29 - 43
Submitted on: Dec 11, 2023
Accepted on: May 19, 2024
Published on: Mar 31, 2025
Published by: Warsaw School of Economics
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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