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Regional FTA

Greater Arab Free Trade Area (GAFTA)

An Arab League free trade area under which tariffs on most goods traded among members were eliminated by 2005.

In force Data as of Oct 2026

Palestinian Territories Iran Libya South Sudan Sudan Afghanistan Albania United Arab Emirates Armenia Azerbaijan Benin Burkina Faso Bulgaria Bosnia & Herzegovina Central African Republic China Côte d’Ivoire Cameroon Cyprus Djibouti Algeria Egypt Eritrea Spain Ethiopia France Georgia Ghana Guinea Gambia Guinea-Bissau Greece Croatia India Iraq Israel Italy Jordan Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Kuwait Lebanon Liberia Morocco North Macedonia Mali Montenegro Mauritania Niger Nigeria Oman Pakistan Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Saudi Arabia Senegal Sierra Leone Somalia Serbia Syria Chad Togo Tajikistan Turkmenistan Tunisia Turkey Uzbekistan Yemen Andorra Bahrain Cape Verde Monaco Malta San Marino
Abbreviation
GAFTA
Status
In force
Type
Regional FTA
Scope
Trade in goods
Signed
Feb 1997
In force since
Jan 1998
Member countries
18

Key features

  • Elimination or reduction of import duties on most goods, phased in according to each party’s tariff schedule.

Member countries

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